I was on the road a lot last week. Thursday was Pittsburgh, Friday found me in Columbus, and Saturday I drove to Cleveland State University and back. The Cleveland trip was to honor the 2009 graduating class of Leadership Ohio. In conjunction with the graduation, Marietta’s own, Alice Chapman, received the 2009 Leadership Ohio Community Hero Award. She and her husband were able to drive up for the event. In June, Alice took time out of her Saturday to tour the Leadership Ohio class around the Ely Chapman Center. Her stories about the children she helped were so moving one class member had tears racing down her cheeks. When the class voted on the most impressive person they had met during the eight site visits that spanned Ohio, Alice was first on the list. I wrapped up the graduation by congratulating the class members and stressing the importance of staying involved in Leadership Ohio as board members or recruiters of future members.