2022 Herb Kohl Foundation award winners announced

The selection committee for the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Student Scholarship, Teacher Fellowship and Principal Leadership program announced Tuesday recipients of the 291 Herb Kohl Foundation awards in 2022 for Wisconsin students, teachers and principals. 

According to the release, awards of $6,000 are being made to 100 teachers, 17 principals, and their schools, and $10,000 scholarships will be given to 174 graduating high school students.

The Kohl Foundation award program was established by Herb Kohl, philanthropist, and businessman. Since 1990, the foundation has awarded more than $28.3 million to Wisconsin educators, principals, students, and schools, the release stated. 

A full list of awards by CESA (cooperative educational service agency) is here: https://drydenwire.com/news/2022-herb-kohl-foundation-excellence-scholarship-initiative-scholarship-fellowship-leadership-award-recipients-announced/.

Award winners within CESA 2, which includes the School District of Fort Atkinson, and the Whitewater Unified School District, along with school districts in Cambridge, Deerfield, Eagle-Palmyra, Lake Mills, Milton, and Watertown, follow:  

Educational Foundation principal leaders

• Anuradha Ebbe, Madison, Cherokee Heights Middle School, Madison

• Stephanie Filter, Janesville, Madison Elementary, Janesville

• Ryan McBurney, East Troy, Elkhorn Area Middle School, Elkhorn

• Heather Schmitz, Barneveld, Belleville High School, Belleville

Educational Foundation Excellence scholars

• Sorin Caldararu, Madison, Madison West High School, Madison

• Samuel Cann, Madison, Madison East High School, Madison

• Makanaka Chikowero, Madison Madison West High School, Madison

• Emma Clark, Mount Horeb, Mount Horeb High School, Mount Horeb

• Lydia Hanson, Middleton, Middleton High School, Middleton

• Owen Harris, Watertown, Watertown High School, Watertown

• Anthony Kaseman, Madison, Homeschool, Madison

• Sara Kronberg, Milton, Milton High School, Milton

• Madyson Nettesheim, Eagle, Palmyra-Eagle High School, Palmyra

• Amira Oser, Madison, Homeschool, Madison

• Summer Peterson, Burlington, Catholic Central High School, Burlington

• Anna Rolfs, Williams Bay, Williams Bay High School, Williams Bay

• Marissa Vosberg, Monroe, Monroe High School, Monroe

• Sophia Walton, Elkhorn, Whitewater High School, Whitewater

• Anna Wang, Middleton, Middleton West High School, Madison

• Danika Wanish, Madison, Madison West High School, Madison

• Emma Zimmermann, Lake Mills, Lake Mills High School, Lake Mills

Educational Foundation initiative scholars

• Phillip Fabian, Madison, Edgewood High School, Madison

• Nia Garcia, East Troy, East Troy High School, East Troy

• Lily Hess, Elkhorn, Faith Christian School, Williams Bay

• Carter Hesse, Watertown, Endeavor Charter School, Watertown

• Olivia Milhoan, Monona, Monona Grove Liberal Arts Charter School, Monona

• Meghan Rule, Janesville, Rock University High School, Janesville

• Eion Sullivan, Deerfield, Cambridge High School, Cambridge

• Isabel Tadlock, Elkhorn, Career and College Academy, Elkhorn

Educational Foundation teacher fellows

• Tressa Bauer, De Forest, De Forest Area Middle School, De Forest

• Emma Becher, Madison, Middleton High School, Middleton

• Candice Franks, Whitewater, Badger High School, Lake Geneva

• Sarah Heatwole, Sun Prairie, De Forest High School, De Forest

• Ashley Ingish, Mukwonago, Waterford High School, Waterford

• Brenda Kallies, Madison, Hawthorne Elementary, Madison

• Jessica Martins, Madison, Windsor Elementary, Windsor

• Matt Nie, Burlington, Burlington High School, Burlington

• Kyle Oksiuta, Fitchburg, Oregon High School, Oregon

• Whitney Updike, Janesville, Washington Elementary, Whitewater

• Heidi Wisniewski, Madison, Conrad Elvehjem Primary, McFarland

• Penny Yanke, Burlington, Burlington High School, Burlington

Awards include: 

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.

Excellence Scholarship, Fellowship and 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, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, regional Cooperative Educational Service Agencies (CESA), the Association of Wisconsin School Administrators, and the Wisconsin Homeschooling Parents Association.

Initiative Scholarship recipients, chosen by their schools, have overcome significant obstacles or adversity, 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.