State Partners

Kansas

Kansas joined the Milken Educator Awards program in 1992

73 recipients since program began in Kansas

$1,825,000 awarded in Kansas since program began

Dr. Randy Watson
Commissioner of Education
Kansas State Department of Education
900 SW Jackson Street
Suite 102
Topeka, KS 66612-1212

Ms. Tamla Miller
Administrative Specialist, Communications & Recognition Programs
Kansas State Department of Education
900 SW Jackson Street
Suite 102
Topeka, KS 66612-1212

Kansas Department of Education website

(Updated 1/8/25)

Kansas Milken Educators

• Mary Deliece (Mullen) Hofen
  O'Loughlin Elementary School
  Hays, KS
  1996
• Dr. Connie (Welsh) Neale
  Antioch Middle School
  Shawnee Mission, KS
  1992
• Heidi Albin
  Complete High School Maize
  Maize, KS
  2017
• Cynthia Anderson
  Somerset Elementary School
  Shawnee Mission, KS
  1994
• Jim Armendariz
  Ogden Elementary School
  Ogden, KS
  2004
• Rex Babcock
  Chanute High School
  Chanute, KS
  1993
• Cheris Bass
  Edwardsville Elementary School
  Edwardsville, KS
  2002
• Stanley Bergkamp
  Maize High School
  Maize, KS
  2005
• Jesus Bernal
  Garden City High School
  Garden City, KS
  2003
• Michael Berndt
  Prairie Center Elementary School
  Olathe, KS
  2012
• Alice S. Bertels
  State Street Elementary School
  Topeka, KS
  2000
• Mickey Bogart
  Manhattan High School
  Manhattan, KS
  1993
• Carly Bowden
  Andover Central Middle School
  Andover, KS
  2019
• Jamelle McConnell-Brown
  Sumner Academy of Arts and Science
  Kansas City, KS
  2007
• Kevin Burr
  Garden City High School
  Garden City, KS
  1999
• Laura Caillouet
  Jefferson Elementary School
  Iola, KS
  1998
• Cynda Carr
  Anthony Elementary School
  Anthony, KS
  1994
• Dr. Thomas Christie
  Cordley Elementary School
  Lawrence, KS
  1992
• Jacquelyn Combs
  Stafford Elementary School
  Stafford, KS
  1992
• Norman Conard
  Uniontown High School
  Uniontown, KS
  1992
• Stephanie Conklin
  Brougham Elementary School
  Olathe, KS
  2016
• Matt Copeland
  Washburn Rural High School
  Topeka, KS
  2005
• Bruce Courtney
  Basehor-Linwood High School
  Basehor, KS
  1999
• Janice Crowley
  Independent High School
  Wichita, KS
  1997
• Marshall Cruce
  Louisburg High School
  Louisburg, KS
  1999
• Linda Dishman
  Berryton Elementary School
  Berryton, KS
  2018
• Mary Lee Edwards
  Yates Center High School
  Yates Center, KS
  1992
• Joanne Emerick
  Hoxie High School
  Hoxie, KS
  1995
• Kathi Flexman
  Mission Trail Elementary School
  Leawood, KS
  1998
• Michiel Ford
  Holton High School
  Holton, KS
  2001
• Becky Goodwin
  Kansas State School for the Deaf
  Olathe, KS
  1995
• Bruce Graham
  Bennington High School
  Bennington, KS
  1999
• Dr. Lisa Gruman
  Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
  Shawnee Mission, KS
  2011
• Dr. Jim Haas
  Pierson Junior High School
  Kansas City, KS
  1993
• Keith Hall
  Stockton High School
  Stockton, KS
  1997
• Melisa Hancock
  Woodrow Wilson Elementary School
  Manhattan, KS
  1994
• Janet Hards
  Auburn Elementary School
  Auburn, KS
  1998
• Nancy J. Harman
  O'Loughlin Elementary School
  Hays, KS
  2000
• Dr. Cyndi Harrison
  Trailwood Elementary School
  Shawnee Mission, KS
  1996
• Linda Herbel
  Quail Run Elementary School
  Lawrence, KS
  1996
• Charles Jenney
  Robinson Middle School
  Wichita, KS
  2003
• Janet Jump
  Lincoln Elementary School
  Wichita, KS
  1998
• Eric Kessler
  Blue Valley North High School
  Overland Park, KS
  2007
• Jada Kohlmeier
  Mill Valley High School
  Shawnee, KS
  2001
• Alex Lahasky
  Blue Valley West High School
  Overland Park, KS
  2023
• Brad LeDuc
  Washburn Rural High School
  Topeka, KS
  2013
• Vanessa L. Martinez
  Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet School
  Wichita, KS
  2008
• Matthew Mayeske
  Gardner Edgerton High School
  Gardner, KS
  2023
• Jeff McAdoo
  Quail Run Elementary School
  Lawrence, KS
  2000
• Christy McNally
  St. Mary's Elementary School
  Pittsburg, KS
  1996
• Nancy McRoberts
  Olathe North High School
  Olathe, KS
  1997
• Jim Medina
  Havencroft Elementary School
  Olathe, KS
  2002
• Megan Morgan
  Oliver Brown Elementary School
  Manhattan, KS
  2021
• Amy M. Murphy, Ed.D.
  Blue Valley North High School
  Overland Park, KS
  2001
• Brad Nicks
  Shawnee Heights High School
  Tecumseh, KS
  2009
• Ada Ligia Paquette
  Junction City Middle School
  Junction City, KS
  1993
• Ryan Pfeifer
  Washburn Rural High School
  Topeka, KS
  2021
• Allen Poplin
  Baldwin High School
  Baldwin City, KS
  1997
• Karla Reed
  Moonlight Elementary School
  Gardner, KS
  2006
• Meredith Reid
  Girard High School
  Girard, KS
  2024
• Jo Ann Schuette
  Curtis Middle School
  Wichita, KS
  1995
• Dr. Victoria Seeger
  Pleasant Hill Elementary School
  Topeka, KS
  2004
• William Smithyman
  Blue Valley Northwest High School
  Overland Park, KS
  2015
• Amy Stanislowski
  Dodge Literacy Magnet Elementary School
  Wichita, KS
  2014
• Carol Swinney
  Hugoton High School
  Hugoton, KS
  1992
• Nancy Talbott
  Kennedy Middle School
  Hays, KS
  1993
• George Tignor
  Parsons High School
  Parsons, KS
  1995
• Ralph Vogel
  Inman Elementary School
  Inman, KS
  1994
• Dr. Glenn Walker
  Clifton-Clyde High School
  Clyde, KS
  1993
• Jeanie Weve
  Maize Central Elementary School
  Maize, KS
  2010
• Dr. Steve Woolf
  Ottawa Middle School
  Ottawa, KS
  1995
• Kristi Becker Yulich
  Logan Elementary
  Topeka, KS
  2022
• Phyllis Zielke
  West Elementary School
  Goodland, KS
  1994