{"id":16038,"date":"2018-01-12T21:28:15","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T21:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/for\/?p=16038"},"modified":"2018-01-23T08:41:15","modified_gmt":"2018-01-23T13:41:15","slug":"first-members-inducted-into-tusculum-education-honors-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/news\/alumni-news\/2018\/first-members-inducted-into-tusculum-education-honors-society\/","title":{"rendered":"First members inducted into Tusculum Education Honors Society"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Charter members of the Alpha Iota Zeta chapter of Kappa Delta Pi were initiated at Tusculum on Wednesday, Dec. 6. A national representative was also on hand to officially install the chapter.<\/h3>\n<p>Fifteen members were initiated, becoming the charter members of the organization. Charter members include: James Anderson of Elizabethton; Christina Blevins of Jonesborough; Cathryn Carpenter of Knoxville; Cayla Cecil of High Point, North Carolina; Jacob Cutshall of Jonesborough; Mariah Dalton of Bean Station; Blaine Dykes of Greeneville; Katie James of Sevierville; Haylee Kirby of Kodak; Staci Knipp of Greeneville; Deborah McCarthy of Rogersville; Payton Silcox of Jefferson City; Kimberly Slayton of Tazewell; John Rufus Conager Smith of Red Bank, and Nicole Wagner of Greeneville.<\/p>\n<p>Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education, was founded by William Bagley, Truman Kelly, and Thomas Edgar Musselman in 1911 at the University of Illinois to foster excellence in education and promote fellowship among those dedicated to teaching. The founders chose the name from the Greek words for knowledge, duty and power.<\/p>\n<p>The mission of Kappa Delta Pi is to sustain an honored community of diverse educators by promoting excellence and advancing scholarship, leadership and service.<\/p>\n<p>To qualify for membership in Tusculum\u2019s Alpha Iota Zeta chapter, undergraduate students must have a 3.25 GPA and graduate students must have a 3.75 GPA.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16040\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/alumni-news\/2018\/first-members-inducted-into-tusculum-education-honors-society\/attachment\/kdp-fall-2017-initiates\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16040\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16040\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16040\" title=\"KDP Fall 2017 initiates\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/KDP-Fall-2017-initiates-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/KDP-Fall-2017-initiates-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/KDP-Fall-2017-initiates.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16040\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Front row, from left, Dr. DiAnn Casteel, Dr. Peggy Rochelle, Dr. Tricia Hunsader, Michelle Clupper and Stephanie Kirby. Second row: Mariah Dalton, Haylee Kirby, Payton Silcox, Deborah McCarthy, Nicole Wagner, Cayla Cecil, Christina Blevins and Katie James. Back row:Kimberly Slayton, Jacob Cutshaw, Conagher Smith and Blaine Dykes.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charter members of the Alpha Iota Zeta chapter of Kappa Delta Pi were initiated at Tusculum on Wednesday, Dec. 6. 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