Leadership Training Council Announces Michael H.T. Lynch Scholarship
by Sara Weiser
NLC members may apply for the Michael H.T. Lynch Scholarship, which provides $2,500 toward the expenses of attending the annual Leadership Summit.
The NLC Board of Directors, along with
the Leadership Training Council, adopted a resolution in March, that
created a scholarship in memory of Michael H.T. Lynch, councilmember from Kirkwood, Mo. Councilmember Lynch was an active member of the Leadership
Training Council for several years. He
served on the council’s subcommittee for scholarships, where he reached out to several
of his fellow elected officials and encouraged them to participate in the education
and training opportunities offered by NLC.
After his untimely death in February, when he was
killed at a Kirkwood city council meeting, along with Councilmember Connie Karr
and three other city officials, the Leadership Training Council wanted to carry
on Councilmember Lynch’s role as an advocate for education.
“Mike was a good friend and led the effort to enroll Kirkwood as a member of the Inclusive Communities
Partnership,” noted James Hunt, councilmember, Clarksburg, W.Va.,
and NLC’s immediate past president. “I spent quite a bit of time with Mike and came to appreciate his
dedication and love for his city.”
The
scholarship is intended to provide a training opportunity, along with the
resources, for a local official who exemplifies the same commitment to
community and love for ongoing learning for which Lynch himself is remembered.
“Michael
was a true citizen leader,” remarked Doug Echols, mayor, Rock Hill, S.C.,
and former Leadership Training Council chair.
“He was always interested in how, as elected officials, we could become
better informed in order to provide greater service to our citizens and
communities.”
Applications
for the Michael H.T. Lynch Scholarship are available from the NLC Leadership Training Institute. The deadline for applications is July 15. More information can be found on NLC’s
website at www.nlc.org or by contacting the
Leadership Training Institute at (202) 626-3170 or lti@nlc.org.
NLC’s annual
Leadership Summit
is a retreat-style training program focused on personal leadership development
for local officials, providing new leadership skills and abilities that
participants can put into practice in their home communities.
The 2008 Leadership Summit,
“Exploring the Frontiers of Leadership in Local Government,” will be held
September 11-13 at the Resort at the Mountain in Welches, Ore.
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