State Partners

Michigan

Michigan joined the Milken Educator Awards program in 1990

93 recipients since program began in Michigan

$2,325,000 awarded in Michigan since program began

Dr. Glenn Maleyko
State Superintendent 
Michigan Department of Education
608 West Allegan Street
Lansing, MI 48933

Ms. Jennifer Robel
Department Manager
Michigan Department of Education
Office of Educator Talent
608 West Allegan Street
Lansing, MI 48933

Michigan Department of Education website

(Updated 2/26/26)

Michigan Milken Educators

• Stephanie Johnson
  Pine River Middle School
  LeRoy
  2025
• Luke Kanine
  E. F. Rittmueller Middle School
  Frankenmuth
  2024
• Jenna O'Driscoll
  Merrill Park Elementary School
  Saginaw
  2021
• Stacie Yokhana
  Fraser High School
  Fraser
  2021
• Dr. Nick Peruski
  Lakeland High School
  White Lake
  2019
• Chad Downs
  Ann Arbor Open School
  Ann Arbor
  2018
• Neal Cronkite
  Washington Woods Middle School
  Holt
  2017
• Kevin Tobe
  Haslett High School
  Haslett
  2015
• Mark Julien
  Henry Ford II High School
  Sterling Heights
  2013
• Juleen Jenkins-Whall
  Traverse City West Senior High School
  Traverse City
  2011
• Patricia A. Paxton
  Krause Later Elementary School
  Armada
  2010
• Matthew J. Reid
  Wenona Center
  Bay City
  2009
• Erik Cliff
  Central Woodlands School
  Ada
  2008
• Catherine L. Einhaus
  Bruce Collins Elementary School
  Sterling Heights
  2008
• David Robinson
  Randolph Career and Technical High School
  Detroit
  2007
• Brian Langley
  Novi Senior High School
  Novi
  2007
• Nina Marie Hawkins
  Ralph Bunche Elementary School
  Detroit
  2006
• Melissa McDermid-Wiercinski
  Kenbrook Elementary School
  Farmington Hills
  2006
• Alfonso Salais, Jr.
  Everett High School
  Lansing
  2005
• Wendy L. Smith
  Davidson Middle School
  Southgate
  2005
• Chris McAuliffe
  Oxbow Elementary School
  White Lake
  2004
• Lisa Wollet
  Parma Elementary School
  Parma
  2004
• Leah Barnett
  Clarence M. Kimball High School
  Royal Oak
  2003
• Paul Pioszak
  Sault Area High School
  Sault Ste. Marie
  2003
• Dr. Stacie I. Smith
  Davison Elementary School
  Detroit
  2002
• Jennifer M. Murphy
  Sayre Elementary School
  South Lyon
  2002
• Steven Koponen
  O.E. Dunckel Middle School
  Farmington Hills
  2001
• Dr. Jeffery Robinson
  Malcolm X Academy
  Detroit
  2001
• Matthew E. Ludwig
  Marquette Senior High School
  Marquette
  2001
• Randall J. Cook
  Tri County Senior High School
  Howard City
  2001
• Brenda Crane
  Tyrone Elementary School
  Harper Woods
  2000
• Kathy Anderson
  Lafayette Elementary School
  Lincoln Park
  2000
• Dr. Julie Helber
  Paddock Elementary School
  Milan
  2000
• Kathleen A. Tricomo
  Millside Elementary School
  Algonac
  2000
• Randall J. Cook
  Frost Elementary School
  Jackson
  2000
• Keith Cook
  Clarkston High School
  Clarkston
  1999
• Timothy Fulcher
  Hazel Park High School
  Hazel Park
  1999
• Dr. Kendra Hearn
  West Bloomfield High School
  West Bloomfield
  1999
• Douglas Law
  Niles Senior High School
  Niles
  1999
• Phyllis Adkins
  Cory Elementary School
  Romulus
  1998
• Katherine Grzesiak
  Eastlawn Elementary School
  Midland
  1998
• Maggie Scheffer
  Bates Elementary School
  Iron River
  1998
• Jordy Whitmer
  Birmingham Covington School
  Bloomfield Hills
  1998
• Dr. Denise Davis-Cotton
