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 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…
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…
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, 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…
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…
Ronald W. Roskens, the only individual to serve as both Omicron Delta Kappa National President and Foundation President, passed away at the age of 89 on February 27, 2022. He served as Omicron Delta Kappa’s National President from 1986-90 and as Foundation President from 1988-96. Roskens was born and raised in Spencer, Iowa. He earned…
