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100 Teachers Receive Kohl Fellowships, $1,000 Awards

One hundred Wisconsin teachers will receive $1,000 awards for being named Herb Kohl Educational Foundation fellows. Their schools will receive an additional $1,000 grant each.

A selection committee chose fellowship recipients based on their ability to inspire a love of learning in students, motivation skills and for their leadership and service inside and outside of the classroom. Fellowship recipients were notified by mail in late February.

The Wisconsin Newspaper Association, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools and the Cooperative Educational Service Agencies co-sponsor the Kohl fellowship program.

U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl established the program in 1990. The foundation has since awarded $4.8 million to Wisconsin educators, students and schools.

The 2004 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Fellowship recipients will take part in a recognition ceremony this spring. They are listed below.

CESA 1

Sarah Allen, West Allis
Irving Elementary School, West Allis

Brenda Arnett, Cedarburg
Webster Transitional School, Cedarburg

Gary Baughn, Brookfield
Waukesha South High School, Waukesha

Gregory Bisbee, Oconomowoc
Arrowhead High School, Hartland

Jane Borden, Milwaukee
Tippecanoe School for the Arts and Humanities, Milwaukee

Ronald Borkowicz, Port Washington
Port Washington High School, Port Washington

Bette Brandenburg, Watertown
Oconomowoc High School, Oconomowoc

Patti Carlsen, Gurnee
Armitage Academy, Kenosha

Lisa Marie Colla, Muskego
Hoover Elementary School, New Berlin

Molly Fonk, Milwaukee
Fairview Charter School, Milwaukee

Joanne Gramins, New Berlin
Catholic Memorial High School, Waukesha

Marsha Grutzmacher, Mukwonago
St. James Grade School, Mukwonago

Jessica Jaglowski, Milwaukee
Hawley Environmental School, Milwaukee

Jude Kosmider, Pewaukee
St. Mary Parish School, Hales Corners

Karen Kraemer, Wauwatosa
Christ King Grade School, Wauwatosa

Vanessa Liederbach, Milwaukee
Lloyd Street Global Education School, Milwaukee

Susan Luterbach, New Berlin
St. Joan Antida High School, Milwaukee

Mary Madigan, Cedarburg
Parkview Elementary School, Cedarburg

Christine Manke, Hartland
Hartland North Elementary School, Hartland

Katherine Nelson, Hartland
Arrowhead High School, Hartland

Karen Niehausen, Oconomowoc
North Lake Elementary School, North Lake

Cyndi Nienhaus, New Berlin
St. Mary Grade School, Elm Grove

Daniel Paese, Wauwatosa
Wauwatosa West High School, Wauwatosa

Craig Schaubs, Cedarburg
First Immanuel Lutheran School, Cedarburg

Mark Schill, Shorewood
Nicolet High School, Glendale

Alan Schneider, Brookfield
Templeton Middle School, Sussex

Jane Schneider, Waukesha
Waukesha South High School, Waukesha

Emily Tymus, Milwaukee
New Berlin West High School, New Berlin

Katherine Vannoy, Milwaukee
Audubon Technology and Communication Center, Milwaukee

