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Debbie Reno, 919/513-0150
Chad Austin, News Services, 919/515-3470

Nov. 10 , 2005

Gen. Hugh Shelton Leadership Forum Scheduled for Friday, Nov. 11

Texas billionaire and former U.S. presidential candidate H. Ross Perot will headline the fourth annual General Henry Hugh Shelton Leadership Forum, scheduled for Friday, Nov. 11 from 8:45 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Jane S. McKimmon Conference and Training Center on the North Carolina State University campus.

The forum, titled “Leadership That Leaves a Legacy,” will also include the forum’s namesake, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and retired Army General Hugh Shelton, and Dr. John C. Maxwell, best-selling author and founder of Maximum Impact and INJOY Stewardship Services.

Media coverage of the forum is invited. Media representatives must sign in upon arrival in the McKimmon Center lobby. Maxwell and Shelton will be available for media interviews from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. in Room 9. For more information about interviews with Shelton Forum speakers, call News Services at 919/515-3470. The McKimmon Center is located at the corner of Western Boulevard and Gorman Street; free parking will be available in the McKimmon Center lot.

Perot will give the forum’s opening message at 8:45 a.m. Shelton will preside over a special luncheon honoring veterans from noon-1:30 p.m., and Maxwell will present the keynote
address – titled “Achieving the Legacy You Want to Leave,” – at 1:45 p.m.

The General Henry Hugh Shelton Leadership Forum is an annual seminar series that focuses attention on the importance of leadership development. The forum is one program offering of the General Henry Hugh Shelton Leadership Initiative, which is administered by the NC State Office of Extension, Engagement and Economic Development. As executive director, General Shelton is committed to developing values-based leadership skills to enhance corporate, government, education, nonprofit and youth development organizations. The General Henry Hugh Shelton Leadership Initiative offers scholarships, as well as executive, faculty, student and youth development conferences.

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