100 teachers win 2008 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Fellowships
The selection committee for the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Scholarship and Fellowship Program has announced recipients of the 2008 Herb Kohl Foundation awards for students and teachers.
The $1,000.00 awards are being made to 100 teachers, their schools, and 182 graduating high school students.
Excellence Scholarship recipients have demonstrated excellence in the academic arena and high motivation to achieve, have displayed a broad range of activity and leadership outside the academic setting, and have shown strong promise for succeeding in college and beyond.
Fellowship recipients are chosen for their superior ability to inspire a love of learning in their students, their ability to motivate others, and for their leadership and service within and outside the classroom. Each Fellow’s school will also receive a $1,000 grant.
Excellence Scholarship and Fellowship recipients are selected by a statewide committee composed of civic leaders, and representatives of education-related associations and the program’s co-sponsors: The Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools (WCRIS), and regional Cooperative Educational Service Agencies (CESA).
Initiative Scholarship recipients, chosen by their schools, have demonstrated exceptional initiative in the classroom and have shown strong promise for succeeding in college and beyond, but have not yet received other academic-based scholarships.
The Kohl Foundation Scholarship and Fellowship program was established by U.S. Senator Herb Kohl in 1990. To date the foundation has awarded $6.4 million to Wisconsin educators, students and schools. “Education is the key to the future of Wisconsin and our nation. I am very proud of the accomplishments of these students and teachers, and look forward to the great contributions they will make in the future,” Kohl said.
Letters notifying recipients of the award were mailed by the Herb Kohl Foundation on March 3, 2008. Regional recognition luncheons honoring the recipients were being held this spring. Teacher winners of Kohl Fellowships are listed below. For scholarship winners, click here.
2008 Kohl Educational Foundation Scholarship winners
CESA 1
Jeffrey Anderson, Milwaukee
Riverside University High School, Milwaukee
Julie Artz, Hartland
Lincoln Elementary School, Wauwatosa
Erin Best, West Bend
Whitefish Bay High School, Whitefish Bay
Wade Bosworth, Franklin
Greendale High School, Greendale
Cynthia Carroll, Cedarburg
Asa Clark Middle School, Pewaukee
Jacalyn Cebertowicz, Milwaukee
Edgewood Elementary, Oak Creek
Barbara Donaldson, Cedarburg
Parkview Elementary, Cedarburg
Michael Ellery, Wauwatosa
Nathan Hale High School, West Allis
Jill Fischer, Menomonee Falls
Saint John Vianney, Brookfield
Jean Fleet, Milwaukee
Riverside University High School, Milwaukee
Andrew Freeburg, Milwaukee
Arrowhead High School, Hartland
Tari Garnaas, Greenfield
Greendale High School, Greendale
Ann Giuliani-Curry, Fredonia
Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Port Washington
Eileen Gleeson, Brookfield
Divine Savior Holy Angels High School, Milwaukee
Michael Koren, Glendale
Maple Dale School, Fox Point
Darlene Langhoff, Racine
Saint Thomas More High School, Milwaukee
Mindy Makinster, Cedarburg
Stormonth Elementary School, Milwaukee
Mary Jo Massman, Waukesha
Horning Middle School, Waukesha
Dina Mendola, Oak Creek
General Mitchell Elementary, Cudahy
Barbara Meyer, Cedarburg
First Immanuel Lutheran School, Cedarburg
Jean Mohr, Mukwonago
Forest Park Middle School, Franklin
Kristen Monday, Elkhorn
Hoover Elementary, New Berlin
Ann Novotny-Gehrke, Waukesha
Pewaukee Lake Elementary, Pewaukee
Kate Rinehart, Glendale
Nicolet High School, Glendale
Bonnie Scholz, Wauwatosa
Pius XI High School, Milwaukee
Jeffrey Sherry, Milwaukee
North Junior High School, Menomonee Falls
Jeffrey Stollenwerk, Menomonee Falls
North Junior High School, Menomonee Falls
CESA 2
Bonnie Ames, Jefferson
Jefferson Middle School, Jefferson
Christine Buchanan, DeForest
DeForest Area Middle School, DeForest
Ryan Casey, Madison
Stoughton High School, Stoughton
Debra Grundahl, Waunakee
Saint John the Baptist, Waunakee
