Author and retired educator Terry Lee Marzell inducted into prestigious Delta Kappa Gamma International Society.

Author Terry Lee Marzell was inducted into the prestigious Delta Kappa Gamma International Society on Saturday, March 2, 2019, in an impressive ceremony held at Sierra Lakes Golf Course in Fontana, California.

The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International (DKG) has a long and rich history. The organization was founded in 1929 by Dr. Annie Webb Blanton and a group of eleven of her colleagues at the University of Texas, Austin. Dr. Blanton, who was a professor at the university and had served as state superintendent of public instruction in Texas, and her fellow women educators were prohibited from meeting together professionally, yet they believed there was a pressing need for an organization in which women educators could assist each other in their efforts towards becoming better teachers.

The organization has declared seven purposes. In brief, these are: To unite women educators in fellowship; to honor women who have excelled in the field of education; to advance women as professional educators; to support legislation that is in the best interests of education and women educators; to provide scholarships for outstanding women educators to further their study of the teaching profession; to stimulate personal and professional growth; and to involve women in international educational issues.

Since 1929, the DKG organization has spread to over all 50 states, Washington DC, Puerto Rico, and 17 international countries. Terry Marzell has been named one of 37 charter members of the newly-formed Kappa Beta chapter, which will serve Corona, Norco, Chino, and Chino Hills area.

To learn more about DKG, click on this link: Delta Kappa Gamma.