NEWS RELEASE Contact: Kim Marggraf Background: www.kohleducation.org 920-946-3640 mobile, 920-457-1727 office [email protected] For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 21, 2019 Herb Kohl honors outstanding students and teachers at award luncheon on March 24 MILWAUKEE — A luncheon to honor the achievements of south central, southwest and central Wisconsin students, teachers and principals will be held Sunday, March 24 at Sun Prairie High School in Sun Prairie, the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation announced today. On March 4, the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation announced the recipients of student Initiative Scholarships, student Excellence Scholarships, teacher Fellowships and principal Leadership awards. The March 24 luncheon will recognize the accomplishments of the area's outstanding students, educators and administrators. Twenty nine teacher Fellowship recipients, 26 Excellence Scholarship recipients, and 21 Initiative Scholarship recipients will be honored. Principal Leadership award recipient Amy Fassbender is unable to attend the event but will be honored at a luncheon on April 13 in Greenfield. Kim Marggraf, spokesperson for the Herb Kohl Foundation, said that Herb Kohl, representatives of co-sponsoring organizations Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools, Wisconsin Cooperative Educational Service Agencies, Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation, Association of Wisconsin School Administrators, Wisconsin Parents Association and the families and friends of south central, southwest and central Wisconsin award recipients will be part of this program. The Herb Kohl Foundation Excellence Scholarship was established by Herb Kohl to provide scholarships to graduating Wisconsin high school students who have demonstrated academic excellence, outstanding leadership, citizenship, community service, integrity, and other special talents. The Herb Kohl Foundation Fellowship rewards teachers who have demonstrated superior ability to inspire love of learning in their students, have motivated others, and have provided meritorious service both inside and outside the classroom. The Herb Kohl Leadership Award recognizes school principals who have set high standards for instruction, achievement and character, and created a climate to best serve students, families, staff and community. 825 North Jefferson Street, Suite 350, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 The Herb Kohl Initiative Scholarship was established to recognize students who have demonstrated a high level of motivation to achieve, have shown strong promise for achieving success in college and beyond, have overcome significant personal obstacles or adversity, and have not yet received other academic based scholarships. "Herb Kohl will be making formal award presentations to the recipients at the luncheon,” Marggraf said. The Herb Kohl Foundation will issue the $10,000 Excellence and Initiative Scholarship grants to the postsecondary institution that each student will attend. Each teacher will receive a $6,000 Fellowship and an additional $6,000 grant will be awarded to the teacher's school for use in innovative educational projects. The Kohl Educational Foundation Scholarship and Fellowship program was established by Herb Kohl in 1990. To date the foundation has provided $17.8 million to Wisconsin educators, students and schools. The foundation annually awards approximately 200 scholarships, 100 teacher fellowships and 16 principal awards throughout the state. “We are so grateful that Wisconsin is home to such a visionary philanthropist who is rewarding excellence in education so generously,” said Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools Executive Director Sharon Schmeling. “Individuals and communities across Wisconsin benefit from Herb Kohl's longstanding and generous philanthropy to our educators and students,” said State Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor. “On behalf of the Department of Public Instruction, I would like to thank Senator Kohl and the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation for continued dedication to our 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. The Sun Prairie event is one of four regional award programs sponsored by the Herb Kohl Foundation. The reception is scheduled to begin Sunday, March 24, at 12:00 noon at Sun Prairie High School, 888 Grove Street, Sun Prairie. The award program will commence at approximately 12:30 p.m. Media availability may be arranged before or after the award presentation. Contact Kim Marggraf at 920-946- 3640 or [email protected]. Following is a list of award recipients. ### Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Sun Prairie High School Recognition Luncheon, March 24, 2019 Excellence Scholars CESA 2 CESA 5 Abigail Buxa, Oconomowoc Muhammad Abidi, Marshfield Lakeside