Chapter Recognition
Golden Members
A Golden Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. ® has served the sorority for 50 years. Iota Zeta Omega has two golden members.
Dr. Mary Sconiers Chapman
Rep. Mary Madison
Silver Stars
A Silver Star of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. ® has served the sorority for 25 years. Iota Zeta Omega has 15 Silver Stars.
Alice Boyd
Valeska Buie
Twyla Woods-Buford
Denise Deering
Jacquie Easley McGhee
Pamela Gaddy
Carol Wynn-Green
Deborah Gordon
Kim Jackson
Gloria Marks
Tara Nichols
Garoldine Webb
Deidre Williams
Toyia Younger
History Makers
Iota Zeta Omega members have often been at the forefront of change in our community. Here are few of our members who have made an indelible mark on
Des Moines.
Community Awardees
Recently several Iota Zeta Omega members have been honored with community recognition. Here are a few:
2022 Sage Over 70 Honoree
Dr. Mary Sconiers Chapman
2022 NAACP Corporate Citizen of the Year
Jacquie Easley McGhee
Des Moines Business Records 40 Under 40
Lindsey Lovelace -2022
Madison Sconiers -2023
Jerrica Marshall - 2024
2023 Central Iowa Remarkable Women
Jacquie Easley McGhee
2023 Polk County Women Attorney Assoc.
Willie Stevenson Glanton Award
The Honorable Ashley Stewart
Wells Fargo, African American Employee Resource & the Iowa Black Caucas
2024 Rising Star Award
Lindsey Lovelace
First Black Woman Elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in District 31
Rep. Mary Madison
First Black Woman Factory Manager at John Deere
Rosalind Fox
First Government Training Specialist for Polk County
Madison Sconiers
First Black Women Elected to the
Des Moines School Board
Jacquie Easley McGhee
First Black Woman Dean of Des Moines Area Community College
Dr. Mary Chapman
First Black Woman Department Chair,
William Penn University
Jihna Jenkins