Topics in this Annual Report include: A Commitment to Excellence [Letter from the Program Director]; Acknowledgements; Contents; 2001 Leadership Program Agenda; 2001 Leadership Program Participants; 2001 Leadership Program Activities: Research, Ethics, Leadership, Career Exploration, Emerging Diseases; Cornell's Partnership with the National Institutes of Health: Topics and Speakers; The USDA and Animal Agriculture: Topics and Speakers; Presentations and Prizes; Program Fellows and Their Research 2001; Counselors and Facilitators for the 2001 Leadership Program; Housing; Program Coordinator; Program Dinner; Time Out; Where Are They Now?; In the Limelight: Prema Arasi.