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MANSFIELD, PA\u2014<\/strong> Mansfield University President Fran Hendricks, U.S. Air Force Brigadier General (retired), was back in uniform Monday, May 19 to serve as the keynote speaker at the first congressionally authorized Air Force commissioning ceremony at Yale University since 1957. Air Force ROTC returned to the Yale campus two years ago.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And, although that was a great honor for Hendricks, the real highlight followed his address.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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After his speech, the MU President and his wife Connie pinned second lieutenants bars on their son Andrew, who graduated from Yale\u2019s Saybrook College earlier in the day, as their daughter Stephanie looked on.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“To both witness and participate in this historic ceremony is a memory our family will always treasure,” Hendricks said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

During his speech, Hendricks addressed the three soon-to-be Air Force officers and cited advice given him by his father, a career Army enlisted man.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cMy dad reminded me, as the leader, you eat last,\u201d Hendricks said. \u201cBy that he meant, you always put your troops ahead of yourself. Leadership does not beget entitlement or privilege.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen things are going well for your area of responsibility, your place is behind your people so the light shines brightest on them,\u201d he added. \u201cWhen it is the opposite and things are not going well, your place is in the front taking responsibility for any deficiencies.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Photos courtesy of Yale University Office of Public Affairs and Communications<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MANSFIELD, PA\u2014 Mansfield University President Fran Hendricks, U.S. Air Force Brigadier General (retired), was back in uniform Monday, May 19 … Continue reading >President Hendricks Commissions Son into Air Force<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6V0yH-3t","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1956,"url":"https:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?p=1956","url_meta":{"origin":215,"position":0},"title":"President Fran Hendricks Announces Retirement","author":"Terry Day","date":"June 5, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"MANSFIELD, PA\u2014Mansfield University President Fran Hendricks today announced his intent to retire on August 18, 2017. \u00a0Hendricks, a 1979 Mansfield graduate, has been president at the institution since May 28, 2013. \u201cI have decided to retire so I can spend more time with my family,\u201d Hendricks said. \u201cMy four years\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"Fran Hendricks\"","block_context":{"text":"Fran Hendricks","link":"https:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?tag=fran-hendricks"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/web-Fran-Hendricks-2016-NH.jpg?fit=480%2C360&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2039,"url":"https:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?p=2039","url_meta":{"origin":215,"position":1},"title":"Trustees Honor President Hendricks","author":"Terry Day","date":"July 19, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"MANSFIELD, PA\u2014The Mansfield University Council of Trustees honored President Fran Hendricks at their regular bi-monthly meeting on Wednesday, July 19. 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