About LEAD
LEAD was originally founded at SMU over 15 years ago as PDLT, Presidents Developing
Leaders for Tomorrow, which primarily served as an organization to train in-coming
First Year student leaders. In 1998, the name of the organization changed to
Leadership Consultant Council (LCC). It broadened its purpose to encompass all SMU
students with the Fall Student Leadership Conference (now the Crain Leadership
Conference) and the Dallas Area High Schools with the John Ben Shepperd High
School Leadership Forum. LCC continues to run the PDLT program under the new
name of Emerging Leaders. In the 2001-2002 academic school year, the organization
expanded to include a semester-long leadership training program for all interested SMU students, the Consulting
Services Program (now the Leadership Certificate Program). In 2005, LCC changed it's name again to
LEAD: Leadership Education, Activities and Development.
Contact Information
Telephone: (214) 768-4472
Fax: (214) 768-4324
E-Mail: lead@smu.edu
Postal Address
SMU BOX 750355
Dallas, TX 75275-0355


