Oral history is an excellent method for collecting and interpreting memories and fostering new knowledge. Dr. Phil Scarpino, past president of the National Council for Public History and Professor of History at Indiana University, exhaustively researches each recipient prior to conducting his interviews and uses the highest standards prescribed by the American Oral History Association. Oral histories with ILA Lifetime Achievement Awardees are conducted in partnership with the Tobias Leadership Center at Indiana University.
The Tobias Leadership Center focuses on research and programs related to the study of leadership across all sectors – including corporate, public service, education, religion, medicine, and non-profit organizations. Its focus on multiple sectors and on both the practice and theory of leadership distinguishes its agenda among leadership programs nationwide. Through ongoing research in a variety of sectors, it generates knowledge about leadership and disseminates this knowledge through a variety of programs.
Richard Couto
2019 Awardee
Stella Nkomo
2017 Awardee
Robert Lord
2017 Awardee
Barbara Kellerman
2016 Awardee
Gill Hickman
2016 Awardee
Larraine Matusak
2015 Awardee
Meg Wheatley
2014 Awardee
Henry Mintzberg
2013 Awardee
Alice Eagly
2013 Awardee
Edgar Schein
2012 Awardee
Max De Pree
2012 Awardee
Jean Lipman-Blumen
2010 Awardee
Russ Mawby
2010 Awardee
Fred Fiedle
2010 Awardee
Manfred Kets de Vries
2008 Awardee
James MacGregor Burns
2008 Awardee
Frances Hesselbein
2008 Awardee