Professional Organizations
Names with (*) are faculty you can contact for more information.
Kappa Delta Pi is an education honorary. OBU has a chapter that initiates eligible candidates each
year. *Dr. Kathy Collins is the university sponsor.
Phi Epsilon Kappa is the honor society for Kinesiology Majors.
Other professional organizations which include opportunities for teacher education candidates to join at special rates include:
ACEI - Association for Childhood Education International www.acei.org
This organization focuses on the needs of individuals from birth to age fourteen.
NAEYC - National Association for the Education of Young Children www.naeyc.org Focus is on birth through age eight years. www.naeyc.org
ILA - International Literacy Association *Dr. Kathy Collins
AAHPERD - American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
This is an alliance that has five professional organizations. www.AAHPERE.org
NAfME - National Association for Music Education
NAEA - National Art Education Association www.naea.org *Donnie Copeland
NCTE - National Council of Teachers of English www.ncte.org
NCTM - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics www.nctm.org *Dr. Jeff Sykes, Dr. Rachel Pool, Darin Buscher
NCSS - National Council of Social Studies www.ncss.org *Dr. Kevin Motl
NMSA - National Middle School Association www.nmsa.org *Mrs. Sue Shults
NSTA - National Science Teachers Association www.nsta.org
Theatre - *Professor Eric Phillips