Fostering Leadership at All Levels

A look at The School of Management's multifaceted efforts to attract, 
encourage, applaud, teach, and stay committed to leadership on campus, 
in the community, and in the business world.


Along-held goal of The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) School of 
Man-agement is to train, refine and encourage leaders. The belief has 
been that in doing so, the school enhances the very essence of 
leadership, honoring its value, moving it forward. The School of 
Management (SOM) aims to add to leadership's wisdom and impact, strength 
and grace.

The school recognizes there are many facets to leadership and each one 
needs to be carefully hewn and polished for them all to shine. Some of 
those facets are highlighted in the five stories presented here.

Corporate contributors whose financial largesse underwrites innovation 
are embodied by such supporters as Wachovia. Its recent $200,000 gift is 
detailed on the following pages. That story is followed by a profile of 
Wachovia's Texas president and chief operating officer, Pete Jones. The 
profile zeroes in on Mr. Jones' beliefs about leadership and Wachovia's 
decision to be a sponsor of the Excellence in Leadership Speakers 
Series, offered through SOM's Leadership Center at UTD.

Some positive results of SOM's efforts come to light in the story of 
four graduates who are among recipients this year of UTD's Alumni 
Council Achievement Awards. These SOM alums exemplify the leadership 
qualities the school hopes to instill in graduates.

Another component story deals with developing leaders at the 
undergraduate level in the new SOM honors program. And the final story 
showcases how SOM's Executive Education area reaches out, through its 
new Leadership Academy, to nurture managers.