Kappa Delta Pi initiates 18 new members
East Carolina University College of Education’s Eta Chi chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, an international honor society in education, initiated 18 new members on Nov. 12.
As part of the ceremony, initiates received purple and green KDP honor cords to wear at their graduation.
The ceremony was led by Drs. Monica Gonzalez and Kristen Gregory, the counselors for the Eta Chi chapter. Dr. Gonzalez is an assistant professor in the COE’s Department of Mathematics, Science, and Instructional Technology Education. Dr. Gregory is an assistant professor in the Department of Elementary Education and Middle Grades Education.
This semester’s keynote speaker was Dr. Christina Tschida, an associate professor in the COE’s Department of Elementary Education and Middle Grades Education. Dr. Tschida previously served as a counselor to the Eta Chi chapter.
Kappa Delta Pi was founded by William Bagley, Truman Kelly, and Thomas Edgar Musselman in 1911 at the University of Illinois to foster excellence in education and promote fellowship among those dedicated to teaching. The society has continued to grow for more than a century with outstanding members such as Albert Einstein, George Washington Carver, and Eleanor Roosevelt. Today, it is an international organization with more than 1.2 million members. The Eta Chi chapter was installed at East Carolina University in May 1953.
Fall 2019 Kappa Delta Pi Initiates
Meredith Beeman – Library Science
Katherine Elizabeth Brush – Reading Education
Kimberly Davenport – Library Science
June Gavett – Instructional Technology
Olivia Green – Elementary Education
Ashley Hewitt – Elementary Education
Kaitlyn Jones – Middle Grades Education
Sarah Kathryn Kitchens – Adult Education
Jennifer Myers – Elementary Education
Lauren Marcincavage – Elementary Education
Angela Norris – School Administration
Melanie Raschke – Adult Education
Emily Sloop – Middle Grades Education
Connie Smith – Mathematics Education
Filiberto Solano Peralta – Adult Education
Amy Staton – Adult Education
Tonya Sutherby – Counselor Education
Jennifer Yowell – Instructional Technology
ECU’s Eta Chi chapter of Kappa Delta Pi initiated new members on Nov. 12.
Photos from the event can be found here.