Developing impactful, creative and inspiring local leaders


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Who we are

The Southern Management Leadership Program is a unique educational model designed specifically for local Maryland students. The program provides scholarships to college students from Montgomery College, Prince George’s Community College and the University of Maryland, who have an enthusiasm for seeking leadership roles in the career fields they are most passionate about, and will use their knowledge and skills to make the state of Maryland, and the world, a better place for all.

Program Update March 2024

Our News

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Flagship Award

Southern Management receives inaugural Presidential Flagship Award


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Sara Herald

Sweet Success

Young alum’s bakery business puts sweet spin on Year of the Tiger


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Sara Herald

Quick Eats

Students have new healthy, on-the-go options between classes


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No. 1 Ranking

UMD tops list for cultivating student entrepreneurialism by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine

Maryland Today article