Servant leadership can be a difficult trait to identify. Typically, because those who exemplify servant leadership do so with no intention of self-promotion.
Recently, a committee of community business people recognized 17 students from Union County who have demonstrated authentic, servant leadership for the Le Herron Rising Leader Award. These students were honored for making a positive difference in the local community by putting others before self.
“He who will be first, will be last,” are the words of F. Leon Herron, who is the model after which this award program was molded.
Herron is a World War II veteran, author, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, friend, mentor, and former chief executive officer for O.M. Scott and Sons, now known as Scotts Miracle-Gro, one of the best-known companies in the world.
The students and their parents were invited to attend the award ceremony.
The students recognized during a special online ceremony were Sydney Barcus, Kaleb Boyd, Amelia Cameron, Mason Cushman, Linsey Eddy, Dylan Given, Calvin Harvey, Mackensey Kempton, Kaden Legron, Wyatte Miller, Elizabeth Nicol, Molly Olson, Julia Patterson, Samantha Shoemaker, Brynne Stanley, Elizabeth White and Cade Ziegler
Each student received a certificate of excellence and will be connected with a mentor from Union County who will help them develop and grow their skills. Finalists will also be able to attend exclusive monthly speaker sessions that touch on topics important to them.
The Le Herron Rising Leader Award was created in a community partnership between McCarthy & Cox Retirement & Estate Specialists, Connolly Construction, Honda Marysville, Impact 60, Memorial Health, The Richwood Banking Company and Scotts Miracle-Gro.