MILWAUKEE - Four area students and one principal were recently named recipients of the 2018 Herb Kohl Foundation awards chosen by the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Scholarship, Fellowship and Leadership Program selection committee.
Awards in the amount of $6,000 are being made to 100 teachers, 16 principals and their schools, and
$10,000 scholarships will be given to 191 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 educators who have been chosen for their 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.
Leadership Award recipients are school principals who are being recognized for setting high standards for instruction, achievement and character, and for 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, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools, regional Cooperative Educational Service Agencies, the Association of Wisconsin School Administrators and the Wisconsin Parents Association.
Letters notifying recipients of the award were mailed by the Herb Kohl Foundation March 16. Regional recognition luncheons honoring the recipients will be held in a few weeks.
The following awards went to area individuals:
Herb Kohl Educational Foundation 2018 Excellence Scholars: Scottee Hoff, Brodhead High School; Hailey Kammerer, Juda High School; Cora Purdue, Brodhead High School; and Morgan Tresemer, Brodhead High School.
Herb Kohl Educational Foundation 2018 Principal Leaders: Laura Eicher, New Glarus Elementary School.
Awards in the amount of $6,000 are being made to 100 teachers, 16 principals and their schools, and
$10,000 scholarships will be given to 191 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 educators who have been chosen for their 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.
Leadership Award recipients are school principals who are being recognized for setting high standards for instruction, achievement and character, and for 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, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools, regional Cooperative Educational Service Agencies, the Association of Wisconsin School Administrators and the Wisconsin Parents Association.
Letters notifying recipients of the award were mailed by the Herb Kohl Foundation March 16. Regional recognition luncheons honoring the recipients will be held in a few weeks.
The following awards went to area individuals:
Herb Kohl Educational Foundation 2018 Excellence Scholars: Scottee Hoff, Brodhead High School; Hailey Kammerer, Juda High School; Cora Purdue, Brodhead High School; and Morgan Tresemer, Brodhead High School.
Herb Kohl Educational Foundation 2018 Principal Leaders: Laura Eicher, New Glarus Elementary School.
