Omicron Delta Kappa
Peg Cornwell and Lorrie Kyle Receive National Award from Omicron Delta Kappa
Lexington, VA (08/12/2022) — Marguerite "Peg" K. Cornwell and Lorrie M. Kyle, both residents of Winter Park, Florida, are 2022 recipients of Omicron Delta Kappa's (ODK) Eldridge W. Roark Meritorious Service Award.
Cornwell is a 1997 faculty/staff initiate of the St. Lawrence University Circle (chapter) of ODK. For many years, she served as the advisor of the St. Lawrence Circle. During Cornwell's tenure as the advisor, the circle twice received Presidential Award of Excellence honors from the Society. More recently, she served the Society as a member of its 2020-21 Strategic Planning Task Force. Cornwell has also been a champion for the circle at Rollins College. In supporting the program at Rollins, she has hosted initiations at her home and supported programming the circle has hosted on campus. Professionally, Cornwell serves as the associate to the president for college and community relations at Rollins.
Kyle is a 1997 faculty/staff initiate of the Rollins College Circle. Since her initiation, she has been an active member of the circle and has served as the circle coordinator for more than two decades. Kyle is devoted to the members of the circle and has helped develop the circle into one of the Society's strongest. The Rollins College Circle received the 2012 and 2017 Circle of Distinction honors during her tenure as an advisor. Kyle is the executive assistant to the president at Rollins College, a role in which she has served four different presidents and the college for more than 30 years.
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.
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