About Frances Hesselbein
Frances Hesselbein was a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, former CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA, one of the most respected experts in contemporary leadership development, and her career in public service spanned over 70 years. She became the first woman, and the first non-graduate, appointed to the Class of 1951 Chair for the Study of Leadership at the United States Military Academy at West Point, where she taught for two years.
Ms. Hesselbein was also the editor-in-chief of the award-winning quarterly journal Leader to Leader and an award-winning author. She was the co-editor of 35 books in 21 languages and the author of Hesselbein on Leadership, My Life in Leadership, and More Hesselbein on Leadership.
Although Ms. Hesselbein passed away in 2022 at the age of 107, her legacy lives on through the University of Pittsburgh’s Frances Hesselbein Leadership Forum “where leaders and aspiring leaders from around the world can gather to advance the art and science of leadership and put these principles to practice in public service.”
Ms. Hesselbein leadership motto was “To Serve is To Live.”
University of Pittsburgh’s Frances Hesselbein Leadership Forum
- A 90-minute campus tour gave our students an insider-view of daily campus life at USAFA.
- Sophia experiences the flight simulator, part of USAFA’s war games class.
- Deepak experiences the flight simulator, part of USAFA’s war games class.
- Hayden, Storm, and Delaney during an hour-long lecture session introducing them to the many campus resources in place to help support student learning.
- Syreeta and Kayleigh smiling for a photo during team building exercises and discussions about managing and communicating emotions.
- The students enjoy the beautiful Colorado Springs landscape.
- Syreeta, Kayleigh, and Delaney celebrate successful communication during the blindfolded bowling event.
- Emily surprised during the campus tour.
- Briana, Emily and Mya at the opening session for the USAFA Character and Leadership Symposium, hearing about the power of relationships and purpose.
- Hayden, Kayleigh, Briana and Storm, ready for rock climbing.
- Mya, eager to tackle the rock climbing wall.