Brent D. Scholar is a 2018 faculty/staff initiate of the Arizona State University Circle and a lecturer in the Department of Leadership and Integrative Studies at the university. He is the 2022 recipient of the O∆K Community Commitment Award for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity. Since 2011, Brent has been a member of the Diversity Leadership…
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Joel D. Hermann Receives the 2022 Morlan-Bishop Outstanding Circle Officer Award
Joel D. Hermann is the 2022 recipient of O∆K ‘s Morlan-Bishop Outstanding Circle Officer Award. Hermann is a a 2007 collegiate initiate of the Maryville University Circle. The Fontbonne University Circle, under Hermann’s leadership as an advisor, has been celebrated as one of the Society’s very best, receiving circle recognition honors in six different years….
John Herbst Receives O∆K’s 2022 John D. Morgan Award
John H. Herbst is the 2022 recipient John D. Morgan Award for Lifetime Service to Omicron Delta Kappa. Herbst was initiated into the University of Kentucky’s Nu Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa in 1985. He served as the faculty secretary and circle coordinator of the circle from 1991-2019. From 2006-10, Herbst was a regional director…
Summer Update from Board Chair Sandra B. Thurmond
The last two academic years have seen the college and university campuses that host circles of Omicron Delta Kappa face significant challenges. With changing demographics and the pandemic’s lingering financial and societal impacts, the need for organizations that promote and embrace shared civic values remains crucial to the well-being of our country. Thank you for…
Theta Circle at the University of Akron Celebrates Centennial
The Theta Circle at the University of Akron celebrated its 100th anniversary at a dinner and reunion on Thursday, March 31, 2022. The Theta Circle has had a very distinguished history. First established on April 29, 1922, the circle has continued to aim for high achievement and was most recently recognized with 2013, 2014, 2016,…
Bethany College Receives Charter for National Honor Society
Bethany, W.Va. (April 5, 2022) – Bethany College’s petition to establish a circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society, was approved recently by the organization’s Board of Trustees. Tara S. Singer, O∆K’s president and chief executive officer, will preside at the chartering ceremony scheduled for April 20, 2022. Willie L. Banks, chair…
Bracketology 2022
Beginning in 2013, when then National President Mike Christakis (Alfred University, 1998) started the practice, our Society has tried to predict the winner of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship by using our own special ODK methodology: • If one team’s school has a circle and the other school’s team does not, the school with the…