Last night on December 3rd, 2019 at Texas A&M University-Texarkana, the National Society of Leadership & Success hosted their Induction ceremony in Eagle Hall. The purpose of this ceremony is to celebrate in to letting their peers, parents, and the public share in the story of each member’s own leadership journey. Out of all the steps members completed: Orientation, Leadership Training Day, and the 3 Speaker Broadcasts/3 SNT Meetings, the Induction ceremony is the most important because members feel a sense of completion, success, and have established a new networked amongst their NSLS community. Members were able to share their commitment to inspire positive action among their other inductees. While inspiring positive action, Dr Del Doughty (Dean of the College and Liberal Arts), was the keynote speaker who spoke on the important topic of Leadership and how leadership can impact one’s life and Emily Page gave her success story. In addition at the ceremony, students were presented with their Certificate of Leadership Training, car decal, and a new member pin honoring their achievement and membership in the NSLS.

In addition to students receiving their membership certifications, faculty and staff were also presented awards to honor their dedication and passion towards students, The NSLS offered three different awards to 9 different faculty and staff. The awards that were given were the Honorary Membership Award, the Excellence in Teaching Award, and the Excellence in Service to Students Award.

  The Honorary Membership award is given to a faculty or staff member who embody the mission of the NSLS while also demonstrate the leadership qualities in a personal and professional setting. These individuals have played an important role for impacting the life of not only students but their peers as well. Dr. LeAnne Wright and Ms. Vicki Melde was awarded with this honor. 

Next, the Excellence in Teaching Award was given. This award is given to the individuals who teach with passion and inspire students beyond the classroom while also demonstrating dedication to developing students beyond the classroom. The teachers that were awarded this honor were: Dr. Drew Morton, Dr. Kevin Ells, Dr. Corrine Hinton, and Dr. Jialing Huang.

The final award that was given was the Excellence in Service to Students Award. This award was given to a faculty members on campus who exemplify leadership and mentorship, while demonstrating commitment to bettering the lives of students. The faculty that were given this honor was: Mr. Corey Robinson, Mrs. Brianna Taylor, and Mrs. Courtney Thomas.

The National Society of Leadership & Success lives by the mission of building leaders who make a better world and it is their passion in recognizing their members as well as faculty and staff who embody that mission.