President Beebe Speaks on Effective Leadership

Gayle D. Beebe, president of Westmont, stressed the importance of character and competence in effective leadership at a noontime Channel City Club speech September 11. More than 125 people attended the lecture, “The Essence of Effective Leadership: Eight Key Principles I Learned from Peter Drucker,” at Fess Parker’s DoubleTree Resort.

Beebe, in his second year as Westmont’s eighth president, came from Spring Arbor, Mich., where he served as president at Spring Arbor University for seven years. He was elected to the CCC Board of Directors in January 2008. Dr. Beebe received three master’s degrees: in divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary; in philosophy of religion and theology from Claremont Graduate University; and in business administration in strategic management from the Peter F. Drucker School at Claremont Graduate University. Beebe received his Ph.D. in philosophy of religion and theology in 1997 from Claremont Graduate University. Prior to leading Spring Arbor, Beebe served as dean of the school of theology at Azusa Pacific University.