The Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute is a week long camp at The Center for Rural Development. It is an intensive program focused on developing business and leadership skills. The program is provided at no cost to students with the exception of travel.
Students who attend high school in The Center for Rural Development’s 45-county service area are eligible for the program. Click below to see a list of alumni from each county.
2009 – Deanna Brandon
2010 – Noah Richard, Trey Garmon
2017 – Walter Baker, Lauren McQuaide
2019 – Laney Stotts
2007 – Elizabeth Rousseau
2008 – Aaron Watson
2010 – South Whitt
2011 – Zach Horton, Patrick Toy
2012 – Natalie Whitt
2016 – McKenna Moore
2017 – Talyn Alderman
2018 – Hadley Alderman
2019 – Maycee Lyons
2020 – Mason Lyons
2021 – Shade Stacy- Bonot
2022 – Alan Bowling
2006 – Mary Elliott, Quiani Mason
2011 – Justus Wesloh, Nathaniel Calloway, Zachary Fredrich
2021 – Austin Robbins
2022 – Aieza Ahmad
2007 – Scott Bailey, Adam Strong
2009 – Alaina Bailey
2013 – Cassidy Griffith
2018 – Langley Sebastian
2019 – Eric Billips, Trey Holbrook
2020 – Aubree Hay
2018 – Brendon Bush
2019 – Josalynn Bush
2020 – Quincy Elliott
2021 – Sydney Bush
2006 – Lacy Griffith
2007 – Jordan Meece, Byron Parker
2009 – Tim Bocook
2010 – Ryan Martin
2011 – McKayla Jones
2012 – Madison Lee
2013 – Lauren Wethington
2015 – Breece Hayes II
2009 – Hannah Smith
2010 – Jeremy Ball
2011 – Marissa Alley
2012 – Rachyl Harmon and Kaley Allen
2013 – Aaron Smith
2015 – Kaley Jo Miller
2016 – Grace Sink, John Sizemore
2006 – Alice McClard
2011 – Lamon Hubbs
2016 – Carly Upchurch
2017 – Vivian Zheng
2019 – Autumn McCutchen
2021 – Katie York
2016 – Bailey Willis
2017 – Cameron Patterson
2018 – Caitlyn Patterson
2016 – Emily Greene, Rinda Oliver
2017 – Rinda Oliver
2009 – Conor Childers
2010 – Natascha Richardson
2012 – Jay Winkler
2019 – Summer Evans
2020 – Mark Baisden, Ethan Martin
2022 – Elizabeth Raider
2007 – Zachary Hamilton, Ashley Prater
2008 – Brittany Springer, Corey Paige
2011 – Joslyn Isaacs
2013 – Autumn Hall
2015 – Shawna Holbrook
2019 – Maddie Duff
2020 – Tanner Morrison, Logan Morrison
2022 – JD Fraley
2010 – Kelsey Arnold
2019 – Kennedy Bruner, Kyrin Norris
2020 – Sydney Travis
2021 – Abby Keith
2010 – Ben Whitlock
2012 – Seth Hedgespeth
2015 – Arizona “Zoe” Vaughn
2016 – Dalton Green
2022 – Reed Phelps
2009 – Katie Ball
2013 – Blake Blevins
2015 – William “Mason” Miller
2016 – Chelsey Caldwell
2017 – Janice Dean, Ally Alred, Autumn Brock
2018 – Kiki Dean, Story Miller
2019 – Breydy Daniels
2020 – Sawyer Cornett, Caleb Rose
2022 – Heather Gibson
2006 – Scarlett Thomas
2010 – Emily Sizemore
2021 – Rachel Mullins
2012 – Diana Moskalyuk
2015 – Nathan Fielder
2017 – Zach Francke
2019 – Avi Judd
2007 – Rebekah Smith
2008 – Joey Montgomery
2010 – Kelsey Gray, Clara Chafins
