2022 Herb Kohl Foundation Excellence Scholarship, Initiative Scholarship, Fellowship, Leadership Award Recipients Announced

The selection committee for the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Student Scholarship, Teacher Fellowship and Principal Leadership program has announced recipients of the 291 Herb Kohl Foundation awards for Wisconsin students, teachers, and principals. Awards of $6,000 are being made to 100 teachers, 17 principals, and their schools, and $10,000 scholarship 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. “Education is the key to the future of Wisconsin and our nation,” Kohl said. “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.”

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.

Note: Award recipients were notified of their awards on April 6, 2022. A list of award recipients by category and CESA follows this news release.

2022 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Principal Leaders

CESA 1

Albert Amling IV, Menomonee Falls Immanuel Lutheran Church, School & Child Care, Brookfield
Mark Joerres, New Berlin Saint Mary Parish School, Hales Corners
Shannon McCaffery, Waukesha Greenland Elementary, Oconomowoc
Laura Shanahan, Elm Grove Lakeview Elementary, Wind Lake
Curt Shircel, Racine The REAL School, Sturtevant
Michael Yurk, Grafton Saint Paul Lutheran School, Grafton

CESA 2

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

CESA 5

Chad Harnisch, Middleton Sauk Prairie High School, Prairie du Sac

CESA 6

Mike Gonzalez, Fond du Lac Bessie Allen Middle School, North Fond du Lac
Amy Jahn, Fond du Lac Pier Elementary, Fond du Lac
Mark McQuade, Appleton Appleton West High School, Appleton

CESA 7

Crystal Blahnik, Green Bay Saint Bernard Catholic School, Green Bay

CESA 10

Sara Denure, Fall Creek Southview Elementary, Chippewa Falls

CESA 11

Kurt Soderberg, Woodville Saint Croix Central High School, Hammond

2022 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Excellence Scholars

CESA 1

Sriram Arvind, Brookfield Brookfield Central High School, Brookfield
Anvita Bansal, Pewaukee Arrowhead High School, Hartland
Jordyn Czyzewski, Milwaukee Reagan High School, Milwaukee
Gregory Dempsey, Grafton Grafton High School, Grafton
Rami Elsayed, Greenfield Salam School, Milwaukee
Nathan Foley, Wauwatosa Wauwatosa East High School, Wauwatosa
Haasa Gaddipati, Waukesha Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy, Waukesha
Anna Huang, Brookfield Brookfield Central High School, Brookfield
Aayush Iyengar, Menomonee Falls Hamilton High School, Sussex
Prathmesh Konda Gopinath, Lannon Hamilton High School, Sussex
Keleous Lange, Waukesha Waukesha South High School, Waukesha
Owen Ledger, Germantown Marquette University High School, Milwaukee
Cynthia Lu, Brookfield Brookfield Central High School, Brookfield
Siya Mahajan, Menomonee Falls Menomonee Falls High School, Menomonee Falls
Delaney McElvain, West Allis Whitnall High School, Greenfield
Kevin Niu, Brookfield Brookfield Central High School, Brookfield
Stella Richards, Milwaukee King International High School, Milwaukee
Savannah Santos, Muskego Muskego High School, Muskego
Harshman Sihra, Brookfield Brookfield Central High School, Brookfield
Ellie Sprinkmann, Mequon Homestead High School, Mequon
Ainsley Taipala, Brookfield Brookfield Central High School, Brookfield
Ignacio Vega Rivera, Milwaukee Reagan High School, Milwaukee

CESA 2

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

CESA 3

Callie Pierce, Dodgeville
Mineral Point High School, Mineral Point
Emma Schoen, Plain Ithaca High School, Richland Center
Margaret Tarrell, Highland Highland Community High School, Highland
Siri Thronson, Hollandale Pecatonica High School, Blanchardville

