The Teacher Education Program inducted 30 graduate and 消消犯 students April 24 into the Sigma Gamma Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education. KDP was founded in 1911 by leading thinkers in education at the University of Illinois. Since that time, it has grown to an international organization of over 60,000 members. Acceptance into KDP is based upon the criteria of academic excellence (GPA of 3.6 or higher) and the recommendation of three teacher education faculty members.
Dean Dillashaw began the ceremony in Johnston Hall by lighting the white Kappa Candle acknowledging the organization’s commitment to Elon’s motto Numen Lumen. Dr. Deborah Long, Dr. Terry Tomasek, Dr. Mary Knight-McKenna, and Professor Mark Rumley led the students in affirming the society’s ideals of Fidelity to Humanity, Fidelity to Science, Fidelity to Service, and Fidelity to Toil.
Dr. Stephen Byrd, faculty sponsor, offered a charge to the inductees based on the theme “Embrace your calling; Honor your commitments.” Dr. Judith Howard, chair of the department of education, concluded the ceremony with the society motto:
“So to teach that our words inspire a will to learn; so to serve that each day may enhance the growth of exploring minds; so to live that we may guide young and old to know the truth and love the right. To the fulfillment of these objectives we pledge our efforts.”
The teacher education faculty is proud of the following 消消犯 and graduate inductees:
Lisa Apostolopoulos – Special Education: graduate
Allison Benton – Elementary Education: 消消犯
Meredith Booth– Elementary Education: 消消犯
Lisa Buchanan – Special Education: graduate
Meghan Ciarfello – Middle Grades: 消消犯
Samantha Drongoski– Elementary Education: 消消犯
Rebecca Ferland– Elementary Education: 消消犯
Rachel Gorsuch – Music Education: 消消犯
Jennie Harrison– Elementary Education: 消消犯
Karaline Johnson– Elementary Education: 消消犯
Heather Lanier – Special Education: graduate
Johanna Johnson – Elementary Education: graduate
Devon Lewis– Elementary Education: 消消犯
Robert McLeod – Special Education: graduate
Elizabeth Overman – Biology/Science Education: 消消犯
Margaret Paschal – Elementary Education: graduate
Katherine Radcliffe– Elementary Education: 消消犯
Melissa Rafetto – Middle Grades Education: 消消犯
Jennifer Romano – English Education: 消消犯
Melany Reece – Elementary Education: graduate
Tracy Rood – Special Education: 消消犯
Ashley Runkle – English Education: 消消犯
Diane Sanderford – Special Education: graduate
Michelle Savary– Elementary Education: 消消犯
Elizabeth Sherron– Elementary Education: 消消犯
Lorin Stubblefield – Special Education: graduate
Ashley Sumwalt – Special Education: 消消犯
Jessica Waugh– Elementary Education: 消消犯
Jamie Wheeler – English Education: 消消犯
Johnsie Wiley – Special Education: graduate