I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Tara S. Singer as Omicron Delta Kappa’s next Executive Director. Dr. Singer brings more than three decades of experience in association management, communications and marketing, alumni engagement and development, and university administration to her new role as ODK’s fifth chief executive. Dr. Singer was selected following…
The “field of 64” (really 68) has been set, and the annual rite of spring known as “March Madness” is upon us. Beginning this evening, men’s college basketball teams will compete through six rounds of tournament play to become national champions. For sports junkies the proverbial “brackets” have been filled in and each has identified…
At ODK’s national convention in Charlotte this summer, I said we could not underestimate the “transformational potential of information technology,” particularly for advancing the strategic goals of ODK. As you may know, the Society has sought to address ‘technology’ issues during the better part of the last decade. In order to conduct a whole sale…
We’re just days away from the first of ODK’s ten regional drive-in meetings being held across the country. To date, 220 people from 66 Circles have registered to participate at a drive-in of their choice. At Saturday’s drive-in at the University at Albany, we’ll welcome 81 participants from 16 Circles! Next weekend’s drive-in at the…
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Darwin Jones as ODK’s new National Treasurer. Darwin succeeds Clifford Yee who stepped down at the end of December. The Board of Director’s unanimously approved Darwin’s appointment, effective January 1, 2013, at our December 12th meeting. Darwin is a Manager in KPMG’s Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Tax practice, based…
I provided the following report to the Society’s Board of Directors and the Foundation’s Board of Trustees during our winter meetings in Baltimore, MD this past weekend (January 11 – 13, 2013): It is hard to believe that six months have passed since we were last together in Charlotte, NC. I am pleased to provide…
Since 1923, our Society has continuously published The Circle, a publication that has evolved over time, but remains a source for news and information for our members. Earlier this fall, I appointed The Circle’s “first-ever” (at least in recent memory) “Editorial Board,” charged with dictating the “tone and direction” of the publication. The Board considers recent…
