Meet the LEAD Scholars
LEAD Scholars are future scientists, broadway stars, doctors, engineers, educators, and lawmakers. Today, they’re actors in theater productions, members of research teams, activists in communities, and leaders of student organizations. LEAD Scholars make an impact in nearly every school and college at U-M.
Scroll down to learn more about the current and former LEAD Scholars. Cohort years represent when the LEAD Scholars started at U-M.
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![Abigail Haile 2022](https://alumni.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/Abigail-Haile-2022.png)
Abigail Haile
2018 Cohort
| Canton, MI
LSA
![Adai Merino](https://alumni.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/Adai-Merino.jpeg)
Adai Merino
2022 Cohort
| Grand Blanc, MI
Engineering
![Adaly Jimenez](https://alumni.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/Adaly-Jimenez.jpg)
Adaly Jimenez
2021 Cohort
| Waukegan, IL
Nursing
![Adetola Ojo 2022](https://alumni.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/Adetola-Ojo-2022.png)
Adetola Ojo
2018 Cohort
| Byron Center, MI
LSA
![Adrienna Martinez](https://alumni.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/350-Adrienna-Martinez.jpg)
Adrienna Martinez
2016 Cohort
| Saginaw, MI
UM-Flint
![Aiden Jones](https://alumni.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/Aiden-Jones.png)
Aiden Jones
2020 Cohort
| Jacksonville, FL
Music, Theatre & Dance
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Ainsley Ashman
2015 Cohort
Engineering
![Airy Garcia](https://alumni.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/Airy-Garcia-400.png)
Airy Garcia
2019 Cohort
| Grand Rapids, MI
LSA
![Aisha Muhammad](https://alumni.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/Aisha-Muhammad.jpg)
Aisha Muhammad
2022 Cohort
| Flint, MI
Nursing
![Alana Watlington](https://alumni.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/Alana-Watlington.jpg)
Alana Watlington
2021 Cohort
| Clarskston, MI
LSA
![Alanah Cardenas O Toole](https://alumni.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/350-Alanah-Cardenas-O_Toole.jpg)
Alanah Cardenas-O’Toole
2016 Cohort
| Farmington Hills, MI
Engineering
![Aldo Pando Girard](https://alumni.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/Aldo-Pando-Girard.png)
Aldo Pando Girard
2018 Cohort
| Ypsilanti, MI
Engineering
![Aleija Rodriguez](https://alumni.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/Aleija-Rodriguez-2.png)
Aleija Rodriguez
2017 Cohort
| Monroe, MI
LSA
![Alejandro Echeverria](https://alumni.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/Alejandro-Echeverria.png)
Alejandro Echeverria
2020 Cohort
| Miami, FL
Kinesiology
![Alex Maldonado](https://alumni.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/Alex-Maldonado.png)
Alex Maldonado
2017 Cohort
| Detroit, MI
Engineering
![LEAD 2023 Cohort Alexander Veal 354x250](https://alumni.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/LEAD_2023_Cohort_Alexander_Veal_354x250.png)
Alexander Veal
2023 Cohort
| Southfield, MI
Engineering
![Alexander Vega Hernandez](https://alumni.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/Alexander-Vega-Hernandez.jpg)
Alexander Vega-Hernandez
2021 Cohort
| Detroit, MI
LSA
![Alexander Yoder](https://alumni.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/Alexander-Yoder.png)
Alexander Yoder
2018 Cohort
| Plymouth, MI
Business