Robert Willis, Mukwonago
Waukesha West High School, Waukesha

Rebecca Winnie, Mequon
Homestead High School, Mequon

CESA 2

Michael Beckenbaugh, Janesville
Edison Middle School, Janesville

Nicholas Burrows, Cross Plains
Edgewood High School, Madison

Barry Butters, Elkhorn
Elkhorn High School, Elkhorn

Daniel Kaster, Clinton
Jefferson Elementary School, Janesville

Colleen Kellogg, Waterloo
Malcolm Shabazz City High School, Madison

Shari Kuemmel, Madison
McFarland Elementary School, McFarland

Steven Pease, Janesville
Edison Middle School, Janesville

Sue Priebe, Janesville
Parkview High School, Orfordville

Cindy Rosch, Madison
DeForest Middle School, DeForest

Victoria Rosin, Stoughton
St. Ann Catholic School, Stoughton

Douglas Ross, Mount Horeb
Mount Horeb High School, Mount Horeb

Nona Schrader, Fort Atkinson
Jefferson Middle School, Jefferson

Christopher Seep, Marshall
Marshall High School, Marshall

Nancy Smith, Racine
Waterford Union High School, Waterford

Patricia Snyder, Whitewater
Barrie Elementary School, Fort Atkinson

Heather Thorpe, Madison
Badger Ridge Middle School, Verona

Robbie Twohig, Kansasville
Burlington High School, Burlington

Nancy Jo Walsh-Boeder, McFarland
McFarland Elementary School, McFarland

CESA 4

Peggy Murphy, Viroqua
Viroqua High School, Viroqua

Martha Tymeson, La Crosse
Southern Bluffs Elementary School, La Crosse

CESA 5

Cynthia Byers, Stevens Point
Rosholt Middle School, Rosholt

Mary Gillette, Vesper
Lincoln High School, Wisconsin Rapids

Susan Gogue, Baraboo
Baraboo Middle School, Baraboo

John Hammer, Mauston
Mauston High School, Mauston

Mark Kohl, Lodi
Lodi High School, Lodi

James Newman, Wisconsin Rapids
Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln High School, Wisconsin Rapids

Madeline Osenga, Plover
Rudolph Elementary School, Rudolph

Mary Richards, Waupaca
Waupaca Learning Center, Waupaca

Laurie Schroeder, Stevens Point
Pacelli High School, Stevens Point

CESA 6

Ann Hoernke, Appleton
St. Mary Central High School, Neenah

Leigh Kohlmann, Oakfield
Waupun Middle School, Waupun

Tami Malcore, Larsen
Shattuck Middle School, Neenah

Judith McDonald, Beaver Dam
Lincoln Elementary School, Beaver Dam

Lynn Molenda, Adell
Kewaskum Middle School, Kewaskum

Gwen Nagel, Menasha
Maplewood Middle School, Menasha

Carolyn Reynolds, Oshkosh
Nicolet Elementary School, Menasha

Bruce Smith, Appleton
Appleton North High School, Appleton

Sarah Stetter, Fond du Lac
Woodworth Middle School, Fond du Lac

Judith Stoffel, Menasha
St. Margaret Mary Grade School, Neenah

Cynthia Vogel, Beaver Dam
Van Brunt Elementary/Middle School, Horicon

Julie Wenzlaff, West Bend
Farmington Elementary School, Kewaskum

Mary Wydeven, Kimberly
Janssen Elementary School, Combined Locks

Mary Zelhofer, Oshkosh
Butte des Morts Elementary School, Menasha

CESA 7

Nancy Comella, Appleton
Rock Ledge Elementary School, Seymour

Scott Conradt, Green Bay
Parkview Middle School, Green Bay

Virginia Engelbrecht, Green Bay
St. Joseph Grade School, Green Bay

Lisa Harvatine, Manitowoc
Andrew Jackson Elementary School, Manitowoc

A. Dean Hess, Green Bay
De Pere High School, De Pere

Len Hucke, Sheboygan Falls
Kohler Elementary School, Kohler

Jenni Mangels, Sheboygan
Sheboygan North High School, Sheboygan

Tonie Mixer, De Pere
Christa McAuliffe Elementary School, Green Bay

Kerri Shimek, Brillion
Andrew Jackson Elementary School, Manitowoc

Rosie Sylvester, Green Bay
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, Green Bay

Gina Wagner, Denmark
Manitowoc Lincoln High School, Manitowoc

CESA 8

Eric Larsen, Oconto Falls
Oconto Falls High School, Oconto Falls

Cynthia Neal, Oconto Falls
Washington Middle School, Oconto Falls

Marcy Siolka, Bonduel
Bonduel High School, Bonduel

CESA 9

Garth Gerstenberger, Tomahawk
Tomahawk High School, Tomahawk

Chris Janssen, Wausau
Wausau West High School, Wausau

Harlan Larson, Rhinelander
Rhinelander High School, Rhinelander

Daniel Pahlow, Conover
Northland Pines High School, Eagle River

CESA 10

Thomas Dorr, Eau Claire
Homer DeLong Middle School, Eau Claire

Debra Harding, Chippewa Falls
Cadott Junior High School, Cadott,

Diane Opelt, Greenwood
Greenwood Elementary School, Greenwood

CESA 11

Alton Duerkop, Centuria
Somerset Elementary School, Somerset

Gene Rick, Barron
Riverview Middle School, Barron

CESA 12

Dawn Ertl, Phillips
Butternut High School, Butternut

Dorothy Harris, Butternut
Park Falls High School, Park Falls

Jack Iverson, Grand View
Drummond Elementary School, Drummond