Rear Adm. June E. Ryan, USCG (Ret.) '84 will deliver a public talk on "Successfully Navigating Challenges and Storms." This dynamic speaking engagement embraces themes of leadership, perserverence and grit and will inspire all audiences.

Thursday, Sept. 21
2:30 p.m.
Bowen-Thompson Student Union, Theater (Room 206)

The event is free and open to public. No registration required.

Ryan is one of the 2023 inductees in the BGSU Academy of Distinguished Alumni, the University's highest honor.

Ryan, the first enlisted woman in the Coast Guard to rise to the rank of Rear Admiral, is an in-demand motivational speaker, seminar leader and corporate trainer. Ryan draws on her 35 years of military service as she leads and develops workforces across the country and around the world.