Honors in Practice 5

The 2009 volume of Honors in Practice begins with three important speeches of 2008. The first is a slightly revised version of the presidential address that Hallie E. Savage delivered at the 2008 NCHC conference in San Antonio and that elicited a long standing ovation. The speech, titled “Stability in the Context of Change,” surveys scholarship ranging from early childhood development to neurobiological studies of leadership in order to help chart a future for the NCHC that balances stability and change, tradition and adaptability. The major restructuring of the NCHC during the past three or four years is, Savage suggests, an opportunity to create flexibility, creativity, collaboration, and continuity in ways that will strengthen the organization and enhance the important roles it plays in honors education.