Local student inducted into national honor society at Malone University (Canton, OH)

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Rachel McAnallen

CANTON , OH (11/27/2012)(readMedia)-- Malone University in Canton, Ohio, recently initiated the following local student into the Rho Tau chapter of Kappa Delta Pi for the 2012 fall semester.

Rachel McAnallen, a sophomore early childhood education major from New Castle, Pennsylvania, 16102

Founded in 1911 at the University of Illinois, Kappa Delta Pi is the oldest and largest international education honor society in the United States. Membership is open to students who have earned a 3.0 cumulative grade point average, show potential or have achieved education leadership, and exemplify worthy educational ideas. The Society inducts only those individuals who have exhibited the ideals of scholarship, integrity in service, and commitment to excellence in teaching and its allied professions. Selection as a member of Kappa Delta Pi is based on high academic achievement, a commitment to education as a career, and a professional attitude that assures steady growth in the profession.

Malone University, a Christian university for the arts, sciences, and professions in the liberal arts tradition, affiliated with the Evangelical Friends Church, awards both undergraduate and graduate degrees in more than 100 academic programs. Malone has been recognized by the prestigious Templeton Foundation as a leader in character development, as one of Northeast Ohio's Top Workplaces by the Cleveland Plain Dealer, and is ranked among the top colleges and universities in the Midwest under the category Regional Universities according to U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges 2013.