This Past week, I had the opportunity to enjoy lunch with the RIT Board of Trustees at the invitation of the Cathy Winnie and the Honors Program. With two honors students to a table, we were certainly mixed well! To my great surprise, to my right was none other than Mr. Paul Briggs, the retired Chairman of the Board and CEO of Rochester Gas and Electric! He is pictured at right. To my left was Wayne Morse, Interim Dean of the College of Business. It was an excellent opportunity, speaking with Paul about the difficulties of running a nuclear power plant and dealing with the deregulated landscape. The main focus of conversation for the lunch was the benefits of the Honors Program (including pairing with a faculty member to publish a thesis, company tours, and trips). After lunch, RIT President Albert J. Simone asked honors students to volunteer to speak before the entire room. My hand shot up at the rare opportunity. I got up and spoke from the seat of my pants about our last trips to Cleveland and Washington DC, but it went well. Now a room full of VIP's has seen my face and heard my words. It was one of the many opportunities to do so provided by RIT!
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