2011 – Matthew Barber, Katherine Wells, MaKayla Maynard
2012 – Kerrigan Samons
2013 – Kirkland Fletcher, Parisa Shamaei Zadeh
2019 – Meghan Ratliff
2021 – Chelsea Reynolds, Braydon Staniford
2022 – Trent Cox
2007 – Kayla Holland, Amanda Worley
2010 – Katelyn Wooten
2012 – Kimberly Brown, Chelsea Gray, TJ Melton, Zachary Mitchell, and Marcus Todd
2013 – Simon Christon
2014 – Nadia Richardson
2010 – Jonathan Hubbard, Allison Swafford, Rebecca Bolinger, Callie Ann Dixon
2011 – Alexander Phipps, Cameron Warren
2012 – Kimberly Brown, Chelsea Gray, TJ Melton, Zachary Mitchell, Marcus Todd
2013 – Matthew Dixon
2015 – Emily Bolinger, Cody Evans
2017 – Ethan Phipps
2018 – Allie Pennington, Bailee Jo Stewart
2019 – Morgan Bright
2021 – Jessica Smith, Bella Frost
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2007 – Kelly Stewart
2008 – Ethan Worley, Danielle Beckner, Autumn Kern, DeMarkus Butler, Wheeler Painter
2009 – Dustin Baker, Collin Kern, Donavon McClure, Jordan Penley
2010 – Catherine Crawford, Julie Crawford
2011 – Timothy Taylor
2012 – Nicholas Herrmann
2013 – Elijah Butler, Brooklyn Reid
2015 – Jacob Deaton
2016 – Sydney McWhorter, Abby McCowan, Jaimie Tomaw
2018 – Bella Butler, Brady Dalrymple
2022 – Lukas Johnson
2006 – Elizabeth Heston
2010 – Allison Webb
2013 – Laken Fitch
2016 – Hannah Carroll
2018 – Madison Webb
2019 – Sarah Lycans, SJ Lycans, Jake Webb
2021 – Luke Parsley, Maggie Johnson
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2007 – Billy Estes
2012 – Savanna Noe
2016 – Aaron Warner
2015 – Tateton “Tate” Asher
2019 – Kate Napier, Charity Sizemore
2020 – Matthew Buckle, Abbey Howard, Jeffrey Brock, Karaline Melton
2022 – Gabriella Ostrander
2007 – Michael Wright
2016 – Tevin Leigh
2021 – Gentry Osbourn
2015 – Emily Parsons
2020 – Ashton Long
2022 – Brayleigh Darnell
2022 – Kennedy Mills
2006 – Elizabeth Singleton, Scott Stephens
2012 – Kelsie Brown, McKayla Hamlin, Caitlin King
2013 – Lyndsey Pennington
2017 – Erin Wilson
2021 – Isabella Hammons
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2010 – Erney Justice
2022 – Alana Diehl
2021 – Whitley Gibson
2009 – Chelsea Hunter
2011 – Haley Johnson, Evan Brown
2013 – Ashlin Trivett, Ariel Emberton
2015 – Mallory Thompson
2017 – William Burroughs
2021 – Josie Ford
2008 – Cory Murphy
2011 – Ryan Steele
2012 – Alyssa Price
2013 – Savannah Johnson
2015 – Shawn Nickell
2016 – Autumn Keeton, Max Elam
2020 – Kaci Montgomery
2022 – Carolina Johnson
2022 – Adriana Halsey, Kailey Shouse
2009 – Ethan Hamblin
2021 – Kenzie Roark
2022 – Gage Rouse
2008 – Adam Stewart, Emily Coleman
2016 – Jayden Wesley
2017 – Kara Stevens
2018 – Jayley Adkins
2020 – Allison Atkins
2021 – Kylie Blankenship, Garrett Millikin
2022 – Taylor Akers, Keira Newsom
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2006 – Allison Strunk, Matthew Citak, Amanda Stephens
