Presenting the keynote address for the 1995 induction was honorary charter member Connie Chiles-Cooke '85. Cooke Insurance Agency, an agent for State Farm. Wisdom is knowledge gained over time, analyzed and used with discernment. Wisdom is not merely information, but allows one to acknowledge information, consider its validity and relevance, and then incorporate into one's own life what is appropriate. The wise person realizes the importance of continual learning and accepts the challenge to do so and to gain a more complete understanding of new knowledge.
Wisdom is knowledge applied, and the wise person seeks to apply knowledge to benefit humankind.
Honor is a personal quality of the highest value. Honorable persons are held in esteem, considered to be trustworthy, and admired by others because they live a life that is worthy of such recognition. Honorable persons have chosen to live a life that is bounded by integrity and ethical decision-making so that they may be free of the tyranny of dishonor. Honorable persons strive to do that which is right even in the face of opposition. Honorable persons respect others and are willing to provide leadership to the benefit of humankind.