Plant Sciences Associate Professor Ben Hoover was one of 88 individuals to complete the LEAD21 leadership-development program. Over the course of a year, these individuals met regularly with their peers, both in-person and virtually, to enhance their personal leadership capacity. The graduation was held at the culmination of the third in-person session, where the focus was on organizational leadership through collaboration, communication and leading change. The primary purpose of LEAD21 is to develop leaders in land-grant institutions and their strategic partners who link research, academics and extension who can lead more effectively in an increasingly complex environment, either in their current positions or future leadership positions.