McDonough Timeline

If you have graduated from the McDonough Leadership Program in the past five years, chances are that you would notice a few changes in the McDonough Center if you were to visit us. This section of the Web site is devoted to updating you on what has changed in recent academic years:

2007-2008 Academic Year:

• The McDonough Center celebrates its 20th Anniversary.
• The McDonough Center hosts its third Executive-in-Residence, Ms. Barbara A. Fitzgerald, retired Senior Vice President of Store Operations for PetSmart.
• Dr. Robert McManus joins the McDonough Center as a teaching fellow in the summer of 2007 as part of a one-year assignment. As a teaching fellow, he will teach leadership courses in the core curriculum and he will help coordinate the projects organized by the 2007-2008 Executive-in-Residence.
• Renee Steffen joins the McDonough Center as the 2007-2008 Americorps VISTA (Volunteers In Service To America) for Marietta College

2006-2007 Academic Year:

• The McDonough Center hosted its second Executive-in-Residence, Mr. Robert E. Peterson, president and managing director of Wickaboag Consulting Group, Inc.
• Marietta College was voted one of the top 10 Make a Difference Day projects in Ohio for 2006.
• Tanya Judd Pucella joins the McDonough Center as the Director of Civic Engagement. Tanya will also teach some of the core courses within the Program.
• Christy Hockenberry joins the McDonough Center as the Administrative Coordinator and Building Manager.

2005-2006 Academic Year:

• The Kodolanyi Group (from Hungary) visits the Center.
• The McDonough Center facilitates a meeting for the Internal Leadership Association: Latin America Chapter in Amsterdam.
• Students from the Center travel to New Orleans to help with the Hurrican Katrina Relief efforts.

2004-2005 Academic Year:

• Prof. Bruce Hurley hired as the director of experiential education with half-time teaching responsibilities. The position was later renamed Director of Civic Engagement.
• The McDonough Center hosted its first Executive-in-Residence, Mr. Henry Jelinek, Jr., president and CEO of Jelinek Cork Group, based in Canada.
• Steve and Barbara Blume moved to Cape Cod, Mass.

2003-2004 Academic Year:

• Dr. Steve Schwartz stepped down as Dean of the McDonough Center and took a Senior Visiting Fellow position at the Policy Center on the First Year of College in North Carolina. Dr. Gama Perruci replaced him as dean of the Center.
• The first two students declared the new ILS major (Megan Pinney and Jazmyn Barrow).
• Ms. Mary Shannon hired for a one-year appointment as coordinator of experiential education.
• Two Leadership Practicum courses (LEAD 140 and LEAD 240) added to the curriculum; LEAD 301 renamed and renumbered - LEAD 340 (Leadership Practicum III).

2002-2003 Academic Year:

• Faculty voted to approve the new major in International Leadership Studies (ILS).
• New curriculum adopted which renamed, reordered and renumbered some of the core courses: 101 (Foundations of Leadership); 103 (Organizational Leadership); 201 (Theories and Models of Leadership); and 203 (Global Leadership).
• Dr. Sandra Kolankiewicz stepped down as director of experiential education. She accepted a position as the College's Director of the Gender Studies Program.

2001-2002 Academic Year:

• First LEAD 350 (Leadership Study Abroad) offered in May of 2002. The group went to Hungary for two weeks.
• Dr. Gama Perruci, associate professor of leadership studies, named director of academic program at the Center.

2000-2001 Academic Year:

• Prof. Steve Blume retired as Assistant Dean of the McDonough Center and professor of English.
• Dr. Daniel Huck hired as full-time assistant professor of leadership studies.