Servant Leadership
The following speech was given about my son at Whitworth University graduation last weekend by Dr Kathy Storm:
At commencement each year we honor impressive academic accomplishment—and we also recognize a student whose life has left an indelible mark on the community through service. This person, nominated by faculty and staff, has lived out Whitworth’s heart and mind mission in an especially inspiring way.
We had a very difficult task this year–So many of you have been involved in remarkable service, and our community and our world have been changed by your commitment. Finally, though we would have loved to have presented awards to several of you, we selected two recipients to receive this year’s Servant Leadership Award. I’ll ask each of you to stand where you are when I mention your name so that we may recognize you.
The first senior … I am pleased to announce that the first Servant Leadership Award goes to GLEN GUENTHER.
Our second award recipient also possesses natural leadership ability that inspires the confidence of others. As a Bonner Leader, he has been central in regional community development efforts; as a result of his tireless work, Spokane’s West Central neighborhood was able to leverage roughly $10,000 to be used for neighborhood improvements. In addition to his West Central work, he has served as President of Whitworth’s En Cristo club. Through this club, he addressed issues of food security, and provided housing advocacy for low income and homeless Spokane residents. However, his work doesn’t end here. During the fall, he served in Uganda and Rwanda in efforts to address hunger. This student is passionate about service, and inspiring others to become civically engaged. Like Glen, this student is already changing the world. I’m pleased to announce that the second recipient of this year’s servant leadership award is KYLE NAVIS.
Please join me in congratulating Kyle and Glen.
