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INSIDE Chancellor’s Winter Report to the Trustees........... 4-6 Pitt doctoral students learn art of teaching............... 7-9 PittNewspaper of the University of PittsburghChronicle Volume X • Number 9 • March 16, 2009 Pitt to Launch Hesselbein Global Leadership Academy University of Pittsburgh alum- The annual summits will provide par- Bass, 1996), which has been translated into nus Frances Hesselbein,” said ticipants the opportunity to learn how to be 16 languages. Her latest book, Hesselbein Pitt Chancellor Mark A. Nor- effective, ethical, and innovative leaders. on Leadership (Jossey-Bass, 2002), is an denberg. “Among her many Through mentoring communities, interna- exposition of her thoughts on living out her honors, Mrs. Hesselbein was tional experts will share their insights and philosophy that “leadership is a matter of awarded the Presidential Medal knowledge with students, training them so how to be, not how to do.” of Freedom, the nation’s highest that they leave the academy with the skills In addition to receiving the Presiden- civilian honor, in recognition and experiences neces- tial Medal of Freedom of her exemplary leadership as sary to excel in various In addition to receiving award in 1998, Hes- chief executive officer of the leadership capacities. selbein also has been Girl Scouts of the USA. She also “I’ve been involved the Presidential Medal of awarded the Legion of was a member of the first class in leadership develop- Honor Gold Medallion of University Legacy Laure- ment for a long time, and Freedom award in 1998, from the Chapel of the ates, a group of distinguished if I were a young person, Four Chaplains, Pitt’s Pitt alumni who—with excep- I would be so excited Hesselbein also has been Distinguished Alumni tional creativity, commitment, about the opportunity Fellows Award, and and intellectual energy—have to come to this academy awarded the Legion of a n I n t e r n a t i o n a l reached the highest levels of because I would have the Honor Gold Medallion from AT H E NA Awa rd . their professions. Mrs. Hessel- chance to engage with She has received 20 bein has shared her leadership some of the top leaders the Chapel of the Four honorar y doctoral expertise with corporations, and be part of building degrees and has served the military, and CEOs across a community,” said Hes- Chaplains, Pitt’s Distin- as a commencement the globe, and now, through selbein, one of the most speaker at numerous this new leadership academy, highly respected experts guished Alumni Fellows colleges and universi- formally joins forces with Pitt in the field of contempo- ties. in developing the leaders of rary leadership develop- Award, and an Interna- The academy also tomorrow.” ment. “Instead of reading will offer four Hessel- COURTESY OF LEADER TO LEADER INSTITUTE tional ATHENA Award. She Frances Hesselbein “We are extremely excited about great leaders, I’d be bein Global Leaders to launch a program that rec- engaging with them.” has received 20 honorary Externships begin- ognizes and advances the work Hesselbein served ning in summer 2010. By Patricia Lomando White of exceptional student leaders as chief executive officer doctoral degrees and has Graduating seniors from around the world,” said of the Girl Scouts of the from around the world The University of Pittsburgh, in con- Kathy Humphrey, Pitt vice provost and USA from 1976 to 1990 served as a commence- whose dedication to junction with Pitt alumnus Frances Hes- dean of students. “Frances is clearly one and was founding presi- their campuses and selbein, is launching the Hesselbein Global of the outstanding leaders of our time, and dent and chief execu- ment speaker at numerous communities embod- Academy for Student Leadership and Civic we are delighted that she is so engaged in tive officer of Leader colleges and universities. ies the essence of lead- Engagement. Named for Hesselbein— the academy.” to Leader from 1990 to ership are eligible. Fel- recipient of the 1998 Presidential Medal of The academy is under the direction 2000. A native of John- lows will complete a Freedom and chair of the board of governors of Humphrey and Angela Miller McGraw, stown, Pa., Hesselbein is a board member yearlong externship under the direction of of the Leader to Leader Institute (formerly Hesselbein Academy program manager for several nonprofit and private-sector prominent international leaders in countries the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Non- at Pitt. An inaugural Student Leadership corporate boards. that are different from their native ones. profit Management)—the academy has Summit will be held at the University this She serves as editor-in-chief of the Applications for the Student Leader- as its mission inspiring, developing, and summer from July 10 to 14; it will be open award-winning quarterly journal Leader ship Summit and Global Leaders Externship rewarding accomplished student leaders to to 50 top college student leaders from across to Leader