Awards

2025 Award Recipient - Tommy Ledford

We are proud to recognize Tommy Ledford as the recipient of the 2025 IIPS Outstanding Achievement Award, honoring his remarkable contributions and steadfast dedication to excellence since joining our team just over two years ago.

Previously serving as CIO at Mayland Community College, Tommy brought with him a wealth of experience and strong technical expertise that made an immediate impact at the System Office. From the outset, he led two critical rounds of cloud security enhancements and played a central role in shaping the architecture of our ERP Modernization project.

Tommy’s proactive development of AMIs for our five Cohort 0 colleges saved the team considerable time and significantly accelerated the project timeline. His leadership in fostering cross-functional collaboration—particularly with infrastructure and operations teams—was instrumental in establishing the foundational connectivity for Banner. His meticulous efforts in securing roles and access for Banner, Insights, and Experience have been exemplary.

What truly distinguishes Tommy is his collaborative nature and unwavering support of the colleges. He serves as a trusted advocate, consistently offering thoughtful insight and driving meaningful progress across teams.

We are fortunate to have Tommy as a part of our organization and are proud to celebrate his well-earned recognition with this award.