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Leadership Oak Ridge COMMEMORATION EVENT:

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WHAT: Leadership Oak Ridge Commemoration…celebrating 25-years of leadership

WHEN: Thursday, June 5 at 6:00 p.m. (registration/reception beginning at 5:15 p.m.)

WHERE: Pollard Technology Conference Center, Oak Ridge

COST: $12 per person (Since seating is limited - LOR Alumni ONLY, please)

RSVP by May 29, 2008

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Dear Leadership Oak Ridge Alumni,

We hope you will join us for this important event to recognize the significant role of LOR in the community, and to honor Carol Smallridge for her 21 years of dedicated leadership. This is a great opportunity for you to reconnect with your classmates, network with other alumni and community leaders, celebrate the contributions of our colleagues, and help shape the future of LOR and the City of Oak Ridge.

Please help us get the word out to other LOR Alumni. We look forward to celebrating the 25th anniversary with you.

-Leadership Oak Ridge, Class of 2008

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Schedule at a glance –

5:15 p.m. Registration opens

5:30 p.m. Reception & Hors d’oeuvres

6:00 p.m. Program

8:00 p.m. Adjourn

Wear your LOR name tag!

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Please RSVP by May 29, 2008 to

Jutta Bangs at (865) 483-2668 or jbangs@tsbdc.org

Mail check ($12 per person) made payable to LOR Class of 2008 to:

LOR Commemoration

1400 Oak Ridge Turnpike

Oak Ridge, TN 37830

Special thanks to our event SPONSORS:

B&W Y-12

CH2M Hill

Emory Valley Center

Enrichment Federal Credit Union

Oak Ridge Associated Universities

Oak Ridge Utility District

ORNL Federal Credit Union

Precision Printing

Roane State Community College

Science Applications International Corporation

UT-Battelle/ORNL

Wackenhut Services, Inc.

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	Participant Application
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	2008 Brochure
	Calendar of Events
	Tennessee Association of Community Leadership State Conference Reports
	Networking Submittal Form
	Leadership Oak Ridge Class Activities
	Leadership Oak Ridge Class Representative Directory
	Leadership Oak Ridge Board of Directors
	Leadership Oak Ridge Class Members Directory
	Leadership Oak Ridge Alumni Web Site
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	Helpful Links
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Calendar of Events

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Tennessee Association of Community Leadership Conference Reports

2006 TACL Conference in Oak Ridge, TN

The Tennessee Association of Community Leadership Annual Conference was held in Oak Ridge on November 1, 2 and 3, 2006 at the Pollard Technology Conference Center. The conference was attended by many of the leadership program staff from various counties and several board members of local and regional leadership programs from across Tennessee.

Bruce Pearl, the University of Tennessee's men's basketball coach was the featured speaker. His presence filled the auditorium with conference attendees and invited guests. Pearl stressed the importance of personal example in leadership and using methods he uses to produce success on the basketball court as his reference he proceeded to tell the audience how important community leadership programs are to the local communities across the state. He directed those in the audience to realize that success in their local communities depended on their personal commitment and their leading by example. He charged the group to take the lead and make a difference in the lives of others.

Several workshops were held to assist the conference attendees learn more about leadership principles and skills that could be used in their local programs. Programs with particularly successful track records were given opportunity to share the key strategies that led to such sustained success. Among the Oak Ridge based speakers were Pat Postma, and Pete Craven as they helped the attendees understand the methods used to raise the needed money to renovate the Oak Ridge High School. This was a lively session where local leaders shared openly with the group regarding the dedication and determination of Oak Ridge citizens to sustain a successful school program that had become in need of rebuilding the physical facilities that had been in use for 50 years.

Local events included an evening with the arts where attendees were hosted by the Oak Ridge Arts Council and treated to an excellent art show and refreshments, a tour of the Oak Ridge Children's Museum where dinner was served and entertainment was provided by Katy Wolf-Zahn and several high school students with a wide range of musical talent. A tour of Oak Ridge's historical sites was included as well.

The conference ended with a ceremonial ringing of the Oak Ridge Friendship Bell and a hot air balloon ride in the middle of A. K. Bissell Park.

Report on the Tennessee Association of Community Leadership (TACL) Tennessee State Conference held October 19 - 21, 2005 in Columbia, TN was attended by Carol Smallridge, Nancy Gray and Ray Smith. The conference used President Polk as a central historic theme. The main conference sessions were held at the Columbia State University. The opening reception was held at Rippavilla, an antebellum plantation home just across the highway from Saturn automobile plant between Columbia and Spring Hill.

