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S P E C I A LO P P O R T U N I T I E SCASE V Opening Extravaganza2007 District V Chief Executive Leadership AwardEstablished in 1999, the annual citation honors a president, chancellor, headmasteror system head for outstanding visionary leadership of a CASE V memberinstitution. The 2007 recipient is:Four-year InstitutionMichael Rao, President, Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant)Michael Rao leads Michigan’s fourth largest university serving morethan 27,000 students with an annual budget of $360 million.Under Rao’s leadership, the university’s national prominence hasincreased exponentially, resulting in widespread media interest andrecord enrollment. Rao dedicates much of his time to buildingalliances with corporate and community partners, lobbying statelawmakers to support public higher education, initiating new degree Raoprograms that focus on Michigan’s growing employment sectors such ashealthcare and technology, and expanding opportunities for student scholarships,volunteer work, undergraduate and graduate research, and study abroad. He alsoactively participates in fundraising, spearheading CMU’s first capital campaign inwhich goals were exceeded by nearly 60 percent.Prior to joining Central Michigan University in 2000, Rao served as chancellorof Montana State University Northern, as dean and later president of MissionCollege (Calif.), and as a higher education planner in the private sector. Raoearned a bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida and a doctoratefrom the University of Florida.Past Award Recipients:1999 Sister Mary Andrew Matesich,President, Ohio Dominican College(Columbus)2000 Robert G. Bottoms, President, DePauwUniversity (Greencastle, Ind.)2001 Joseph Steger, President, University ofCincinnati2002 Judith Bailey, President, NorthernMichigan University (Marquette)Samuel Hulbert, President, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (TerreHaute, Ind.)2003 Jerry Sue Thornton, President,Cuyahoga Community College(Cleveland)Nancy L. Zimpher, Chancellor, Universityof Wisconsin-Milwaukee2004 Donna M. Carroll, President, DominicanUniversity (River Forest, Ill.)2005 Luis M. Proenza, President of TheUniversity of Akron (Ohio)2006 Alan Harre, President, ValparaisoUniversity (Ind.)Sr. Mary Frances McLaughlin, President,Carmel Catholic High School,Mundelein, Ill.Committee on Opportunity and Equity (COE)The Committee on Opportunity and Equity promotes theadvancement of multicultural initiatives to ensure a diverseand safe work environment for the advancementprofessional.COE Fellowship LuncheonMonday, Dec. 10 • 12:15-1:45 p.m.Columbus A & B — Lobby LevelPre-registration requiredHancockThe annual COE luncheon will featurepanelists Charlotte Johnson, vice presidentand dean of the College at Colgate Universityand Samuel Hancock, assistant to thepresident for Institutional Diversity at theUniversity of Toledo. Both panelists havemany years of experience in diversity relatedJohnsonsubject matter. Johnson, while working at theUniversity of Michigan Law School, served on the coreteams responsible for developing legal and communicationstrategies in defense of the university’s admissionspolicies. She assisted with formulation of oral argumentsto the Supreme Court.Advancing Diversity Program ScholarsThe CASE V Advancing Diversity Program offers $1,000scholarships to advancement professionals of diversebackgrounds for the purpose of attending the annual CASE Vconference. Applicants are evaluated on their education,experience and career goals. The 2007 recipients include:Jordan BurressCommunicationsAssociateHawken School(Gates Mills,Ohio)KimberlyLoweDirector ofAlumni ClubsThe Ohio StateUniversity(Columbus)JavierMagallanesDirector ofDevelopmentPurdueUniversity (WestLafayette, Ind.)Lisa SoniaTaylorDirector ofDevelopmentOhio NorthernUniversityCollege of Law(Ada)2007 COE Multicultural ReceptionMonday, Dec. 10 • 5-6:30 p.m. • Suite 3001Remember to turn cell phones off as you enter sessions.2007 CASE V Conference 8 www.casefive.org