The enduring mission of the Tobias Center is inspiring leadership excellence on a national scale. Special access to the Center’s work will be furnished to Indiana citizens for the distinct purpose of enhancing leadership within the state.
The second annual Tobias Lecture was delivered on June 26, 2007 at the Westin Hotel in Indianapolis. This lecture featured as the Keynote Address James T. Morris, former Director of the UN World Food Programme.
In April 2002 James T. Morris became the tenth Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme. His official term ended April 5, 2007.
As leader of WFP, Mr. Morris oversaw the world's largest food aid organization, which in 2005 fed 96.7 million people in over 80 countries. WFP reaches out to hungry people who cannot help themselves - victims of war and natural disasters, families affected by HIV/AIDS and orphans who have lost their parents to the pandemic, and school children in poor communities.
For over 36 years, Mr. Morris has combined a distinguished career with a personal life of public service. His leadership in business, humanitarian, and philanthropic activities has always reflected a commitment to improving the lives of others, with a special interest in young people at risk.
The Inaugural Tobias Lecture was delivered on April 13, 2006 as the Keynote Address at the Randall L. Tobias Center for Leadership Excellence’s Multi-Sector Forum by former Indiana Congressman Lee Hamilton. The title of his address was “The Attributes of Leadership.” Lee H. Hamilton is Director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Prior to becoming Director of the Woodrow Wilson Center, he served for thirty-four years as a United States Congressman from Indiana. He has interacted with leaders around the world and remains an important and active voice on matters of international relations and foreign affairs. He co-chaired the “Iraq Study Group” with former Secretary of the Treasury and State, Jim Baker, Honorary Chairman of the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University.
