Hall of Fame 2025
This accolade recognized individuals and organizations who have demonstrated a longstanding commitment to placing a primary focus on the well-being of others, resulting in measurable impact on individuals, communities, organizations, and society more broadly. Please learn more below about our honorees that received the 2025 Robert K. Greenleaf Award for Servant Leadership.
Hall of Fame 2025
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Meet Our 2025 Hall of Fame Honorees
Servant-Leader Exemplar
Dr. Ellen Censky
President & CEO, Milwaukee Public Museum
Servant-Leader Exemplar
Timothy P. Geelan
Retired CEO, Ascend Bank
Servant-Leader Exemplar
Richard T. Thigpen, Esq.
Senior Vice President - Corporate Citizenship, PSEG
Servant-Leader Exemplar
Dr. Jason R. Weber
Vice Chancellor for Leader & Culture Development, Texas Tech University System
Servant-Leader Exemplar
Bill Roark
Founder and CEO, Starfish Holdings, Inc.
Servant-Leader Exemplar
Jerry Wilkinson
Founder and Chairman, The Wilkinson Group
Servant-Leader Exemplar
Paul Straka
Director of Business Development and Consulting, Service, Access, and Management, Inc.
Servant-Leader Exemplar
LaKeesha Eure
Deputy Mayor of Public Safety, City of Newark
Servant-Leader Exemplar
Patricia K. Costello, Esq.
A.J.S.C. (retired), Member, Executive Committee, Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC
Servant-Led Organization
Mercy Center
Servant-Led Organization
The MJ Companies
Youth Servant-Leader Exemplar
Sumaiya Rehman Illyas
Seton Hall University
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