Involvement and support to academics and fraternal organizations is worth being honored, especially when one has more than a half century of experience under their belt.
The Order of the Golden Helmet is a highly prestigious award, which longstanding members of the Delta Sigma Pi fraternity may receive upon being recognized as having committed 50 or more years of service to the fra-ternity. Because of this, such an award is highly scarce.
So, 2018 marks a big year for the Zeta Nu chapter of Sigma Delta Pi at Texas A&M University-Kingsville.
At a recent LEAD conference outside of Grapevine, Texas, Zeta Nu alumnus and benefactor Leonard Be-dell was named as the most recent recipient of the Order of the Golden Helmet award, marking the first award winner in the South Texas re-gion in 38 years; the last being given in 1980.
“The award is a very humbling experience and was quite an honor,” Bedell said, in an email correspondence regarding his recent achievement. “I had no idea of the significance of how few Golden Helmet Awards had been awarded since the business fraternity was established over 100 years ago.” Bedell is an alumnus of Texas A&I University; he graduated in 1968 with a Bachelor’s of Business Administration in Accounting.
He is honored at Texas A&M University-Kingsville as a Distinguished Alumnus, an inductee of the Legacy Society, contributor to the Delta Sigma Pi Leadership Foundation, and is an honoree on the College of Business’s Wall of Honor.
Currently, Bedell is the President of Mobil Steel International out of Houston, Texas.
With a long list of achievements, Bedell certainly has the experience and credibility to share this advice with any aspiring business majors: “I think being engaged in professional organizations like Zeta Nu Delta Sigs are great for leadership, learning more about the business world, sharing common interests, and participating in community service projects. The relationships while in the TAMUK Zeta Nu chapter will last a lifetime.”
