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Media
Contact:
Dr. Mike Davis,
919/513-0388
Mick Kulikowski,
News Services, 919/515-3470.
Oct.
24, 2002
Leadership
Forum Features Shelton, Other Decorated Speakers
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Values-based
leadership is the topic for the first annual Gen.
Henry Hugh Shelton Leadership Forum at North
Carolina State University on Friday, Nov. 15,
at the Jane S. McKimmon Center.
The
forum is an annual seminar series that focuses
attention on the importance of leadership development.
It is one of several program offerings of the
Gen. Henry Hugh Shelton Leadership Initiative,
which is administered by NC
State's Office of Extension and Engagement.
The initiative offers executive development programs,
faculty and student leadership development experiences
and youth development conferences.
"Recent
public exposure to the impacts of unethical leadership
behaviors in many areas of domestic and international
affairs has increased interest in enhancing leadership
skills and practices," said Dr. Mike Davis,
assistant vice chancellor for extension and engagement.
"As Senior Leadership Fellow, Gen. Shelton
is committed to developing values-based leadership
skills to enhance corporate, government, education,
nonprofit and youth development organizations."
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Gen.
Henry Hugh Shelton
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Shelton,
former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a Congressional
Gold Medal recipient, will make his presentation on
values-based leadership during the forum's opening session,
immediately following an introduction from NC State
Chancellor Marye Anne Fox.
Keynote
speaker for the event is Gen. Richard B. Myers, current
chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, who will give a lunch presentation.
He serves as the principal military advisor to the president,
the secretary of defense, and the National
Security Council. Prior to becoming chairman, he
served as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
for 19 months.
"As
principal military advisor to the president, Gen. Myers
is at the forefront of our global peacekeeping and military
strategy development. The opportunity to attract Gen.
Myers to NC State at this critical time is representative
of the importance of the Shelton Leadership Initiative
in shaping our present and next generation of leaders,"
Davis said.
Also
speaking will be retired Army Black Hawk pilot Michael
Durant, who will give the capnote presentation late
in the afternoon. On Oct. 3, 1993, while piloting an
MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in Mogadishu, Somalia, Durant
was shot down and held captive by hostile forces for
11 days. Those events are the basis of the Hollywood
film "Black Hawk Down."
The leadership forum will feature three educational
seminars:
- Perspectives
on Leadership for the New Economy
- Leadership,
Ethics and Public Service: Developing Visionary Leaders
in Public and Service Education
- U.S.
Special Operations Forces: Developing Leadership Without
Equal
The
forum will also include a performance by the 82nd Airborne
Division All-American Chorus.
To
register for the Gen. Henry Hugh Shelton Leadership
Forum, phone 919/515-2261 or e-mail
inquires. The cost of the forum is $89, which includes
lunch.
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