State Partners

Indiana

Indiana joined the Milken Educator Awards program in 1993

72 recipients since program began in Indiana

$1,800,000 awarded in Indiana since program began

Dr. Katie Jenner
State Secretary of Education
Indiana Department of Education
115 W. Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Ms. Anna Shults
Chief Academic Officer 
Indiana Department of Education
100 North Senate Avenue
Indiana Government Center North, 9th Floor
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Indiana Department of Education website

Indiana Department of Education Milken Educators Awards website

(Updated 3/4/26)

Indiana Milken Educators

• Candace (Ewing) Nortey
  Snacks Crossing Elementary School
  Indianapolis, IN
  2012
• Kristen Sargent
  Harris Academy
  Brownsburg, IN
  2017
• Richard Anderson
  East Noble High School
  Kendallville, IN
  1993
• Sherry L. Annee
  Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School
  Indianapolis, IN
  2001
• Stacey Atwood
  Washington Township Elementary School
  Valparaiso, IN
  1998
• Zoma Barrett
  Salem Middle School
  Salem, IN
  2003
• Marlin Bauer
  Harlan Elementary School
  Harlan, IN
  1994
• Marsha Bird
  Raymond F. Brandes School #65
  Indianapolis, IN
  1994
• Dr. Rex Bolinger
  Angola High School
  Angola, IN
  1999
• Dr. Lance G. Brand
  Delta High School
  Muncie, IN
  2005
• Dr. Marcia Capuano
  H. L. Harshman Middle School
  Indianapolis, IN
  1995
• Ed Coleman
  North Central High School
  Indianapolis, IN
  2009
• Melody Coryell
  Shortridge High School
  Indianapolis, IN
  2015
• Rick Crosslin
  Chapel Glen Elementary School
  Indianapolis, IN
  1998
• Christine Danley
  Mabel K. Holland Elementary School
  Fort Wayne, IN
  1996
• Laurie Davies
  Pine Tree Elementary School
  Avon, IN
  2014
• Joshua Dingeldein
  Plymouth High School
  Plymouth, IN
  2023
• Daphne Draa
  Center for Inquiry
  Indianapolis, IN
  2004
• Traci Druschke
  Oak Hill Elementary School
  Evansville, IN
  2016
• Dr. Daniel Durbin
  Francis Joseph Reitz High School
  Evansville, IN
  1997
• Bonnie Fancher
  Switzerland County Senior High School
  Vevay, IN
  1999
• Dr. Jane Foley
  Flint Lake Elementary School
  Valparaiso, IN
  1994
• Kayleigh Fosnow
  New Palestine Elementary
  New Palestine, IN
  2025
• Angela Ratermann (Fowler)
  Grassy Creek Elementary School
  Greenwood, IN
  2022
• Michael Frazier
  Hanover Central Junior/Senior High School
  Cedar Lake, IN
  1999
• John Frischie
  South Newton High School
  Kentland, IN
  1995
• Ginger Giessler
  New Tech Academy @ Wayne High School
  Fort Wayne, IN
  2013
• Dr. Cathlin Gray
  Cedar Hall Elementary School
  Evansville, IN
  1998
• MiSang Han
  McClelland Elementary School
  Indianapolis, IN
  2002
• Alicia Deanne Harris
  South Wayne Junior High School
  Indianapolis, IN
  2001
• Jessica Heidelberg
  Harcourt Elementary School
  Indianapolis, IN
  2006
• Ashley Johnson
  DeKalb High School
  Waterloo, IN
  2024
• Nathaniel Jones
  Allisonville Elementary School
  Indianapolis, IN
  1996
• Dr. Chris Kates
  Avon Intermediate School East
  Avon, IN
  2008
• Theresa Knipstein Meyer
  Sunnyside Elementary School
  Indianapolis, IN
  2000
• Katie Lanter
  South Ripley Junior High School
  Versailles, IN
  2024
• Dr. Nicole Law
  Garden City Elementary School
  Indianapolis, IN
  2008
• Alona Leininger
  Akron Elementary School
  Akron, IN
  1996
• Jenny Leist
  Nathaniel Scribner Junior High School
  New Albany, IN
  1995
• Terrance Levenda
  Portage High School
  Portage, IN
  1993
• Greg Lineweaver
  Herron High School
  Indianapolis, IN
  2009
• Gregory Macklem
  Elkhart Memorial High School
  Elkhart, IN
  2001
• George W. McCullough, Jr.
  James Whitcomb Riley High School
  South Bend, IN
  1997
• Christine Michael
  John S. Irwin Elementary School
  Fort Wayne, IN
  2000
• Dr. Cordia Moore
  George Washington Elementary School
  Gary, IN
  1996
• Francis Mustapha
  South Side High School
  Fort Wayne, IN
  1993
• Bobbie Owensby
  Marion High School
  Marion, IN
  1999
• Keana Parquet
  Crooked Creek Elementary School
  Indianapolis, IN
  2010
• Debra Paulson
  North Side Middle School
  Anderson, IN
  1993
• Tammy Payton
  Loogootee West Elementary School
  Loogootee, IN
  1998
• Janet M. Pernell
  Southport High School
  Indianapolis, IN
  2005
• Richard Phillipy
  Lawrence Central High School
  Indianapolis, IN
  1995
• Sarah Powley
  McCutcheon High School
  Lafayette, IN
  1993
• Marjorie Ramey
  Carey Ridge Elementary School
  Westfield, IN
  2006
• Kendra Randle
  Adelante Schools’ Emma Donnan Campus
  Indianapolis, IN
  2023
• Wilson Reyes
  Guion Creek Middle School
  Indianapolis, IN
  2011
• Jeff Rudkin
  Batchelor Middle School
  Bloomington, IN
  2007
• Aimee Schade
  West Goshen Elementary
  Goshen, IN
  2016
• Diane Lee Scott
  Stokes Elementary School
  Lebanon, IN
  2002
• C. Ray Seale
  North Montgomery High School
  Crawfordsville, IN
  1993
• David Sell
  North Decatur Elementary School
  Greensburg, IN
  1994
• Mariama Shaheed-Carson
  Eagle Creek Elementary School
  Indianapolis, IN
  2004
• Dr. Dexter Suggs, Sr.
  Emma Donnan Middle School
  Indianapolis, IN
  2007
• Brittany Tinkler
  Rosa Parks Elementary School
  Indianapolis, IN
  2022
• Ryan Towner
  Walt Disney Elementary School
  Mishawaka, IN
  2021
• Ralph Walker
  Clinton Central Junior-Senior High School
  Michigantown, IN
  1995
• Matt Walsh
  Brownsburg Community Schools
  Brownsburg, IN
  2003
• Leah Ward
  Brookview Elementary School
  Indianapolis, IN
  1994
• Mark Weaver
  Clay Junior High School
  Carmel, IN
  1997
• Mary Lee Webeck, Ph.D.
  Klondike Elementary School
  West Lafayette, IN
  2000
• Jan Carroll Weir
  Lawrence Central High School
  Indianapolis, IN
  1997
• Kelly Wilber
  Southport Elementary School
  Indianapolis, IN
  2014

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