For Immediate Release Contact: Kim Marggraf 920-457-1727 (office) or 920-946-3640 (mobile) marggraf@excel.net www.kohleducation.org 2009 HERB KOHL FOUNDATION EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP, FELLOWSHIP AND INITIATIVE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED MILWAUKEE - The selection committee for the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Scholarship and Fellowship Program has announced recipients of the 2009 Herb Kohl Foundation awards for students and teachers. The $1,000.00 awards are being made to 100 teachers, their schools, and 200 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. “I think it is significant that Wisconsin’s students, teachers, and schools are recognized for their devotion to education and learning”, said Tom Wittkamper, WCRIS president. The Kohl Foundation Scholarship and Fellowship program was established by U.S. Senator Herb Kohl in 1990. To date the foundation has awarded $6.8 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 February 27, 2009. 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. Senator Kohl will attend all luncheons and present awards to recipients. More… 2009 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Student and Teacher Recognition Luncheons Reception at 12 noon Luncheon and program at 12:30 pm Date & Region Location Cooperative Education Service Agency (CESA) Saturday, March 21 Middleton High School 2100 Bristol Street Middleton 53562 CESA 2, 3 Chippewa Falls High School 735 Terrill Street Chippewa Falls 54729-1907 CESAs 4, 10, 11, 12 West De Pere High School 665 Grant Street De Pere 54115-1367 CESAs 7, 8, 9 Menomonee Falls High School W142N8101 Merrimac Drive Menomonee Falls 53051-3999 CESA 1 Traeger Middle School 3000 W. 20th Avenue Oshkosh 54904-6344 CESAs 5, 6 South Central & South West Sunday, March 22 West Central & Northwest Saturday, March 28 North Central, East Central & Northeast Sunday, March 29 Southeast Saturday, April 4 Central More… Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Teacher Fellows 2009 CESA 1 Brook Brown, Cedarburg Homestead High School, Mequon Carol Double, Wauwatosa Woodlands Elementary School, Milwaukee Karen Herz, Muskego Hales Corners Lutheran Elementary School, Hales Corners Matt Honigman, Milwaukee Jefferson Elementary School, Wauwatosa Jennifer Hussa, Milwaukee Greendale High School, Greendale Edmund Kurth, Pewaukee Pewaukee High School, Pewaukee Linda LaTour, Muskego Franklin High School, Franklin JoAnn Lens, Milwaukee Hawley Environmental School, Milwaukee Christine Lucas, Glendale Whitefish Bay High School, Whitefish Bay Maralynn Markano, Sussex Arrowhead High School, Hartland Pamela McGroarty, New Berlin Irving Elementary School, West Allis Maggie Menard-Mueller, Oak Creek Woodlands School, Milwaukee Marisa Roberts, Bayside Whitefish Bay High School, Whitefish Bay Phyllis Santacroce, Glendale Nicolet High School, Glendale Michele Schmidt, Elm Grove Longfellow Middle School, Wauwatosa Mary Talsky, Milwaukee Pius XI High School, Milwaukee Victoria Temple Bonesho, Brookfield Marquette University High School, Milwaukee CESA 2 Laura Borsecnik, Stoughton River Bluff/Sandhill School, Stoughton Shari Foes, Fort Atkinson Jefferson Middle School, Jefferson Karen Gomez, Jefferson Purdy Elementary School, Fort Atkinson Cindy Grady, Stoughton Fox Prairie Elementary School, Stoughton Diane Jensen, Oregon Monona Grove School, Monona Kimberly Manny Brown, Oregon Oregon High School, Oregon Maureen McGilligan-Bentin, Madison Marquette Elementary School, Madison Jason Model, Stoughton River Bluff Middle School, Stoughton Jennifer Petruska, Pleasant Prairie Riverview School, Silver Lake Katherine Punwar, Monona Sennett Middle School, Madison Timothy Reiser, Stoughton Parkview Junior and Senior High School, Orfordville Kurt Rummler, Burlington Karcher Middle School, Burlington Rachel Rydzewski, Madison Waunakee Community Middle School, Waunakee Leigh Scheuerell, Fort Atkinson