Last week, Rockhurst hosted a reception for a former dean of the Helzberg School. I was delighted to finally meet a man I had heard a lot about--Father Nick Rashford. Among other things Rashford founded the Executive Fellows program back in 1978. Several of the graduates who he taught or interacted with were at the reception to pay tribute to someone they thought quite a bit about.
While Father Rashford's accomplishments go well beyond Rockhurst (he went on to a long tenure as President of St. Joe University), it is worth noting the legacy he left here at Rockhurst. The Fellows program now has about 800 alums and many of them have gone on to distinguished business careers. These graduates have had impact on thousands of people that work with and for them. Further, I know Rashford had an impact on the faculty he worked with and hired; some of those faculty have been instrumental in furthering management education and development in consulting and professional roles outside the fellows -- impacting thousands more lives.
Father Rashford, thanks for the legacy you built all those years ago.
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