Gruener was invited to have a private luncheon with Michael Josephson. He selected her essay as one of his favorites in the Commentary Contest that asked interested participants to tell him by essay which of his commentaries over the last 10 years was the favorite and why in 200 words or less. He chose four winners, Gruener being one of them.
This link is the public announcement of the four contest winners.
As one of the winners, Gruener won the following: Signed copies of Josephson’s two book collections of commentaries, The Best Is Yet to Come and You Don’t Have to Be Sick to Get Better; a signed, framed copy of Josephson’s enduring poem What Will Matter; an intimate catered lunch and open discussion with Josephson (and the other winners) at Josephson Institute’s national office in Los Angeles; a personal tour by Josephson of Josephson Institute and publication of her essay in his weekly Commentary e-newsletter. The luncheon will take place on Tuesday, October 7, from 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Josephson Institute, 9841 Airport Boulevard, Suite 300, Los Angeles.
There were so many worthy submissions in this special contest that Josephson eventually selected four, not three, winners. He was so moved by the winning entries that he will send a note shortly to congratulate each of the winners personally.
Michael Josephson, founder and president of Josephson Institute, is one of the nation’s foremost ethics consultants to major corporations and government officials. Having led more than 1,000 ethics programs for over 100,000 leaders in business, government, the media, law enforcement and education.
Josephson possesses unmatched expertise in the practical application of ethics and a uniquely engaging presentation style.
Business clients such as Kroger, ITT, Johnson and Johnson, and Proctor and Gamble, as well as clients in the public sphere such as the FBI, the IRS, the U.S. Army, the U.S. Olympic Committee, DAU at the Department of Defense, and the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training have depended on Josephson’s expertise for business ethics services.
Hundreds of city and county public administrators and law-enforcement professionals who have attended his customized training seminars have come away inspired and enriched.
Through the Institute, Josephson has also launched several successful national youth initiatives including CHARACTER COUNTS!, the nation’s leading character-education framework that reaches six million children through a widespread partnership of schools and service organizations.
Virtually every U.S. athletic organization endorses Pursuing Victory With Honor, the Institute’s sportsmanship campaign. For his achievements in character education and ethics, Josephson received the America’s Award in 1995 from President Ronald Reagan.
In 2000, he was named to the Bush-Cheney Transition Advisory Committee as a nonpartisan character-education expert. |
