FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jan. 20, 2006
Contact: Deana Middleton
(662) 329-7119

MUW Hearin High School Leadership Conference today
  
COLUMBUS, Miss. - High School students will once again flock to the campus of Mississippi University for Women to attend the annual Hearin High School Leadership Conference.
   
About 120 students from Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and other states are expected to attend the conference today, which is themed Your Ticket to Leadership.
   
During the conference, students will participate in various workshops and hear from guests, including nationally acclaimed speaker Curtis Zimmerman.
   
Zimmerman started his entrepreneurial career at the age of 12, marketing and self-managing himself as a mime and juggler. He has made a career as a professional entertainer and lecturer specializing in topics of performance optimization, leadership and goal setting.
   
On Saturday, students will be able to interview for Hearin and W-Hearin scholarships.
   
To be eligible to attend the conference, students must have at least a 2.5 overall high school GPA and have demonstrated leadership skills in their school or community.
   
Current MUW students, who are Hearin Leaders, will facilitate the entire conference.
   
The Hearin Leadership Program, which involves coursework as well as community service and other leadership events, was established by a generous grant from the Robert M. Hearin Foundation.