AAUW Lubbock Betty Anderson Branch

100th Anniversary Celebration Dinner
2026-04-30 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Lubbock Womens Club, 2020 Broadway, Lubbock, TX, 79401, United States
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Join us as we celebrate 100 Years of empowering women and girls through education and advocacy in the Lubbock Community.
Meet our Guest Speakers
Gloria Blackwell
AAUW National CEO
Gloria is a passionate advocate for equity for women and girls and is committed to supporting education, opportunity and empowerment for women and girls globally.
Among her many unmatched AAUW accomplishments is her 17-year management of AAUW’s highly esteemed fellowships and grants programs—during her tenure awarding more than $70 million in funding to change the lives of women scholars and support equity programs in the U.S. and globally.
Gloria expanded AAUW’s outreach to girls and women of color across programmatic initiatives fueling women’s economic security such as AAUW STEMEd for Girls and AAUW Money Smart and implemented National Science Foundation and other grants in higher education and STEM. With a strong international development background, she also leads AAUW’s global initiatives and engagement as main representative to the United Nations.
She is a prominent thought leader on issues ranging from equity for women in higher education and STEM to economic empowerment and the gender pay gap. She has been featured in panels, podcasts, symposia and prominent media outlets such as TIME, USA Today, The Washington Post, the Chronicle of Higher Education, Bloomberg Education, and ABC News. Her leadership has been recognized by the International Alliance of Women, Diverse Issues in Higher Education, Crittenton Services of Greater Washington and She’s the First, among others.
Prior to joining AAUW, Gloria was the director of Africa education programs at the Institute of International Education (IIE) and managed fellowships programs. She also served as a Peace Corps staff member and volunteer in Africa. She holds a master’s degree in education and human development from the George Washington University, a bachelor’s degree in international affairs from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and studied at the American University in Paris. Malinda Gaul
AAUW Texas President
Malinda practices employment law as a senior partner at Gaul and Dumont in San Antonio, Texas, and has worked with several non-profit organizations to advance the rights of women. She chaired the Women and the Law and Labor and Employment Law sections of the State Bar of Texas and was President of the Texas Employment Lawyers Association.
Malinda is a Fellow with the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), San Antonio Youth Literacy, Equal Justice Center, and Merced Housing Texas.
Malinda joined the San Antonio, Texas Branch of AAUW in 1989 and has served in many capacities, from Legal Advocacy Fund Liaison to President. She remains active in her branch, hosting interest groups and doing the monthly newsletter.
She has served on the AAUW national board, most recently completing a term as AAUW National Vice Chair. Currently, she is serving as AAUW Texas President and a member of the national Advancement Committee. Music by D. G. Flewellyn
Lubbock singer-songwriter D.G. Flewellyn has earned respect from the city’s working musicians and enjoys an ever-increasing fan base. Flewellyn has recorded and released four CDs – Comin’ Home, Nuclear Cookin’, House of Doom, and A Different Point of Blue. He performs several times a week in local clubs, both as a solo act and as a guest member with other performers. More often than not, Flewellyn shares the spotlight with only his Martin 000 Orchestra acoustic guitar. D.G. has performed solo and ensemble with a wide range of musicians, including Ian Moore, Lou Ann Barton, Acoustic Alchemy, The Flatlanders, David Halley, and Sonny Curtis. He also has performed for two United States presidents.
Awards and Honors
A.S.C.A.P. Popular Panel Awards: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, and 2002
Honored in 1999 for taped donations of his like and music by the Southwest Collection of the Texas Tech Museum
MusicChoice.com Unsigned Showcase Winner, 2000
Oasis Acoustic Sampler Winner, 2000
