State Partners

Georgia

Georgia joined the Milken Educator Awards program in 1990

84 recipients since program began in Georgia

$2,125,000 awarded in Georgia since program began

Mr. Richard Woods
State Superintendent of Schools
Georgia Department of Education
2066 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, GA 30334

Ms. Keisha Ford-Jenrette
Recognitions Coordinator
Georgia Department of Education
2070 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, GA 30334

Georgia Department of Education website

(Updated 10/10/2019)

Georgia Milken Educators

• Lisa (Bell) Sitz
  Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy
  Columbus, GA
  2012
• Sue (Cain) Snow
  Carrollton Junior High School
  Carrollton, GA
  1992
• Teresa (Gallman) Sawyer
  Woodbine Elementary School
  Woodbine, GA
  1990
• Susan (Grigg) Graves
  Sawyer Road Elementary School
  Marietta, GA
  2008
• Shekema Dunlap
  Mount Zion High School
  Jonesboro, GA
  2011
• Canary (Whitfield) Melvin
  Metter Elementary School
  Metter, GA
  1992
• Janet Adams
  Regional Evening Alternative School
  Jefferson, GA
  1995
• Joan Akin
  Creekland Middle School
  Lawrenceville, GA
  1993
• Ken Almon
  Norcross Elementary School
  Norcross, GA
  1998
• Andy Baumgartner
  A. Brian Merry Elementary School
  Augusta, GA
  1998
• Kimberly Stewart Bearden
  Dodgen Middle School
  Marietta, GA
  1999
• Vallye Blanton
  Lake Park Elementary School
  Lake Park, GA
  1994
• Rosemarye Boykins
  J.K. Harper Elementary School
  Thomasville, GA
  1991
• Sharon Brock
  Boynton Elementary School
  Ringgold, GA
  1990
• Betsy Bunte
  Campbell High School
  Smyrna, GA
  2001
• Jennifer Couch
  Kedron Elementary School
  Peachtree City, GA
  2004
• Rose Cousar
  Screven County High School
  Sylvania, GA
  1990
• Suttiwan Cox
  Richards Middle School
  Columbus, GA
  1999
• Eric Crouch
  Double Churches Elementary School
  Columbus, GA
  2016
• Desse Davis
  Swainsboro High School
  Swainsboro, GA
  1993
• Dr. Tom Delaney
  Lorenzo Benn Youth Development Campus
  Atlanta, GA
  1995
• Amy Denty
  Arthur Williams Middle School
  Jesup, GA
  1999
• Kristen L. Drake
  Vanderlyn Elementary School
  Dunwoody, GA
  2006
• William L. Duncan, Jr.
  Kingsley Elementary Charter School
  Dunwoody, GA
  2000
• Diane Kirby Dunn
  Hooper Alexander Elementary School
  Decatur, GA
  2000
• Lavetta Ellis
  Kennedy Middle School
  Atlanta, GA
  1993
• Gary D. Field
  College Park Elementary School
  College Park, GA
  1992
• Barbara Ford
  East Clayton Elementary School
  Ellenwood, GA
  1996
• Larry Frost
  George Walton Comprehensive High School
  Marietta, GA
  1995
• Dr. Kathleen Garber
  Rockdale County High School
  Conyers, GA
  1997
• Marta Goodson
  Jefferson County High School
  Louisville, GA
  2003
• Susan Hillary Buckson Greene
  Booker T. Washington High School
  Atlanta, GA
  2005
• Thomas Hall
  Colquitt County High School
  Moultrie, GA
  1990
• Deborah Hargroves
  Herman W. Hesse Elementary School
  Savannah, GA
  1998
• Kay M. Hollifield
  County Line Elementary School
  Winder, GA
  2000
• Carol Hough
  Lewis Frasier Middle School
  Hinesville, GA
  2003
• Nancy Housand
  Wynnton Elementary School
