Accomplishments - July, 2026
Bruce DeRuntz, emeritus professor and SIU Leadership Development Program director, has earned certified master status in The Leadership Challenge, the highest credential awarded by the program behind one of the world's most widely used leadership frameworks. Held by fewer than 200 practitioners globally, the designation requires years of applied facilitation, demonstrated mastery of the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership, peer review, and formal recognition by the framework's co-creators, Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner. DeRuntz has integrated The Leadership Challenge into SIU's engineering leadership curriculum for over a decade. DeRuntz is the co-author of “Work Ready: U.S. Navy SEALs’ Leadership Lessons for the Next Generation of Technical Leaders.”
