Shorter University Students Inducted into Education Honor Society - Shorter University

Shorter University Students Inducted into Education Honor Society

  • Date March 20, 2018

March 20, 2018 – Fifteen education majors at Shorter University were recently inducted into the Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education.

Students inducted into Shorter University’s chapter of the Kappa Delta Pi education honor society were, front row, from left: Cheyenne Lawson, Remel Williams, Madalene Brackett, Casei Burkhalter, and Emily Preston; back row, from left, Madison Hunt, Abigail Kiser, Emily Tyler, Kristen Cowart, McKenna Massengale, Shannon Weekley, Emily Duggan, Sydney Holmes, and Katie-Brooke Ross. Not pictured is Erin Dallman.

The 2018 inductees were: Madalene Brackett, Casei Burkhalter, Kristen Cowart, Erin Dallman, Emily Duggan, Sydney Holmes, Madison Hunt, Abigail Kiser, Cheyenne Lawson, McKenna Massengale, Emily Preston, Katie-Brooke Ross, Emily Tyler, Remel Williams, and Shannon Weekley.

Mrs. Julia Houston, assistant professor of early childhood education, director of early childhood education, and adviser to Shorter’s Kappa Delta Pi chapter, welcomed guests to the ceremony. Dr. Phillip Larsen, assistant professor of early childhood education, offered the invocation.

Remel Williams, and Shannon Weekley.

Mrs. Julia Houston, assistant professor of early childhood education, director of early childhood education, and adviser to Shorter’s Kappa Delta Pi chapter, welcomed guests to the ceremony. Dr. Phillip Larsen, assistant professor of early childhood education, offered the invocation.

The teacher candidates were inducted by Taylor Britt, a senior education major who serves as president of Shorter’s Kappa Delta Pi chapter.

Senior education majors receiving their Kappa Delta Pi honor society cords during the ceremony were, from left, Krystin Clinton, Kaitlyn Little, Taylor Britt, Tiffani Estep, and Remel Williams. Not pictured are Brianna Castleman, Hannah Draper, Abi Valdes, Jordan Burkett, and Sydney Oden.

During the ceremony, Dr. Norma Harper, dean of Shorter’s School of Education, presented honor cords to the following seniors who are members of Kappa Delta Pi. They were Taylor Britt, Jordan Burkett, Brianna Castleman, Krystin Clinton, Hannah Draper, Tiffani Estep, Kaitlyn Little, Sydney Oden, and Abi Valdes.

Floyd County Teacher of the Year Jason Coffman

The featured speaker at the induction ceremony was Mr. Jason Coffman, Floyd County’s 2017-18 Teacher of the Year. Mr. Coffman, a teacher at Armuchee Elementary School, encouraged the students to remember the influence they can have on students’ lives.

“I try my best to show Christ through me every day,” he said. “Hopefully that’s your prayer as well. If I can step up and be that role model for (a student), then that’s what God called me to do.”

He recalled the influence his third-grade teacher had on him as a young boy. “She called our class a family, and she meant it,” he said. “She had the most positive influence. I didn’t know then that what I was seeing in her was the love of Christ just flowing out of her.

“As you become a teacher, pray every day for yourself, for your coworkers, and for your students. Your impact can last for years and years. Be positive. Be a light in your school.”

Kappa Delta Pi has an initiated membership that exceeds 1.2 million individuals. The organization’s vision is to help committed educators be leaders in improving education for global citizenship.

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