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‘Each One, Teach One’
Power of Mentoring, Inspiring Others Is Stressed at MLK Celebration |
By Carla Garnett |
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Martin Luther King commemoration keynote speaker Dr. LaSalle Leffall (c) is welcomed to Masur Auditorium by CC director Dr. John Gallin (l) and NIH director Dr. Elias Zerhouni. |
If it’s true that great leaders are not born, but made, then a wise course would be to inspire more “makers.” That was the path taken at NIH’s 2007 salute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., “Fulfilling the Promise, Living the Dream,” as speaker after speaker emphasized the impact you can have on someone you take under your wing.
“I think about the things that have happened to me and I often say I’ve had more than my share of life’s wonderful bounty,” said keynoter Dr. LaSalle Leffall of Howard University College of Medicine, “but that’s due to the great help I’ve had along the way. I’ve had a tremendous amount of help. Whatever I can do for others is really miniscule compared to what others have done for me. I value the role mentors have played in my life.”
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