CESA 4

Madelyn Frank, Whitehall Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High School, Whitehall
Kelly Herness, Whitehall Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High School, Whitehall
Mackenzie Krajco, Hillsboro Hillsboro High School, Hillsboro

CESA 5

Trista Drew, Westfield Westfield Area High School, Westfield
Madelyn Hepp, Port Edwards Lincoln High School, Wisconsin Rapids
Faith Holler, Prairie du Sac Sauk Prairie High School, Prairie du Sac
Avery Leigh, Sauk City Sauk Prairie High School, Prairie du Sac
Hanna Merkel, Marshfield Marshfield High School, Marshfield
Grace Murray, Plainfield Tri-County High School, Plainfield
Evelyn "Eva" Schiferl, Marshfield Columbus Catholic High School, Marshfield
Katelyn Wilhelm, Reedsburg Reedsburg Area High School, Reedsburg

CESA 6

Sydney Butz, Oshkosh Oshkosh West High School, Oshkosh
Colin Duren, Kewaskum Kewaskum High School, Kewaskum
Emily Heider, Oshkosh Oshkosh North High School, Oshkosh
Sierra Heipp, Kewaskum Kewaskum High School, Kewaskum
Marshall Koch, Omro Lourdes Academy High School, Oshkosh
Anika Larson, Oshkosh Oshkosh West High School, Oshkosh
Allison Matzek, Appleton Xavier High School, Appleton
Patrick McGreevey, Appleton Xavier High School, Appleton
Benjamin McMeeken, West Bend Slinger High School, Slinger
Elise Nolte, Appleton Fox Valley Lutheran High School, Appleton
Ellah Olson, Allenton Slinger High School, Slinger
Cameron Pokorny, Waupun Waupun Area Senior High School, Waupun
Olivia Ruis, Beaver Dam Central Wisconsin Christian School, Waupun
Lauren Sturgell, Neenah Neenah High School, Neenah
Angelina Wang, Oshkosh Oshkosh West High School, Oshkosh
Cecelia Wasco, Neenah Xavier High School, Appleton
Isaac Whitrock, Ripon Ripon High School, Ripon
Alaena Wolf, New London New London High School, New London

CESA 7

Emma Baierl, Howards Grove Howards Grove High School, Howards Grove
Madeline Brashaw, Sheboygan Sheboygan North High School, Sheboygan
William Dwyer, De Pere De Pere High School, De Pere
Sylvia Green, Sheboygan Sheboygan North High School, Sheboygan
Lia Haile, Manitowoc Lincoln High School, Manitowoc
Emma Holsen, Manitowoc Roncalli Catholic High School, Manitowoc
Marcus Larsen, Sheboygan Sheboygan Area Lutheran High School, Sheboygan
Lakshman Mallela, Howard Ashwaubenon High School, Green Bay
Meghan Morgan, Pulaski Pulaski High School, Pulaski
Madeline Oswald, Manitowoc Lincoln High School, Manitowoc
Elizabeth Phipps, Chilton Brillion High School, Brillion
Everett Poth, Plymouth Sheboygan Area Lutheran High School, Sheboygan
Stella Revelis, Sheboygan Sheboygan North High School, Sheboygan
Giselle Rottier, Pulaski Pulaski High School, Pulaski
Janani Sampath, De Pere De Pere High School, De Pere
Samuel Stumo, Sherwood Hilbert High School, Hilbert
Clarissa Ulness, Valders Valders High School, Valders
Emmery Wiese, Hilbert Hilbert High School, Hilbert

CESA 8

Karson Casper, Coleman Coleman High School, Coleman

CESA 9

Amanda Rieck, Eagle River Three Lakes High School, Three Lakes
Elizabeth Wenzel, Edgar Stratford High School, Stratford

CESA 10

Kristen Lawton, Glen Flora Homeschool, Glen Flora
Rebecca Mlsna, Spencer Spencer Junior High/High School, Spencer
Emma Sandberg, Durand Mondovi High School, Mondovi
Gregory Sokup, Altoona Regis High School, Eau Claire

