Contact: Paige Watson
STARKVILLE, Miss.—A retired Mississippi State faculty member is receiving a major tribute from the leading international honor society in education.
Vincent R. McGrath is one of 12 selected this year for Kappa Delta Pi’s prestigious Eleanor Roosevelt Chapter, a body limited to only 100 members.
KDP was founded in 1911 to foster excellence and provide support for those in the various teaching fields. A memorial to one of the nation’s most influential first ladies, its Roosevelt chapter was established in 2011 to recognize KDP members making “significant and longtime contributions” to the organization, in particular, and profession, in general.
During 21 years as a College of Education faculty member, McGrath served as coordinator of the university’s KDP chapter. At retirement in 2010, he assumed emeritus status in the educational leadership department.
Dean Richard Blackbourn said he joins others in the college praising McGrath’s selection as a member of the society’s most esteemed group.
“He has provided quality service to this organization for many years, and done so in a manner consistent with its ideals,” Blackbourn added, noting that he is “not at all surprised” by KDP’s recognition of the Northern Arizona University doctoral graduate.
KDP offices are located in Indianapolis, Indiana. For more on the organization, visit www.kdp.org.
Complete information on MSU’s College of Education is found at www.educ.msstate.edu.
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