CULLMAN, Ala. – Local Alpha Delta Kappa members Lisa Hullett and Linda Walker (of the Beta Delta Chapter) and Mary Ellen Pinion (of the Alpha Theta Chapter) met with Cullman Mayor Woody Jacobs on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, as he proclaimed the month of October 2023 Alpha Delta Kappa (ADK) Month in the city of Cullman.
The purpose of ADK Month is to celebrate ADK and to remember and honor the vision, dedication and actions of the ADK founders.
ADK, an international honorary organization that recognizes and supports the professional efforts of outstanding women educators, was founded in Missouri in 1947 through the efforts of Agnes Shipman Robertson, Marie Neal, Marion Southall and Hattie Poppino. Membership in ADK is honorary and based on peer recognition. Most members are retired educators who have dedicated their lives to teaching and fostering a love of learning in the hearts and minds of their students. ADK members are committed to improving schools, communities, the teaching profession and the world through leadership development and networking, training sessions, conferences and conventions and many community-based altruistic projects that enrich the lives of people and communities throughout the world.
“We appreciate all of our active and retired educators,” said Jacobs. “We also appreciate our local Alpha Delta Kappa members and their efforts to support women educators and improve the quality of education in our community.”
ADK is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, and now has more than 1,200 chapters in towns and cities in every state in the U.S. and around the world in Australia, Canada, Jamaica, Mexico and Puerto Rico. The first ADK chapter in Alabama was organized in February 1953 in Mobile, and today there are close to 50 chapters in Alabama. Cullman has two ADK Chapters: The Beta Delta Chapter (represented at the proclamation presentation by Lisa Hullett and Linda Walker) and the Alpha Theta Chapter (represented by Mary Ellen Pinion).
Jacobs encourages residents to celebrate ADK Month by recognizing or thanking a local ADK member or a special teacher who has made a difference in their lives.
For more information about ADK, ask a local member or visit www.alphadeltakappa.org or www.facebook.com/alabamaalphadeltakappa.
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