Elmbrook 2018 Herb Kohl Award Recipients Named

From Elmbrook Schools: The selection committee for the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Scholarship and Fellowship Program has announced recipients of the 2018 Herb Kohl Foundation awards for students, teachers and principals.

Brookfield Central High School seniors Alena Huang and Sophia Sun and Brookfield East senior Natalie Schmidt were awarded Excellence Scholarships on behalf of the foundation for their academic leadership.

Swanson Elementary 5th grade teacher Pam Kania was named a Fellowship award recipient. Awards in the amount of $6,000 are being made to 100 teachers, 16 principals, their schools, and $10,000 scholarships will be given to 191 graduating high school students.

“The Kohl Foundation’s continuous support of education in Wisconsin is nothing short of extraordinary,” said Superintendent Mark Hansen. “Congratulations to Alena, Sophia, Natalie, and Pam on their prestigious and well-deserved recognition of their work. ”

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 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.

Award recipients are selected by a statewide committee composed of civic leaders, 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).

Elmbrook recipients will be honored with other CESA 1 recipients at a luncheon on April 8. For more information, visit here.

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