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Jacalyn Madding
  • Special Education
  • Muskogee, OK

Jacalyn Madding Inducted into Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society at Northeastern State University

2012 Nov 28

Jacalyn Madding of Muskogee was recently inducted into the Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education. A total of 55 new members were inducted into its membership through the Kappa Rho chapter of Northeastern State University on November 2nd, 2012. The ceremony was conducted on the NSU Tahlequah campus in the Cappi Wadley Center for Reading and Technology, located in Bagley Hall.

The Society inducts only those individuals who have exhibited the ideals of scholarship, integrity in service, and commitment to excellence in teaching and its allied professions. Selection as a member of Kappa Delta Pi is based on high academic achievement, a commitment to education as a career, and a professional attitude that assures steady growth in the profession. At Northeastern State University, education majors with a 3.25 GPA or better are eligible for membership.

Founded in 1911 at the University of Illinois by William C. Bagley, Kappa Delta Pi is the largest honor society in education, representing 572 undergraduate and professional chapters and more than 45,000 active members. The Kappa Rho chapter was begun at NSU on May 13, 1966. Kappa Delta Pi's most distinguished members over the last century have included Margaret Mead, Albert Einstein, George Washington Carver and current leaders in education Howard Gardner, Maxine Greene, and Carol Gilligan.