hungarian december september founder white leadership development program organized founder hungarian american remained loyal birth country entire life served influential professor systems theory systems scientist professor widely read respected author united_states grew largely rural hungary served hungarian military world war russia invaded hungary april family fled allied occupied austria lived displaced persons camp years emigrated chicago sponsored presbyterian church year commanding officer suggested government hire hungarian instructor california living founded white leadership development program program gained national attention conducted research incorporating leadership training programs wood badge junior leader training programs focused primarily skills leadership resisted change years left renamed went work berkeley later san_francisco retired maintained active interest social systems science including attending conferences advising students fields helped restart native country moved live son california brief unexpected illness died september biography born hungary oldest sons father peter minister hungary mother teacher earned honorary title service world war oldest son inherited title youth spent hungary years old family informally adopted years old poor family took overnight camp patrol small forest near father small scouts troop similar years old troop leader national holiday led troop parade time entire troop spent weeks camping church camp north church groups lived wooden barracks troop stayed tents scouts supposed family moved kilometres birthplace hungary kilometres southeast joined regular scout program troop 1930s troop scouts small scouts held monthly troop meetings sunday large met weekly saturday patrol reported weekly patrol meetings focused scout spirit guiding stages advancement rank hungarian scout program stages years advanced stages stage required earn merit stage called mythical bird hungary spring fall weather permitted patrol summer troop went week long summer camp troop attended 4th world scout time intended follow father ministry changed mind later wrote highlight meeting chief scout world day visited camp chief scout hungary later prime minister chief camp staff general staff officer years later commander student 1940s chief scout hungary serving staff head national junior leadership training crucial career decision point resolved choose military life work sources decision admiration lord life example hero british_army founder guide scouting influence captain staff officer assigned spent hours conversation scouting military career major service character development young hungarian adults corresponded end year shared decision parents briefly met scout hungary hungarian sea scout paul american attended years later men collaborated helping build leadership program youth united_states attended regional patrol leader training week later members troop traveled national poland camped large pine forest visited warsaw polish government hosted banquet scouts awarded best prize national spring leadership camp invited serve junior staff camp troop traveled northeastern hungary summer camp senior patrol leader took bicycle tour advance summer camp preview camping site military service world war military men met developed desire serve military soon played roles national stage affect entered custom young men aspiring military careers age commissioned second lieutenant armored infantry later year met future wife met 4th world scout chief scout hungary prime minister hungary regent tried hungary war seek reversal believed geographic division hungary treaty germany promised vienna award country gained portion czechoslovakia historically hungary second vienna award regained additional romanian territory hungarian yugoslavia government fell coup état germany southern flank exposed planned invasion russia threatened germany planned invade belgrade support axis suggested hungary attack refused germans asked permission transport troops hungary british long relationship sent word hungarian minister london declare war action soon learned regent general chief staff permitted germans cross hungary borders april committed suicide named country new chief scout served tours russian world war armored infantry officer peace time received little training expanded rapidly initial force fighting started rank file army undergone weeks training unit advanced kilometres moscow severe november ice storm wounded action returned married fiancé arm soldier strong returned russian second fought bend supporting german attack charged protecting 8th northern flank larger force defending drive soviet general 62nd army defending january russian troops overwhelming force numbers equipment began strategic offensive operation rapidly destroyed served near months activity russian initial force hungarian soldiers jewish forced laborers lost death wounded taken prisoners war men returned hungary hitler catastrophic axis defeat nation lost blood world war short period time seriously wounded returned spent seven months afterward promoted junior officer served faculty sought volunteer teach junior leader training academy volunteered asked organize scout troop young men years older common practice time committed training young men officer leadership skills served voluntary national director youth leadership development member july mentor colonel general commander garrisoned replaced general loyal fascist month instrumental attack mountains october named commander pest government commissioner evacuation early november russian units appeared southeastern edge associate likely advance notice russian advance knew likely executed captured able wife year old son week old son family officers families found shelter later caves trenches disbanded december lack equipment personnel remaining units including transferred army began city encircled december fought remainder unit russians fell february axis protect oil fields controlled western hungary late march left surrounded destroyed kilometres west advance soviet 46th army vienna remaining shattered units fought retreated progressively westward mountains austria family remainder military units way west tens thousands refugees kilometres austria trying stay ahead advancing russian troops temperatures time flight remained near life displaced persons camp reunited family austria war ended austria occupied april french british soviet military forces family placed allied displaced persons camp housed single feet room wooden served bedroom kitchen living room storage area food extremely scarce years person day million displaced persons austria time worldwide food shortage result war food severely restricted policies including directive german citizens surviving day allies suffering food shortages later traded milk year old year old protein extremely little food available camps early wife twin sister came hungary older sons live older sister family laws educated relatively wealthy access food available camps intended return boys parents year beginning early cold war ensued virtually impossible refugees displaced persons cross border country occupation zone family return boys iron curtain shortly son born family moved camp near marshall plan warehouse assigned sacks wheat railroad cars contacted assistance began organize scouting camps named hungarian scout commissioner austria led training hungarian scout leaders commanding officer ordained minister youth hungarian refugees served director religious education austria editor