NEWS RELEASE Contact: Kim Marggraf Background:www.kohleducation.org 920-946-3640 mobile, 920-457-1727 office [email protected] For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 6, 2019 2019 Herb Kohl Foundation Excellence Scholarship, Initiative Scholarship, Fellowship and Leadership Award Recipients Announced MILWAUKEE — The selection committee for the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Student Scholarship, Teacher Fellowship, and Principal Leadership program has announced recipients of the 304 Herb Kohl Foundation awards for students, teachers, and principals. Awards in the amount of $6,000 are being made to 100 teachers, 16 principals, and their schools, and $10,000 scholarships will be given to 188 graduating high school students. Student 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. Teacher Fellowship recipients are educators who have been chosen for their superior ability to inspire a love of learning in their students, their ability to motivate others, and their leadership and service within and outside the classroom. Principal Leadership Award recipients are school principals who are being recognized for setting high standards for instruction, achievement and character, and creating a climate to best serve students, families, staff, and community. Student Excellence Scholarship, Teacher Fellowship, and Principal Leadership Award 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), regional Cooperative Educational Service Agencies (CESA), the Association of Wisconsin School Administrators, and the Wisconsin Parents Association. Student 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. “I think it is significant that Wisconsin’s students, teachers, principals, and schools are recognized for their devotion to education and learning," said Dr. Chris Cody, WCRIS board president. “Across Wisconsin, our communities benefit from Herb Kohl's longstanding and generous philanthropy to our educators and students,” said State Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor. (more) Herb Kohl Educational Foundation 2019 Student Excellence Scholarships Page 1 The Kohl Foundation Scholarship and Fellowship program was established by Herb Kohl, philanthropist and businessman, in 1990. To date the foundation has awarded $17.8 million to Wisconsin educators, principals, 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, teachers, and principals and look forward to the great contributions they will make in the future,” Kohl said. Award recipients were notified of their awards on March 4, 2019. Regional recognition luncheons honoring the recipients will be held in a few weeks. Following is the list of recognition luncheon dates and locations, and the list of recipients. Herb Kohl will attend all luncheons and present awards to recipients. Herb Kohl Educational Foundation 2019 Student, Teacher and Principal Recognition Luncheons Luncheon at Noon and Award Program at 12:30 p.m. Date Banquet Location CESAs Region Sunday, March 24 Sun Prairie High School 2, 3, 5 South Central & Central 888 Grove Street Sun Prairie 53590 Saturday, March 30 Appleton North High School 6, 7, 8 Northeast & East Central 5000 N Ballard Road Appleton 54913 Sunday, March 31 Chippewa Falls Middle School 4, 9, 10, 11, 12 North Central & Northwest 750 Tropicana Boulevard Chippewa Falls 54729 Saturday, April 13 Greenfield High School 1 Southeast 4800 S 60th Street Greenfield 53220 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Herb Kohl Educational Foundation 2019 Student Excellence Scholarships Page 2 2019 Student Excellence Scholars CESA 1 Jack Maher, Muskego Bonnie Raechal Beres, Pewaukee Muskego High School, Muskego Divine Savior Holy Angels High School, Milwaukee Gianna Milazzo, Oconomowoc Alanna Bielawski, Milwaukee Oconomowoc High School, Oconomowoc Reagan High School, Milwaukee Sierra Richardson, Shorewood Emily Cheng, Mequon Riverside High School, Milwaukee Homestead High School, Mequon Mia Rimmer, Milwaukee Megan Choy, New Berlin King International High School, Milwaukee New Berlin Mid/High School, New Berlin Nicholas Schulz, Oconomowoc David Chrisbaum, Milwaukee Oconomowoc High School, Oconomowoc Pius XI Catholic High School, Milwaukee Arjun Shreekumar, Brookfield Crystal DiBiase, Kenosha Brookfield East High School, Brookfield Saint Joseph Catholic Academy, Kenosha Shelbey Strandberg, Hartland Abigail Dowse, Menomonee Falls Divine Savior Holy Angels High School, Milwaukee Hamilton