The 2015 Leadership and Engagement Awards of Distinction (LEAD) event is a celebration of Washington State University (WSU) student leaders and those who have mentored and supported the efforts of these students as they work towards leadership and social change. The LEAD program will include an address from the 2014-15 ASWSU president, the inauguration of the 2015-16 ASWSU and GPSA officers, a Gallery of Leadership, and the presentation of the 2015 President’s Award for Leadership featuring WSU President Elson Floyd. The LEAD event is open to the public and will take place on Thursday, April 23, beginning at 5 p.m. in the Compton Union Senior Ballroom on the WSU Pullman campus.
Beginning at 5 p.m., guests are invited to visit the Gallery of Leadership and enjoy a brief event reception. The Gallery of Leadership will feature a variety of projects in which WSU students have shown themselves to be true Cougar leaders who have made a difference in the community or on campus.
Following the Gallery of Leadership and reception, the current ASWSU and GPSA officers will be acknowledged for their service throughout the year, and the 2015-16 officers will be inaugurated. President Floyd will then be invited to speak on leadership at WSU.
At the conclusion of President Floyd’s remarks, the presentation of the 2015 President’s Award for Leadership will begin. Since 1996, the President’s Award has been an honor bestowed annually to students and others who advance leadership and engagement at WSU. Recipients of this prestigious award demonstrate exceptional leadership and service to the university and the community or support leadership development and engagement of WSU students. Awardees were reviewed using the framework of the Social Change Model of Leadership Development. The 2015 award categories are student, student group, faculty or staff, and community organization.
Visit lead.wsu.edu for more information on the LEAD event and the WSU President’s Awards for Leadership.
