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November 12, 2001

Purdue students honored at leadership development conference

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University recently held an intensive overnight program to train 150 students as future leaders.

The emerging sophomore leaders participated in the 11th annual Emily Mauzy Vogel Sophomore Leadership Development Conference at Camp Tecumseh in Brookston, Ind. The conference, developed by the Office of the Dean of Students, trains students in team building, personal development, leadership development, networking and diversity awareness. Darrel Cecil, president of DisABILITY Resources Consulting, served as the keynote speaker.

At the conclusion of the conference, four participants received Emily Mauzy Emerging Leader Awards, in recognition of their campus, community and conference contributions. They are Lori Snyder of Worthington, Ohio, Jonathan Fulkerson of Lafayette, Ind., Kate Eid of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Sarah Cusick of Lima, Ohio. Each student received $250.

Outstanding juniors who attended the conference the previous year also were honored for their scholarship and service to Purdue. Robert L. Johnson of Auburn, Ind., was presented a $2,000 Betty Nelson Skilled Leader Award. The award is named in honor of former Dean of Students Betty Nelson. Four other finalists for the award also were recognized. They include Jason Dietz of Lafayette, Ind., Chris Geswein of Palmyra, Ind., Allyson Matt of Greenfield, Ind., and Aida Ramirez of East Chicago, Ind.

The conference is funded by former Purdue alumnus Robert Mauzy in honor of his daughter, Emily. Mauzy's grandson, Doug Vogel, presented a speech at the conference about his family and their view of leadership.

Writer: Marydell Forbes, (765) 496-7704, mforbes@purdue.edu

Source: Bridget Williams, (765) 494-1231, bkwilliams@purdue.edu

Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu

NOTE TO JOURNALISTS: Digital photos of training exercises and award winners are available. Contact Bridget Williams, leadership coordinator, at (765) 494-1231.

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