INDIANAPOLIS – The Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series is now accepting applications for its 2025-2026 Class, marking the 36th year of the program.

Morgan Perrill, who previously served as Vice President, was unanimously elected as President effective immediately. She succeeds Elisha Modisett Kemp who served as Board President from 2021-2024. Kemp plans to remain on the board.

“I am honored to serve on the board in this new capacity,” said Perrill, “I am grateful to have served under Elisha’s leadership the past few years, and I look forward to continuing to work alongside her and the rest of the board as President.”

Morgan Perrill currently serves as Vice President at The Corydon Group and is a graduate of the 2015-2016 class of The Lugar Series.

Since its inception, the Lugar Series has trained nearly 650 Republican women from 66 counties across the state of Indiana, equipping them for impactful roles in public service. The program seeks applicants who demonstrate a commitment to leadership, civic involvement and community engagement.

“We are excited to embark on the 36th year of the Lugar Series,” said Anne Hathaway, Executive Director of the program. “It is an honor to continue to train Hoosier Republican women and to support them as they gain the tools needed to make an impact in their communities.”

Alumnae of the Lugar Series have gone on to serve in various capacities in local, state and federal levels of government, as well as within the Republican Party.

Applications are due by Friday, August 1, 2025, and are available at [email protected] or visit www.LugarSeries.com

About the Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series

Inspired by the late Indiana Senator Richard Lugar, the Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series was established in 1990 as a not-for-profit women’s leadership development program designed to increase the preparation, influence and number of Republican women in local, state and national elective and appointive offices.

To date, the Lugar Series has trained 644 Hoosier women and has produced exceptional new party leaders, public board and commission members, political operatives, and elected officials from mayors and legislators to state executive office holders. Since 1990, the program model has been replicated to create excellence programs across the country with over 2,000 graduates nationwide.

 

For more information about The Lugar Series, contact Anne Hathaway at [email protected] or visit www.LugarSeries.com