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Ashley Burson
  • Elementary Education
  • Class of 2013
  • Roanoke, IN

Ashley Burson Inducted into Huntington University's Education Honor Society

2013 Apr 23

At a ceremony on April 16, Huntington University inducted Ashley Burson of Roanoke, IN, into the Omega Psi chapter of Kappa Delta Pi.

Burson is a senior Elementary Education major at Huntington University.

Kappa Delta Pi is the international honor society in education. Education majors who are at least second semester sophomores and whose overall grade point average is at least a 3.5 are eligible for membership in Kappa Delta Pi. Dr. Terrell Peace, professor in education, serves as the chapter counselor for Omega Psi.

Kappa Delta Pi has been in existence since 1911 and has more than 50,000 active members worldwide.

Huntington University's Omega Psi chapter was chartered on May 1, 2000. In 2003, the chapter was honored as the newest chapter ever to receive an Achieving Chapter Excellence Award, or ACE Award, from Kappa Delta Pi's national headquarters.

In 2005 and 2007, the Omega Psi chapter received its second and third consecutive ACE awards at the national convocation. For more information, visit www.kdp.org.

Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. U.S. News & World Report ranks Huntington among the best colleges in the Midwest, and Forbes.com has listed the university as one of America's Best Colleges. Additionally, Princeton Review has named the institution a "Best Midwestern College." Founded in 1897 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, Huntington University is located on a contemporary, lakeside campus in northeast Indiana. The university is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU).

For text of this and all Huntington University news releases, visit www.huntington.edu/news.