Herb Kohl Educational Foundation announces 2024 recipients
BY PRESS TIMES STAFF
GREEN BAY — The Herb Kohl Educational Foundation recently announced the recipients of the organization’s 2024 Student Excellence and Initiative, Teacher Fellowship and Principal Leadership awards, including multiple local students and school district staff.
Student Excellence and Initiative scholarships of $10,000 are awarded to graduating high school students who have demonstrated academic excellence and initiative and have displayed a broad range of activity and leadership in their community.
Teacher Fellowship awards of $6,000 are presented to teachers who were nominated for their leadership and service in and outside the classroom, their ability to inspire a love of learning and to motivate their students.
Principal Leadership awards of $6,000 are given to selected principals for setting high standards for instruction, achievement and character and “creating a climate” to best serve students, families, staff and community.
Brown and Kewaunee County Recipients
Student Excellence Scholars
Jayanth Balu, Green Bay, Ashwaubenon High School; Lance Cherovsky, Kewaunee, Luxemburg-Casco High School; Evelyn Dwyer, De Pere, De Pere High School; Nora Oleniczak, Green Bay, Preble High School; Henry Pahlow, Maribel, Denmark High School.
Student Initiative Scholars
Lindsey Cortes, Green Bay, Notre Dame de La Baie High School; Noah Fischer, De Pere, De Pere High School; Oscar Sanchez Santos, Green Bay, Southwest High School.
Teacher Fellows
Lisa Boyd, De Pere, West De Pere High School; Bethany Counard, De Pere, West De Pere Middle School; Andrea Dernbach, De Pere, West De Pere Intermediate School; Robert Guyette, De Pere, De Pere High School; Martin Krause, Oneida, Pulaski High School; Angie Moeller, De Pere, West De Pere District; Heather Wright, Green Bay, De Pere Middle School.
Principal Leaders
Kathleen Held, De Pere, Hemlock Creek Elementary School.
“Herb Kohl believed that education is the key to the future of Wisconsin and our nation,” JoAnne Anton, President & CEO of Herb Kohl Philanthropies said. “That’s why he invested in and prioritized awards that recognize students, teachers, and principals who demonstrate incredible hard work, achievements, and service. We hope this year’s awards help this impressive group of recipients in their individual pursuits today so that they pay it forward in the future. We call that the Herb Kohl Way.”
Award recipients are selected by a statewide committee composed of civic leaders and representatives of education-related associations and the program’s co-sponsors — 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.
The Kohl Foundation award program was established by former U.S. Senator Herb Kohl, who died Dec. 27, 2023.