INDIANA STATE ORGANIZATION DKG SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL
  • Home
  • Leadership
    • Officers
    • Committees >
      • Communication & Publicity
      • Educational Excellence
      • Finance
      • International Projects
      • Janet O'Neal Seminar
      • Leadership Development
      • Legislative
      • Membership
      • Music
      • Nominations/Personnel
      • Non-Dues Revenue
      • Personal Growth/Professional Affairs
      • Rules
      • SAP
      • Scholarship
    • Chapter Presidents
    • Councils
    • Liaisons
  • About Us
    • Purposes
    • Symbols
    • Our History
    • Standing Rules/Bylaws
    • International Founders and Past Presidents
    • Past State Presidents
    • Calendar/Events
    • Newsletters >
      • 2024 5-Star Newsletter Awards
      • 2022 5-Star Newsletter Awards
      • 2021 5-Star Newsletter Awards
      • 2020 5-Star Newsletter Awards
      • 2018 5-Star Newsletter Awards
    • Golden Key
    • 2024 Women of Distinction Award
    • 2023 Membership Awards
    • My DKG Experience
    • Photo Gallery
  • Resources
    • Forms
    • Chapter Resources
    • Rose Store
    • Building a Chapter Website
    • Classroom Resources

Dr. Nila B. Smith 1938-1939

6/3/2018

1 Comment

 
Picture
Dr. Nila B. Smith, Alpha Chapter, was a state founder and the first state president. She had joined Delta Kappa Gamma while serving as the dean of education at Whittier College, CA.  
After relocating at Indiana University-Bloomington, she contacted Dr. Annie Webb Blanton about organizing chapters in Indiana.  Alpha Chapter was organized three days before the state organization; Beta Chapter along with the state founders and state charter members, were initiated on January 29, 1938.
Dr. Smith then divided the state into 17 districts and charged each Founder with establishing a chapter in her district. Dr. Smith is credited with organizing Alpha and Beta chapters.
Due to accepting the position of professor of education at the University of Southern California, Nila B. Smith resigned as state president of the Indiana organization after one year.  
Dr. Smith chaired the National Program Committee 1938-1939 and served on the National Achievement Award committee 1939-1940.

1 Comment

    Archives

    June 2018

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

  • Home
  • Leadership
    • Officers
    • Committees >
      • Communication & Publicity
      • Educational Excellence
      • Finance
      • International Projects
      • Janet O'Neal Seminar
      • Leadership Development
      • Legislative
      • Membership
      • Music
      • Nominations/Personnel
      • Non-Dues Revenue
      • Personal Growth/Professional Affairs
      • Rules
      • SAP
      • Scholarship
    • Chapter Presidents
    • Councils
    • Liaisons
  • About Us
    • Purposes
    • Symbols
    • Our History
    • Standing Rules/Bylaws
    • International Founders and Past Presidents
    • Past State Presidents
    • Calendar/Events
    • Newsletters >
      • 2024 5-Star Newsletter Awards
      • 2022 5-Star Newsletter Awards
      • 2021 5-Star Newsletter Awards
      • 2020 5-Star Newsletter Awards
      • 2018 5-Star Newsletter Awards
    • Golden Key
    • 2024 Women of Distinction Award
    • 2023 Membership Awards
    • My DKG Experience
    • Photo Gallery
  • Resources
    • Forms
    • Chapter Resources
    • Rose Store
    • Building a Chapter Website
    • Classroom Resources