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(Arlington, TX) - Darlene Criss of Wichita, KS has been honored with the American Mensa Margot Award. She is only the tenth recipient in the 21-year history of the award.
The Margot Award is the most prestigious award given to members of the high IQ society. Established in 1980, the honor is given periodically in recognition of outstanding service to Mensa.
Criss has been a member of Mensa since 1974. Her service to the society has included work on the local, regional, national, and international levels. She served as a regional vice chairman for American Mensa for three years and has held the office of chairman, past chairman, first vice chairman, and secretary of the American Mensa Committee. She has also served on the international board of directors.
In local groups, Criss was the editor of Sunflower Seeds, the newsletter of Sunflower Mensa (Wichita, KS), for eight years, the Isolated M newsletter for 12 years, and the Mensa Bulletin for two years.
Criss graduated from Wichita State University with a B.A. in English in 1976 and a master's degree in education in 1979. She was a teacher at Goddard High School for 21 years and is currently the house mom of Delta Delta Delta sorority at Wichita State University.
Based in Arlington, TX, American Mensa, Ltd. is an organization for anyone who scores in the top 2% on a standardized intelligence test. For more information about American Mensa, visit www.previous.us.mensa.org.
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