This video titled, Leaders of the 21st Century: 1999, was a program that occurred in McKinnon Hall of the Moseley Center. The program began with an unknown named faculty member who addressed the audience and stated, Leaders of the 21st Century, Class of 1999. The students cheered and applauded. John Barnhill, Isabella Cannon, Rexford Waters, Dr. Leo Lambert, Gerald (Jerry) Dillashaw, and Dan Wright sat below the stage in McKinnon Hall. This was Dr. Leo M. Lambert’s first Leaders of the 21st Century event. 00:02:39 Dr. Leo Lambert provided a few words of welcome. Lambert’s words included: seniors we take this time on the eve of commencement to recognize your participation in Elon’s most challenging academic and leadership programs; some of you are Honors Fellows, Science Fellows, some North Carolina Teaching Fellows, and Isabella Cannon Leadership Fellows; my good friend, Isabella Cannon, was the first Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina, in the United States (in May she celebrated her 95th birthday); people applauded Isabella Cannon as she stood in the audience; if each one of you can go out and make the world a better place as Dr. Isabella Cannon has done, the world will be a much, much, better place for all of us; all the students that we honor tonight have demonstrated initiative, determination, and intellectual focus with a conscious decision to get the very most from each of their four years at Elon; we now stand at a new century and we cannot predict what it might bring; we can say that those who are curious, creative, and courageous will successfully meet the challenges of the 21st century; I trust that you, Elon Fellows, will use the knowledge and the skills required after college to make your marks in a challenging world; you are Elon’s best and brightest; you have made us proud during your time with us; and we have high hopes for you in your future, and congratulations, please accept on my first commencement at Elon my very best wishes for your ever future success. 00:06:20 Jerry Dillashaw represented the North Carolina Teaching Fellows. 1995 brought the beginning of the Teaching Fellows on Elon College campus. Dillashaw spoke about the teacher’s experiences in four years, including the London Study Abroad program. 00:09:05 Certificates of Recognition were presented by Dillashaw to the North Carolina Teaching Fellows. 00:11:34 The unknown named science faculty member spoke of the Elon Science Fellows. She spoke about the Elon Science Fellows program growing in four years to 33 students. There were three Science Fellows who were recognized at this 1999 Leaders of the 21st Century event. Todd Lee presented the Certificates of Recognition and gifts to the three science students. 00:14:19 John Barnhill spoke about the Isabella Cannon Leadership Fellows named in honor of Isabella Cannon. The students received Elon Medallions and certificates from Isabella Cannon and John Barnhill. Rex Waters read the Isabella Cannon Leadership Fellows’ names. 00:25:06 Dan Wright, Director of the Honors Program, spoke of the diverse students. 00:30:20. Dan Wright presented the certificates and pins to the Honor Fellow students. An announcement was made that a reception was to follow the Leaders of the 21st Century celebration.