A total of 35 undergraduate and graduate students in the School of Education were inducted into the international honor society in education April 28, 2016.
The School of Education honored the academic excellence of 35 undergraduate and graduate students as they were inducted into the Sigma Gamma Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, the international honor society in education. Kappa Delta Pi (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 that exceeds 1.2 million 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.
Associate Professor of Education Stephen Byrd, faculty sponsor and organizer of the event, began last night’s ceremony with the lighting of the white Kappa Candle acknowledging the organization’s commitment to Elon’s motto Numen Lumen. Associate Professor of Education Richard Mihans, Associate Professor of Education Mary Knight-McKenna, Erin Hone, lecturer in education, and Marna Winter, lecturer in education, led the students in affirming the society’s ideals of Fidelity to Service, Fidelity to Science, Fidelity to Humanity, and Fidelity to Toil.
Byrd offered a charge to the inductees on the theme “Embrace your calling; Honor your commitments.” Winter, director of Education Outreach, concluded the ceremony with the society motto: “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 School of Education is proud of the following undergraduate and graduate inductees:
Anna Brown, Elementary Education
Courtney Beavan, Middle Grades Education
Victoria Bell, Elementary Education
Courtney Brocato, Special and Middle Grades Education
Fiona Bush, Elementary Education
Yeimi Cabrera, M.Ed. Elementary Education
Lauren Caturano, Elementary Education
Tabitha Core, Elementary Education
Emma Davis, Elementary Education
Julia Dennen, Elementary Education
Aimee Dickens, Special and Elementary Education
Alison Doherty, Special and Elementary Education
Caleigh Fidler, Elementary Education
Stephanie Gallagher, History Education
Morgan Goldstein, Special and Elementary Education
Cynthia Gonzalez, M.Ed. Elementary Education
Christina Goodnough, Special and Elementary Education
Claire Gottlieb, Special and Elementary Education
Amy Heaton, Math Education
William Hemminger, Biology Education
Margaux Holly, Elementary Education
Waverly Ann Jackson, Special and Elementary Education
Hannah Jacobs, Elementary Education
Amanda Kane, Special and Elementary Education
Tammy Laws, M.Ed. Gifted Education
Kristin Leesman, Special and Elementary Education
Anna Aurelia Lewis, Early Childhood Education
Emma Lindsay, Special and Elementary Education
Jhonatan Marin Mesa, M.Ed. Elementary Education
Jenna Mason, Special and Middle Grades Education
Rachel Miller, Special and Elementary Education
Brittany Rathvon, History Education
Sara Rosenthal, Special and Elementary Education
Allison Roteman, Elementary Education
Jennifer Taylor, Music Education
Rachel Yates, Special and Elementary Education