Shanel Finke, a sophomore at UM-Crookston, was inducted into the National Society of Leadership and Success on April 27. She is the Crookston publicity chair. Shanel is pictured with her fellow officers. (L-R) Finke, Brittany Novak, Ashley Williams, Katie Bowar, and Anna Ogaard.
The University of Minnesota, Crookston inducted 44 students into the National Society of Leadership and Success at a gathering held in Bede Ballroom in the Sargeant Student Center on Tuesday, April 27, 2010. Keynote speaker Kenneth Johnson, instructor in the Business Department, spoke to the students about vision, leadership, and lifelong goals. Among the inductees was Shanel Finke, sophomore, of Grand Marais.
The National Society of Leadership and Success, in its inaugural year on the Crookston Campus, is designed to help students succeed by discussing such topics as leadership, creating a vision, and identifying goals. It also serves as a powerful force of good in the greater community by encouraging and organizing action to better the world.
Finke was also named to the society’s board of officers for the 2010-11 academic year. She is serving as publicity chair.
Shanel is the daughter of Glen Dahl and Lisa Finke of Grand Marais.
The National Society of Leadership and Success includes 227 colleges with 91,101 members nationwide. To become a member, students must attend an orientation, three videoconference speakers, three consecutive Success Networking Team (SNT) meetings, and participate in a three-hour long Leadership Training Day. In the past, speakers have included actress Goldie Hawn, Patch Adams, author of Chicken Soup for the Soul
series Jack Canfield, and Famous Amos founder Wally Amos, among others.
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