2010 - Jefferson Scholars Foundation

leadership
The record of achievement written by the enrolled Scholars and Fellows continues to
make us proud. The 2010 graduating class included 15 members selected to live on the
Lawn, the chair and a vice chair of the Honor Committee, the student representative
to the Board of Visitors, the recipient of the Ernest H. Ern Outstanding Student award,
the president of the Student Council, the president of the Inter-Fraternity Council, the
Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award recipient, and the president of the Class of 2010. Among
WHEREAS, in accepting chairmanship of the Jefferson Scholars Foundation Richard
C. Kellogg Jr. set out to achieve dual objectives of improving the Foundation’s governance
and building the Foundation’s new home, and
WHEREAS, under Rick’s untiring leadership the Foundation has effected an
agreement with the Alumni Association which will greatly improve the Foundation’s
governance, and
WHEREAS, as a direct result of Rick’s vision, perseverance, and commitment the
Foundation has successfully financed and built the Foundation’s new home and center
for its graduate fellows, and
WHEREAS, his vision for the Jefferson Fellows Center inspired the creation of a
physical space that will foster academic excellence and interdisciplinary conversation of
the highest order, and
WHEREAS, he has always and consistently led the Foundation with exceptional grace,
humility, and wisdom, and
WHEREAS, he has always and consistently placed the interests of the Jefferson
Scholars Foundation ahead of any competing forces or other distractions, and
WHEREAS, and foremost, he personally represents the highest ideals of leadership,
scholarship, and citizenship, now therefore the Board of Directors of the Jefferson
Scholars Foundation hereby extends to Richard C. Kellogg Jr. its enduring gratitude and
admiration for a job exceedingly well done.