Elsie

This one has a great story. Years ago I was in a club that was putting on a science fiction convention at the University of Dayton (UD). We had agreed to call it 'Lepra-Con' or something equally as cute. One of the members went behind my back and called it 'UD Con' because he did not like 'Leper Con.' A friend of mine did our fliers but that that 'UD Con' sounded stupid. The flyer was a cow-woman with enormous breasts and he made jokes about 'Udder Con.' Thus, Elsie was born and became the mascot.