Fort Hays State University’s chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa, the national Leadership Honor Society, welcomed 16 new members in the spring 2013 semester. 

Omicron Delta Kappa was founded in 1914 to recognize outstanding leadership and involvement in extra-curricular activities as well as academic achievement. Nationwide, the organization has more than 300,000 members. 

“We look for people who are active in different organizations or other activities such as sports or journalism,” said FHSU chapter president Allison Gough. 

The organization looks for students who show leadership in one of five categories: scholarship, athletics, campus or community service, social and religious activities and campus government; journalism, speech and the mass media; and creative and performing arts.

New inductees from Ellis County include

Nanette Brown of Ellis, a senior majoring in teacher education.

From Hays:  Shawn Demuth, a senior majoring in music education, Anne Drees, a senior majoring in teacher education, and Kalee Kirmer, a senior majoring in biology.