CESA 11

Isaac Hopke, Shell Lake Spooner High School, Spooner
Hanne Johnson, Grantsburg Grantsburg High School, Grantsburg
Rylee Ladd, Chetek Cameron High School, Cameron
Evan Luedtke, Hudson River Falls High School, River Falls
Henry Pike, Cameron Cameron High School, Cameron
Alaina Rivard, Turtle Lake Amery High School, Amery

2022 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Initiative Scholars

CESA 1

Jose Argueta, Waukegan Shoreland Lutheran High School, Kenosha
Ernest Blackshire, Milwaukee Transition High School, Milwaukee
Deisha Brown, Milwaukee Assata High School, Milwaukee
Xavier Buchert, North Prairie KM Perform - School for Arts and Performance, Wales
Sage Buser, Shorewood Shorewood High School/New Horizons, Shorewood
Samir Kebir, Shorewood Dominican High School, Whitefish Bay
Lola Langlois OBrien, Wind Lake Muskego High School, Muskego
Alyssa Lopez, West Allis Carmen HS of Science and Technology, Milwaukee
Roberta Luna, West Allis Shared Journeys, West Allis
Malikai Mitchell, Milwaukee Milwaukee Lutheran High School, Milwaukee
Debora Motta, Kenosha Harborside Academy, Kenosha
Treveon Nellum, Milwaukee Vincent High School, Milwaukee
Sophia Rifelj-Hammernik, New Berlin Divine Savior Holy Angels High School, Milwaukee
Jose Rojo, Brown Deer Tenor High School, Milwaukee
Jacob Salfer, Milwaukee Lad Lake Synergy, Milwaukee
Adelle Sardina, Germantown Brookfield East High School, Brookfield
Jada Stephenson, Milwaukee South Accelerated Academy, Milwaukee
Tenzin Tsagong, Dousman High School of Health Sciences, Wales
Keanu Vang, Milwaukee Golda Meir High School, Milwaukee
Nakiya Williams, Milwaukee Shalom High School, Milwaukee

CESA 2

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

CESA 4

Ena Peterson, Viroqua Laurel High School, Viroqua
Boe Risch, Humbird Lincoln Jr./Sr. High School, Alma Center
Jade Smith, Rockland
SAILS - Sparta Alternative Independent Learning School, Sparta

CESA 5

Zander Barr, Mauston iLEAD Charter School, Mauston
Miquel Chavez, Plover
Charles F. Fernandez Center for Alternative Learning, Stevens Point
Jaiden Hamus, Portage Portage Academy of Achievement, Portage
Paris Przybylski, Montello High Marq Environmental Charter School, Montello

CESA 6

Madisyn Christensen, Fond du Lac St. Mary's Springs Academy, Fond Du Lac
Madyson Friese, Waupun Central Wisconsin Christian School, Waupun
Maxwell Hartman, Green Lake Green Lake School, Green Lake
Karli Huss, Kimberly Little Chute Career Pathways Academy, Little Chute
Cynthia Magana, New London Catalyst Academy, New London
Avrie Muskevitsch, New London Next Generation Academy, New London
Celaisha Pipes, Oshkosh Fox Cities Leadership Academy, Appleton
Owen Sahli, Appleton Appleton Technical Academy, Appleton
Kisie-Jean Temu, Appleton Fox Valley Lutheran, Appleton
Henry Zignego, Hartford Saint Augustine School, Colgate

CESA 7

Maximus Christenson, Green Bay Dr. Rosa Minoka-Hill School, Green Bay
Cadence Hembrook, Sheboygan Oostburg High School, Oostburg
Paul Johnson, Suamico Bay City Christian School, Green Bay
Josey Puzen, Greenleaf Wrightstown High School, Wrightstown
Ava Remitz, Green Bay John Dewey Academy of Learning, Green Bay
Benjamin Thao, Sheboygan Central High School, Sheboygan

