6月22日，星期六. 特蕾西·米. 烹饪, president of pg电子游戏试玩, received the Doctoral Leadership Initiative Honoring Excellence Award and was the event’s keynote speaker at The Westin Jackson.
The event was part of the 2nd Annual Doctoral Leadership Conference Gala hosted by the Doctoral Leadership Initiative.
President 烹饪 provided words of encouragement to students pursuing doctoral degrees.
“Completing your doctoral program is about endurance,” said 烹饪. “If you start it, you must complete it. Once you complete it, you enter an elite group of individuals. Only 2% of the United States population holds a doctoral degree. Completing this task will set the tone for the rest of your journey.”
He reminded the group to begin to focus on their next steps.
“You have to develop relationships early on,” said 烹饪. “You never know; it may be an opportunity for you later. You are being interviewed daily by how you carry yourself.”
烹饪 shared a personal story about his grandmother and the importance of paying it forward.
“My grandmother used to cook dinner on Sundays right before we went to church service at 11:00. Dinner used to be finished before 11:00. But on that Monday, she would give the leftovers to the needy. One day, I asked her why she was always feeding all of these people. 她的回答很简单. So you can receive the blessings.”
He advised attendees on key characteristics of leadership.
“做一个仆人式的领导者. It’s important that you learn how to balance your personal life and your professional life. You have to learn to adapt, adjust, and be flexible to what life will throw at you.”
He continued, “You have to be a lifelong learner. Best practices change each and every day. You’ve got to constantly adapt yourself to what life throws at you. You have to develop mental toughness and manage stress well.”
Other honorees at the event included Dr. Shannon Anderson, curriculum coordinator and professor; Dr. 伊莱恩·H. 安东尼, 前代理总统, 椅子, 也是全职教授, Journalism and Media Studies, 杰克逊州立大学; Dr. Ebonee Magee Dorsey, education and supervision, Lawrence County School District; Dr. Tonyatta Hairston, founder and optometrist, En愿景; Dr. Roderick Henderson, superintendent, Brookhaven School District; Dr. 罗西J. Payton, education and leadership consultant, Greenleaf Consulting; Dr. 詹姆斯·H. Young III, associate professor of education and dean of Doctoral Studies, Belhaven University; Dr. 詹妮弗·杨·华莱士, associate professor and coordinator of Doctoral Education Leadership, 杰克逊州立大学.
