Dr. Michael Laney is the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Our Lady of the Lake University.  Prior to his civilian career, he was a commissioned officer in the United State Army.  While in the military, Laney was also called and ordained into the ministry. A highly respected scholar, he is committed to the principles and practices of developing an organizational cultural change where leadership is viewed as power with people, not over people. He promotes the idea that emerging leaders measure themselves by the vision of the future.