Thursday, April 2, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Austin College has named President Emeritus of the National Constitution Center Jeffrey Rosen as the 2026 Posey Leader-in-Residence. The presentation of the Posey Leadership Award presentation with a keynote address by Rosen will take place on Thursday, April 2, 2026, at 11 a.m. in Wynne Chapel on the Austin College Campus. This event is free and open to the public.
Jeffrey Rosen is a professor of law at The George Washington University Law School, a contributing editor at The Atlantic, and the CEO Emeritus of the National Constitution Center, where he hosts We the People, a weekly podcast of constitutional debate. Rosen is a graduate of Harvard University, University of Oxford, and Yale Law School. He is the author of nine books, including The New York Times bestsellers The Pursuit of Happiness and Conversations with RBG. His essays and commentaries have appeared in The New York Times; on NPR; in The New Republic, where he was the legal affairs editor; and in The New Yorker, where he has been a staff writer.
Formally launched in 2006 and made possible through the generosity of Sally and Lee Posey of Dallas, the Austin College Posey Leadership Award honors an outstanding individual who has demonstrated the principles of servant leadership by taking a courageous stand on a public policy issue that advances a humanitarian or educational purpose; or serving the youth of a state, nation, or international community to improve the quality of health, educational, or community services; or by creating opportunities for young people that help them enhance their educational experience and move to a new level of service to society.
Past Posey Leadership Award recipients include Dr. Katharine Hayhoe in 2025, Rick Lowe in 2024, Sylvia Acevedo in 2023, Barbara Pierce Bush in 2018, Dr. Nathan Wolfe in 2014, and Wendy Kopp in 2006.
WHEN
Posey Leadership Award Convocation
Wednesday, April 2, 2026
10 a.m. – Individual Interviews with Recipient
11 a.m. – Convocation Begins
Noon – President’s Luncheon – Media is Invited with RSVP requested
WHERE
Wynne Chapel, Clifford J. Grum Sanctuary
806 N. Grand Ave. Sherman, Texas
Parking available near Wortham Welcome Center
718 N. Grand Ave, Sherman, Texas
