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Special Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of special meeting:

• Call to Order – page 1
• Invocation – page 1
• Roll Call – page 1
• Report on Salary Study – pages 1-12
• Recommendation for Approval of an Administrative Reorganization – page 13
• WKU Foundation Articles of Incorporation & Bylaws – pages 13-21
• Personnel Actions – pages 21-32
• Center for Industry & Technology Name Change – page 32
• President’s Report – pages 32-33
• Adjournment – page 33

The Gift Of Change, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Delivered at ServiceMaster's Award of Excellence event in January 1993, Pollard here considers how the organization might understand the monumental changes of the early 1990s as gifts while simultaneously remaining committed to its core principles of honoring God and developing people.

Women In Leadership Program 1993: Shaping The Culture, Catriona Pyner

Research outputs pre 2011

In discussing Women in Leadelrship one member of the Management Group sometimes used the term "Program", and sometimes "Project". This was not a mere slip of the tongue. One useful way to conceptualise "Women in Leadership" is as a Project- which seeks to strategically engage with a changing institution, and which is both organic and structured. Part of the Project structure is the Program. The Program is made up of three formal elements: The Collegial Groups; the Public Lecture Series and the National Conference. And yet, part of the Purpose of the Program is to engage with, shape and respond …

Speech At Business Executives For Economic Justice Meeting, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Speaking at a meeting of Business Executives for Economic Justice (University Club-Chicago), Pollard addresses the negative economic trends prevalent at the beginning of the 1990s and calls for a moral framework that will help steer the free market system in a positive direction.

Speech At Florida Southern College, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

In this speech at Florida Southern College (Lakeland, FL), Pollard considers how the free-market system can be a force for good if only business leaders would conceive of themselves as stewards of any given firm's greatest asset, namely its people.

Ua12/2/1 Extra Special Bonus Budget Issue, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special budget issue of the College Heights Herald:

• Martin, John. Board of Regents Votes to Keep Football
• Grundy, Julie. Budget Committee’s Plan Approved
• Poynter, Chris. Joseph Iracane’s Proposals Fall to the Wayside
• Koger, Lee. Fee Increase is Shot in Arm for Student Health Service
• Poynter, Chris. Students, Faculty React to Budget Vote
• Grundy, Julie. Regents Unsure on Re-Appointments
• Poynter, Chris. Group Condemns Board’s Action on Keeping Football – Faculty Senate

Leading By Serving - Renewal Of Focus On Others, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

In remarks delivered to the Harvard Business School Club of Chicago, Pollard notes that a radically changing socio-political climate calls for business leaders committed to serving the people that make up their organizations.

Ua1d Susan Crabtree Personnel File, Wku Human Relations

WKU Administration Documents

Personnel file of Susan Crabtree, first African American to be hired in a non-custodial staff position.

Ua1d Paul Cook Personnel File, Wku Human Relations

WKU Administration Documents

Personnel file of Paul Cook who served WKU as Interim President in 1985 and several other administrative positions.

Speech At Drucker Education Seminar, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

In this speech at the 1991 Drucker Education Seminar in Claremont, CA, Pollard focuses primarily on the importance of cultivating business leaders who are committed to the success and well-being of their employees.

Speech At Harvard University, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

In these notes for a speech given at Harvard University (Boston, MA), Pollard suggests that the future of businesses like ServiceMaster depends on leaders who are willing to see themselves as servants of their employees.

Leadership And The Nonprofit Sector, John W. Gardner

Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management

No abstract provided.

Toward A New Millennium: Dimensions Of Leadership In The 1990s, Reynold Levy

Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 Faces Of Bowling Green, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special magazine edition of the College Heights Herald.

• Voninski, Tamara. Traveling Vet – John O’Brien
• Adams, Jeanie. The Teaching Mayor – Patsy Sloan
• Deputy, Amy & Todd Turner. Picking Up the Pieces - Ronny Skirven

Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - L Topics, Lowell Harrison

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Notecards created by Lowell Harrison while researching his book Western Kentucky University. The cards transcribed below are for 151 topics beginning with L ranging from L&M Bookstore to Lyne, John.

Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - U-V Topics, Lowell Harrison

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Notecards created by Lowell Harrison while researching his book Western Kentucky University. The cards transcribed below are for 55 topics beginning with U & V ranging from Underground Papers to Voting - Regents.