The conference topics were valuable and the conference well presented.

In 2006, Oak Ridge is scheduled to host this state-wide conference. Our conference theme is Education - A Key Economic Development Strategy.

Carol is on the TACL Board of Directors and has gained the commitment of the TACL board to hold their conference here. The dates for the conference are June 7-8, 2006. A follow on conference for Leadership Alumni is scheduled for June 9-10, 2006. The conference will be held in the Oak Ridge High School.

She has also already started planning for a tremendous event. If you would like to help her, please let her know by sending her e-mail: Carol Smallridge.

TACL Conference held in 2004 was not reported on.

Report of the Tennessee Association of Community Leadership (TACL) Tennessee State Conference held October 22-24, 2003 in Chattanooga, TN and attended by Carol Smallridge and Ray Smith.

The conference key note speaker was Dr. Mark Mendenhall of UT Chattanooga speaking on Leadership.

He began by asking us to think of a person we saw as a leader. He then defined a "Leader" as someone we willingly followed who was not one of our parents. We then described how we felt when following this person using single words. Of course, our responses were identical to 400 cast studies where this exercise has been conducted. The top ten responses are: valued; motivated; enthusiastic; challenged, inspired; capable; supported; powerful; respected; proud. We did NOT feel: fearful; stupid; sad; unconfident; manipulated; coerced; hamstrung; dominated.

A leader is defined as: "Someone who inspires a group of people to willingly pursue a vision, a goal or an ideal in an effectively organized yet innovative fashion, and in such a way that the outcome of their fellowship experience is one of personal and collective growth."

Some quotes used by Mendenhall:

John Kotter says: "Leaders establish vision for the future and set strategy for getting there; they cause change. They motivate and inspire others to go in the right direction and they along with everyone else, sacrifice to get there."

In surveys seeking the most important leadership quality, "INTEGRITY" scores highest.

George Bernard Shaw: "This is the one true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. .......

I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. .......

I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no `brief candle' to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.

John Adams - 1818: "The revolution was effected before the war commenced."

Mendenhall said that a leader must have a vision and the essence of that vision must be articulated in 30 seconds or less.

The rest of the conference focused on elements of leadership programs ranging from youth leadership to alumni organizations, regional leadership programs and successful community visioning.

In the youth leadership segment, a quote was shared: "The Power of a Leader: True leaders are not those who strive to be first, but those who are first to see the need, envision the plan, and empower the team for action. By the strength of the leader's commitment the power of the team is unleashed."

In the ALUMNI session, a successful program from Oklahoma City was featured. They have 80% participation. Their purpose is stated as: "To provide a forum and a resource for fostering relationships among members and other community leaders." They publish an annual directory that is perceived as THE listing of key individuals in the community. A quarterly newsletter is published. The ALUMNI board consists of a representative from every past class of their leadership program. Each graduating class elects a male and female representative to plan the fall ALUMNI party which is a huge community event. A 20th Anniversary Memory Book has just been published.

Regional Leadership Programs exist that cover almost all the counties in the state. The East Tennessee Regional Leadership Association was represented by the Executive Director, Jane Myers.

The TACL web site was featured and is coming along nicely. It is continuing to be developed jointly by Leadership Jackson and Leadership Oak Ridge.

The conference was most productive with many ideas being presented. It was difficult to decide which sessions to attend. Carol and I split the program and tried to cover as much as possible.

In 2006, Oak Ridge is scheduled to host this state-wide conference. Carol has gained the commitment of the TACL board to hold their conference here. She has also already started planning for a tremendous event. If you would like to help her, please let her know by sending her e-mail: Carol Smallridge.

Report on the Tennessee Association of Community Leadership (TACL) Tennessee State Conference held October 16 - 18, 2002 in Dickson, TN and attended by Carol Smallridge and Ray Smith.

This conference was held at the Renaissance Center in Dickson and was presented as "Camp Leadership" and included a "Treasure Hunt along the Tracks" in downtown Dickson, a Dinner Theatre production of "Sylvia," a special program in the planetarium Cybersphere, as well as an "Old-Fashioned Dinner on the Grounds and Campfire Inspiration" with Dr. David Lee Hunter, a humorist from Knoxville. The conference workshops included "Hosting Retreats," "Taking Care of Yourself," "Interpersonal Skill Building," "Community Partnerships," Diversity in Membership and Programming," and "Youth Leadership."

