Daniel C. Holsenbeck Receives National Award from Omicron Delta Kappa
Lexington, VA (08/10/2022) — Daniel C. Holsenbeck is a 2022 recipient of Omicron Delta Kappa's (ODK) Cheryl M. Hogle Distinguished Service Award.
Holsenback was initiated into the Auburn University Circle (chapter) of ODK in 1963. By the mid-1970s, he began writing about leadership in the Society's magazine, The Circle. When Holsenbeck returned to Auburn five years after graduation, he began working with the Omega Circle. As his career continued, he was involved with circles at four other institutions. Holsenbeck was eventually named province director for Alabama and Mississippi. He visited all of the circles in those two states during his tenure as a province director. As a province director, Holsenbeck also served on the Society's National Council. He also was involved with the National Awards Committee for many years and chaired the Society's 75th-anniversary celebration. In the mid-1970s, Holsenbeck was one of the champions for the admittance of women as members of the Society, and in 1981, he received the OK Leadership Service Award.
Holsenbeck retired from the University of Central Florida, where he served as the vice president for university relations. In addition to his undergraduate degree from Auburn, Holsenbeck earned a master's degree from Johns Hopkins University, and a doctorate from Florida State University.
Omicron Delta Kappa Society, the National Leadership Honor Society, was founded in Lexington, Virginia, on December 3, 1914. A group of 15 students and faculty members established the Society to recognize and encourage leadership at the collegiate level. The founders established the ODK Idea-the concept that individuals representing all phases of collegiate life should collaborate with faculty and others to support the campus and community. ODK's mission is to honor and develop leaders; encourage collaboration among students, faculty, staff, and alumni; and promote ODK's leadership values of collaboration, inclusivity, integrity, scholarship, and service on college and university campuses throughout North America. The Society's national headquarters are located in Lexington, Virginia.