KDP Welcomes 39 New Members

In October, 39 Watson College of Education students were initiated into the Alpha Alpha Pi Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, an international honor society that recognizes and supports excellence in education.

“KDP, and specifically, our local Alpha Alpha Pi Chapter, has a mission to inspire and equip teachers to thrive,” said Dennis Kubasko, WCE associate professor of secondary science education and counselor of UNCW’s KDP chapter. “We are excited to welcome so many Watson College students into this thriving community of future educators recognized for their academic integrity and service toward others.”

Officers for the 2024-25 academic year are:

• Rachel Joanna Wilcox, President
• Ruby Copelin, Vice President
• Riley Sutton, Treasurer

New Kappa Delta Pi members are: 

• Ava Aderholdt
• Ashley Bennett
• Emily Bobish
• Molly Caserta
• McKenzie Conner
• Tryphaena de Souza
• Brooke Domanus
• Devyn Doolittle
• Elizabeth Duerr
• Madeleine Ellis
• Laura Ferrell
• Lisa Frazier
• Alexys Galloway
• Morgan Gearren
• Bridgette Gruber
• Heather Hardie
• Keira Jones
• Ella Kate Jordan
• Victoria Lambros
• Maeve Lang
• Olivia Lupo
• Callie Majors
• Shantae Marley
• Julia Maston
• Shannon May
• Shawn Miller
• Travis Miller
• Anna Nauman
• Franchesca Onocki Johnson
• Allie Padgett
• Kelli Palacios
• Gabrielle Pastore
• Jenny Robertson
• Gabrielle Rucker
• Diamond Rudd
• Stephanie Silva
• Abigail Snyder
• Jennifer Strickland
• Erica Sumner

About Kappa Delta Pi

Kappa Delta Pi organization was founded in 1911. Today it is the largest national honor society dedicated solely to educators. The community now includes 650 chapters with more than 20,000 active teacher members and more than 1 million distinguished alumni. UNCW’s chapter was installed in 1980.

For more information visit Watson’s KDP webpage.