The Southwestern College Educators Hall of Fame will induct new members on Saturday, April 16, in Deets Library.  A reception will be held at 3:30 p.m. with the induction ceremony following at 4 p.m.

Entering the Educators Hall of Fame are Kathryne (Cooper) Delcarpio ’74, Florence (Cutter) Metcalf ’63, and Robert “Bob” Nispel ’57 (deceased).  The McNeish Special Education Award will be presented to Danielle Shioyama ’10/’14.  There is no charge to attend but to ensure adequate seating, RSVP is appreciated.

The ceremony is a part of Founders Weekend April 14-17.

New Educators Hall of Fame members include:
•    Kathryne (Cooper) Delcarpio ’74 first taught in a student teaching program that prepared students to work in inner-city schools, an indicator that in her future career she would be dedicated to disadvantaged students. She began in New Orleans where she taught English to inner-city high school students, most from project housing. Delcarpio was then assigned to a school for teen-aged expectant mothers.  In this placement, she learned to work around enrollment issues, doctor appointments, and deliveries. In 1979 she transferred to a small rural public high school, where nearly all of the students lived in poverty. With no money for extra-curricular activities, she raised funds for an annual senior play by holding dinner theatres. After retirement in 2007, she continued her role in education as an adjunct college instructor and as a volunteer adult ESL and citizenship instructor for immigrants seeking to become U.S. citizens.

•    Florence (Cutter) Metcalf ’63 grew up on her parents’ Kansas farm near Hugoton. In addition to her bachelor’s degree from Southwestern College, she earned a master’s degree from Kansas State University in 1983. Metcalf completed 27 years as a family and consumer science teacher at Hugoton Middle School, retiring in 1999. In addition to being a teacher, she is committed to service.  As she taught, Metcalf served on the Stevens County Extension Council board for 13 years and received the Kansas Friend of Extension Award in 1998. She was instrumental in bringing public television to the 16 counties of Southwest Kansas in 1990, and has served on the Smoky Hills Public Television board since 2008. Metcalf also served six years on the board of directors that organized the Kansas Agricultural and Rural Leadership Program. She is a member of the Southwestern College Board of Trustees.

•    Robert “Bob” Nispel ’57 began his teaching career in Fredonia.  In 1959, Nispel began teaching business at Horace Mann USD 259 (Wichita) where he became a vice principal in 1965. In 1967, he was named assistant budget director for USD 259.  Eventually, he was promoted to executive director of financial services/district treasurer.  When Nispel retired in 1991, he received the Kansas Association of School Business Officials Distinguished Service Award recipient, the highest award presented to an individual.  Though Nispel was considered one of the top three experts on school finance in the state of Kansas during his three decades as a teacher and administrator in USD 259 (Wichita), he remained a teacher at heart, explaining complicated issues in a simple, understandable way.

The 2016 Marilyn McNeish Special Education award winner is Danielle Shioyama.  She is the High Needs Interrelated Teacher at Roosevelt Elementary School in Arkansas City, where she works with students with challenging behaviors and learning difficulties. 

After graduating from Drury College, Shioyama taught fifth grade for six years while earning a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from Southwestern College in 2010.  Shioyama has extensive experience and training in special education, including the completion of her master’s degree in special education at Southwestern in 2014, participation in Tertiary Behavior Supports Team training and data collection through TASN, and training in the Orton-Gillingham multisensory approach to phonics. She is often asked to be a part of district trainings and in-service meetings. She presents, or co-presents, to USD 470 and Cowley County Special Education Service staff on topics such positive behavior supports, visual supports, and challenging behaviors. 

For more information about Founders Weekend at Southwestern College, contact Susan Lowe, director of alumni programs at Southwestern, at (620) 229-6334.