July 14, 2011
Staten Island Campus -
Recipient of Two Prestigious Honor
Society Awards
Susann Ragone, Assistant Dean and Counselor of the Alpha Beta
Gamma Staten Island campus Chapter of Kappa Delta
Pi, has been awarded the O.L. Davis, Jr. Counselor
of Distinction Award and the Kappa Delta Pi
Regional Counselor Award for the Northeast Region, by
Kappa Delta Pi.
Kappa Delta Pi, an
International Honor Society in Education, founded by Dr. William
Bagley in 1911 at the University of Illinois, was established to
foster excellence in education and promote fellowship among those
dedicated to teaching. The founders had chosen the name from the
Greek words representing knowledge, duty, and power. Pioneering
from its beginning by including women as well as men, Kappa
Delta Pi grew from a local chapter to the international
organization it is today, comprising 582 chapters and more than
45,000 members.
The O.L. Davis, Jr. Counselor of Distinction Award
is one of the highest honors that Kappa Delta Pi
presents to its counselors. This award is designed to honor
counselors who demonstrate service, personal scholarship,
professional development, outstanding leadership of the chapter,
and mentorship of the chapter’s student leaders. The Kappa
Delta Pi Regional Counselor Award for the Northeast Region
was created to recognize the dedication and excellence of a
counselor and a leader who best represents the mission and ideals
of the Society. This is a special honor, as it is determined by the
Kappa Delta Pi Regional Coordinators as well as
the Chapter officers.
Beginning her career at St. John’s in 1999 in
The School of Education on the Staten Island campus,
Assistant Dean Ragone has held positions including staff member and
Assistant to the Dean. In 2004, she attained the position of
Assistant Dean, a role she currently holds. As Assistant Dean, Ms.
Ragone advises undergraduate students in The School of
Education, monitoring their progress while also
controlling the programs, courses, and graduation reviews of the
students. Furthermore, Assistant Dean Ragone, has been the
Counselor of the
Alpha Beta Gamma Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi
since 2003, having the role of identifying qualifying members,
inducting the accepted students, and coordinating all of the events
held by the Honor Society. She has played an instrumental role in
many of the St. John’s events held by Alpha Beta Gamma, including
the
annual induction ceremonies, the latest of which was held on
May 6, 2011. During this celebratory event, Ms. Ragone welcomed new
inductees into the Chapter and acknowledged active members with
certificates of participation, letters of recommendation and honor
cords. Assistant Dean Ragone, along with Dr. Regina Mistretta,
Associate Professor and Program Coordinator in The School
of Education and Associate Counselor of Alpha Beta Gamma,
and Staten Island campus members of Alpha Beta Gamma, also hosted
the Dr.
Seuss Read-A-Loud Pajama Party, a literacy event aimed at
cultivating meaningful parental engagement in the literacy
development of pre-kindergarten and kindergarten children.
Assistant Dean Ragone will be presented with the O.L.
Davis, Jr. Counselor of Distinction Award and the
Kappa Delta Pi Regional Counselor Award for the
Northeast Region at the 2011 biennial Convocation, which will take
place this fall, November 3-5 in Indianapolis.
To learn more about Assistant Dean Ragone, Kappa Delta
Phi and The School of Education on the
Staten Island campus, contact:
Ms. Fay Dimino
The School of Education
DaSilva Academic Center Room 207
Staten Island, NY 10301
(718) 390-4506
diminof@stjohns.edu