BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – In advance of Super Bowl Sunday, much of the national conversation was focused on the two teams that would be on the field. But two students at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business also were in the spotlight that weekend – Alec Ingold and Tanoh Kpassagnon – who are earning MBAs through a partnership between Kelley and the NFL Players Association.
Ingold, a fullback, was the Las Vegas Raiders’ nominee for the prestigious Walter Payton Man of the Year Award. Given annually, the award is recognized as the league’s most prestigious honor and recognizes NFL players “for outstanding community service activities off the field, as well as excellence on the field.”
All 32 Man of the Year nominees received a $40,000 donation in their name to the charity of their choice, and the winner, Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks, received a $250,000 donation to his Why Not You Foundation.
Ingold has devoted much of his time and energy off the field raising funds for and serving nutritious meals to others in need, supporting the Special Olympics and spreading awareness about the need and importance for foster and adoptive families.