State Partners

Illinois

Illinois joined the Milken Educator Awards program in 1988

109 recipients since program began in Illinois

$2,750,000 awarded in Illinois since program began

Dr. Carmen Ayala
Superintendent of Education
Illinois State Board of Education
100 North 1st Street
Springfield, IL 62777

Ann Kapustiak
Educator Recognition Programs Coordinator
Illinois State Board of Education
555 West Monroe Street, Suite 900   
Chicago, IL 60661

Illinois Department of Education website

(Updated as of 10/21/22)

Illinois Milken Educators

• Susan (Bolek) Grady
  Community Consolidated School District 93
  Carol Stream, IL
  2002
• Dorothy (Felicetti) Helsel
  Wilson Elementary School
  Chicago Heights, IL
  1990
• Bradley Abel
  John Hersey High School
  Arlington Heights, IL
  2011
• Rick Acuncius
  Highland Middle School
  Highland, IL
  1997
• Dr. Margaret Allan
  Greenville Junior High School
  Greenville, IL
  1988
• Barbara Allen
  Harrisburg High School
  Harrisburg, IL
  1995
• Deborah Anderson
  Walter S. Christopher Elementary School
  Chicago, IL
  1989
• Ronald Anderson
  Harrison Street Elementary School
  Geneva, IL
  1992
• Dr. Helen Arnold-Massey
  Lillian R. Nicholson Specialty School
  Chicago, IL
  1995
• Carolyn Baider
  Walter R. Sundling Junior High School
  Palatine, IL
  2003
• Brenda Bebout
  Illinois Youth Center at Harrisburg
  Harrisburg, IL
  1999
• Charles Bowen
  Jefferson Junior and Senior High School
  Morton, IL
  1988
• Sheila Bowens
  Hamel Elementary School
  Hamel, IL
  1990
• Bernard Bradley
  Newberry Math and Science Academy
  Chicago, IL
  1991
• William Branch
  Evanston Township High School
  Evanston, IL
  1990
• Joyce Carey
  Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
  Glen Ellyn, IL
  1989
• Ronald Carter
  East St. Louis-Lincoln High School
  East Saint Louis, IL
  1991
• Dexter Chaney
  Martin A. Ryerson Elementary School
  Chicago, IL
  2010
• Bill Chapin
  Warren Township High School
  Gurnee, IL
  1993
• Phyllis Cheaney
  Butler Elementary School
  Springfield, IL
  1989
• Barbara Chiles
  Westmer High School
  Joy, IL
  1993
• Lisette Clemons
  St. Augustine of Canterbury School
  Belleville, IL
  1989
• Dr. Louise Coleman
  Taft Elementary School
  Joliet, IL
  1989
• Karen Combs
  Beaver Creek Elementary School
  Mcleansboro, IL
  1998
• Adela Coronado-Greeley
  Inter-American Elementary Magnet School
  Chicago, IL
  1994
• Rosa Covarrubias
  Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center
  Chicago, IL
  2002
• Joseph Crawford
  Crete-Monee Middle School
  University Park, IL
  1993
• Robert Cross
  Century High School
  Ullin, IL
  1989
• Rosemary Culverwell
  Reilly Elementary School
  Chicago, IL
  1991
• Dr. Richard DuFour
  Adlai E. Stevenson High School
  Lincolnshire, IL
  1988
• Elizabeth DuPre'
  Donald C. Parker Early Education Center
  Machesney Park, IL
  2000
• Valeria Evans-Pierce
  Northmoor Primary School
  Peoria, IL
  1996
• Lynn Gaddis
  Pepper Ridge Elementary School
  Bloomington, IL
  1994
• Gaylon Garner
  Ralph H. Metcalfe Community Academy
  Chicago, IL
  1988
• Janice Gehrman
  William Brown Elementary School
  Chicago, IL
  1990
• Catherine Gleeson
  Waterloo Senior High School
  Waterloo, IL
  1993
• Samantha Godden-Chmielowicz
  Schurz High School
  Chicago, IL
  2007
• Patricia Grimmer
  Carbondale Community High School
  Carbondale, IL
  1989
• Annette Gurley
  Michelle Clark Middle School
  Chicago, IL
  1999
• Dr. Lynne Haeffele
  Bloomington High School
  Bloomington, IL
  1988
• Charles Hall
  Jacob Beidler Elementary School
  Chicago, IL
  2004
• Dr. Rob Hawkins
  Freeburg Elementary School
  Freeburg, IL
  1996
• Stephanie Hawkins
  Lynne Thigpen Elementary
  Joliet, IL
  2012
• William Hector
  South High School
  Downers Grove, IL
  1997
• Dr. Kathleen Horvath
  Diekman Elementary School
  Dolton, IL
  1992
• Richard Hunsaker
  Belleville High School-West
  Belleville, IL
  1990
• John Hurley
  Harlem High School
  Machesney Park, IL
  1990
• Dr. Steven T. Isoye
  Highland Park High School
  Highland Park, IL
  1997
• Anna Jackson
  Carbondale Community High School
  Carbondale, IL
  1992
• Francine Johnson
