D'Angelo Center, May 05, 2011
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The Kappa Eta Chapter of
Kappa Delta Pi an International Honor Society in Education held
its annual induction ceremony on the Queens Campus on Sunday April
17, 2011. The ceremony was attended by over 275 people.
The Chapter inducted 87 new members, 23 graduate students and 64
undergraduate students. Ms. Charisse Willis, Associate Dean
of The School of Education Undergraduate Studies and Mr. Joseph
Sciortino, who both serve as Counselor and Associate Counselor for
the International Education Honor Society, inducted the 2010-2011
Executive Board Council members.
The ceremony included the induction of honorary members,
Principal Carlos Borrero of The High School for Community
Leadership and Mrs. Joanne Zissel, from the St. John's University
Athletics office for their outstanding contributions to the values
of scholarship and excellence of Kappa Delta Pi.
Among other outstanding award recipients were the Professor of
the Year award, presented to Dr. Andrew Ferdinandi and Dr. Francine
Guastello of the Human Services and Counseling
Department.
The chapter also acknowledged the presenters for the KDP
Assemblies: Dr. Mary Beth Schaefer, Dr. Aliya Holmes, and Dr.
Andrew Ferdinandi.
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Lastly, the chapter honor with certificates of appreciation for
outstanding mentorship and dedication to the ideals of the chapter
to Professor Weedens Blanchard, Professors Mark & Helen Levy,
and Professor Thorsen.
According to Erica Zissel, the
Vice-President of the Kappa Eta Chapter, "The theme of our
induction ceremony was KDP Gras, which really emphasized that this
was a night to celebrate. It was definitely a packed house, but KDP
maintained that family environment that we love to create for our
members. It was amazing to see how excited and proud the initiates
were."
Professor Jerry Stein served as the events' keynote speaker and
enlightened the audience with a heartfelt speech about the very
important role educators have on society, highlighing the
importance of constantly training and study to positively impact
the future generation.
"This was truly an incredible night
to witness all of the new initiates officially becoming a part of
the K.D.P. Society & Family, because that is truly what we
resemble when we come together for our common goal of benefitting
the future of education and learning all we can to succeed in our
future as teachers. I must say that to go from being an inductee
last year to getting to play a role in inducting the newest members
this year was a great experience and i look forward to
collaborating with all of the new inductees in making not only
Kappa Delta Pi, but also the education field as a whole, better for
our children and for future generations," stated Kelvin Sage, a
School of Education sophomore.
Associate Dean & Kappa Eta
Counselor Charisse Willis, "I am proud to have been a part of this
year's Kappa Eta celebration. With the hard work and dedication put
into this year I just wanted all the students involved and family
members to walk away feeling pretty special. Kappa Eta is all about
making memories and making sure our members understand the true
meaning of Service, Dedication and Love. Our children are our
first priority and our time with them is truly
priceless."
Executive President, Alexandra Foukalas, stated that, "Our
vision was to make this year the best one Kappa Eta has ever
had. It took more than a few late nights to make this
happen. I will never forget the tears that were wept, the
sweat that was perspired, nor the headaches because of sleepless
nights that we had to overcome to make this night and year a
memorable one. I will never forget the opportunities that
this honor society provided me because it has helped me grow into
the person that I am today."
For more information regarding the Kappa Eta Chapter please
contact:
Alexandra D. Foukalas
Alexandra.foukalas08@stjohns.edu
www.kdpkappaetaqueens.webs.com