One highlight of the conference was the presentation by Leadership Dickson's Dana Ramsey featuring the manner in which they have continued to involve ALUMNI. Their leadership program created a curriculum for middle school students that included "Character Counts," "Education Edge," "Choices," ... all of which are conducted by ALUMNI. We would do well to learn from this experience and include opportunities for service by Leadership Oak Ridge Alumni, in my opinion.

A web page is being developed for TACL and will include links to our Leadership Oak Ridge pages and the East Tennessee Regional Leadership page as well. I have volunteered to co-develop the web site for TACL.

The conference next year is scheduled to be held in Chattanooga. It would be good for Oak Ridge to host one of these conferences in the near future.

In addition to the many learning opportunities and interesting activities of the conference this year, the networking accomplished all throughout the conference activities was of tremendous value. Many community leadership programs are making great strides. Their examples held good lessons learned and they readily shared their successful experiences.

As you will recall, Carol Smallridge has been appointed to the board of directors for TACL and will both contribute to their continued success and gain much knowledge and experience to translate into further improvements in our already pace setting Leadership Oak Ridge. Should you have specific questions about the above information or should you desire to learn more about the specific activities of the TACL Leadership Conference, please contact Carol (E-mail: Carol Smallridge) or Ray (E-mail: Ray Smith) for answers to your questions and more information.

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Leadership Oak Ridge Class Representative Directory
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2001 Class Representative:Mary Yoder

2000 Class Representative:Freda Hopper

1999 Class Representative:Marvin Thomas

1998 Class Representative: D. Ray Smith

1997 Class Representative:Hal Osucha

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Leadership Oak Ridge Class Activities

THIS EVENT HAS PASSED, BUT THE RECOGNITION IS LEFT HERE FOR INFORMATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT:

WHAT: Leadership Oak Ridge Class of 2001 A NIGHT OF GAMING A Fund Raiser for Methodist Medical Center Hospitality House

WHEN: September 8, 2001 (5:30 - 9 p.m.)In the PAST

WHERE: Oak Ridge Mall Cumberland Room

FEATURING: A NIGHT OF GAMING

The following letter to the editor was published in The Oak Ridger on September 19, 2001:

HOSPITALITY HOUSE THANKS LEADERSHIP OAK RIDGE CLASS:

To the Oak Ridger:
We would like to express our deepest appreciation and admiration for the Leadership of Oak Ridge Class of 2001 for their very successful benefit for the Hospitality House.
This Leadership Class, like the preceeding classes, selected a community service project in order to make a positive difference for members of their community.
With help from their co-workers, classmates, area artists, merchants and business, Leadership Oak Ridge Class of 2001 surpassed their goal of raising $10,000! A room at the Hospitality House will proudly display a plaque honoring their significant donation.
Our community is loaded with supportive, caring individuals, businesses and corporations that continually serve its citizens. Again and again our major businesses and corporations provide sponsorships to many events, and our area merchants and citizens follow their lead.
What an honor it is to be one of the numerous other worthwhile service organizations receiving this community's support.
Thank you, Leadership Oak Ridge Class of 2001, for all that you did to bring these community resources together to benefit the Hospitality House of Methodist Hospital.
You have made it possible for us to continue to provide a warm, welcoming caring home for patients and families receiving treatment at methodist Regional Cancer Center and Methodist Medical Center.
Cande Seay
Hospitalilty House Manager
Karen Wilken
Director of Clinical
Speciality Services
Oak Ridge

On September 25, 2001, the following letter to the editor was printed in The Oak Ridger:

