Foreign Language Program Specialist Wins $10,000 Scholarship

Leslie Baldwin

Leslie Baldwin, who is the foreign language program specialist for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, has received The Norma Bristow Salter Scholarship from The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International.

Baldwin is in the Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership (Ed.D.) program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She is receiving one of nine $10,000 scholarships.

Delta Kappa Gamma is an honor society for women educators that promotes excellence in education and personal and professional growth of women educators, leading in the field of graduate scholarships given to members and emphasizing leadership development for its more than 76,000 members in 17 countries. Baldwin is a member of the society’s Zeta Chapter in North Carolina. Agnes L. Moynihan of Ontario, International Scholarship Committee Chairman, announced the recipients following the committee’s recent meeting at Society Headquarters in Austin, Texas. “We granted 9 Scholarships of $10,000 each for the 2015-2016 academic year,” Moynihan said.

Recipients must have earned a Bachelor’s Degree, be enrolled in a recognized graduate program and have been a Society member for at least three years to qualify for scholarship consideration. Since its scholarship program began in 1940, The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International has given 1,090 women educators $4 million in scholarships.

In addition to the international scholarships, many state organizations and local chapters have scholarship funds to assist members pursuing graduate study. In 2014 all three levels of the Society provided approximately $625,386.20 in scholarships for members.