Katherine Haig, Mazomanie
Wisconsin Heights High School, Mazomanie
Mark Hanson, Delavan
Big Foot Union High School, Walworth
Christine Hayes, Whitewater
Lincoln Elementary School, Whitewater
Sandra Kowalczyk, Marshall
Patrick Marsh Middle School, Sun Prairie
Tod Lacey, Middleton
McFarland High School, McFarland
Kendra Larmour, Evansville
River Bluff Middle School, Stoughton
James Larson, Madison
Kegonsa Elementary School, Stoughton
Christine Piehler-Vance, Clinton
Clinton Elementary School, Clinton
Tammy Rademacher, Waunakee
Waunakee Community High School, Waunakee
Mary Schmidt, Madison
Sun Prairie High School, Sun Prairie
Barbara Slatter, Janesville
Saint Patrick's Catholic School, Janesville
Victoria Straughn, Madison
Robert M. La Follette High School, Madison
Peggy Walker, Stoughton
Sandhill School, Stoughton
Mekel Wiederholt Meier, Madison
Edgewood High School, Madison
Brian Yearling, Watertown
Fort Atkinson High School, Fort Atkinson
CESA 3
Shari Graffunder, Prairie du Sac
River Valley High School, Spring Green
CESA 4
Paul Rykken, Black River Falls
Black River Falls High School, Black River Falls
CESA 5
Jennifer Arndt, Marshfield
Marshfield Human Services Academy, Marshfield
Brian Daliege, Nekoosa
Lincoln High School, Wisconsin Rapids
Sharon Gilbert, Stevens Point
Alexander Middle School, Nekoosa
Heidi Hartman, Wisconsin Rapids
Alexander Middle School, Nekoosa
Jan Hess, Wisconsin Dells
Spring Hill Middle School, Wisconsin Dells
Kurt Jensen, Stevens Point
Lincoln High School, Wisconsin Rapids
Tammy Tautges, Plover
FDC Head Start, Stevens Point
Julie Vargas, Wautoma
Tri-County Area Schools, Plainfield
CESA 6
Pamela Brandt, Slinger
Central Middle School, Hartford
Julie Brown, Appleton
James Madison Middle School, Appleton
Lisa Carlson-Bebow, Fond du Lac
Pier School, Fond du Lac
Julie Chapman, Fox Lake
Beaver Dam High School, Beaver Dam
Dean Doersch, Neenah
Horace Mann Middle School, Neenah
James Geoffrey, Jr., Kaukauna
Kaukauna High School, Kaukauna
Charles Heurkens, New Franken
Edison Elementary, Appleton
Renae Joten, Appleton
Little Chute High School, Little Chute
Jane Klein, Appleton
James Madison Middle School, Appleton
Donald Kreuser, Theresa
Hartford Union High School, Hartford
Amy Monigal, Menasha
Smith Elementary School, Oshkosh
Raymond Robinson, Fitchburg
Saint Joseph's Catholic, Fort Atkinson
Kay Sprader, Fond du Lac
Lakeshore Elementary, Fond du Lac
Catherine Zold, Appleton
Daniel Huntley Elementary, Appleton
CESA 7
Timothy Hoffman, Appleton
Hilbert High School, Hilbert
Spring Hongisto, Green Bay
Syble Hopp School, DePere
David Lepisto, Appleton
Nicolet Elementary School, Green Bay
David Mueller, Newton
Roncalli High School, Manitowoc
Lori Neurohr, Sheboygan
Kohler Elementary School, Kohler
Caryn Plinske, Green Bay
Southwest High School, Green Bay
Lucas Siebert, Cascade
Oostburg High School, Oostburg
Dean Sleger, Manitowoc
Andrew Jackson Elementary School, Manitowoc
Angela Stumpf, Kaukauna
Notre Dame Elementary, DePere
CESA 8
Carol Bartlein, Wabeno
Laona High School, Laona
Patricia DiMartino, Crandon
Crandon Middle School, Crandon
Melissa Goers, Gillett
Gillett Secondary School, Gillett
CESA 9
Kari Brown-Herbst, Eagle River
Northland Pines Middle School, Eagle River
John Budnik, Mosinee
Mosinee High School, Mosinee
Kim Lewandowski, Athens
Saint Anthony School, Athens
Paula Reed, Mosinee
John Muir Middle School, Wausau
CESA 10
Ruth McHorney, Eau Claire
Immaculate Conception, Eau Claire
Robert Pfundheller, Altoona
Chippewa Falls Middle School, Chippewa Falls
Kathryn Rulien-Bareis, Eau Claire
DeLong Middle School, Eau Claire
James Skuban, Bloomer
New Auburn, New Auburn
Karyn Wajda, Altoona
DeLong Middle School, Eau Claire
CESA 11
Jessica Ferguson, New Richmond
New Richmond High School, New Richmond
Jayne Hoffman, River Falls
Westside Elementary School, River Falls
Beth Izdepski, Amery
Osceola High School, Osceola
Kathy Krizan, Chetek
Cameron High School, Cameron
Gregory Mikunda, Barron
Riverview Middle School, Barron
Sharon Peterson, Rice Lake
Rice Lake High School, Rice Lake
CESA 12
Kimberly Dwyer, Glidden
Mellen School, Mellen
Laurene Peterson, Barnes
Solon Springs High School, Solon Springs
Connie Schoenborn, Phillips
Saint Anthony of Padua, Park Falls
Posted April 3, 2008