To ensure that all members have the means to excel, over $110,000 in Kappa Delta Foundation scholarships are awarded to talented thinkers and doers every year. Some of these are for general studies, while others are designated for specific fields. All members are encouraged to apply, especially those who have demonstrated academic excellence and/or financial need. These scholarships are made possible through gifts and bequests to the Kappa Delta Foundation.
Georgia O'Keeffe Internship Program
The partnership between Kappa Delta and the prestigious Georgia O'Keeffe Museum was established in honor of one of Kappa Delta's most prominent members. Georgia O'Keeffe was initiated into Kappa Delta while she was a student at Chatham Episcopal Institute in Virginia, and contributed to the design of its initiation ceremony.
This partnership includes an important gift from the Kappa Delta Foundation to support the Art and Leadership Program for Girls with funding stipends for two Kappa Delta interns as well as general program support. Promoting leadership among girls and women is one of Kappa Delta's primary goals. We are pleased to be a part of this worthwhile program.
As the affiliation grows, plans include O'Keeffe Art and Leadership seminars for college women on the campuses of participating interns. As part of this new and developing partnership, the O'Keeffe Museum is offering a special Kappa Delta membership to students and alumnae of Kappa Delta.
For more information about the Georgia O'Keeffe/Kappa Delta partnership, contact Nancy Church at foundation@kappadelta.org.
Other Internship Programs
Each summer, two outstanding collegians are selected for the Kappa Delta Orthopaedic Research Internship. These KD collegians spend the summer engaged in research under the direction of KD alumna Karen Hasty, PhD, and members of her lab.
In a profession under-represented by women, Dr. Hasty [Alpha Epsilon- University of Tennessee] has taken the lead to offer Kappa Delta collegians the chance to work in an orthopaedic research laboratory to learn about diseases and problems in orthopaedics. Dr. Hasty holds the George Thomas Wilhelm Endowed Professorship in Orthopaedic Surgery within the University of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and is chief researcher in the department.
Kappa Delta continues to see other challenging and rewarding internship opportunities for its members. If you have an internship opportunity available, contact Nancy Church at foundation@kappadelta.org.