ST SEBASTIAN’S

SPEAKERS
Pictured Above l-r: St. Christopher’s
School graduate and former Board
member Renard Charity, Dean of Students
Brendan Sullivan, Headmaster Bill Burke,
G. Gilmer Minor, and Owens & Minor
executive Todd Healy P’13.
Integrity and Honor
G. Gilmer Minor Discusses Values
G
. Gilmer Minor III, Chairman of
Owens & Minor, Inc., a Fortune
200 national distributor of medical and
surgical supplies as well as a healthcare
supply chain management company,
spoke to the St. Sebastian’s School
Community during an assembly on
Tuesday, December 4, 2012. Minor, a
graduate and former Board member
of St. Christopher’s School in Virginia
who holds a BA in History from the
Virginia Military Institute and an
MBA from the Colgate Darden School
of Business Administration at the
University of Virginia, reflected on the
pillars of integrity and honor during his
presentation.
“Every phase of your life builds upon
what you have learned in the past,” noted
Minor. “You are young. You are at a crucial
phase where you can define your beliefs
and values.”
Minor reminded those gathered that
the two foundations of life are integrity and
honor. And, if you always uphold both, you
will be able to weather life’s failures as you
enjoy its successes. To be men of integrity
and honor will enable you to hold your
head high, no matter the circumstance.
He also urged the group to “keep an
open mind to change.” He stated that in
order to succeed, you must have a plan,
but you must also be open to changing
that plan. And, he noted, “Before you can
become a successful leader, you must first
be a follower.”
Above all else, he commented, “Be
yourself and have fun.” •
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