Stephens College
| www.stephens.edu
Columbia, MO May 10, 2008 |
Jo Luck, president and CEO of Heifer International: |
| "Make sure that all your decisions move you toward what is truly important. And never compromise your core values. Protect them and stand by them – always! Principles, ethics, and character never go out of style. I urge each of you to think long term in all that you do. Picture where you will be in 10 years, 20 years, 30 years, and yes, even in 40 years or more! After all, today is graduation and tomorrow will soon be 2054!" |
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| Valerie Shaw ’00, executive vice president and retail administrative manager for small business, real estate, retail sales and operations divisions of Commerce Bank, Columbia, Mo.: | |
| "As an educated person, it is your responsibility to see that you must look back, not down to help other people. As important as education is, it has not put you in a position to sit high and look low; rather education gives you the wisdom to stand tall and to reach back." |  |
