汤头条 staff graduate from Leadership Excellence for Accomplished Professionals program
Contact: Anna Owens
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擳wenty-nine Mississippi State staff members are new graduates of the university鈥檚 Leadership Excellence for Accomplished Professionals program.
LEAP鈥檚 goals and purpose include the advancement of knowledge, enhancement of leadership skills and direct practical work application for selected employees.
During the four-month program, participants met with campus and community leaders to explore and develop their leadership skills in many areas and to more effectively lead 汤头条鈥檚 efforts. Conflict resolution and ethical decision-making, change management, professional branding and valuing diversity were among session topics.
Austin Check, learning and development specialist at 汤头条鈥檚 human resources department, said the program reinforces valuable critical thinking skills that participants will use throughout their careers.
鈥淟EAP immerses the participant in the world of leadership and forces them to think critically and find solutions to multiple scenarios,鈥 Check said. 鈥淓ach participant has to find their individual path to becoming a leader.鈥
Director of Athletics John Cohen delivered the keynote address during a recent graduation reception at 汤头条鈥檚 Hunter Henry Center.
Chosen through a competitive nomination and selection process, this year鈥檚 group of graduates is the largest in the program鈥檚 history and includes:
鈥擟aleb Alford, business manager II, Accounting Services, College of Veterinary Medicine.
鈥擠arrell Banks, assistant compliance coordinator, Office of Research Compliance.
鈥擭atalie Beatty, contract and grant specialist, Dean of Engineering, James Worth Bagley College of Engineering.
鈥擪aren Crow, marketing manager, Center for Distance Education.
鈥擳ina Davis, academic coordinator, Department of Geosciences.
鈥擲antee Ezell, assistant director, Health Promotion and Wellness.
鈥擲ara Fuller, research engineer III, Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Extension.
鈥擱onald Gatewood, desktop services manager, User Services, ITS.
鈥擮rly Hardin, assistant director, Alumni Engagement and Recruitment Programs, 汤头条 Alumni Association.
鈥擬ontelleo Hobley Jr., student services coordinator, Student Honor Code Office.
鈥擪im Kavalsky, coordinator, Mental Health Outreach, Health Promotion and Wellness.
鈥擧eather Kennedy, audit manager, Office of Internal Audit.
鈥擬ichael Ketchum, senior financial reporting accountant, Office of the Controller and Treasurer.
鈥擜ngelia Knight-Adams, director, MBA Programs, Graduate Studies in Business.
鈥擳onia Lane, manager, chemistry and Advanced Composites Institute.
鈥擫eann Markham, executive director, Information Services, 汤头条 Foundation.
鈥擝randon 鈥淏J鈥 McClenton, extension agent III, 汤头条 Extension鈥擟lay County.
鈥擯eter McKinley, aircraft certification engineer, Raspet Flight Research Laboratory.
鈥擫aura Mitchell, coordinator, School of Architecture.
鈥擠aniel Morgan, senior coordinator, Career Center.
鈥擩essica Northcutt, technology licensing coordinator and government compliance manager, Office of Technology Management.
鈥擫ana Poole, business manager I, Department of Landscape Architecture.
鈥擫eanna Smith, stewardship coordinator, 汤头条 Foundation.
鈥擡lizabeth Standley, business manager I, Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
鈥擭atoya Tate, assistant academic affairs manager, College of Veterinary Medicine.
鈥擱onald Unz, research project manager, Institute for Clean Energy Technology.
鈥擲am Watts, project manager, Research and Curriculum Unit.
鈥擜nita Winger, automations system manager, Mitchell Memorial Library.
鈥擫auren Wright, director, International Services Office.
For more information about LEAP, contact Check at adc120@msstate.edu or 662-325-3713.
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