ILA Honor Roll

ILA is grateful to the many students, parents, alumni, corporations, foundations and friends who continue to support the efforts of the program. Because of you, ILA continues to develop values- based, impact-driven leaders.

2024–25 Corporate Sponsors

Chick-fil-A logo
The Home Depot
Norfolk Southern logo
Regions Bank logo
UPS logo

ILA Alumni & Student Donors

  • Virginia Adair
  • Joseph Antonio
  • Brian Baker
  • Jagger Barnes
  • Michael Bassel
  • Sarah Beatty
  • Joseph Benken
  • Abby Benton
  • Erin Bierbusse
  • Femi Brinson
  • Brittany Chitwood
  • Chelsea Clever
  • Adam Cohen
  • James Collins
  • Gretchen Corbin
  • Luke Courson
  • Peter Couture
  • Abbey Crowther
  • Josie Cruser
  • Emily Dardaman
  • Madeline Davis
  • Aakash Dholakia
  • Martha Downey
  • Emma Downey
  • Dottie Eastwood
  • Elizabeth Elmore
  • Bradley Erbesfield
  • Destiny Favors
  • Jack Ferguson
  • Anna Finer
  • Kali Franz
  • Chloe Friedel
  • Nick Garrett
  • Joe Garrigan
  • Maddison Gay
  • Fiona Getch
  • Ilya Gokhman
  • Alexa Goldman
  • Alan Goodno
  • Ammishaddai Grand-Jean
  • Sam Gruber
  • Katie Hauldren
  • Akhil Hazari
  • Andrew Henry
  • Karl Hermann
  • Mitchell Hogan
  • Mo Iqbal
  • Ryan Irvine
  • Deionna Jackson
  • Michelle Jenkins
  • Grace Johnson
  • Chase Karamanolis
  • Matt Karempelis
  • Elizabeth Kozak
  • Michael Lage
  • Jack Langner
  • Kettler Lausier
  • Brittany Leamon
  • Wade Leith
  • Will MacArthur
  • India Martin
  • Matt Matuszewski
  • Brittany McCall
  • Erin McNicholas
  • Adam McTish
  • Chelsea Miller
  • Michael Moore
  • Ariana Murray
  • Sydnee Nix
  • Rachel Parks
  • Margaret Patton
  • Summer Peabody
  • Morgan Pope
  • Buhusuru Ranasinghe
  • Murphy Rief
  • Wesley Roberts
  • Mark Rockett
  • Dean Roy
  • Thomas Smith
  • Wade Smith
  • Ivey Tanner
  • Melissa Toomey
  • Sabina Vayner
  • Helen Waddell
  • Davis Webb
  • Hannah Whaley
  • Brian Whitaker
  • Elizabeth Wilson
  • David Witthoft

ILA Friend Donors

  • Alpha Delta Pi
  • Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity
  • Alpha Gamma Rho
  • Beta Theta Pi
  • Samantha Bonnet-Wright
  • Katrina Bowers
  • Gina Breckbill
  • James Chandler
  • Chi Omega
  • Chi Phi Eta Fraternity
  • Melenie Choto
  • Chubb Charitable Foundation
  • Matthew Cohen
  • Delta Sigma Phi
  • Ben and Karen Deutsch Family Fund
  • Harriet W. and Edwards P. Ellis Fund
  • Lee Garrett
  • Preston Griffith
  • Michael Harley
  • John W. Jackson
  • Brooke Jones
  • Cynthia Jones
  • Kappa Alpha
  • Kappa Deuteron of Phi Gamma Delta
  • Earl T. Leonard
  • Frances Marlow
  • Keith W. Mason Family Charitable Trust
  • Kings Hawaiian/Irresistible Food Groups
  • The McGuire Family Fund
  • John McMahon
  • John McMullan
  • Panhellenic Council
  • Alice Paris
  • Robert Pease
  • Wilheem Perez
  • Pi Kappa Phi
  • Salyers Family Giving Fund
  • Sigma Alpha Epsilon
  • Sigma Nu Fraternity
  • Sigma Phi Epsilon
  • David Stevens
  • Michelle Stewart
  • Peter Strott
  • UGA Interfraternity Council
  • UGA Parents Leadership Council
  • The Michael and Shannon Valentine Family Foundation
  • The Harold and Lisa Wyatt Charitable Gift Fund
  • Zeta Tau Alpha

ILA Matching Gifts

  • The Benevity Community Impact Fund
  • Charities Aid Foundation of America
  • Chubb Charitable Foundation
  • The Coca Cola Company Matching Gift
  • Deloitte Foundation
  • Ernst & Young Foundation
  • Lockheed Martin Charity Custodial Account
  • Textron, Inc.
  • YourCause, LLC