and has written for or served as are available at www.hesselbein.pitt.edu. meet the challenges of tomorrow. the United States. Subsequent summits, to an editor of numerous articles and books For more information about the Hesselbein “No one has done more to advance be held annually, will be open to college on effective leadership, including the best- Academy, contact Miller McGraw at ange- effective approaches to leadership than students worldwide. seller The Leader of the Future (Jossey- [email protected] or 412-624-5203. Pitt Magazine Celebrates 12 Phenomenal Pitt Women Pitt Magazine’s Winter 2009 issue highlights the successes and contributions of 12 University of Pittsburgh women. To mark March’s nationally celebrated Women’s History Month, the magazine’s publisher and editors assembled a contem- porary cross-section of women from the Pittsburgh campus, representing students, faculty, staff, alumni, and trustees. The editors then profiled each of them, along with the Pitt women who began it all, Stella and Mar- garet Stein. The Pitt Chronicle is reprint- ing those PHOTOS BY JOE KAPELEWSKI/CIDDE prof i le s , Pitt Magazine honored its 12 “Phenomenal Women” during a March 5 reception in the Twentieth Century Club. Seated from left are Yuan Chang, a professor beginning of pathology in the School of Medicine; Jeannette South-Paul, UPMC Andrew W. Mathieson Professor and Chair, School of Medicine’s Department of Family with this Medicine; Honors College student Eleanor Ott, 2008 Truman Scholar and a senior in the School of Arts and Sciences; Helen S. Faison (EDUC ’46, ’55G, issue and continu- ’75G), Pitt trustee and director of Chatham University’s Pittsburgh Teachers Institute; Eva Tansky Blum (A&S ’70, LAW ’73), trustee and cochair of the ing in the University’s Building Our Future Together campaign, senior vice president and director of Community Affairs at PNC Bank, and PNC Foundation chair; and Ma rch 23 Amy Krueger Marsh, Pitt treasurer and chief investment officer. Standing from left are Pitt Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg; Gwen Watkins, vice president of and 30 issues. Staff Association Council’s Steering Committee and community activities coordinator for Pitt’s Office of Community and Governmental Relations; Alberta Sbragia, the Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg University Chair and director of Pitt’s European Union Center of Excellence/European Studies Center; Kathy W. Humphrey, vice provost and dean of students; Agnus Berenato, head coach of Pitt women’s basketball team; Cindy Gill, Pitt Magazine editor in chief; John Harvith, senior associate vice chancellor for University news and magazines; and Robert Hill, vice chancellor for public affairs. Not present: Susan G. Amara, the Thomas Detre Professor and Chair, School of Continued on page 3 Medicine’s Department of Neuroscience, and Angela M. Gronenborn, UPMC Rosalind Franklin Professor and Chair, School of Medicine’s Department of Structural Biology. 2 • Pitt Chronicle • March 16, 2009 UniversityUpdate BrieflyNoted To: Members of the University Community From: Mark A. Nordenberg Ridgway Center Sets Lecture on this important engineering field, the University of Date: March 2, 2009 U.S. Military Preparedness Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering’s Depart- ment of Civil and Environmental Re: Fiscal Year 2010 Salaries The Graduate School of Engineering will host J.N. Reddy Public and International Affairs’ for its 2009 Landis-Epic Lecture. (GSPIA) Matthew B. Ridgway A Distinguished Professor at Center at Pitt and the National At last Friday afternoon’s Texas A&M University, Reddy is Honors Convocation, we cel- Security Network will present a renowned in the broad fields of ebrated the 222nd anniversary free public lecture by Lawrence mechanics, applied mathematics, of the founding of the Univer- Korb, “The Overextended and computational engineering. sity of Pittsburgh, and we did American Military—Prospects The free public lecture, “Modeling so in true academic style— for Our Future,” at 7:15 p.m. and Simulation of Complex Struc- honoring alumni, faculty, March 19 in the Frick Fine Arts tures: From Physical to Biological staff, and students for their Auditorium. Systems,” will be held at 4 p.m. outstanding accomplishments Korb is a senior fellow March 20 in the Frick Fine Arts and contributions. It would be at the Center for American Auditorium. RSVP to mebitz@ impossible to participate in Progress, a senior advisor to the Lawrence Korb such an event without being pitt.edu. inspired by the levels of talent Center for Defense Information, —Morgan Kelly and dedication to be found and a former GSPIA dean. He will address the U.S. within our community, as well military’s preparedness and overextension and discuss March 20 Conference to as the impact of the work being the future of U.S. national security. He also will offer Examine AFRICOM done here. suggestions for how President Obama should deal Honors Convocation also with challenges the country is facing.