The first group of U of S employees to take the equivalent of 10 half-day workshops in Human Resource's year-old Leadership Development Program were honored at an Oct. 23 celebration in the Faculty Club. From left are, Top row: Theresa Curry, Naomi Frankel (certificate recipient and HR's facilitator of this leadership program), Anne Summach, Marcia Caton, Lucille Otero, and Assoc. Vice-President for Human Resources, Sharon Cochran. Bottom row: Kim Hunter, Louise Barak, Colleen Teague, and John Ault. Missing are: Pauline Molder and Garth Parry. Frankel says participants take required workshops like "Responding Assertively to Offensive Behavior in the Workplace", "Essentials of Conflict Management," and courses in Human Resource Essentials, and Diversity. They can also take electives in Communication and other areas. Frankel told the group that in the first year there were 67 participants, and already this fall 88 have registered. She said the program promotes leadership as an attitude towards oneself and others, and encourages staff to be active rather than passive.

Bio/historical note: Image appeared in the October 27, 2000 OCN