Amid this month’s 54th edition of TRSA’s Executive Management Institute (EMI), program alumni recently mourned the passing of two long-time faculty members. They include David C. Martin, commonly known as “the General”; and Les Frankfurt, a holocaust survivor who drew on his life experiences as well as his expertise in psychology to craft the “Year III” program at EMI that focuses on self-awareness and enhancing interpersonal relations.

“General Dave Martin was someone who could keep his class spellbound for hours with his stories of his multiple tours in Vietnam and then working for the Pentagon,” said Tom Watts, president of ...