Date:
3/7/2003
Contact: Wendel Sloan at 505.562.2253
Reporter: Donna Gutierrez
ROSWELL – Traci Dixon, Grant Accountant at Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell, has been chosen to participate in the National Institute for Leadership Development, LEADERS program, an international program for administrators and faculty in higher education. LEADERS participants are chosen for their professional abilities, their interests in advancement in higher education, and the quality of their proposed projects.
This year-long program is designed to enhance the skills participants need to assume major decision-making roles in their institutions. The program includes institutional practice in supervisory and human relations skills, planning and budgeting, and organizational transformation as well as discussions with national experts on the issues confronting higher education during the next decade.
During the program, Dixon will be mentored by Joe Sedillo, Business Director at ENMU-Roswell, to work on projects that will aid the institution and foster individual professional growth.
Born in House, N. M., Dixon attended ENMU in Portales where she received a bachelor's degree in University Studies with an emphasis in Business Education. Dixon has worked at ENMU-Roswell since May of 1998.
The National Institute for Leadership Development is internationally recognized by colleges, universities and businesses for its visionary, holistic programs that produce leaders who effectively challenge assumptions, eliminate barriers and create new pathways to successful solutions.
(photo by Donna Gutierrez)