Purdy Elementary School, Fort Atkinson Gary Schneider, McFarland Indian Mound Middle School, McFarland Devon Statz, Madison McFarland High School, McFarland Russ Tronsen, Lake Geneva Badger High School, Lake Geneva Gregory Vallee, Middleton Thoreau Elementary School, Madison Elisa Welch, Madison DeForest Are Middle School, DeForest John Wick, East Troy East Troy Middle School, East Troy CESA 3 Mary Alexander, Potosi Potosi Elementary School, Potosi John Heasley, Lone Rock Richland Center High School, Richland Center CESA 4 Janette Hanson, Onalaska Sparta High School, Sparta Kohl Teacher Fellows page two Kathy Hawkins, La Crosse Logan High School, La Crosse Julie Johnson, Whitehall Sunset Elementary School, Whitehall Connie Miller, La Crosse Logan Middle School, La Crosse Kari Rosenberg, Onalaska Luther High School, Onalaska Kathleen Spiers, Tomah Tomah High School, Tomah CESA 5 Michael Hansen, Weyauwega Weyauwega-Fremont High School, Weyauwega Julie Hendricks, Appleton Weyauwega-Fremont High School, Weyauwega Amy Keliher, Oconomowoc Slinger High School, Slinger Karen Langdon, Neenah St. Margaret Mary Elementary School, Neenah Amy Leach, Oshkosh Shattuck Middle School, Neenah Mary Ellen Mathieu, Campbellsport St. Mary's School, West Bend Kathleen Harris, Babcock Alexander Middle School, Nekoosa Michael Mauthe, Neenah Xavier High School, Appleton Elizabeth Helgeson, Plover St. Stephen School, Stevens Point Jeffrey Reindl, Lomira Lomira High School, Lomira Angela Jimenez, Madison Lodi High School, Lodi Marta Yedinak, Berlin Waupun Area High School, Waupun Kathryn Kawleski, Stevens Point Rosholt School, Rosholt Mary Zangl, Oshkosh Henry G. Rosenow School, Fond du Lac Leah Lechleiter-Luke, New Lisbon Mauston High School, Mauston Rachel Lent, Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln High School, Wisconsin Rapids Mikki Maddox, Baraboo Necedah Area High School, Necedah Erica Ringelspaugh, Portage Adams-Friendship High School, Friendship Michele Tippel, Stevens Point St. Stanislaus School, Stevens Point Sharon Yeska, Wild Rose Pleasant View Elementary School, Pine River CESA 6 CESA 7 Sarah Arenz, Valders Jackson Elementary School, Manitowoc Bonita Blaylock, De Pere Notre Dame of De Pere School, De Pere Timothy Brumm, Appleton Holy Spirit Catholic School, Appleton Deanna Milz, Howards Grove Northview Elementary School, Howards Grove Vicki Santacroce, Gillett Parkview Middle School, Green Bay David Schepp, De Pere West De Pere High School, De Pere Wendy Blasczyk, Appleton Edison Elementary School, Appleton Bonnie Sievert, Manitowoc St. Francis of Assisi School, Manitowoc Deborah Cox, Appleton Richmond Elementary School, Appleton Deborah Styles, Oostburg Oostburg Elementary School, Oostburg Bradley Curran, Oshkosh Seton Catholic Middle School, Menasha Robert VanSchyndel, Seymour Seymour High School, Seymour Kimberley Frierdich, Neenah Hoover Elementary School, Neenah Kay Zastrow, Green Bay Kennedy Elementary School, Green Bay Jennifer Guenther, Hartford Saylesville School, Rubicon CESA 8 Vicki Buettner, Shawano Suring High School, Suring Kohl Teacher Fellows page three Judith Campbell, Elton White Lake School, White Lake CESA 9 Andrea Billings, St. Germain Lakeland Union High School, Minocqua Jacquelyn Gaedtke, Tomahawk Tomahawk High School, Tomahawk Genene Lynott, Rhinelander Northwoods Community Elementary School, Harshaw Candice Strand, Rhinelander Nativity of Our Lord Catholic School, Rhinelander Christine Young, Rhinelander Northwoods Community Elementary School, Harshaw CESA 10 Benjamin Dallman, Eau Claire DeLong Middle School, Eau Claire MaryAnn Smasal, Thorp Owen-Withee School, Owen CESA 11 Jeffrey Ayer, Forest Lake New Richmond High School, New Richmond Lisa Benz, River Falls Ellsworth Middle School, Ellsworth Nancy Hunter, Luck Luck High School, Luck Nancy Klaas, New Richmond Somerset Middle School, Somerset Mary Linehan, River Falls Greenwood Elementary School, River Falls Catherine Oscarson, Osceola