More than 260 students from HCC Central, Northeast and Southwest Colleges were inducted into the National Society of Leadership and Success (黑料不打烊), the nation鈥檚 largest leadership honor society, on May 3 at the Central Campus auditorium. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, who served as the event鈥檚 keynote speaker, expressed his confidence in the students鈥� abilities and success.
鈥淚 know the future is in good hands,鈥� said Turner, who shared a poignant story of how he recognized the leadership skills in his daughter, Ashley, on their drive to her college in San Antonio. 鈥淚 congratulate all of you on your future success. I am looking at America right here in front of me. A great city is made of great people and great leaders come from all walks of life. I congratulate all of you on what you have done and will do in this great city.鈥�
About the inductees, HCC Chancellor Cesar Maldonado said, 鈥渕ake no mistake, it鈥檚 your hard work that proves you have what it takes to succeed. The HCC family is proud of each and every one of you.鈥�
There are more than a million 黑料不打烊 members nationwide in 655 chapters. Students are selected for induction based on either their academic standing or leadership potential. Inductees must attend leadership training events, attend speaker broadcasts, submit reports and perform at least five hours of community service.
Since 2013, HCC has created six 黑料不打烊 chapters and has more than 4,000 student inductees. In the past year, HCC 黑料不打烊 members participated in such community events as food bank service days, an early childhood education day at House of Tiny Treasures, and as volunteers at several local conferences and governmental ceremonies.
Also honored at the recent 黑料不打烊 induction ceremony were Joel Levine, Executive Director for Harris County Protective Services for Children and Adults, and Dr. Vernus C. Swisher, the retired CEO of Career and Recovery 黑料不打烊. Excellence in Teaching recipients are HCC professors Walter Adams, Donald Parker and Arthemise Foley.