The Phi Delta Kappa Emerging Leader program recognizes top educators from across the world for their leadership, particularly relative to PDK's tenets: service, research, and leadership. The award winners are selected from a competitive class of applicants based on their outstanding professional accomplishments.

The Class of 2009-2010 Emerging Leaders will be announced in May 2009.

Eligibility & Application Process

Any PDK member in good standing who is age 40 or younger at the time of application is eligible to submit an application for peer evaluation.

The 2010-2011 call for applications will be open in early 2010. The application requires responses to a general information form and short-answer questions. One must also submit a curriculum vita and three letters of recommendation that support the responses to the short-answer questions.

The applications are reviewed by a panel of past Emerging Leaders.

Emerging Leader Honors

The 2009-2010 Class of Emerging Leaders will be honored at the 2009 PDK Summit in Indianapolis, Indiana. Opportunities for involvement at the summit will be communicated to the winners, and a travel stipend to attend the summit will be awarded to all 2009-2010 Emerging Leaders. The honor also includes the opportunity to publish for PDK. Additional honors and recognition, as well as invitations to participate in other PDK initiatives, will be available as a result of this recognition.

For more information on the Emerging Leader program, please contact the PDK leadership team at chapters@pdkintl.org.