Osceola Elementary School, Osceola Debra Petzel, Centuria Unity Elementary School, Balsam Lake Stephanie Reid, Bayport Meyer Middle School, River Falls Ann Scharfenberg, Hudson New Richmond High School, New Richmond Diane Sloan, Barron Barron Senior High School, Barron CESA 12 Joseph Russo, Washburn Washburn High School, Washburn Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Excellence Scholars 2009 CESA 1 Samantha Anderson, Waukesha Waukesha West High School, Waukesha Amanda Armstrong, Shorewood Shorewood High School, Shorewood Eitan Babcock, Whitefish Bay Whitefish Bay High School, Whitefish Bay Elizabeth Baker, Wauwatosa Wauwatosa East High School, Wauwatosa Christine Ball, Mequon Homestead High School, Mequon Jaclyn Bauer, Muskego Muskego High School, Muskego Christopher Besaw, Racine J.I. Case High School, Racine George Bonadurer, Waukesha Kettle Moraine High School, Wales Elizabeth Carnahan, New Berlin Eisenhower High School, New Berlin David Chou, Milwaukee Rufus King Int’l Baccalaureate High School, Milwaukee Chantal Cyr, Wauwatosa Wauwatosa East High School, Wauwatosa Jacqueline Fuqua, Glendale Nicolet High School, Glendale Elizabeth Jazwiecki, Greenfield Rufus King Int’l Baccalaureate High School, Milwaukee Erin Jones, Cedarburg Cedarburg High School, Cedarburg Cara Ladd, Delafield Kettle Moraine High School, Wales Rebekah LeMahieu, Port Washington Port Washington High School, Port Washington Laura Mark, Wauwatosa Divine Savior Holy Angels High School, Milwaukee Jessica Massman, Waukesha Waukesha North High School, Waukesha Monica Meyer, South Milwaukee South Milwaukee High School, South Milwaukee Jaclyn Michl, Menomonee Falls Hamilton High School, Sussex Jenna Motz, Hales Corners Pius XI High School, Milwaukee Katelyn Nagel, Waukesha Waukesha South High School, Waukesha Rebekah Newman, Menomonee Falls Divine Savior Holy Angels High School, Milwaukee Chelsea Shurilla, Menomonee Falls Menomonee Falls High School, Menomonee Falls Zachary Sines, Brookfield Brookfield East High School, Brookfield Megan Walters, Cedarburg Cedarburg High School, Cedarburg Eric Wistrom, Kenosha St. Joseph High School, Kenosha CESA 2 Drew Birrenkott, McFarland McFarland High School, McFarland Amanda Curtis, Verona Verona Area High School, Verona Amanda Gregornik, Williams Bay Williams Bay High School, Williams Bay Lauren Holterman, Watertown Watertown High School, Watertown Naomi Latorraca, Monona Robert M. LaFollette High School, Madison Angela McKenzie, Whitewater Whitewater High School, Whitewater Connor Mulcahy, Whitewater Whitewater High School, Whitewater Zachary Schwartz, Marshall Marshall High School, Marshall Emily Sokn, Janesville Milton High School, Milton Amanda Spencer, Verona Verona Area High School, Verona Madison Vander Hill, Madison Madison Metropolitan High School, Madison Micah Wallace, Brodhead Brodhead High School, Brodhead John Ziegler, Janesville Milton High School, Milton Kohl Excellence Scholars page two CESA 3 Carson Crist, Darlington Darlington High School, Darlington Kurt Flesch, Platteville Platteville High School, Platteville Tracy Turba, Platteville Platteville High School, Platteville CESA 4 CESA 6 Crystal Costello, Neenah Neenah High School, Neenah Michael Gionet, Mayville Mayville High School, Mayville Katherine Goode, Green Lake Green Lake High School, Green Lake Ryan Knott, Neenah Xavier High School, Appleton Christen Geyer, Onalaska Onalaska High School, Onalaska Kristin Kohlmann, Oakfield Oakfield High School, Oakfield Jessica Heiden, Holmen Holmen High School, Holmen Thomas Lechner, Waupun St. Mary's Springs High School, Fond du Lac Kelsey Olson, Black River Falls Black River Falls High School, Black River Falls Victoria Little, Hartford Hartford Union High School, Hartford Joy Pehler, Fountain City Cochrane-Fountain City High School, Fountain City Katie Muhlebach, Menasha Menasha High School, Menasha Daniel Sterba, La Crosse Aquinas High School, La Crosse Melissa Nied, Mayville Mayville