religious youth service scout publication fourth son robert born soon found work technical statistical office warehouse help swiss foundation assisted establishing selected president boarding school refugees austria year communist government hungary seized businesses belonging family members social elite communist government considered political threat common practice time arrived dawn seize family home arrest family seven year old year old grandmother aboard freight train sent russia train stopped occasionally people forced rural towns family ejected eastern hungary uncle located hid authorities small village united_states january student body presbyterian theological seminary chicago sponsored refugees united_states lived family seminary worked nights hours week coal fire seminary time studying english book occasionally preached nearby hungarian churches wife found work paper factory son entered american public school begins teaching hungarian language world war ended designated liaison hungarian prisoners war recommended hungarian language instructor younger man invited teach government california moved june pivotal change life met founder learned met 4th world scout wives men met realized friends grammar school having managed family restaurant world war took work restaurant served president local board local red_cross year scout joined language school faculty february united_states citizen years separation repeated failures sons repatriated iron curtain obtained help president representative vice consul theological seminary deputy assistant president finally able arrange year old year old united_states photograph boys mother featured carrying pictures parents hungarian brothers arrived queens yesterday pictures necessary boys seen mother father years boys greeted parents san francisco international airport boys release marked time cold war years old allowed leave hungary reunited family professional life educator systems design scientist author taught hungarian language department later chairman white leadership development program began concept leadership development program council training chairman received strong support proposal train boys leadership skills assisted fellow hungarians joe aka chair army language school hungarian language instructor army language school member california california member research scientist lord personal idol long felt commitment scouting received said master degree program counseling psychology wrote thesis titled design leadership development scouting book described founding principles program later adapted prior work adult junior leader training programs focused teaching skills aspects research findings teaching principles leadership huge impact programs shifting focus leadership skills individuals national staff volunteers nation resisted idea changing focus training leaders leadership skills bar bill united states wood badge course director officially retired loyal followers adamant continue teach skills tried persuade national council stick tradition objections ignored leadership articulated facto method scout adult junior leader training program celebrated 50th anniversary recognized exceptional service youth awarded silver beaver 1970s success program appointed participated train trainer events mexico costa_rica venezuela guided national training teams designing leadership development design programs taught sunday school california systems science 1960s began teaching courses applied systems science named dean chairman overseeing language departments completed master degree psychology received doctorate education program education systems theory mid-1960s named published book large complex systems 1960s 1970s visiting professor continued teaching left renamed program director later senior research director director berkeley later moved san_francisco directed research development programs designed curriculum projects large scale complex systems including design implementation program educational research development 1970s 1980s focused research application systems design theories social social service educational human development systems 1980s developed guided curriculum systems inquiry social systems design founded non profit public benefit scientific educational corporation california usa organized meeting truly revolutionary method organizing conferences observed traditional conferences usually respected prestigious individuals apply present pre packaged new ideas typical conferences presenting carries prestige listening share wisdom knowledge distribution system slowed sharing spreading ideas people cared deeply limited opportunity interchange participants interaction usually formal schedule form informal spontaneous gatherings record existed notion presenting important listening aroused lifelong formulated leadership white leadership development program 1960s described passing knowledge manager learning wrote extensively focus teacher advanced different vision conferences allow fully engage proposed given opportunity prepare distribute papers participants advance conference instead listening speeches conference attendees took extended non conversations conference papers conference proceedings result conversations felt strongly systems scholars world given ongoing opportunities engage extended conversations expertise actively service humanity worldwide wrote reflecting creating power groups emerge course disciplined focused conversations issues important society participants gatherings original meeting organized organized principle referred conversations founder general evolution theorist initially secret member 1960s managing director society early 1980s president served 1980s served retired returned live continued serve professor emeritus counseling students continued work annual international systems design conversations authored number articles books systems design evolutionary research served terms president coordinated international systems research conferences held countries including conversation held austria sponsored honorary editor international systems journals systems served contributing editor final years long standing member traveled california home united_states hungary following renewed freedom helped restart native country spent considerable time years life caring wife home california poor health number years stroke summer wife moved live son california brief unexpected illness died september married years time death publications wrote published books hundreds articles selection design leadership development scouting bay area council california report leadership development experiment california isbn leadership development world scouting reference papers boy scouts world bureau geneva switzerland isbn developing systems view education isbn systems applications volume proceedings society general systems research international conference seaside systems design education journey create future educational technology isbn systems view education concepts isbn comprehensive systems design education building design culture education isbn design vol isbn development personal communication democracy group structure democracy group democracy group story personal communication democracy group reflections circle democracy group new_york project new century systems research science guiding evolution don dialogue means collective communication educational new_york isbn dialogue means collective communication volume new_york isbn
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