Outline Of Speech For Morning Session At Seattle Pacific University, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

This document, which includes handwritten edits by Pollard himself, served as an outline for a speech he gave at Seattle Pacific University. In it he covers the history of ServiceMaster, the company's core values, and the holistic orientation of its leadership structure.

Speech At Servicemaster's 1983 Shareholder's Meeting, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Speaking at ServiceMaster's 1983 Shareholders's Meeting, Pollard reflects on the commitment of the corporation's leaders and notes the company's rapid growth both at home and abroad..

Speech Given In Japan, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Speaking during a business trip in Japan, Pollard addresses the question of God and profit. He argues that what links the two is the corporation's duty to help people grow and develop as human beings, a goal which requires leaders willing to act like servants.

Six Characteristics Of A Good Leader, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Responding to a request from S.J. Jett, Edith Lawrence outlines on behalf of Mr. Pollard the six characteristics of a good leader, all of which he had previously reflected upon in a Delta meeting speech.

Slide Presentation At Alex, Brown & Sons, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

This document provides the text of a slide presentation Pollard delivered at Alex, Brown & Sons as part of the 1981 European Health Care Seminar. In it he considers the markets ServiceMaster serves as well as "some of the unique financial measures of ServiceMaster."

The Politics Of Aging And Rural Social Services: An Exploratory Analysis, Roger A. Lohmann

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

The advent of federal funding for rural social services during the late 1960s and 1970s brought about changes in the political organization of rural America. A host of new organizational actors, like Area Agencies on Aging and various local aging agencies were created in rural communities across the country, in the wake of Baker v. Carr with its “one man/one vote” principle and funding through programs like the Economic Opportunity Act and the Older Americans Act. This article details a leadership succession model suggesting that local leadership of aging interests went through at least four distinct phases during this time: …

Leadership - A Case Study, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Written in the spring of 1978, this document provides a case study concerning leadership by telling the fictional story of a hospital administrator. The document includes a summary of the case study's principles applied to ServiceMaster's circumstances.

Ua1d John Jones Personnel File, Wku Human Relations

WKU Administration Documents

Personnel file of John Jones, the first African American faculty member to attain tenure at WKU.

Grid Organization Development: The Behavioral Significance Of Systems Upon Effectiveness, Henry James Nix

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Ua1d Frank Moxley Personnel File, Wku Human Relations

WKU Administration Documents

Personnel file of Frank Moxley, one of the first African Americans to be hired in a faculty position.

Ua12/2/36 Scrapbook, Gamma Sigma Sigma

Student Organizations

Scrapbook chronicling Gamma Sigma Sigma activities and events of Fall 1970.

• Alberico, Karen
• Alpha Phi Omega
• Bacon, Dorothy
• Bader, Margaret
• Baggett, Diane
• Bambower, Paul
• Becker, Margaret
• Bradbury, Debbie
• Breeden, Nancy
• Browne, Kay
• Browne, Ray
• Browning, Gwen
• Buchanan, Sharon
• Crane, Doug
• Cropper, Sharon
• Cross, Connie
• Darnell, Linda
• Duning, Beth
• Galloway, Kaye
• Gamble, Mildren
• Gamma Sigma Sigma
• Gerard, Theresa
• Guyton, Susan
• Hagan, Barry
• Halbrook, Alice
• Harrell, Woody
• Hartle, Ginger
• Hayden, Mari
• Jackson, Jeanne
• Johnson, David
• Kinnaird, Judy
• Leopold, Beth
• Lish, Mary
• Lloyd, Martha
• McCoy, Karen
• McDonald, Aaron
• McWhorter, James
• Myers, Jim
• Pais, Vicky
• Parks, Joe
• Patterson, Jim
• Perkins, Cheryl
• Piper, Curtis
• Powell, …

Ua1d Mable Anderson Personnel File, Wku Human Resources

WKU Administration Documents

Personnel file of Mable Anderson, one of the first African Americans to be hired in a faculty position.

Ua1d Jacqueline Beck Personnel File, Wku Human Resources

WKU Administration Documents

Personnel file for Jacqueline Beck, one of the first African Americans to be hired for a faculty position at WKU.

Ua1d James Beck Personnel File, Wku Human Resources

WKU Administration Documents

Personnel file of James Beck, one of the first African Americans to be hired for a faculty position at WKU.