High School, Mayville Amy Yin, Onalaska Onalaska High School, Onalaska Luke Povolny, Appleton Appleton East High School, Appleton CESA 5 Danielle Berger, Marshfield Marshfield High School, Marshfield Holly Buell, New Lisbon Mauston High School, Mauston Jena Daggett, Montello Portage High School, Portage Hannah Fanney, Lodi Lodi Area High School, Lodi Julie Gallagher, Wautoma Wautoma High School, Wautoma John Gutzman, Rio Cambria-Friesland High School, Cambria Patrick Revord, Appleton Xavier High School, Appleton Cory Sauer, Fremont Winneconne High School, Winneconne Kimberly Spaulding, Oshkosh Oshkosh West, Oshkosh Rachel Vrabec, Menasha Xavier High School, Appleton Seth Wiersma, Waupun Waupun Area High School, Waupun CESA 7 Ryan Ballard, De Pere West De Pere, De Père Maxwell Love, Lodi Lodi Area High School, Lodi Jordan Butturini, Reedsville Reedsville High School, Reedsville Katherine Miller, Marshfield Columbus Catholic High School, Marshfield Stephanie Cox, Sheboygan Sheboygan Area Lutheran High School, Sheboygan Jill Niles, New Lisbon New Lisbon High School, New Lisbon Kirstin Feldmann, Plymouth Sheboygan Area Lutheran High School, Sheboygan Rebecca Ostrowski, Wautoma Wautoma High School, Wautoma Laura Jacobson, Sheboygan Sheboygan North High School, Sheboygan Kevin Yeska, Wild Rose Wild Rose High School, Wild Rose Steven Johnson, Green Bay West High School, Green Bay Kohl Excellence Scholars page three Clare MacMillen, Sturgeon Bay Sevastopol High School, Sturgeon Bay Nikhita Navani, Green Bay Manitowoc Lutheran High School, Manitowoc Kelly Suralik, Kohler Kohler High School, Kohler Jordan Vrubley, Cedar Grove Cedar Grove-Belgium High School, Cedar Grove CESA 8 Bradley Beaumier, Lena Oconto Falls High School, Oconto Falls Holly Carlson, Suring Oconto Falls High School, Oconto Falls CESA 9 Brittany Babiak, Mosinee Mosinee High School, Mosinee Briah Fischer, Wausau Wausau West High School, Wausau Lucas Mynsberge, Mosinee D.C.Everest High School, Weston Peter Schmit, Tomahawk Tomahawk High School, Tomahawk Elizabeth Stoffer, Mosinee Northland Lutheran High School, Mosinee Connie Urmanski, Edgar Edgar High School, Edgar CESA 10 Jamey Arnold, Cornell Cornell High School, Cornell Kaitlyn Jensen, Chippewa Falls Chippewa Falls Senior High School, Chippewa Falls Lauren Lieders, Colby Colby High School, Colby Molly Lorenz, Strum Eleva Strum Central High School, Strum Mark Van de Loo, Eau Claire Eau Claire Memorial High School, Eau Claire CESA 11 Lindsie Freeborn, River Falls River Falls High School, River Falls CESA 12 Abigeal Roche, Hayward Hayward High School, Hayward Samantha Rublee, Butternut Park Falls High School, Park Falls Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Initiative Scholars 2009 CESA 1 Catlin Champeau, Greenfield Greenfield High School, Greenfield Alexandra Iverson, Albany Albany High School, Albany Alyssa Crynock, Fredonia Ozaukee High School, Fredonia Derek Layton, Cross Plains Middleton High School, Middleton Courtney Hartzog, Milwaukee CITIES Project High School, Milwaukee Samantha Nelson, Burlington Burlington High School, Burlington Austin Inhof, Racine Racine Lutheran High School, Racine Crystal Olmstead, Madison Shabazz-City High School, Madison Robin Kappel, Brookfield Central High School, Brookfield Katherine Pecore, Bristol Catholic Central High School, Burlington Amanda Krebsbach, Dousman Mukwonago High School, Mukwonago Paiab Thao, Fitchburg Verona Area High School, Verona Asia Molex, Milwaukee Divine Savior Holy Angels High School, Milwaukee Laura Weber, Janesville Parker High School, Janesville Jacob Pankow, Waukesha Milwaukee Lutheran High School, Milwaukee Antoine Ray, Milwaukee Dominican High School, Whitefish Bay Geoffrey Rue, Racine Shoreland Lutheran High School, Somers Steven Schwenk, Kenosha Lakeview Technology Academy, Pleasant Prairie Amber Thieme, Racine Horlick High School, Racine Tiyara Townsend, Wauwatosa West High School, Wauwatosa Aaron Walker, Milwaukee New School