2007 – Jonathan Caron, Courtney Francis
2008 – Jonathan Harville, Ella Williams, Katie Parks, Megan Phillips, Mary Light, Kelly Marie Young, Eric Bird
2009 – Austin Adams, Courtney Broyles, Rachel Colyer, Sarah Crawford, Michael Crowhurst, Cody Epperson, Justin Epperson, Leanze Jones, Callie Morgan, Jarrod Wesley, Erin Beattie, Taylor Dick, Janey McDonald, Chris Stotts
2010 – Paige Price, Hannah Lake, Abhi Patel, Michael Baker, Aaron Hall, Aaron Pruitt, Laura Norris, Abigail Corder
2011 – Shelby Boyd, Madison Hatfield, Lexie Parks, Ashley Johnson, Hannah Isaacs, Shelby Harville, Will Lange, Blake Morris, Faith Call, Anand Prabhu
2012 – Ethan Call, Kaylee Wilson, Jordyn Bray, Bradley Correll, Trista Brown, Matthew Crawford, Makayla Bush, Lisa Carter
2013 – Andy Buteyn, Cassidy Dalton, Sarah Estep, Aubrey Kelley, Jordan Lafavers, Lauren Maynard, Savannah Muse, Morgan Phelps, Brian Rutherford, Ashley Wahlman
2015 – Clayton Dalton, Micah Woolridge, Colby Thacker
2017 – Elias Smith, Colton Ping, Kelsie Dishman, Sydney Sexton, Zoe Stinson
2018 – Cale Todd, Christopher Dalton, Eli Hutchinson, Eva Gover, Jaxson McAlpin, Jackson Prather, Max Brainard
2019 – Grace Monsanto
2020 – Parker Sellers, Jack Harmon
2021 – Blake Atwell, Adriana Gaulzetti
2022 – Hayden Browning, Ava Dick
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2009 – Justin Poynter
2011 – Jared Lake
2016 – Wesley Mills
2020 – Kyle Coffey
2021 – Ella Bussell, Brock Mason
2006 – Jared Hitch
2007 – Kenna Trent
2008 – Tyler Nickell
2012 – Brooke Ratliff
2020 – JuLeah Edie
2021 – Caleb Lucas
2022 – Emma Lewis, Sallie Robbins
2006 – Sommer Huckelby
2007 – Suzzanne Conover
2009 – Donavyn Coffey
2010 – LeeAnn Grider
2011 – Danielle Hachey
2012 – Lesley Roy
2013 – Brooke Hachey
2016 – Grayson Blankenship
2021 – Halle Burton
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2007 – LeAnn Straley
2009 – Lloyd Stotts
2010 – Ameka Menes
2011 – Caleb Wigginton, Katelyn McMahan, Mollie Williams
2013 – Sarah and Danielle Dickens
2018 – Lauren Agathen
2019 – Peyton Dabney
2021 – Charles Cox
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2006 – Shannon Anderson, Jessica Leber, Kala Means
2008 – Blake Adams
2009 – Allison Hicks, Dillion Staples
2010 – Austin Kirksey, Landry Woods, Ameka Menes
2011 – Daniel Bertram, Matthew Bertram, Abigail Perkins
2012 – Carson Staples, Brett York, and Devin Morrow
2016 – Colton Morrow
2017 – Nicole Hesse
2019 – John David Rains
2020 – Aaron Hesse
2021 –Kallie Powell
2022 – Brayden Lowe
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2006 – Joey Durham, Stephanie Lawless
2007 – Stacie Lawless, Richie Mathes
2008 – Jay Mills
2011 – Megan Daniels
2016 – Anna Grace Zehr
2017 – Matthew Moore
2019 – Bethany Davenport, Collin Taylor
2020 – Grace Gibson
2022 – Haley Carr
2017 – Abigail Cox
2019 – Jaz Johnson
2021 – Spencer Whisman