Education students at Sul Ross State University will be initiated into the Zeta Delta Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in a ceremony on Wednesday, May 1, at 7 p.m.

The initiation will be held at the Gallego Center in Room 129 on the Alpine campus.

The eighteen inductees include Amanda Borrego, Sinai Valdez Dominguez, Timothy Duran, Aiden Elliott, Eloisa Flores, Rosa Garcia, Dora Hernandez, Buddy Imboden, Adela Lara, Autumn McFadden, Melissa Perner, Selene Riojas, Amy Rodriguez, Cassandra Suarez, Michael Tyrrell, Yolanda Urias, Alissah Valdez and Jesus Vasquez.

Kappa Delta Pi 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.

Albert Einstein, George Washington Carver, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Margaret Mead are just a few of the members who have made outstanding contributions to the development of professional education. For over a century, the society has consistently grown to become the international organization it is today, with an initiated membership that exceeds 1.2 million scholars.

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.

Dr. Jeanne Qvarnstrom, professor of Education at SRSU, is the chapter counselor, and Harlem Ramos the chapter president. Luis Sandoval is the president-elect.

For more information, email jqvarnstrom@sulross.edu.