My Rise To The Stars: How A Sharecropper's Daughter Became An Army General

by Clara L Adams-Ender

Overview

"Clara Adams-Ender is a dynamic leader and superb motivational speaker. She brings to her civilian career 34 years of Army service, where she excelled as a commander and manager. She knows her stuff." (Honorable Colin L. Powell, Secretary of State)

How do you overcome obstacles...and win?

A dramatic, gripping, and wholly inspirational memoir of an African American female's journey from farm worker in the tobacco fields of North Carolina to the Pentagon as an Army general. It's a story of a girl turned woman who refused to be bound by the distinctions between men's work and women's work and traveled her own road to greatness as a military officer and nurse.

Listen and enjoy the journey. It's well worth the ride!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780578388922
Publisher:	Cape Associates, Inc.
Publication date:	03/07/2022
Edition description:	7th ed.
Pages:	300
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

General Clara L. Adams-Ender was born in Wake County, North Carolina, the fourth oldest of ten children. She received her baccalaureate degree in nursing from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC; a Master of Science Degree in Nursing from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, a Master of Military Art and Science degree from the Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS. She has been awarded ten honorary doctorate degrees in law, public service, humane letters and science.General Adams-Ender rose from a staff nurse in the Army Nurse Corps to become the chief executive officer for 22,000 nurses, a brigadier general and director of personnel for the Army Surgeon General. She was vice-president for nursing at the prestigious Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the largest health care facility in the Department of Defense and was the first female in the Army to be awarded the Expert Field Medical Badge. General Adams-Ender also commanded an army base, a position equivalent to city manager, magistrate and mayor of a city. She was responsible for a $90-million budget while providing quality customer services to 85 different constituent groups. She is an educator, lecturer, consultant and leader who has given over 1000 presentations to audiences of health care professionals, community leaders, businessmen and women, lawyers, credit union managers, volunteers and staffs, veteran groups and students, both at home and abroad.

Editorial Reviews

"Clara Adams-Ender is a dynamic leader and superb motivational speaker. She brings to her civilian career 34 years of Army service, where she excelled as a commander and manager. She knows her stuff." (Honorable Colin L. Powell, Secretary of State)

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