Martha Gilliland

Chancellor Martha Gilliland Named "Business Executive of the Year"

Dr. Martha Gilliland, chancellor of UMKC, has been recognized as "Business Executive of the Year" by the Rotary Club 13 Kansas City, Missouri.

Click here to read the Chancellor's acceptance speech

The award recognizes a non-Rotarian who has made major contributions to both business and the local community, and whose high ethical standards in professional and personal life exemplify Rotary's philosophy. This philosophy is practiced by Rotarians through the following four-way test which asks:

·  Is it the truth?

·  Is it fair to all concerned?

·  Will it build goodwill and better friendships?

·  Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

Rotary Club 13, in a recent press release, noted its recognition that "Gilliland has established a progressive and ambitious agenda for the urban campus of 14,000 students since taking office in April 2000. Working in a highly collaborative process with the university and surrounding community, Chancellor Gilliland and the university's leadership team have committed to realize the following goals by 2006: to be a national leader in scholarship and creative activity; to attract, nurture and develop responsible community leaders; to be an essential community partner and resource; to be a workplace of choice; and to have the resources to fuel the university's vision."