Topics in this Annual Report include: A Commitment to Excellence [Letter from Program Directors]; Acknowledgements; References; Contents; 2008 Leadership Program Agenda; 2008 Leadership Program Scholars; Activities 2008: Research, Leadership, Leadership in Action, Emerging Diseases; Biodefense; Drug Design; Working in Industry; Career Explorations; Cornell's Partnership with the National Institutes of Health: Agenda; The USDA and Animal Agriculture: Agenda; Presentations and Prizes; Program Scholars and Their Research; Program Coordinator, Melissa Restifo; Facilitators and Counselors for the 2008 Leadership Program; Housing; Time Out; Program Dinner; Where Are They Now?; What Did They Say?; In the Limelight: Richard Luce.