Samford University graduate Mary Kathryn Covert of Meridian, Miss., has been named 2006–2007 National Leader of the Year by Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) national leadership honor society. The award carries a $2,000 scholarship for graduate work.
A May graduate, Covert was judged to have shown the greatest dedication to quality leadership and scholarship out of nominees from ODK circles at more than 300 college campuses around the country.
Covert, who was 2006–2007 president of the Samford ODK circle, received Regional Leader of the Year honors in the spring. Her extensive ODK work at Samford included service as community outreach chair and leadership with projects in rural Perry County.
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