Lutheran High School, Lake Mills Marshfield High School, Marshfield Kaitey Crosby, Sun Prairie Brock Erdman, Wisconsin Rapids Sun Prairie High School, Sun Prairie Lincoln High School, Wisconsin Rapids Claire Darmstadter, Sun Prairie Ellie Heiman, Wisconsin Rapids Sun Prairie High School, Sun Prairie Lincoln High School, Wisconsin Rapids Grace Flynn, Fitchburg Emily Merkel, Marshfield Edgewood High School, Madison Marshfield High School, Marshfield Christian Karabas, Fontana Ashton Osterhaus, Dalton Big Foot High School, Walworth Pardeeville High School, Pardeeville Nicholas Kuzoff, Whitewater Lily Wagner, Westfield Whitewater High School, Whitewater Westfield Area High School, Westfield Kennedy Lindeman, Waterford Jamie Williams, Lodi Waterford High School, Waterford Lodi High School, Lodi Derrick Oborne, Brodhead Brodhead High School, Brodhead CESA 6 Grace Rauch, Ripon Kirsten Oliver, Albany Ripon High School, Ripon Albany High School, Albany Cade Christensen, Campbellsport Victoria Pollak, Delavan St. Mary Springs, Appleton Williams Bay High School, Williams Bay Anna Quade, Milton Milton High School, Milton Leah Russell, Madison McFarland High School, McFarland Joshua Vana, Reeseville Watertown High School, Watertown Josephine Wangerin, Watertown Endeavor Charter School, Watertown CESA 3 Kara Katzung, Bagley Prairie du Chien High School, Prairie du Chien Isabelle Sander, Cuba City Cuba City High School, Cuba City Mary Sargent, Richland Center Homeschool, Richland Center Herb Kohl Educational Foundation, Honorees at Sun Prairie Luncheon, March 24, 2019 Page 1 Teacher Fellows CESA 1 CESA 5 Erin McCarthy, Milwaukee Michelle Bartman, Baraboo Greendale Middle School, Greendale Baraboo High School, Baraboo Chad Sperzel-Wuchterl, Milwaukee Amanda Bolan, Madison Ronald Reagan High School, Milwaukee High Marq Environmental Charter School, Montello Karen Hable, Mauston CESA 2 Mauston High School, Mauston Julie Bernards, De Forest Elizabeth Hansen, Portage De Forest Middle School, De Forest Portage High School, Portage Gwen Boettcher, De Forest Jennifer Larson, Endeavor De Forest High School, De Forest Forest Lane Community School, Montello Jennifer Doucette, De Forest Erin Mehlberg, Junction City Waunakee High School, Waunakee Saint Paul Lutheran Grade School, Stevens Point Angela Flynn, Janesville Sherry Patton, Stevens Point Turner High School, Beloit Pacelli Catholic Middle School, Stevens Point Matthew Flynn, Beloit Daniel Rhode, Baraboo Memorial High School, Beloit Baraboo High School, Baraboo Dona Frank, Mukwonago Ashley Tessmer, Wisconsin Rapids St. John the Baptist Catholic School Lincoln High School, Wisconsin Rapids Matt Guth, Elkhorn Brookwood Middle School, Genoa City CESA 6 Rachel Hartley, Burlington Alexandra Griffith, Appleton Wheatland Center Elementary School, Burlington Oshkosh West High School, Oshkosh Julie Martin, Madison New Glarus High School, New Glarus CESA 12 Andrea DeBungie, Washburn Chelsea Miller, Jefferson Ashland Middle School, Ashland Jefferson Schools, Jefferson Sarah Miller, Madison River Bluff Middle School, Stoughton Wendy Pliska, Watertown McFarland High School, McFarland Sandra Ramirez, Janesville Washington Elementary School, Whitewater Rachel Schramm, Madison Shabazz-City High School, Madison Lindy Wiesmann, McFarland McFarland High School, McFarland CESA 3 Jamie Jones, Richland Center Richland Center High School, Richland Center Herb Kohl Educational Foundation, Honorees at Sun Prairie Luncheon, March 24, 2019 Page 2 Initiative Scholars CESA 2 CESA 3 Chyara Brakes, Madison Taylor Cooley, Patch Grove Madison East High School, Madison River Ridge High School, Patch Grove Natalie Dopico-Brickl, Marshall Alexis Leigh, Argyle Marshall High School, Marshall Argyle High School, Argyle Gladys Lara, Clinton Mason Luxton, Lone Rock Clinton High School, Clinton River Valley High School, Spring Green Jacob Marks, Fitchburg Brianna Ploessl, Lancaster Monona Grove High School, Monona Cassville High, Cassville Noah Mason, Beloit Rock County Christian School, Beloit CESA 5 Dylan Edge, Wautoma Logan Murphy, Cuba City Wautoma High School, Wautoma Cuba City High School, Cuba City Christian Rimmert, Poynette Elaine Nevin, Elkhorn Poynette High School, Poynette Catholic Central High School, Burlington Sydney Spang, Nekoosa Grace Sezemsky, Elkhorn Nekoosa High School, Nekoosa Elkhorn Area High School, Elkhorn Huston Wilhite, Scandinavia Lindsey Wallace, Watertown Iola-Scandinavia High School, Iola Watertown Unified High School, Watertown Cydni Wolff, Sauk City Brianna Weiss, Brodhead Sauk Prairie High School, Prairie du Sac Monroe High School, Monroe Shampaine Wilson, Fort Atkinson Jefferson High School, Jefferson Brenna Zomok, Orfordville Parkview Jr/Sr High School, Orfordville Principal Leaders CESA 5 Amy Fassbender, Waunakee Willson Elementary School, Baraboo Herb Kohl Educational Foundation, Honorees at Sun Prairie Luncheon, March 24, 2019 Page 3 .