for Community Service, Milwaukee CESA 2 Sara Bingham, Beloit Eclipse Center Charter School, Beloit Larry Carmichael, Williams Bay Williams Bay High School, Williams Bay Preston Gardner, Lake Geneva Faith Christian School, Williams Bay Stephanie Garnica, Delavan Delavan-Darien High School, Delavan Kevin Goldsworthy, Madison Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart, Madison Kristina Haines, Lake Geneva Badger High School, Lake Geneva CESA 3 Kaylin Cundiff, Benton Benton High School, Benton Vince Heal, Hillsboro Kickapoo High School, Viola Abraham Martin, Potosi Potosi High School, Potosi Brittany Payne, Eastman Seneca High School, Seneca Brandee Wardell, Highland Highland High School, Highland CESA 4 Bobbie Ball, Elroy Royall Mid/High School, Elroy Nathan Brown, Whitehall Whitehall High School, Whitehall Ashley Grandall, Bangor Bangor Mid/High School, Bangor Danielle Nelson, Buffalo City Cochrane-Fountain City High School, Fountain City Courtney Sutherland, La Crosse Central High School, La Crosse CESA 5 Kyle Katsma, Randolph Randolph High School, Randolph Samantha Peterson, Amherst Amherst High School, Amherst Kohl Initiative Scholars page two Ellen Pfeffer, Lodi Lodi High School, Lodi Karissa Quinlan, Pittsville Pittsville High School, Pittsville David Rocha, Cambria Cambria Friesland Mid/High School, Cambria Britney Suchomel, New Lisbon Mauston High School, Mauston Jennifer Young, Briggsville Wisconsin Dells High School, Wisconsin Dells CESA 6 Aaron Ashman, Appleton Fox Valley Lutheran High School, Appleton Christine Diette, Fond du Lac St. Mary's Springs High School, Fond du Lac Kellan Henning, Eldorado Laconia High School, Rosendale Ryan Hussey, Appleton West High School, Appleton Sarah Johnson, Weyauwega Weyauwega High School, Weyauwega Amanda Larson, Ogdensburg Little Wolf High School, Manawa Andrea Meidan, Jackson Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School, Jackson Daniel Nugent, Beaver Dan Central Wisconsin Christian School, Waupun Heather Ohde, Little Chute Freedom High School, Freedom Ryan Jacob Stangl, Fond du Lac Horace Mann High School, N Fond du Lac Heather Watry, Burnett Horicon High School, Horicon CESA 7 Adam Azzalino, Cascade Plymouth High School, Plymouth Jesse Cullen, Chilton Chilton High School, Chilton Nadia Deane, De Pere West De Pere High School, De Pere Billy Entringer, Mt. Calvary New Holstein High School, New Holstein Lucas Jandrin, Luxemburg Southern Door High School, Brussels Morgan Kosterman, New Franken Preble High School, Green Bay WI Joseph Pekarek, Kewaunee Kewaunee High School, Kewaunee CESA 8 Katlin Hescher, Oconto Oconto High School, Oconto Whitney Noffke, Pound Coleman High School, Coleman Joseph Renkas, Armstrong Creek Laona High School, Laona CESA 9 Jessica Erdman, Rib Lake Rib Lake High School, Rib Lake Steven Jopek, Merrill Merrill High School, Merrill Ronald Leptien, Wausau Newman Catholic High School, Wausau Darin Weiks II, Athens Athens High School, Athens CESA 10 Stasha Bittner, Eau Claire North High School, Eau Claire Grace Foote, Spencer Spencer Jr High & High School, Spencer Grant Haas, Colby Colby High School, Colby Jonathon Hallock, Mondovi Gilmanton High School, Gilmanton Alyssa Lavin, Abbotsford Abbotsford Middle & Sr High School, Abbotsford Kelsey Pruitt, Chippewa Falls McDonell Central Catholic High School, Chippewa Falls Tasha Schmidtfranz, Medford Medford High School, Medford CESA 11 Ellie Berends, Glenwood City Glenwood City High School, Glenwood City Shelby Berning, Chetek Chetek High School, Chetek Kohl Initiative Scholars page three Jake Davison, Centuria Unity High School, Balsam Lake Rebecca Johannsen, Amery Amery High School, Amery Tyler Smith, Maiden Rock Plum City High School, Plum City Kristine Zappa, Hudson Hudson High School, Hudson CESA 12 Brittni McDonald, Hurley Dr Joseph Lalich Charter School, Hurley Timothy O'Halloran, South Range Northwestern High School, Maple John Shuga, Washburn Washburn High School, Washburn