  Columbus, GA
  1991
• William Howell
  Winder-Barrow High School
  Winder, GA
  1997
• Karen Johnson
  Homerville Elementary/Middle School
  Homerville, GA
  1996
• Richard Johnson
  Bainbridge High School
  Bainbridge, GA
  1993
• Glenn Jones
  LaFayette High School
  LaFayette, GA
  1993
• M. Marjorie Kellogg
  Marietta Middle School
  Marietta, GA
  1991
• Andrea King
  Rock Chapel Elementary School
  Lithonia, GA
  2008
• Dr. Crawford Lewis
  Snapfinger Elementary School
  Decatur, GA
  1994
• Jamie Lipscomb
  Evans Middle School
  Evans, GA
  1997
• Toni Lujan-Greene
  West Side Elementary School
  Marietta, GA
  2002
• Norma Malone
  Cumming Elementary School
  Cumming, GA
  1994
• Dr. Johnnie Marshall
  Valdosta Early College Academy
  Valdosta, GA
  2019
• Wendy McCarron
  Northview High School
  Duluth, GA
  2007
• Ann McDuffie
  Edgewood Elementary School
  Columbus, GA
  1996
• Clyde McGrady
  Staley Middle School
  Americus, GA
  1990
• Nan Melcher
  Stevens Creek Elementary School
  Martinez, GA
  1996
• Dr. K.C. Nainan
  Stone Mountain High School
  Stone Mountain, GA
  1992
• Greg Ott
  Northwestern Middle School
  Alpharetta, GA
  2009
• Catherine Pittman
  Brunswick High School
  Brunswick, GA
  1995
• Susan S. Ralstin (Pass)
  Kanoheda Elementary School
  Lawrenceville, GA
  2004
• Tom Ridgeway
  Georgia Academy for the Blind
  Macon, GA
  1990
• Dr. Doris Robertson
  Crabapple Middle School
  Roswell, GA
  1990
• Ann Rodgers
  Hahira Middle School
  Hahira, GA
  1992
• Barbara Rous
  Innovation Program Center
  Dalton, GA
  1991
• Nancy Royal
  Elm Street Elementary School
  Newnan, GA
  1994
• Jill Ryerson
  North Whitfield Middle School
  Dalton, GA
  2007
• Jean Sanders Mixon
  Pulaski County Elementary School
  Hawkinsville, GA
  1991
• Kelli Schuyler
  Forsyth Central High School
  Cumming, GA
  2005
• Charles Etta Scott
  Waycross High School
  Waycross, GA
  1991
• Dr. Todd Shipp
  Weaver Middle School
  Macon, GA
  1997
• Wardell Sims, Jr.
  Campbell Elementary School
  Atlanta, GA
  1994
• Kristie C. Smart
  Centennial Arts Academy
  Gainesville, GA
  2006
• Joyce C. Spraggs
  Gwinnett County Public Schools
  Norcross, GA
  2000
• Carson Stanton
  Dalton High School
  Dalton, GA
  1999
• Vivian Stephens
  Clairemont Elementary School
  Decatur, GA
  1990
• Kelly Stopp
  Meadowcreek Elementary School
  Norcross, GA
  2010
• R. Micah Story
  East Jackson Middle School
  Commerce, GA
  2001
• Gene Sullivan
  Harlem High School
  Harlem, GA
  1991
• Bertha Sutton
  Monte Sano Elementary School
  Augusta, GA
  1991
• Mona Tucker
  Nickajack Elementary School
  Smyrna, GA
  1998
• Pamela Ware
  Gainesville High School
  Gainesville, GA
  1993
• Jeffrey White
  Berkmar High School
  Lilburn, GA
  1991
• Karen Campbell Wild
  Sharp Creek Elementary School
  Carrollton, GA
  2002
• Jean Williams
  Douglas County Comprehensive High School
  Douglasville, GA
  1990
• Joyce Williams
  Washington-Wilkes Middle School
  Washington, GA
  1995
• Rachel Willis
  Morningside Elementary School
  Atlanta, GA
  2010
• Harriet Woodard
  Stone Mountain Middle School
  Stone Mountain, GA
  1991
• Sandra Worsham
  Baldwin High School
  Milledgeville, GA
  1992