EDGE is our employee giving philanthropic and engagement program. Since 1989, Ingalls employees have contributed nearly $4 million to support Ingalls Development Foundation (IDF) events, hospital programs and scholarships. Donations also support important clinical programs including oncology, our cardiology and retina care, the Healthy Baby Network and much more. Our EDGE employee giving philanthropic and engagement program is overseen by a dedicated committee of active EDGE members working in partnership with IDF.
Become
an EDGE
Member
EDGE is our employee giving philanthropic and engagement program. Since 1989, Ingalls employees have contributed nearly $4 million to support Ingalls Development Foundation (IDF) events, hospital programs and scholarships. As an member, you help fund — and qualify yourself to WIN — a monthly cash drawing by contributing a minimum of $3 per paycheck to EDGE. You are also qualified to WIN the Jackpot Drawing pulled LIVE on stage prior to IDF’s annual Benefit Gala.
To become a member, download and fill out the pdf below and email to Maria Perez, or you can call Maria at 708.915.6169.
Employee Scholarships
Employees are offered the opportunity to pursue and continue their education through the Ingalls Development Foundation EDGE Scholarship Program. Funded through the Annual Benefit Gala and donor and employee donations, over the past two years nearly $200,000 has been awarded.
More than 400 of UCM Ingalls employees actively contribute to the Foundation through online giving or payroll deduction to fund employee scholarships and hospital programs and services. In FY24, we surpassed 400 UCM Ingalls employees contributing to the EDGE Employee Giving Program. Your generosity in conjunction with EDGE program helped fund $58,000 with 89 individual scholarships awarded. Thank you to our generous Corporate Sponsors who also help fund our scholarships program.
Thank you to our generous sponsor:
Congratulations to our Ingalls Development Foundation EDGE Fall 2026 Scholarship Recipients!
We wish you the best of luck this upcoming semester! And, thank you to all our EDGE members whose contributions help make these scholarships possible.
Olivia Afagwu
Rachel Amure
Allen Asemota
DonElla Bradford
Nicholas Brunner
Theresa Brooks
Dajah Caples
Erin Conway
Moira Conway
Alesa Cooper
Joi Creach
Alyssa Cullotta
Julie Devries
Demi Durham
Simone Fultz
Nathan Galloway
Dillon Galloway
Kawana Gant
Armarion Harris
Monica Haynes
Brooke Hobbs
Patrice Horton
Xavier Huynh-Pham
Tajia Johnson
Nikia Johnson
Layla Kedjour
Lamira Latiker
Lakeisha Love
Erin Love
Talisse Marley
Edwige Mbakop
Sanai McBride
Mikel McGowan
Jasmine Mendez
Isabella Mendez
Brionna Middlebrooks
McKenzie Mixson
Nicole Morin
Sidney Morin
Shane Odom
Destiny Odunze
JaNyla Oglesby
Chinwe Okeke
Ngassam
Eva Padilla
Ivan Padilla
Carlos Padilla
Jurnee Price
Tammy Pruitt
Tyler Pruitt
Felicia Roby Fields
Liliana Santiago
Destiny Shell
Angelica Smith
Tawana Siller
Arenalaschon Stallworth
Leah Stone
Jasmere Tate
Joan Tatum
Julia Tatum
Leslie Taylor
Tashay Taylor
Tranecia Taylor
Charmaine Thigpen
Kendra Tribett
Ayomikun Tugbobo
Nchetachukwu Uche-Okeke
Abduljabbar Vahora
Jadan Vines
Carey Wilson-Richmond
“I am grateful for this reward. Just when I was getting discouraged about school, God opened up a new door. It’s definitely been hard trying to manage school, work and two kids, so I am very thankful and appreciative. Thank you so much.”
Alisia Chambers – Scholarship Recipient
“For me, EDGE isn’t just about giving. It’s about contributing to OUR family as well as our surrounding community. It’s about being that helping hand when our community calls and being able to step in and provide assistance. That’s why I have continuously been a contributing and supporting member of EDGE over the past 13 years.”
Shanice Williams, MPH, CLCChair - EDGE Committee
Edge Committee
Shanice Williams, MPH, CLC – CHAIR
Edge Committee Members
Anastagia Carson
Torri Crosby-Martin
Linda McCormick-Ervin
Juan Padilla
Maria Perez
Shanice Williams
