<p>Wesleyan’s popularity is about to accelerate even more over the next few years. The turning point, in my view, had a lot to do with the appointment of Michael Roth as president. More so than at any time in the last 45 years–the length of time I have been observing Wesleyan from near and far–we have a president who is competent as a leader, as a manager, as a fundraiser, as a publicist, as a scholar and as a teacher. He has put in place a strategy that builds on the existing and heretofore unrealized assets of Wesleyan while at the same time steadily chipping away at threats and areas need to be developed. I am a leadership development professional, and in my opinion, the way Roth handles his job is at least equivalent to the best CEOs I have seen. Apple became Apple because of Steve Jobs; Southwest Airlines became Southwest Airlines because of CEO and Wesleyan alumnus Herb Kelleher, and the new Wesleyan will become an even greater Wesleyan in great part due to the vision and execution of that vision by Michael Roth.</p>