Roy H. Park Leadership Fellows Program - Johnson Graduate ...

There are three components to the program:YOU KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO SUCCEEDNow set your sights higher as a Roy H. ParkLeadership Fellow at Johnson, an exceptionalopportunity that combines a first-class MBAeducation with a cutting-edge leadershipdevelopmentprogram, and full tuition supportfor two years of study at Johnson.Fellows are selected through a highly competitiveprocess that rewards demonstrated leadership,professional accomplishment, academicperformance, and the drive to excel. Establishedin 1997, the program was funded first throughthe Park Foundation and is now funded by theTriad Foundation. The program attracts thehighest-caliber MBA students to Johnson byrecognizing and rewarding outstanding pastperformance and offering an opportunity tonurture leadership potential.While participants in the Roy H. ParkLeadership Fellows Program have a diversityof interests and backgrounds, they sharea demonstrated leadership potential. Withan understanding of what it takes to thrivein a dynamic world, these individuals havea drive to succeed and excel, are proactiveand resourceful, and possess maturity andJeffrey R. Immelt, chairman of the board andCEO of General Electric Co., delivered a 2007Park Distinguished Lecture. Johnson studentshad an opportunity to meet and talk with himat a reception after the lecture.emotional intelligence. As a group cominginto the program, they have established andmanaged their own businesses, served asexecutive officers for multinational companies,and led senior teams for mergers andstructured acquisitions.In addition, the Park Fellows are committedto bettering the communities in which theywork and live, through community service orparticipation in a socially responsible businessenterprise. They all share the conviction thatorganizations can be not only great businesses,but also “good” businesses— contributing tothe financial bottom line while enhancing theenvironment and the communities in whichthey operate.TWO-YEAR, FULL-TUITION MBA FELLOWSHIPSUp to 25 individuals receive Park Fellowshipseach year, which include full tuition for twoyears. Park Fellows start out by making apositive impact on the school and surroundingcommunity, an experience that carries over totheir own lives and prepares them to be businessleaders who know how to make a difference atthe organizations they serve following graduationand throughout their careers.Leadership-development curriculumCourses and workshops provide both a rigorousintellectual understanding of leadership theory andpractice, and experiential training with top leadershipexperts in the country.Access to senior executives and global leadersRoy H. Park Fellows serve as hosts to someof the most influential thought leaders andcorporate executives in the world. The Roy H. ParkDistinguished Speaker series, the Roy H. ParkYoung Leaders series, and smaller, more informalseminars provide Park Fellows with the opportunityto explore the most important social, strategic, andethical questions facing business leaders today.Service leadership projectPark Fellows initiate, manage, and completeprojects that contribute to a meaningful, permanentchange in the Ithaca, Johnson, or Cornellcommunities. The projects are mutually beneficialbecause the experience deepens Park Fellows’appreciation of the rewards of public service.SELECTION CRITERIARoy H. Park Leadership Fellows are selected on amerit basis only. Fellows must have demonstratedexceptional leadership skills, stellar academicachievements, strong professional accomplishments,a proven commitment to community service, welldefined career goals, and the drive to excel. ParkFellows must be U.S. citizens.APPLICATION PROCESSTwo-year applicants who wish to be considered forthe Roy H. Park Leadership Fellows Program mustcomplete Johnson’s standard MBA applicationand a separate Park essay. After an admissionsinterview, promising candidates may be invitedto Johnson for a two-day Park Finalist weekend.During this event, small groups of finalistsparticipate in a team-based, intense strategysimulation as well as additional interviews andinformal social events with faculty, current ParkFellows, and key staff members.DAMIEN GREENWOOD, MBA ’09Like any opportunity, the Park program is what youmake of it. The program brings great responsibility,and in that regard it has added to my experienceat Johnson. However, I don’t see my Park projectas an obligation to give back but rather as a strongplatform from which to drive change. When theprogram selects Parks, I think this is a qualitythat they look for-the passion and commitment tomake a difference in Ithaca and thereafter. I had anopportunity to leverage my passion for real estateand give back to a program and institution that hasgiven me much, and that’s a very rewarding feeling.Pre-MBA Employer:Hospitality Valuation ServicesPark Project:In collaboration with Johnson and the School ofHotel Administration, Greenwood and five otherstudents worked to create an experiential real estatelearning program for MBAs seeking careers in realestate, including real estate development, investing,banking, and private equity. Investment in RealEstate Securities (MBA 5720/HA 667) launchedin the spring of 2009 and has both an academic(learning strategies to invest) and practicalcomponent (management of a real estate equitiesportfolio under faculty guidance). The course givesstudents access to the Carnelian Fund, which is astudent-run investment vehicle for those interestedin real estate (carnelian is the hue of red that isCornell’s official color). Additionally, the fund aimsto provide a new and significant marketing tool forJohnson and expand the school’s relationship withalumni in real estate.Post-graduate employer:JP Morgan-Real Estate and LodgingInvestment Banking