Higher Ed Leaders Share Insights on
Organized Anarchy of Academic Communities
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November 13, 2006
The Jepson School of Leadership Studies honored former dean Kenneth P. Ruscio with a portrait unveiling and program on the challenges of college presidential leadership. Ruscio was inaugurated as president of Washington & Lee University this fall.
“Organized Anarchy: Challenges of Leading Academic Communities”
featured speakers who have held key positions at the University of Richmond and later served as college presidents. Chancellor Richard Morrill, who is writing a book about leadership in higher education,
moderated the discussion. In addition to Ruscio, discussants
were:
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Charles Glassick, who served as president at Gettysburg College and as an interim president at three institutions of higher learning and was provost at UR;
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Thomas Morris, Secretary of Education of the Commonwealth, former president of Emory and Henry College and a former professor of political science at the university;
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John Roush, president of Centre College who served as executive assistant to the president of UR.
Biographies of the discussants
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Chancellor Richard Morrill, moderated a discussion among
former administrators of the University of
Richmond, who went onto college
presidencies. From left:
Thomas Morris, Charles Glassick, John Roush,
Kenneth Ruscio and Richard Morrill |
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Faculty, staff, alumni, students
gathered to honor former Dean
Ruscio and glean insights on
university leadership from the
distinguished speakers. |
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Chancellor Morrill |
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Interim Dean J. Thomas Wren
congratulates Ruscio. |
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The panelists along with current UR
President William E. Cooper, second from
left, and Chancellor E. Bruce Heilman,
another former UR President, second from the
right. |
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Executive Director of UR's Alumni
Relations Office, Kristin Woods, right, with
UR Alumni President Jeffrey Marks ('79) |
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Secretary Morris |
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Centre College's Roush makes a point. |
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Matt Ruscio did, left, did the honors of unveiling
his father's portrait. |
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The portrait was presented by the University of Richmond
Alumni Association, represented by Jeffrey Marks, center. |
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A family portrait: Ken,
Kim and Matt Ruscio |
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Current students |
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From left: Glassick; Terry Sylvester, trustee
and daughter of the Heilmans; Mary Glassick
and Adam Glassick |
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Jepson Professor J. Donelson Forsyth,
Matt Ruscio, Ken Ruscio, Brenda McDowell |
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Reception scene |
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