International Honor Society in Education, Kappa Delta Pi
College of Education initiates Alpha Zeta Beta Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education
The College of Education initiated its charter chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education, by inducting 42 students and five faculty members into its Alpha Zeta Beta Chapter. Two senior faculty members, Drs. Malcolm Butler and Alejandro Brice serve as co-counselors. The Chapter’s founding officers are Christina Cunningham, President, and Theresa Rice, Secretary and Treasurer. For more information about membership contact Dr. Butler mbbutler@mail.usf.edu or Dr. Brice aebrice@mail.usf.edu
Kappa Delta Pi, the International Honor Society in Education, was founded in 1911 by the University of Illinois Education Club and is the largest honor society in education. In 1925, the Laureate Chapter was created to recognize exceptional living educators, John Dewey being the first member. Some of the distinguished members Kappa Delta Pi over the last century have included Margaret Mead, Kean Piaget, Albert Einstein, Arthur Levine and John Goodlad. The society inducts only those individuals who have exhibited the ideal of scholarship, integrity in service, and commitment to education as a career.
Kappa Delta Pi is a community of scholars dedicated to the worthy founding ideals of science, service, toil, and fidelity to humanity. Through the work of the more than five hundred active chapters around the world, Kappa Delta Pi provides opportunity for educators to participate in activities to promote leadership, service and lifelong learning.
The society’s motto is: Knowledge-Duty-Power.
“So to teach that our words and actions 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.”
