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President Honored for Support of Women

Creighton President the Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J., was the recipient of the 2008 Tim Rouse Advocate for Women in Leadership Award. The award, which honors men who embody and support the advancement of women, was presented at the ICAN (Institute for Career Advancement Needs) Women’s Leadership Conference on April 2 at the Qwest Center Omaha. ICAN is a nonprofit professional development organization in Omaha.

Fr. Schlegel was recognized as a longtime champion of women’s issues. As Creighton’s president, Fr. Schlegel has named four women to vice presidential positions at the University (a fifth to an interim vice presidential post) and recruited six women to the University’s Board of Directors.

He also has enhanced women in leadership by actively supporting Creighton’s Committee on the Status of Women. Most recently, he engaged the Committee on the Status of Women and the Eileen B. Lieben Center for Women in launching “Women’s Perspectives,” a lecture series designed to address and discuss issues surrounding women’s leadership roles, opportunities and issues on college campuses.