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Release Date: 1/4/2008
President emeritus addresses global ethics and
leadership
Director of University Relations
Frances
Weyand Harrison
770−423−6203
fharris4@kennesaw.edu
Contact/Writer:
Karen Pressley‚
Marketing/Public Relations Professional‚ Siegel
Institute‚ 770−499−3307 or Karen_Pressley@kennesaw.edu
KSU
president emeritus instigates global ethics movement from Cobb
County
Betty Siegel 'Winters
into Wisdom' on an international scale
KENNESAW‚ Ga.
(Dec. 18‚ 2007) −− Betty L. Siegel‚
president emeritus at Kennesaw State University‚ will speak on
global ethics and social responsibility on Tuesday‚ Jan. 8 as part
of the institute's "Why Leadership and Ethics Matter" speaker
series.
The event starts with a reception at 6:30 p.m. at the
KSU Center‚ 3333 Busbee Drive‚ Kennesaw‚ followed by an address at 7
p.m.
A new book written in her honor‚ "Wintering Into
Wisdom‚" will be presented and available for signing after the
evening's activities.
Siegel's dreams for retirement after 25
years of presidency at Kennesaw State did not include visions of
kicking back or slowing down. “Retirement set me free to pursue my
goals‚” she insisted‚ in 2006. It's been no easy task keeping up
with her projects and honorable mentions since then.
In early
2007‚ she spent three months in South Africa at Stellenbosch
University‚ creating special programs for students and her "Imbizu"
program for women. This summer‚ the Safe America Foundation of
Marietta named their new 6‚700 square foot facility the Siegel
Leadership Center for Safety & Health Innovation‚ honoring her
as the founding chair and long−time supporting friend. This fall‚
Stephen R. Covey‚ author of "The Seven Habits of Highly Successful
People" and "The Eighth Habit" endorsed her signature program‚ the
Oxford Conclave on Global Ethics. She's proceeding with plans to
convene this conclave in 2008 in Oxford‚ England.
This
December‚ she received special recognition at the Ethics Advocate
Awards held by the Center for Ethics and Corporate Responsibility of
Georgia State University at the Carter Center. The Center
acknowledged her work of more than two decades leading national and
international initiatives encouraging universities to focus on the
development of ethical leadership for a global society.
Betty Siegel is one of
the most popular public figures in Georgia‚ having been named as one
of Georgia Trend magazine’s most influential Georgians on five
occasions. Calling herself “a coal miner’s daughter from Kentucky‚”
she broke records in academia and business. She became the first
female president of a Georgia public university 25 years ago‚ thus
breaking the glass ceiling for women serving as university
presidents in the state. Her presidential tenure of nearly three
decades earned her the distinction of the longest−running female
university president in America. She also served as the first woman
chairperson of the 6‚000 member Cobb Chamber of Commerce near
Atlanta.
The cost for tickets is $15 for the general
public and $10 for KSU students. Tickets are available online at http://www.siegelinstitute.org/‚ or by calling
678−797−2000.
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A member of the 35−unit
University System of Georgia‚ Kennesaw State University is a
comprehensive‚ residential institution with a growing student
population of more than 20‚000 from 132 countries. The third−largest
university in Georgia‚ Kennesaw State offers more than 60 graduate
and undergraduate degrees‚ including a new doctorate in
education.
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