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President recounts her own dance of leadership.
In January Dr. DeLois P. Weekes was named president of Clarkson College in Omaha NE, which specializes in nursing and other health professions. That might surprise some who knew her as a college dropout or a kid whose parents just hoped that she'd finish high school.
In her keynote address at the University of Nebraska's Women in Educational Leadership conference in Lincoln in October, she used dance as a metaphor to describe what she's learned about leadership.
"While there are some people who dance alone, they didn't get there on their own," she said. Someone played the music or built the dance floor. Every leader's story involves others, starting ...
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- Newspaper article from: Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, NE) October 1, 2006 700+ words
...been named the fourth president of Clarkson College in Omaha. She is a registered nurse...corporate communications at Cox. The Clarkson College board is not concerned about Weekes...from Cox Health was handled is not a Clarkson College issue, but rather a reflection of...
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- Greater Oklahoma City News Bureau Offers a Resource for National Media.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 7, 2005 700+ words
OKLAHOMA CITY, April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- As the 10th anniversary...the Alfred P. Murrah building nears, the Greater Oklahoma City News Bureau (operated by the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber) offers its resources to national media...