Awards and Scholarships
Learn more about the leadership awards and student scholarship presented by the Center for Positive Leadership.
Lonnie Ali Lifetime Achievement Award for Positive Leadership
Each year, the Center for Positive Leadership and the Muhammad Ali Center jointly recognize a person who has spent a lifetime inspiring others to follow by doing extraordinary things and by doing ordinary things in an extraordinary way with the Lonnie Ali Lifetime Award in Positive Leadership. The recipient is recognized at our annual Navigating Leadership Now conference. The award is named after Lonnie Ali, the first recipient and an inspiring example of the power of positive
“Compassion is a muscle that can be flexed every day through small acts of kindness. Compassion is something we're not born with. It is something we learn. It is a muscle we have to flex. We have to engage with it every day.”
The Lonnie Ali Scholarship for Positive Leadership
Each year, one student in UofL's Elevator course, is eligible to win a $5,000 scholarship for their second semester in the class. Scholarships are awarded based on how well they practice positive leadership during their first semester. The scholarship recipient is chosen by a joint committee from The Center for Positive Leadership and the Muhammad Ali Center.
Positive Leadership Award Winners