CESA 8

Kaytlyn Rhodes, Suring F.A.L.S. (Falls Alternative Learning Site), Oconto Falls

CESA 9

Emilee Bartlein, Schofield Idea School, Weston
Grace Martin, Schofield Newman Catholic High School, Wausau
Casey Sturzenegger, Wausau Enrich, Excel, Achieve Learning Academy, Wausau
Anika Wilkins, Mosinee Mosinee High School, Mosinee

CESA 10

Payton Bracht, Sarona Second Avenue School, Eau Claire
Benjamin Goebel, Menomonie McDonell Central Catholic HS, Chippewa Falls
Zander Harris, Eau Claire Wildlands School, Augusta
Khoa Nguyen, Ladysmith North Cedar Academy, Ladysmith

CESA 11

Dani Harlow, Racine The R.E.A.L. School, Sturtevant
Tristan Hoepner, Dousman KM Global, Wales
Haylee Hutzler, Chetek Link2Learn Virtual Charter School, Chetek
Mia Sweeney, Comstock Cumberland High/Middle School, Cumberland
Anjel Waroff, Rice Lake Cameron Academy of Virtual Education, Cameron
Olivia Weideman, River Falls Renaissance Charter Academy, River Falls

CESA 12

Kayden Augustine, Park Falls Class ACT Charter School, Park Falls
Emily Berg, Gordon Northwood School, Minong
Brooklyn Pederson, Hayward Hayward High School, Hayward
Chloe Schutte, Highbridge Mellen High School, Mellen
Forrest Stroede, Spooner HACIL, Hayward

2022 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Teacher Fellows

CESA 1

Lorri Adriano-Amin, Milwaukee Salam School, Milwaukee
Adam Beyer, Racine Racine Alternative Learning, Racine
Anthony Braun, Hartford eAchieve Academy Wisconsin, Waukesha
Bridget Brown, Wauwatosa Greendale Middle School, Greendale
Willie Bynum, Milwaukee Milwaukee Lutheran High School, Milwaukee
Candace Costa, Glendale Whitefish Bay High School, Whitefish Bay
Jennifer Cullen, Nashotah Pewaukee Lake Elementary, Pewaukee
Hillary Czernicki, Muskego Hales Corners Lutheran Schools, Hales Corners
Patrick Detmer, Waukesha New Berlin Middle/High School, New Berlin
Patrick Doherty, Muskego Hales Corners Lutheran Schools, Hales Corners
David Dolnick, Milwaukee West Allis Central High School, West Allis
Erin Dreske, New Berlin Irving Elementary, West Allis
April Ellery, Wauwatosa Nathan Hale High School, West Allis
Angie Gehred, Whitefish Bay Holy Family Parish School, Whitefish Bay
Jaclyn Hagenow, Sussex Swallow Elementary, Hartland
Julie Hahm, Wauwatosa Greendale High School, Greendale
Katie Herrmann, Pewaukee Arrowhead High School, Hartland
Brian Hirtz, Waukesha Muskego High School, Muskego
Shlomi Ishak, Fox Point Milwaukee Jewish Day School, Milwaukee
Bridget Jimmerson, West Bend Marcy Elementary, Menomonee Falls
Kristin Kamenar, Mukwonago Waukesha North High School, Waukesha
Jennie Katrichis, Brookfield Brookfield Central High School, Brookfield
Victoria Kopidlansky, Sussex High School of Health, Wales
Sarah Kopplin, Shorewood Shorewood Intermediate, Shorewood
Margaret Lannoye, Wauwatosa Orchard Lane Elementary, New Berlin
Suzanne Loosen, Wauwatosa Milwaukee School of Languages, Milwaukee
Rachel Lustig, Milwaukee Saint Coletta Day School, Milwaukee
Gina Martinelli, Milwaukee Oak Creek West Middle School, Oak Creek
Anne Mass, Muskego University Lake School, Hartland
Lisa Merritt, Greenfield Silver Spring Intermediate School, Sussex
Katy Morrow, Wauwatosa Oak Creek West Middle School, Oak Creek
Brittany Nohl, Milwaukee Reagan High School, Milwaukee
Cindy Nolette, Milwaukee Washington Elementary, Wauwatosa
Michelle Pingel, Port Washington Saint Paul Lutheran School, Grafton
Elizabeth Siewert, Milwaukee Nativity Jesuit Academy, Milwaukee
Jacki Thering, New Berlin Elmwood Elementary, New Berlin
Lisa Vega, Waukesha Eisenhower Middle/High School, New Berlin
Barry Weber, Milwaukee Highland Community School, Milwaukee

