Membership Requirements Include Successfully Completing a Leadership Development Program
Opportunities for leadership development represent a hallmark of a Wilmington College education. Earlier this year, the National Society of Leadership Success inducted 64 WC students for official NSLS membership in a virtual ceremony that featured acclaimed business futurist Marvin Dejean as the keynote speaker.
“We are at the entry point of a world that will be radically different than anything we have ever seen on our planet," Dejean said, noting that both the level of risks and opportunities available to the next generation of leaders will grow exponentially in the next decades. "Our world will need a very different type of leader to tackle the challenges ahead, and the NSLS is at the forefront of preparing the right leaders for the right time."
Inductees from Wilmington College are:
Alejandra Velazquez De Leon, Alexis Griffith, Alexis Byrd, Andrew Jones, Ariana Riccardi, Brittanie Clair, Caroline Liggett, Cassie Dehart, Cheyenne Baldwin, Chyann Martin, Chyann Kendel, Cody Kiefer, Corey Talmadge II, Courtney Luderman, Dallas Young, Darron Crump, Melanie Weber, Donovan Hayes, Emily Williams, Emily Baucom, Felicity Hudson, Grace Dicke, Hailey Price, Hannah Houseknecht, Hannah Bowles, Hayley Moore, Jalaun Covington, Jay Schneder, Jaycee Patterson, Jaymirr Johnson.
Also, Jill Hudson, Julio Olivarez, Kailey Rogers, Katlyn Keller, Kaitlynn Crow, Kaleb Hubner, Katelyn Summe Kayla Wyse, Kendra Nelson, Kennedy Lewis, Kevin Cusick, Kiana Chumley, Killian Lott, Kylie Allen, Logan Hubner, LuMing Davis, Macee Hamilton, Mackenzie Weaver, Madison Hopkins, Maya Yerian, Michael Plymire, Michaela Greten, Nathan Johnson, Robert Stubbs, Ryanne Hood, Sarah Streets, Sawyer Starrett, Shabhir Thompkins, Shania Peters, Shawna Donaldson, Shawndale Arrington, Tiffany Hayes, Treshaun Pate and Tyler Bray.
The National Society of Leadership and Success is the nation's largest honor society and collegiate leadership development program. It differentiates itself from traditional honor societies in that students must complete a step-by-step leadership development program in order to become inducted.
The curriculum offers students the opportunity to develop many in-demand skills such as leadership, communication and team building. Members also will have the opportunity to complete additional educational modules. WC students must have a minimum 2.5 grade point average for nomination consideration.
Benefits of membership include scholarships and awards, access to a job bank, partner discounts and benefits on many retail goods and services, custom recommendations, professional communication training and access to a nationwide network of more than a million NSLS members from 650 colleges and universities.
Kayla Wyse, student president of Wilmington College NSLS Chapter, said, “This year was a trial that called everyone to greater leadership, greater communication and greater flexibility. It is like we were standing on a cliff and 2020 pushed us off the cliff and we had two choices: to fly or fall.
"To me, courageous leadership means to know when to fall and when to fly," she added. "By joining NSLS and becoming the student president, I have learned what it means to be a courageous leader. 2020 did not happen to me, but for me.”
