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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
PAM MCEVOY
DIRECTOR OF UNIVERSITY RELATIONS
FAYETTEVILLE, NC— Kappa Delta Pi Educational Honor Society Inducts New
Members. Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education, announced that Megan
Lee, Elizabeth Rice, Leanne Russell and Hayley Williams have been invited and inducted into its
membership through the Tau Xi Chapter at Methodist University. Serving as the Methodist
University counselor is Dr. E. Sue Godwin.
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.
Founded in 1911 at the University of Illinois, Kappa Delta Pi is the largest honor society
in education, representing 572 undergraduate and professional chapters and more than 45,000
active members. Its 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.
Methodist University is an independent four-year institution of higher education
with over 2,400 students from 41 states and 53 countries. Methodist University offers over 70
majors and concentrations, three master’s degree programs, and 19 NCAA III intercollegiate
sports. For additional information, please call (910) 630-7043 or go to pmcevoy@methodist.edu.
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