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MICHAEL P. WoLFE has served as Executive Director of Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education (60,000 members), since 1990. He is a highly sought-after workshop presenter and keynote speaker. Dr. Wolfe has authored more than 60 journal articles and book chapters on teacher effectiveness, school climate, mentoring, and effective schools. He co-authored Critical Incidents in School Administration (1976) and coedited Life Cycle of the Career Teacher (1999).

Dr. Wolfe has been a public school teacher and program coordinator and has served as a professor of teacher education and administrator at Central Michigan University, Texas Christian University, and the State University of New York-- Plattsburgh. He has also been an active contributor to numerous school districts throughout the United States as a consultant on effective schools, school improvement, creating a positive school climate, enhancing self-concept, and teacher-- induction practices. Dr. Wolfe also served as President of the Association of College Honor Societies from 1996 to 1998, improving the sense of shared mission among 65 honor societies serving 4.5 million members.

As leader of Kappa Delta Pi, Dr. Wolfe has forged significant professional alliances with numerous educational organizations-including the National State Teachers of the Year, the Association of Teacher Educators, the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, the American Educational Research Association, Reading Is Fundamental, and the Golden Apple Teachers-advancing the field's professionalism and collegiality. During his tenure with the organization, Kappa Delta Pi has earned numerous awards for its publications, field services, and professional-development programs. The Society received the Summit Award, the highest honor bestowed by the American Society of Association Executives, in 1996.

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