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Pitt's Hesselbein Global Academy: Student Leaders, Academic Mentors

Issue Date: 
August 24, 2010
The second annual Student Leadership Summit of the University of Pittsburgh Hesselbein Global Academy for Student Leadership and Civic Engagement was held July 10-13 on the University’s Pittsburgh campus. Launched in 2009, the Hesselbein Global Academy is named in honor of Pitt alumnus Frances Hesselbein, recipient of the 1998 Presidential Medal of Freedom and chair of the board of governors of the Leader to Leader Institute (formerly the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management). The academy’s mission is to inspire and develop accomplished student leaders. Fifty college students from the United States and 14 other nations participated in the 2010 academy, including five Pitt students. 1. From left, Pitt Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg; Kathy W. Humphrey, Pitt vice provost and dean of students; Mrs. Hesselbein; and Patrick Moon-Rhoades, a junior at Pitt-Johnstown, Hesselbein’s alma mater. The second annual Student Leadership Summit of the University of Pittsburgh Hesselbein Global Academy for Student Leadership and Civic Engagement was held July 10-13 on the University’s Pittsburgh campus. Launched in 2009, the Hesselbein Global Academy is named in honor of Pitt alumnus Frances Hesselbein, recipient of the 1998 Presidential Medal of Freedom and chair of the board of governors of the Leader to Leader Institute (formerly the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management). The academy’s mission is to inspire and develop accomplished student leaders. Fifty college students from the United States and 14 other nations participated in the 2010 academy, including five Pitt students. Above, from left, Pitt Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg; Kathy W. Humphrey, Pitt vice provost and dean of students; Mrs. Hesselbein; and Patrick Moon-Rhoades, a junior at Pitt-Johnstown, Hesselbein’s alma mater.
Pitt trustee Eva Tansky Blum (seated at left with black-and-white jacket) served as a professional mentor for summit participants. Cochair of Pitt’s $2 billion capital campaign and a past president of the Pitt Alumni Association, Blum (A&S ’70, LAW ’73) is senior vice president and director of community affairs at PNC Bank and chair of the PNC Foundation. Pitt trustee Eva Tansky Blum (seated at left with black-and-white jacket) served as a professional mentor for summit participants. Cochair of Pitt’s $2 billion capital campaign and a past president of the Pitt Alumni Association, Blum (A&S ’70, LAW ’73) is senior vice president and director of community affairs at PNC Bank and chair of the PNC Foundation.
Also serving as a professional mentor was Pitt trustee and former Pitt Alumni Association president Keith Schaefer (A&S ’71), right, president and CEO of BPL Global, Ltd. He is speaking with Lesley “Yemi” Adewunmi (A&S ’10), a summit attendee and former president of Pitt’s Black Action Society.Also serving as a professional mentor was Pitt trustee and former Pitt Alumni Association president Keith Schaefer (A&S ’71), right, president and CEO of BPL Global, Ltd. He is speaking with Lesley “Yemi” Adewunmi (A&S ’10), a summit attendee and former president of Pitt’s Black Action Society.
4. Riding the Gateway Clipper were (from left) Elaine Lewis, a Pitt senior majoring in history and political science; and Waqas Khatri of Karachi, Pakistan, and Krithika Sundar of Tamil Nadu, India, both of whom are Penn State graduate students. Riding the Gateway Clipper were (from left) Elaine Lewis, a Pitt senior majoring in history and political science; and Waqas Khatri of Karachi, Pakistan, and Krithika Sundar of Tamil Nadu, India, both of whom are Penn State graduate students.