Sixty-eight students at Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, were recently initiated into Kappa Delta Pi, an international honor society founded March 8, 1911, at the University of Illinois. Organized to recognize excellence in education, Kappa Delta Pi elects those to membership who exhibit the ideals of scholarship, high personal standards, and promise in teaching and allied professions.
Dr. Kim Bloss-Bernard, associate professor of counselor education and co-counselor of the SAU chapter, gave the welcome and opening remarks. Dr. Roger Guevara, director of the Southwest-B Region of the Education Renewal Zone at SAU, presented the keynote address.
Those initiated into Kappa Delta Pi at SAU include the following:
From Bearden, Mycynthia Cochran, a senior early childhood education major; and Laura Graham, a senior biological science education major.
From Bradley, Connie Cochran, a graduate student in school counseling-elementary.
From Camden, Ashley Counts, a senior early childhood education major; Janice Davis-White, a senior early childhood education major; Barbara Johnson, a junior human performance, recreation, and community service major; and Sequoia Randall, a graduate student in education administration and supervision.
From Delight, Laura Smith, a senior early childhood education major.
From El Dorado, Katrina Childers, a junior athletic training major; Rachel Clawson, a senior early childhood education major; Kristen Hall, a junior health, kinesiology, and recreation major; Kaci Hollensworth, a junior early childhood education major; Deneisa Jamerson, a senior exercise science major; Stacie Murphy, a senior early childhood education major; Kimberley Pittman, a senior early childhood education major; and Megan Rainwater, a senior early childhood education major.
From Emerson, Jessica Newsom, a senior early childhood education major; and Jessica Samples, a graduate student in secondary education.
From Fordyce, Dawn Reed, a graduate student in counseling.
From Fort Smith, Sarah Thomas, a senior early childhood education major.
From Hampton, Brigitte Haney, a graduate student in elementary education.
From Harrell, Parker Nash, a senior health, kinesiology, and recreation major.
From Hope, Elizabeth Monroe, a sophomore English education major; and Chris Morse, a senior social studies education major.
From Horatio, Kathryn Hodges, a junior agricultural education major.
From Huttig, Barbara Goldsby, a senior early childhood education major; and Brandi Uhter, a senior early childhood education major.
From Kingsland, Jennifer Gambill, a graduate student in counseling.
From Magnolia, Jodie Arnold, a senior early childhood education major; Laurel Becnel, a graduate student in teacher education; Lisa Bernard, a graduate student in counseling; Monique Bryan, a graduate student in secondary education; Brandy Camp, a senior early childhood education major; Julie Eddy, a graduate student in elementary education; Caren Gatlin, a graduate student in counseling; Christopher Green, a graduate student in teacher education; Whitney Hickey, a graduate student in counseling; Kristen Keith, a graduate student in college student affairs-guidance; Robert Love, a graduate student in teacher education; Melody Mayo, a graduate student in teacher education; Sharon McWilliams, a junior business education major; Jennifer Rowsam, a graduate student in college student affairs-guidance; Dawn Sanders, a junior early childhood education major; and Jennifer Thomas, a senior early childhood education major.
From North Little Rock, Kira Dale, a junior art education major.
From Malvern, Trent Bennett, a senior agricultural education major.
From Prescott, Robert Hartgen, a sophomore early childhood education major.
From Smackover, Heidi Tolin, a senior early childhood education major.
From Stamps, Sarah Collier, a graduate student in teacher education; and Marianne Doster, a graduate student in library media.
From Stephens, Donna Chastain, a graduate student in elementary education; and Janice Easter, a senior early childhood education major.
From Taylor, Sara Bland, a senior English education major; Melanie Hines, a junior early childhood education major; Jonathan Montgomery, a senior social studies education major; and Carla Whitehead, a senior early childhood education major.
From Texarkana, Carolyn Dynes, a senior early childhood education major.
From Waldo, Karnesia Byers, a graduate student in teacher education; and Melissa Edwards-Cooper, a graduate student in counseling.
From Springhill, La., Emily Hamilton, a junior early childhood education major.
From Marysville, Mich., Paul Turrell, a senior exercise science major.
From Collinsville, Miss., Kristina Gardner, a junior health, kinesiology, and recreation major.
From Corpus Christi, Texas, Jessica Mailhes, a junior early childhood education major.
From Hallsville, Texas, Stephanie Beason, a junior middle school education major.
From Kilgore, Texas, Cheyenne Savony, a junior athletic training major.
From Maud, Texas, Kristen Spivey, a sophomore early childhood education major.
From Round Rock, Texas, Lauren Leonard, a senior early childhood education major.