High School, Sussex Erick Torres-Gonzalez, Milwaukee Alyssa Eske, Milwaukee Reagan High School, Milwaukee King International High School, Milwaukee Maxwell Unger, Sussex Nyia Garrett, Milwaukee Hamilton High School, Sussex Reagan High School, Milwaukee Amberlee Webster, New Berlin Sabrina Huang, Brookfield New Berlin Mid/High School, New Berlin Brookfield Central High School, Brookfield Madison Xiong, Jackson Vinesh Janarthanan, Waukesha Reagan High School, Milwaukee Waukesha West High School, Waukesha Amal Khan, Mequon CESA 2 Abigail Buxa, Oconomowoc University School of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Lakeside Lutheran High School, Lake Mills Alisha Khosla, Brookfield Kaitey Crosby, Sun Prairie Brookfield Academy, Brookfield Sun Prairie High School, Sun Prairie John Klaves, Bayside Home School, Bayside Claire Darmstadter, Sun Prairie Sun Prairie High School, Sun Prairie Madeline Koenig, Wales Kettle Moraine High School, Wales Grace Flynn, Fitchburg Edgewood High School, Madison Vivica Lewis, Milwaukee Matthew Gille, Stoughton Carmen High School South Campus, Milwaukee Stoughton High School, Stoughton Katherine Liu, Brookfield Christian Karabas, Fontana Brookfield Central High School, Brookfield Big Foot High School, Walworth Kelly Longhini, Pewaukee Pewaukee High School, Pewaukee Krista Krien, Waterford Catholic Central High School, Burlington Herb Kohl Educational Foundation 2019 Student Excellence Scholarships Page 3 Nicholas Kuzoff, Whitewater Westfield Area High School, Westfield Whitewater High School, Whitewater Jamie Williams, Lodi Kennedy Lindeman, Waterford Lodi High School, Lodi Waterford High School, Waterford Derrick Oborne, Brodhead CESA 6 Brodhead High School, Brodhead Genna Alexander, Kewaskum Kirsten Oliver, Albany Kewaskum High School, Kewaskum Albany High School, Albany Megan Best, Oshkosh Victoria Pollak, Delavan Oshkosh West High School, Oshkosh Williams Bay High School, Williams Bay Caleb Boutin, Omro Anna Quade, Milton Winneconne High School, Winneconne Milton High School, Milton Cade Christensen, Campbellsport Leah Russell, Madison St. Mary's Springs Academy, Fond du Lac McFarland High School, McFarland Andrew Davis, West Bend Joshua Vana, Reeseville Slinger High School, Slinger Watertown High School, Watertown Isaac Grahl, Campbellsport Josephine Wangerin, Watertown Campbellsport High School, Campbellsport Endeavor Charter School, Watertown Rachel Hubbard, Neenah Valley Christian School, Oshkosh CESA 3 Akshay Kalra, Beaver Dam Kara Katzung, Bagley Beaver Dam High School, Beaver Dam Prairie du Chien High School, Prairie du Chien Miranda Leggett, Oshkosh Isabelle Sander, Cuba City Oshkosh North High School, Oshkosh Cuba City High School, Cuba City Claire Limberg, Lomira Mary Sargent, Richland Center Lomira High School, Lomira Home School, Richland Center Anna Little, Sherwood Saint Mary Catholic High School, Neenah CESA 4 Kyle Loehr, Kewaskum Caitlin Coffey, La Crosse Kewaskum High School, Kewaskum Logan High School, La Crosse Sean Maurer, North Fond du Lac Oakfield High School, Oakfield CESA 5 Ellie McMeeken, West Bend Muhammad Abidi, Marshfield Slinger High School, Slinger Marshfield High School, Marshfield Katrina Pokorny, Waupun Brock Erdman, Wisconsin Rapids Waupun Area High School, Waupun Lincoln High School, Wisconsin Rapids Grace Rauch, Ripon Ripon High School, Ripon Ellie Heiman, Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln High School, Wisconsin Rapids Evan Sievers, Slinger Slinger High School, Slinger Emily Merkel, Marshfield Marshfield High School, Marshfield Ashton Osterhaus, Dalton Pardeeville High School, Pardeeville Lily Wagner, Westfield Herb Kohl Educational Foundation 2019 Teacher Fellowships Page 4 Abigail Norman, Tomahawk Tomahawk High School, Tomahawk Olivia Umlor, Rhinelander Elcho High School, Elcho CESA 7 Chloe Bohn, Sheboygan Sheboygan North High School, Sheboygan CESA 10 Ciara Hassinger, Elkhart Lake Hunter Adams, Bruce Elkhart Lake High School, Elkhart Lake Bruce High School, Bruce Madelyn Hendrikse, Oostburg Larissa Danielson, Cadott Oostburg High School, Oostburg Cadott High School, Cadott Kaylin Kalbacken, Elkhart Lake Xander Jansen, Neillsville Elkhart Lake High School, Elkhart Lake Neillsville Mid/High School, Neillsville Joel Kiernan, Green Bay Samantha Nelson, Greenwood Green Bay East High School, Green Bay Owen-Withee High School, Owen Katya Konopacki, Denmark Megan Pekula, Eau Claire Roncalli Catholic High School,