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| 1995—1999 New Direction |
| 1995 |
| • | A Regional Field Director position is created. |
| • | The Achieving Chapter Excellence (ACE) Award is given to 11 chapters. |
| • | All members vote on national officers. |
| • | The Educational Forum and the New Teacher Advocate are honored by the American Society of Association Executives. |
| • | Star Teachers of Children in Poverty by Martin Haberman is published. |
| 1996 |
| • | The Society receives the prestigious Summit Award from the American Society of Association Executives for its Beginning Teacher Initiative. |
| • | The Kadelpian newsletter is created as an all-member mailing. |
| • | Kappa Delta Pi's Web site—KDP Online—is established. |
| 1997 |
| • | Kappa Delta Pi and the Mortar Board collaborate on Reading Is Fun Week projects. |
| • | Kadelpians participate in the first China-USA Conference on Education in Beijing, China. |
| • | The Society's Reserve Fund reaches $3,000,000. |
| 1998 |
| • | KDP's Headquarters is relocated to a new facility in Indianapolis. A Capital Campaign focuses on four initiatives: Conference Center, Laureate Library, Presidents' Conference Room, and Center for Excellence in Teaching. |
| • | Celebration of Teaching grants promoting teaching as a career are launched. |
| • | The KDP Record receives the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers, and the New Teacher Advocate receives national recognition by the American Society of Association Executives. |
| • | Leadership Forums are launched in 13 geographic areas. |
| 1999 |
| • | Life Cycle of the Career Teacher, with 18 Kaldelphian authors, is published in collaboration with Corwin Press. |
| • | Membership and Chapter Services receive the prestigious Pyramid Award from the American Society of Association Executives for initiatives in leadership development. The Chapter Resource Notebook receives a national award for outstanding chapter and leadership-training materials. |
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1995 Gamma Theta Chapter receives one of the first ACE Awards at Convocation in Birmingham, Alabama. |
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1996 Society President F. Morgan Simpson and Executive Director Michael P. Wolfe accept ASAE'S Summit Award. |
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1997 Kadelpians at The Great Wall during the China-USA Conference on Education. |






