Topics in this Annual Report include: A Commitment to Excellence [Letter from the Program Directors]; Acknowledgements; Publications; Contents; 2009 Leadership Program Agenda; 2009 Leadership Program Scholars; Activities 2009: 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; USDA and Animal Agriculture: Agenda; Presentations and Prizes; Program Scholars and Their Research; Facilitators and Counselors; Housing; Time Out; Program Dinner; Where Are They Now? What Did They Say?; In the Limelight: Pattie Pesavento.