Founded in 1911, the Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education fosters excellence in education and promotes fellowship among those dedicated to teaching. On February 1, 2011, eight students from the MAT program were initiated into the society.

Current KDP Officers: Kyndra Schroer, Jennie Crittenden, and Lisa Kamin

New Members: Zachary Wallace Blaylock, Jaqueline M. Danzig, Stacey N. Hill, Timothy Brennan Hoisington, Lacey Marie Huber, Katherine Nickols, Robert Reed, and Brianna Stone.

Honorary New Member: Deb Mortenson

The founders of Kappa Delta Pi chose the name from the Greek words to represent knowledge, duty, and power.  Pioneering from its beginning by including women as well as men, Kappa Delta Pi grew from a local chapter to the international organization it is today, comprising 582 chapters and more than 45,000 members.

Kappa Delta Pi members keep good company. Albert Einstein, George Washington Carver, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Margaret Mead are just a few of the historically known members. Current renowned members include Barbara Morgan, Alfie Kohn, Lisa Delpit, Andy Hargreaves, James Banks, and Howard Gardner.

To date, more than 1,200,000 educators worldwide have been inducted into this international honor society. From its inception, Kappa Delta Pi has been dedicated to scholarship and excellence. Through its programs, services, and products, Kappa Delta Pi supports and enhances the professional growth and teaching practices of its member educators through the phases and levels of their teaching careers. This support is essential to inaugurating and retaining the best and brightest professionals in the field of education.

The mission of Kappa Delta Pi is to sustain an honored community of diverse educators by promoting excellence and advancing scholarship, leadership, and service. The vision of Kappa Delta Pi is to help committed educators be leaders in improving education for global citizenship.