State Partners

Iowa

Iowa joined the Milken Educator Awards program in 1993

49 recipients since program began in Iowa

$1,225,000 awarded in Iowa since program began

Ms. McKenzie Snow
Director
Iowa Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
400 E. 14th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146

Ms. Molly McConnell
Education Program Consultant
Iowa Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
400 E. 14th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146

Ms. Stefanie Wager
Administrative Consultant - Standards and Practices 
Iowa Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
400 E. 14th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146

Iowa Department of Education website

(Updated 1/22/26)

Iowa Milken Educators

• Jill Ridder
  Woodbine Elementary School
  Woodbine
  2025
• Holly Hunter
  Davis Elementary School
  Grinnell
  2024
• Grant Hegstad
  MOC-Floyd Valley High School
  Orange City
  2023
• Joni Readout
  Central Decatur Junior-Senior High School
  Leon
  2017
• Dr. Jason D. Plourde
  Washington Elementary School
  Council Bluffs
  2008
• Dr. Davis Eidahl
  Evans Middle School
  Ottumwa
  2005
• Tammy Duehr
  Eisenhower Elementary School
  Dubuque
  2004
• Gregory O'Connell
  Grant Wood Elementary School
  Cedar Rapids
  2004
• Dr. Sara Coleman
  Norwalk High School
  Norwalk
  2003
• Russell Adams
  MOC-Floyd Valley High School
  Orange City
  2003
• Ying Ying Chen
  Prairie Crest Elementary School
  Cedar Rapids
  2002
• Paula M. Olson
  Phenix Elementary Early Childhood Center
  West Des Moines
  2002
• Gail B. Wortmann
  Ottumwa High School
  Ottumwa
  2001
• Dr. Thomas Paulsen
  Carroll High School
  Carroll
  2001
• Kari Ringgenberg-Pingel
  Jefferson Elementary School
  Pella
  2000
• Roger Wilcox
  West Cedar Elementary School
  Waverly
  2000
• Denise Carlson
  Gilbert Elementary School
  Gilbert
  2000
• Susan Gnagy
  Central Community High School
  Elkader
  1999
• Dr. Sue Lynn Pettit
  Central Middle School
  Waterloo
  1999
• Sara Pralle
  CAL-Dows High School
  Latimer
  1999
• Dr. Dennis Wulf
  Norwalk Middle School
  Norwalk
  1999
• Janis Brendeland
  Central Elementary School
  Nevada
  1998
• Judith Brueggeman
  Harris-Lake Park Elementary School
  Harris
  1998
• Juli Goerend
  Fayette Elementary School
  Fayette
  1998
• Timothy Tutt
  Hanawalt Elementary School
  Des Moines
  1998
• Sharon Fisher
  North High School
  Des Moines
  1997
• Annette (Hagelberg) Hildebrandt
  West Delaware High School
  Manchester
  1997
• Peter Hathaway
  Woodrow Wilson Middle School
  Sioux City
  1997
• Gerald Waugh
  Jefferson-Scranton High School
  Jefferson
  1997
• Judy Christiansen
  West Ridge Elementary School
  Harlan
  1996
• James Ehmen
  Janesville Elementary School
  Janesville
  1996
• Marie Hawkins
  Irving Weber Elementary School
  Iowa City
  1996
• Ken Krumwiede
  Eisenhower Elementary School
  Davenport
  1996
• Jill Anderson
  Norwalk Middle School
  Norwalk
  1995
• Shannon C'de Baca
  Thomas Jefferson High School
  Council Bluffs
  1995
• Donald Moody
  Hempstead Senior High School
  Dubuque
  1995
• Keith Robinson
  Maple Valley-Anthon Oto High School
  Mapleton
  1995
• Dr. Mary Wilcynski
  Metro High School
  Cedar Rapids
  1995
• Glenn Connor
  Kate Mitchell Elementary School
  Ames
  1994
• Kenneth Esveld
  Eldora-New Providence Middle School
  Eldora
  1994
• Joan McShane
  Jefferson Elementary School
  Davenport
  1994
• Susan Olesen
  Greenfield Elementary School
  Greenfield
  1994
• Diane Weitz
  Carter Lake Elementary School
  Carter Lake
  1994
• Thomas Fish
  Ankeny High School
  1993
• Ronald Fox
  Lewis Central Senior High School
  Council Bluffs
  1993
• Darlene Hughes
  Calamus-Wheatland Jr/Sr. High School
  Wheatland
  1993
• Dr. Hector Ibarra
  West Branch Middle School
  West Branch
  1993
• Nancy Mounts
  North High School
  Sioux City
  1993
• Dr. Elaine Smith-Bright
  Indian Hills Junior High School
  Clive
  1993