3-10-14 kohl student scholarship and teacher fellowship winners announced

The selection committee for the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Scholarship and Fellowship Program has announced recipients of the 2014 Herb Kohl Foundation awards for students and teachers.  The $1,000 awards are being made to 100 teachers, their schools, and 187 graduating high school students.

Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Excellence Scholars 2014

Elizabeth Doll, Fond du Lac Fond du Lac High School, Fond du Lac

Molly Hofman, Waupun Central Wisconsin Christian School, Waupun

John Lyke, Ripon Ripon High School, Ripon

Ryan Mas, West Bend St. Mary's Springs Academy, Fond du Lac

Sarah Parbs, Reeseville Dodgeland High School, Juneau

Kelsey Thompson, Waupun Waupun Area Jr./Sr. High School, Waupun

Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Fellows 2014

Sandra Polcyn, Ripon Ripon High School, Ripon

Cecelia Preston, Lomira Sabish Middle School, Fond du Lac

Robyn Skaar, Malone Waupun Area Jr./Sr. High School, Waupun

Jacqueline Wendt, Fond du Lac Riverside Elementary School, Fond du Lac

Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Initiative Scholars 2014

April Kendall, Ripon Ripon High School, Ripon

Raymond Roe, Brownsville Hustisford High School, Hustisford

Mariah Spletter, Fond du Lac Fond du Lac High School, Fond du Lac

Navidara Thao, Theresa Lomira High School, Lomira

 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. 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 Michael Lancaster, WCRIS president.   The Kohl Foundation Scholarship and Fellowship program was established by Herb Kohl, U.S. Senator (Retired) in 1990. To date the foundation has awarded $8.6 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.