Leadership fund-raiser a great successTo the Oak Ridger:
Leadership Oak Ridge, Class of 2001, held a major fund-raiser for Hospitality House Sept. 8. It was a great success and wonderful fun was had by all.
Thanks to the generosity of many individuals and companies in Oak Ridge and the surrounding area. $10,000 was raised to be used by the Methodist Hospital Foundations’ Hospitality House to provide temporary housing for patients of Methodist Medical Center and their families during times of treatment when they are away from home.
There would have been no fund-raising event were it not for the many community-minded corporate sponsors we have in our midst.
Corporate sponsors were UT-Battelle, CDM Federal, Meridian Consulting Group, Bechtel Jacobs, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, ORNL Federal Credit Union, and Science Applications International Corp., Wackenhut, Members Financial Services, CUNA Mutual Group, Jacobs Engineering, From Tee to Green and visionary Solutions LLC.
We thank these companies from the bottom of our hearts for helping to make this event a truly fun and memorable night.
Special thanks to Bear Stehpenson, Clay-Saterwhite Jazz sextet, Crown American, The Oak Ridger, Clark’s Copy Service and American Reprographics, who donated time or services for the event. Catering was done by Oliver’s Catering, and gaming by Corporate Services & Events.
Thanks to the many auction contributors. These individuals and companies made the live and silent auctions possible. They include Sharon Annis/Amma Therapy, Barbara Ashdown, Jay and Kathlyn Boudwin, Bushrod Hall Bed & Breakfast, Mike and Sandy Bradshaw, Bill Capshaw, Buddy Connor, Dagger Canoe, Deep Discount Art & Framing, The Ferrell Shop, Nancy Gray, Carolyn Hanson, Head’s Up Aerial Advertising, Kathy Howe, Karen’s Jewelers, The Keeping Room, Knight Jacobs and Dick Davis, Des Mahoney, Maplehurst Inn Bed & Breakfast, Dale McConnaughay, McKay’s Bookstore, Delores Mitchell Consulting, Dr. Susana Navarro, Oak Ridge Floral, Mig Owens, Peters Jewelers, Mark Podgorski, The Quilting Corner, Ridge Greenhouse & Floral, Salon Giovanna Knoxville, Sears-Oak Ridge, Cande Seay, Michael W. Smith, Janette Strong, Tod’s Maytag, Veranda Antiques, Sandy Wessell, Whitestone Inn, Willow Ridge Nursery, Woodland Cove Bed & Breakfast, Maximillian Hair Design and Comcast Cable.
Finally, the inspiration for “The Night of Gaming” Leadership Oak Ridge 2001 class project was provided by Cande Seay, director of the Hospitality House, and Carol Smallridge, executive director of Leadership Oak Ridge.
We thank them sincerely for all they do for our community and the level of caring and commitment with which they do it. They are both remarkable people.
Mary L. Yoder, president
Leadership Oak Ridge
Class of 2001

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Leadership Oak Ridge Board of Directors Directory

Board President
Name: Ray Smith
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Secretary
Name:Samantha Royster
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Treasurer
Name:Robert Weir
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NETWORKING: Leadership Oak Ridge Class Members Directory

Leadership Oak Ridge Class of 2008

Leadership Oak Ridge Class of 2007

Name: Matt Reedy
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Additional Information: City of Oak Ridge
Address: 120 Indian Lane, Oak Ridge, TN 37830

Leadership Oak Ridge Class of 2006

Leadership Oak Ridge Class of 2005

Name: Chuck Hope
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Additional Information: Chuck's Car Care Center
Address: 203 Englewood Lane, Oak Ridge, TN 37830

Name: Gina Lay
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Address: 8109 Crimson Lane, Knoxville, TN 37931

Name: Carmen Willis
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Leadership Oak Ridge Class of 2004

Leadership Oak Ridge Class of 2003

Name: Brennan Lenihan
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Additional Information: Attorney At Law, Rule Trained, General, Civil, Family, Mediator

Name: Robin Spencer
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Additional Information: REALTOR with Coldwell Banker Wallace and Wallace
Address: 9909 Gate Post Way, Knoxville, TN 37931

Leadership Oak Ridge Class of 2002

Name: Tim Waddell
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Leadership Oak Ridge Class of 2001

Name: Mike Bradshaw
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Additional Information: 11324 Berry Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37931

Leadership Oak Ridge Class of 2000

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Leadership Oak Ridge Class of 1999

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Leadership Oak Ridge Class of 1998

Name: Pat L. Powell
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Additional Information: Senior Vice President, Information International Associates, Inc.

Name: D. Ray Smith
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Leadership Oak Ridge Class of 1997

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Leadership Oak Ridge Class of 1996

Name: Alcide L. Porell
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Leadership Oak Ridge Class of 1994

Name: Myron Iwanski
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Name: Dan Standley
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Additional Information: Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Human Resources Director

Leadership Oak Ridge Class of 1993

Name: Susan L. Gawarecki
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Additional Information: Executive Director of Oak Ridge Reservation Local Oversight Committee

Leadership Oak Ridge Class of 1992

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