ILA Family Donors

  • The Abrams Family
  • The Adams Family
  • The Aldrich Family
  • The Bahr Family
  • The Buckis Family
  • The Burnett Family
  • The Campbell Family
  • The Chipman Family
  • The Collins Family
  • The Erickson Family
  • The Ferrell Family
  • The Fowlkes Family
  • The Langner Family
  • The Lindner Family
  • The Mallon Family
  • The Marlow Family
  • The May Family
  • The O’Leary Family
  • The Pace Family
  • The Patton Family
  • The Pender Family
  • The Perloe Family
  • The Poindexter Family
  • The Scrudder Family
  • The Sedwick Family

2024–2025 Academic Involvement

Speakers/Mentors

  • Dan Amos
  • Jenna Harris
  • Jessica Hunt
  • Aaron Konnick
  • Ted McMullan
  • Georgia Donoghue
  • Billy Payne
  • Jori Palmer
  • Brent Uken
  • Barbara Wheeler

Executives of the Day

  • Mary Beth Coke — Regions
  • Shanade Copeland — The Home Depot
  • Bill Linginfelter — Regions
  • Todd Phinney — Chick‑fil‑A
  • Matt Victor — The Home Depot
  • Kevin Williams — Chick‑fil‑A

ILA Alums of the Day

  • Lauren Acuff
  • Bridget Bambenek
  • Taylor Burns
  • Will Campbell
  • Paul and Brittany Chitwood
  • Andrew Dill
  • Jeff Ellis
  • Akhil Hazari
  • Mitch Hogan
  • Kelsey Huffines
  • Jason Hymel
  • Uma Kasibhatla
  • Aaron Konnick
  • Jack Langner
  • Blake Mitchell
  • Mitchell Pearson
  • Anthony Reyna
  • Meagan Richardson
  • Amanda Ridley
  • Jordann Savage
  • Ivey Tanner
  • Jordan Weems
  • Garrett Williams
  • Elizabeth Wilson

ILA Chick‑fil‑A Steering Committee

  • Lauren Acuff
  • Melenie Choto
  • Megan Kidd
  • Michael Lage
  • John Mattioli
  • Michael Patrick

Corporate Site Visits

  • Chick‑fil‑A
  • Kings Hawaiian
  • UPS

Service-Learning Clients

  • The Archway Partnership
  • Athens Technical College
  • Athens Wellness Clinic
  • The Backpack Project
  • Clutes Barrow Nelson Foundation
  • Downtown Ministries
  • Eastside Golf
  • First Love Kids
  • Fresh Wind Recovery
  • Georgia Options
  • Hart Community Theater
  • Hope Haven
  • Innovative Start Organization
  • Jam For Cam
  • Life League
  • Live Well, Play Well Hartwell
  • The Namaste Project
  • Share the Magic
  • Sparrow’s Nest
  • Take the Pledge
  • The Velasco Family Foundation

Leadership Dawgs — Community Impact Projects

  • Athens Area Community Foundation
  • Athens Technical College
  • Atlanta Missions
  • The Baby Pantry
  • Books for Keeps
  • The Cancer Foundation
  • Classic Center Cultural Foundation
  • Casa de Amistad
  • Connect Ministries
  • The Cottage
  • Empowr
  • Encourage HER Academy
  • Extra Special People
  • GENTS & GLAM
  • Helping Mamas
  • Historic Athens
  • Juvenile Offender Advocates
  • Kidz2Leaders
  • Love Craft

ILA Application Readers

Alumni

  • Margaret Beckley
  • Jennings Brooks
  • Sungmin Cho
  • Harrison Clark
  • Josh Gregory
  • Jenna Harris
  • Isabelle Maestas
  • Jessica Meaders
  • Phillip Oberkofler
  • Madison Odum
  • Kathleen Reynolds
  • Lauryn Rosckes
  • Emily Ruzic
  • Mary Sladewski
  • Harina Somasundarar
  • Meredith Stone
  • Riley Warren
  • Olivia Webb
  • Anna Womack
  • Garrett Wright

Faculty

  • Sarah Banghart
  • Neil Bendle
  • Don Chambers
  • Hua Chen
  • Filipe Correia
  • Jessie Daniels
  • Jason Epstein
  • Kayla Freeman
  • Scott Graffin
  • Karim Jetha
  • Craig Piercy
  • Marc Ragin
  • Kristen Valentine

Leonard Leadership Scholar Alumni Interviewers

  • Virginia Adair
  • Lars Anderson
  • Sarah Biondich
  • Katie Buckis
  • George Carlton
  • Jesse Chan
  • Lior Granath
  • Akhil Hazari
  • Jason Hymel
  • Connor Koscevic
  • Jack Langner
  • Evan Pellegrino
  • Carlie Perner
  • Jordann Savage