CESA 2

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

CESA 3

Alexa Chiefari, Fennimore Fennimore High School, Fennimore
Kirby Kohler, Eastman Bluff View Middle School, Prairie du Chien
Cynthia Nothem, Mineral Point Mineral Point High School, Mineral Point

CESA 4

Merranda Boardman, Stoddard De Soto Area District Office, De Soto
Jennifer Friedman, La Crosse Southern Bluffs Elementary, La Crosse
Melissa Haas, West Salem West Salem High School, West Salem
Amber Hackman, Holmen Arcadia High School, Arcadia

CESA 5

Dustin Anderson, Wisconsin Rapids Grant Elementary, Wisconsin Rapids
Joshua Capodarco, Lake Mills Portage Community District Office, Portage
Traci Crouse, Baraboo Al Behrman Elementary, Baraboo
Laura D'Agostino, Columbus Lodi Elementary, Lodi
Amanda Levzow Seichter, Pardeeville Pardeeville High School, Pardeeville
Kelly Look, Wisconsin Rapids Washington Elementary, Wisconsin Rapids
Paula Tonn, Lodi Lodi Middle School, Lodi
Connie Wampler, Portage Portage High School, Portage

CESA 6

Alicia Armstrong, Little Chute Little Chute Middle School, Little Chute
Mary Beth Connors, Oshkosh Oshkosh West High School, Oshkosh
Anne Ferge, New London New London High School, New London
Kaelee Heideman, Oshkosh Traeger Elementary, Oshkosh
Gillian Pakula, Oshkosh Oshkosh West High School, Oshkosh
Heather Schaefer, Combined Locks Kimberly High School, Kimberly
Annie Stanton, Appleton Gegan Elementary, Menasha
Jayne Vosters, Freedom Kimberly High School, Kimberly

CESA 7

Pamela Carlson-Gugel, Sheboygan Bethlehem Lutheran Grade School, Sheboygan
Addie Degenhardt, Port Washington Etude High School, Sheboygan
Jennifer Hahn, Howards Grove Sheboygan Area Lutheran High, Sheboygan
Tracy Heinbuch, Kiel Plymouth High School, Plymouth
Lindsay Ohlfs, Sheboygan Falls Sheboygan Area District Office, Sheboygan
Melanie Shimek, Manitowoc Lincoln High School, Manitowoc
Ruth Stenz, Sheboygan Sheboygan North High School, Sheboygan
Crystal Trejo, New Franken Luxemburg-Casco High School, Luxemburg
Natalie Weeks, West Bend Random Lake High School, Random Lake
Tara Wildenberg, Green Bay Holy Cross Catholic School, Green Bay

CESA 8

Suzzann Bessette, Shawano Longfellow Elementary, Clintonville
Jessica Brown, Waukesha Saint Dominic Catholic School, Brookfield
Michele DeBauch, Coleman Gillett District Office, Gillett Jessica Keao, Argonne Crandon High School, Crandon
Mary Seils, Argonne Crandon Elementary, Crandon
Tressa Votis, Argonne Crandon High School, Crandon

CESA 9