34
February 25, 2015 2015 EDUCATION MAGAZINE LINCOLN DAILY NEWS.com
Local entrepreneur, Patrick Doolin
of Integrity Data, is one of those few
who made it back to raise his family in
Lincoln. Doolin saw the potential of
the program for Logan County. While
the program was in development, Jack
Schultz first brought attention to it
during his “Boom Town” talk in 2003.
Schultz was an investor in his area
CEO program, the first to launch in
Effingham seven years ago.
Craig Lindvahl initiated the CEO
program under the Midland Institute.
He and Midland Institute staff work
especially close with business, school
and community leaders in the first year.
Due to the extensive oversight to ensure
each program’s success, Lindvahl limits
how many programs he launches. The
setup that includes materials, content,
mentoring and guidance has a one-time
fee of $20,000 that goes to Midland
Institute.
Doolin, LCHS Superintendent Robert
Bagby and Chamber of Commerce
Executive Director Andi Hake sat in
on some of CEO classes last March
and came back with rave reviews about
how the students conduct themselves as
professionals in every manner; behavior,
dress and preparedness.
“It’s been a breath of fresh air to see
what we’ve seen,” said Doolin. “The
first thing we noticed was that these did
not look like high school seniors. They
did not sound like high school seniors;
they did not act like high school seniors.
They acted like they were college
graduates.” “Listening to them talk to
each other about their businesses - it
was astounding. It was exciting,” said
Doolin.
Andi Hake commented, “I had to remind
myself that these were students.”
Doolin explained that each class will
set up a business model that they work
on as a group. In addition, each student
becomes responsible for creating
Continued