  Detroit High School for Fine and Performing Arts
  Detroit
  1997
• Timothy Graham
  Roosevelt High School
  Wyandotte
  1997
• Mary Ballagh Grunert
  Constantine High School
  Constantine
  1997
• Stuart Redpath
  Smith Middle School
  Troy
  1997
• Dr. June Green-Rivers
  Pasteur Elementary School
  Detroit
  1996
• Timothy Hammar
  Ethel C. Bobcean Elementary School
  Flat Rock
  1996
• Alice Janke
  Keeler Elementary School
  Redford
  1996
• Deborah Woodman
  Hill Center For Academics and Technology
  Lansing
  1996
• Dr. Yvonne Canul
  Holmes Center for Language, Culture, and Communication
  Lansing
  1995
• Dr. John Goudie
  Mathematics and Science Center
  Kalamazoo
  1995
• Lynn Hansen
  Traverse City West Junior High School
  Traverse City
  1995
• Cheryl Wells
  Dexter High School
  Dexter
  1995
• Dr. Rosa Williams
  Amelia Earhart Middle School
  Detroit
  1995
• Pamela Alfieri
  Central Grade School
  Traverse City
  1994
• David Borth
  Eastwood Elementary School
  Big Rapids
  1994
• Frank Miracola
  Armada Elementary School
  Armada
  1994
• Jo Ann Pilarski
  Maple Ridge Elementary School
  Alpena
  1994
• Dorothy Winbush Riley
  Higgins Elementary School
  Detroit
  1994
• Thomas Dolan
  Romulus Senior High School
  Romulus
  1993
• Dr. Gerald LeCureux
  East Detroit High School
  Eastpointe
  1993
• Nancy Monday
  Monroe High School
  Monroe
  1993
• Marianne Novak-Houston
  Vicksburg Middle School
  Vicksburg
  1993
• Judy Parlato
  Gwinn Middle School
  Gwinn
  1993
• Michael Stinnett
  Oakland Technical Center - Southeast Campus
  Royal Oak
  1993
• G. Asenath Andrews
  Catherine Ferguson Academy
  Detroit
  1992
• Anita Clark
  Marshall High School
  Marshall
  1992
• Karin Falkenstein
  Ottawa Elementary School
  Buchanan
  1992
• Thomas Fleming
  Washtenaw County Juvenile Detention Center
  Ann Arbor
  1992
• Michele Sherrill-Mix
  Hinks Elementary School
  Alpena
  1992
• Robert Younker
  Southfield High School
  Southfield
  1992
• Katherine Afendoulis
  Collins Elementary School
  Grand Rapids
  1991
• John Breaugh
  Beekman Center
  Lansing
  1991
• Delores A. Flagg
  Blanchette Center for Education and the Arts
  Inkster
  1991
• Eula Glenn
  Pelham Magnet Middle School
  Detroit
  1991
• Dr. Edward Jacomo
  Friends School
  Detroit
  1991
• Roger Moore
  Lake City Lower Elementary School
  Lake City
  1991
• Barbara Neureither
  Holt Senior High School
  Holt
  1991
• Pamela Ogle
  Waverly East Intermediate School
  Lansing
  1991
• Katherine Sheiko
  Green Elementary School
  West Bloomfield
  1991
• Dr. Jose Valderas
  Bay City Public Schools
  Bay City
  1991
• Roberta Ameen
  National Mine School
  Ishpeming
  1990
• Cynthia Broad
  Emma V. Lobbestael Elementary School
  Harrison Township
  1990
• Margarita Hernandez
  Burton Elementary School
  Grand Rapids
  1990
• James Hieftje
  Fremont Middle School
  Fremont
  1990
• Valerie Mills
  Ypsilanti High School
  Ypsilanti
  1990
• Dr. Sandra Truitt Robinson
  Martin Luther King, Jr. Senior High School
  Detroit
  1990
• Stewart Schultz
  West Bloomfield High School
  West Bloomfield
  1990
• Sylvia Shaina
  Thomas A. Edison Elementary School
  Fraser
  1990
• Harold Taylor
  Lincoln Model Elementary School
  Ypsilanti
  1990
• Debra White-Hunt
  Martin Luther King, Jr. Senior High School
  Detroit
  1990

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