remote keynote address<\/a> to more than 100 Fijis gathered at the Fort Collins Country Club. \u201cAlthough 1,000 miles apart, we are connected in spirit, thanks to technology,\u201d Callo observed from his apartment in Manhattan. A Phi Gamma Delta at Yale \u201952, Joe received the Distinguished Fiji Award in 2010, given by the international fraternity to honor his lifetime of service.<\/p>\nDressed nattily in a blue blazer and striped tie, the 91-year-old retired U.S. Navy rear admiral, advertising executive, professor, television producer, and author spoke about how we deal with change. He had solicited input from three different perspectives: Admiral Antony Radakin, head of the British Royal Navy; Father Gerald Murray, pastor of a major Catholic parish in midtown Manhattan; and his own daughter, Kathleen Callo, a former journalist with Reuters International News Agency.<\/p>\n
In the ten-minute video-recorded address, Callo summarized these individuals\u2019 insights. Admiral Radakin suggested that, \u201cWe place too much emphasis on the risks of introducing change and too little emphasis on the risk of carrying on as we are.\u201d Father Murray opined that, \u201cAt the root of our search for change for the better is a healthy dissatisfaction with the way things are at present.\u201d And the journalist Kathleen Callo reflected specifically how technology has transformed the way we create, learn, communicate, and view community. She noted that \u201ctrying to cope with unrelenting digital change can seem as daunting as leaping onto a moving skateboard, but it\u2019s worth the effort.\u201d<\/p>\n
Callo concluded that what matters more than the existence of change is how we react to it, particularly digital technology\u2019s warp-speed evolution. \u201cChange is constant. We need to embrace or accommodate it, but by all means, we need to preserve our psychological balance and maintain perspective in order to avoid being victims of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Callo and his wife of 42 years, Sally McElwreath Callo, a retired Navy Reserve captain, live in Manhattan, where he continues to write while also contemplating what his next career will be. Inghilterra recently completed his junior year at Colorado State where he is studying interior architecture. \u201cMy fraternity brothers and I were so appreciative of Joe\u2019s wisdom. A man of his stature heralding and embracing change is a good message for us all.\u201d<\/p>\n
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