  Oscar Stanton Depriest Elementary School
  Chicago, IL
  1998
• Mark Jordan
  Gompers Fine Arts Option School
  Chicago, IL
  1989
• Dr. Janice Keeler
  Danville High School
  Danville, IL
  1999
• Paul Kelly
  Hinsdale South High School
  Darien, IL
  2005
• Dr. James Kerr
  Triad High School
  St. Jacob, IL
  1995
• Rana Khan
  Austin O. Sexton Elementary School
  Chicago, IL
  2006
• Bobbie Klaus
  West Elementary School
  Carlinville, IL
  2000
• Michael Klippert
  River Ridge Middle School
  Hanover, IL
  1991
• Charlene Koelling
  Porta Junior and Senior High School
  Petersburg, IL
  1993
• Thomas Koenigsberger
  Adlai E. Stevenson High School
  Lincolnshire, IL
  1988
• Dr. Steven L. Layne
  Butler Junior High School
  Oak Brook, IL
  2001
• Dr. Melissa Leisner
  Prairie Knolls Middle School
  Elgin, IL
  2013
• Marvin Leuschke
  Harding Elementary School
  Monmouth, IL
  1994
• Craig Lindvahl
  Teutopolis Grade School
  Teutopolis, IL
  1989
• Margurite Martin
  Zuni High School
  Zuni, IL
  1995
• Kevin McCann
  Lasalle Elementary Language Academy
  Chicago, IL
  1990
• Jenny Middleton
  Lebanon Elementary School
  Lebanon, IL
  1998
• Charles Mingo
  Jean Baptiste DuSable High School
  Chicago, IL
  1993
• Nathalie Mingo
  Willow Elementary School
  Homewood, IL
  2004
• Dr. Yvonne Minor-Ragan
  Walter H. Dyett Middle School
  Chicago, IL
  1990
• Drew Moore
  Bloomington High School
  Bloomington, IL
  2005
• Donald Moran
  Ulysses S. Grant Elementary School
  Chicago, IL
  1992
• Joan Moran
  East Coloma Elementary School
  Rock Falls, IL
  1997
• Kerin Motsinger
  Park View Elementary School
  Glen Ellyn, IL
  2006
• Linda Murray
  Hyde Park Career Academy
  Chicago, IL
  1988
• Dr. Emily Myers
  Windsor Elementary School
  Arlington Heights, IL
  1998
• Sheryl Nakonechny
  Clinton Rosette Middle School
  De Kalb, IL
  1992
• Robert Nunez, Jr.
  Eisenhower Middle School
  Rockford, IL
  1991
• Judith Pavlak
  Channing Memorial Elementary School
  Elgin, IL
  1990
• Arthur Reisman
  East Leyden High School
  Franklin Park, IL
  1989
• Margaret Reynolds
  Park View Elementary School
  Morton Grove, IL
  1990
• Dr. Gayle Richter
  Zion-Benton Township High School
  Zion, IL
  1989
• Dr. Donald Ring
  Niles West High School
  Skokie, IL
  1991
• Ronelle Lynne Robinson
  Daniel R. Cameron Elementary School
  Chicago, IL
  2008
• James Roth
  Riverwood Elementary School
  McHenry, IL
  1990
• Catherine Schaller
  Beethoven Elementary School
  Chicago, IL
  1996
• Edward Schroeder
  Coolidge Middle School
  Granite City, IL
  1988
• Dr. Rodolfo Serna
  Kelvyn Park High School
  Chicago, IL
  1989
• Stephen A. Severson
  Bradley Central Middle School
  Bradley, IL
  2001
• Patricia Sheahan
  Summerfield Elementary School
  Summerfield, IL
  1994
• Judi Sloan
  Niles West High School
  Skokie, IL
  1992
• Blanche Smith
  Decatur Classical Elementary School
  Chicago, IL
  1991
• T. Michael Snow
  Copeland Manor Elementary School
  Libertyville, IL
  1994
• Shirley Splittstoesser
  Wiley Elementary School
  Urbana, IL
  1990
• Randal Steinheimer
  J. H. Freeman Elementary School
  Aurora, IL
  1988
• Gary Swick
  Dundee-Crown High School
  Carpentersville, IL
  1999
• Salvador Tamayo
  Turner Elementary School
  West Chicago, IL
  2000
• Jean Tello
  Amos Alonzo Stagg High School
  Palos Hills, IL
  1988
• Jane Thompson
  Palisades School
  Burr Ridge, IL
  1988
• Lynn Thompson
  Peoria Developmental Center
  Peoria, IL
  1991
• Judith Trumble
  Edison Primary School
  Kankakee, IL
  1991
• John Vallino
  DeSoto Elementary School
  Desoto, IL
  1991
• Art Wachholz
  Bogan Computer Technical High School
  Chicago, IL
  2009
• Patricia Walker
  Bloom High School
  Chicago Heights, IL
  1991
• Dr. Kelly Remijan
  O'Fallon Township High School
  O'Fallon, IL
  2003
• Delora Washington
  Corliss High School
  Chicago, IL
  2005
• Dr. Cheryl D. Watkins
  John J. Pershing West Magnet School
  Chicago, IL
  2008
• Kathleen Weber
  Nelson Elementary School
  Edwardsville, IL
  1996
• Daphne Whitington
  Las Casas Occupational High School
  Chicago, IL
  2007
• Dr. Joseph Wojtena
  Champaign Central High School
  Champaign, IL
  1995