Kappa Delta Pi (KDP), Sigma Omicron Chapter
Kappa Delta Pi encourages high professional, intellectual and personal standards and recognizes outstanding contributions to education. Kappa Delta members are chosen as the top 20% students in the education program. Kappa Delta Pi strives to provide outreaches in the young reading community through Reader's Theatre. Our chapter also has an invested interest in providing Teacher Conversation Series to prepare future teachers.
National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is an autonomous body established by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India to assess and accredit institutions of higher education in the country. It is an outcome of the recommendations of the National Policy in Education (1986) that laid special emphasis on upholding the quality of higher education in India.
Student Education Association (SEA)
SEA, the Student Education Association, is a campus organization that advances the interests of students preparing for a career in education by helping students develop a better understanding of the education profession and allowing students to have a voice in matters affecting their profession as a future teacher. Along with enhancing a student's professional development, SEA helps strengthen connections in the field of education while promoting leadership development and opportunities for community service.
Outstanding Future Educator Awards
Sponsored by the Indiana Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
Each year the Indiana Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (IACTE) recognizes Outstanding Future Educators. Faculties from its member colleges of education select recipients of this prestigious award. Eligible recipients must be seniors who have demonstrated excellence in both university coursework and K-12 field experiences including student teaching. One award is given from each of the following programs: Elementary Education, Secondary Education, and Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT), and Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellowship (WWITF). The recipients are honored at a state-wide recognition banquet and program. The names of the University of Indianapolis recipients are engraved on a permanent plaque that hangs in the hallway of the Department of Teacher Education.
The following are the 2011 recipients:
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| Katy M. Gildea Elementary |
Julie M. Schneider Secondary |
Kara D. Heichelbech Master of Arts in Teaching |
Cynthia Henry Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellowship |
Kappa Delta Pi established this award in honor of Arthur B. Cook, husband of Dr. Pat Cook, faculty emeritus of the School of Education. Mr. Cook was a baseball player, an English teacher, and an avid sportsman. In celebration of his life, this award is given to an outstanding secondary major (junior) who is also a student athlete. In addition to a cash award, the recipient's name is engraved on a permanent plaque hanging in the hallway of the Department of Teacher Education.
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| The 2011 recipient Rebekah K. Harris |
Davis, Merkel, Rayburn & Todd Scholar
Drs. Davis, Merkel, Rayburn and Todd, four former professors at the University of Indianapolis, established this award to financially assist an outstanding elementary education major. Recipients of this award must be juniors. In addition to tuition assistance, the scholar's name is engraved on a permanent plaque hanging in the hallway of the Department of Teacher Education.
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| The 2011 recipient Anna Elzer |
Outstanding Future Reading Teacher Award
Each year the Indiana Reading Professors (IRP) recognizes Outstanding Future Reading Teachers. IRP members select one recipient from each Indiana College of Teacher Education for this prestigious award. Eligible recipients must be seniors who have demonstrated excellence in literacy coursework, field experiences, and professional involvement. The recipients are honored at the Indiana State Reading Association's (ISRA) annual recognition banquet and state conference.
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The 2011 recipient Kristin Nick |
Gregg Baud Goal Achievers Award
Dr. Ed Wall established this award to honor individuals who have faced and overcome serious challenges in order to become a teacher. The persistence and dedication shown by these individuals model the dispositional qualities that are the hallmark of effective educators. Secondary and elementary candidates are eligible for this award. In addition to a monetary award, the recipients name is engraved on a permanent plaque hanging in the hallway of the Department of Teacher Education.
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Caroline Hacker Elementary |
Melvin Bridges Secondary / WWITF |
Middle Grades Reading Network Award
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| The 2011 recipient Casey M. Pennington |
This award is created by Mrs. Susan Bryant, principal of the Decatur Early Childhood Center. She supports our teacher education department in many ways, serving as an instructor, a cooperating teacher, and a member of the Decatur Partnership Steering Committee. This award is presented to an outstanding junior and provides monetary support for student teaching materials.
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The 2011 recipient Samantha Thompson |
Lester and Lucy (Carmony) Iron Award:
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The 2011 recipient Zachary Baker |
Outstanding Future Educator: Special Education Award
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| The 2011 recipient Molly E. Maack |
Lettie Trefz Scholarship, Women's Department Club
This award is presented to a Elementary Junior Student who exemplifies academic and personal excellence. The recipient receives scholarship funds and is honored at the Women's Department Spring Banquet.
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| The 2011 recipient Jessie Clark |
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