State Partners

Arkansas

Arkansas joined the Milken Educator Awards program in 1991

81 recipients since program began in Arkansas

$2,025,000 awarded in Arkansas since program began

Mr. Jacob Oliva
Secretary of Education
Arkansas Department of Education
Four Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201

Ms. Karli Saracini
Assistant Commissioner
Arkansas Department of Education
4 Capital Mall
Room 406-B
Little Rock, AR 72201

Arkansas Department of Education website

(Updated 10/4/23)

Arkansas Milken Educators

• Margaret McClure
  Lingle Middle School
  Rogers, AR
  2007
• Carman Owens
  Don R. Roberts Elementary School
  Little Rock, AR
  2014
• Georganne (Peel) Rollans
  Crawford Elementary School
  Russellville, AR
  1996
• Nadyne Aikman
  Moody Elementary School
  White Hall, AR
  1994
• Elo Anderson
  Cotton Plant High School
  Cotton Plant, AR
  1999
• Ashley (Anderson) Post
  Greenbrier Middle School
  Greenbrier, AR
  2023
• C. Ray Baker
  Southside High School
  Fort Smith, AR
  1995
• Brenda Ball
  Pine Bluff High School
  Pine Bluff, AR
  1992
• Roy Barnes
  Dollarway Junior High School
  Pine Bluff, AR
  1993
• Cecil Boothe
  Jim Stone Elementary School
  Conway, AR
  1994
• Amy Elaine Braswell
  Edward D. Trice Elementary School
  Texarkana, AR
  2002
• Kamisha Burlingame
  Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
  Bentonville, AR
  2021
• Linda Childers Knapp
  Smith Elementary School
  Springdale, AR
  1992
• Charles Cobbs
  Wynne Junior High School
  Wynne, AR
  1995
• Patricia Cook
  Lakeside Primary School
  Hot Springs, AR
  1994
• Susan Creekmore
  Marion High School
  Marion, AR
  1995
• George Davis
  Lonoke High School
  Lonoke, AR
  1993
• Kara Davis
  Joe Mathias Elementary School
  Rogers, AR
  2016
• Napoleon Davis, Jr.
  Clary Elementary School
  Stuttgart, AR
  1994
• Zsuzsanna Diamond
  Otter Creek Elementary School
  Little Rock, AR
  2012
• Tammy Easterday
  Langston Aerospace and Environmental Studies Magnet School
  Hot Springs, AR
  2004
• Sandra Eldridge
  Clinton Elementary Magnet School
  Sherwood, AR
  1998
• Margaret Ann Ervin
  Seventh Street Fine Arts Elementary School
  North Little Rock, AR
  2002
• Rosemary Faucette
  Woodland Junior High School
  Fayetteville, AR
  1993
• Sara Ford
  Kelly Middle School
  Springdale, AR
  1997
• Artie Furlow
  Fred Whiteside Elementary School
  Camden, AR
  1996
• Silas Granderson
  Elmwood Middle School
  Rogers, AR
  1992
• Connie Gertsch Green
  Mabelvale Magnet Middle School
  Mabelvale, AR
  2001
• Mary Beth Greenway
  Parkview Arts/Science Magnet High School
  Little Rock, AR
  1993
• Telisa D. Hadley
  Rose City Middle School
  North Little Rock, AR
  2009
• Grant Harbison
  The Academies at Jonesboro High School
  Jonesboro, AR
  2021
• Nelene Harris
  Fouke High School
  Fouke, AR
  1999
• Andrew Harrison
  Mayflower High School
  Mayflower, AR
  2023
• Dr. L.F. Henderson
  Burke Street Intermediate School
  Ashdown, AR
  1994
• Patricia Hesse
  Weiner High School
  Weiner, AR
  1993
• Erin Hodges
  Douglas MacArthur Junior High School
  Jonesboro, AR
  2013
• Emily Howard
  Drew Central Elementary School
  Monticello, AR
  2022
• Lisa Lyn Johnson
  King Elementary School
  Van Buren, AR
  2004
• Tamika Jordan Cash
  Avondale Elementary School
  West Memphis, AR
  2010
• Tillman Kennon
  Cross County High School
  Cherry Valley, AR
  1999
• Kristy Kidd
  Dunbar Magnet Middle School
  Little Rock, AR
  2003
• Judy Koons
  Williams Intermediate School
  Pocahontas, AR
  1998
• Marian Lacey
  Mann Magnet Junior High School
  Little Rock, AR
  1997
• Dr. Amanda Linn
  Parkview Arts/Science Magnet High School
  Little Rock, AR
  2005
• Toni Lockhart
  Rena Elementary School
  Van Buren, AR
  2000
• Steven Long
  Rogers High School
  Rogers, AR
  2001
• Don Love, Ed.D.
  Springdale High School
  Springdale, AR
  1993
• Kimberly Mason
  Frank Tillery Elementary School
  Rogers, AR
  1996
• Andrea McKenna
  J.O. Kelly Middlle School
  Springdale, AR
  2011
• Dawn McLain
  North Little Rock (Lakewood) Middle School
  North Little Rock, AR
  2017
• Melissa Miller
  Randall G. Lynch Middle School
  Farmington, AR
  2003
• Justin Minkel
  Harvey Jones Elementary School
  Springdale, AR
  2006
• Melanie Nichols
  Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts
  Hot Springs, AR
  1997
• Wanda O'Quinn
  Louisa E. Perritt Primary School
  Arkadelphia, AR
  1998
• Dr. Corey Oliver
  Bob Courtway Middle School
  Conway, AR
  2007
• Elizabeth Parker
  Cavanaugh Elementary School
  Fort Smith, AR
  2008
• Yoriko Perritt
  Carver Magnet Elementary School
  Little Rock, AR
  1992
• Edward Proctor III
  Lead Hill High School
  Lead Hill, AR
  1997
• David Rainey
  Arkansas School for Math and Science
  Dumas, AR
  1992
• Michael Rodriguez
  Lee High School
  Marianna, AR
  1991
• John Shewmaker
  Ridgecrest High School
  Paragould, AR
  1995
• Scott Shirey
  KIPP Delta College Preparatory School
  Helena, AR
  2005
• Dr. Sheri Shirley
  Oakland Heights Elementary School
  Russellville, AR
  2008
• James Simmons
  Nelson Wilks Herron Elementary School
  Mountain Home, AR
  1991
• Lynn Smith
  Northside High School
  Fort Smith, AR
  1992
• Paula Smith
  Washington Magnet Elementary School
  Little Rock, AR
  1991
• Kenneth Stamatis
  Beebe Junior High
  Beebe, AR
  1996
• Dr. Gary Stark
  Helen Tyson Middle School
  Springdale, AR
  2001
• Tracy Streeter
  Allbritton Elementary School
  Hamburg, AR
  2000
• Marla Sutton
  Alma Primary School
  Alma, AR
  2000
• Michael Tapee
  Hellstern Middle School
  Springdale, AR
  2023
• Candy Tennison
  University Heights Elementary School
  Jonesboro, AR
  1998
• Herman Thomas
  Arkadelphia High School
  Arkadelphia, AR
  1991
• Shalisha Thomas
  Pine Bluff High School
  Pine Bluff, AR
  2019
• Tracy Valentine
  Bragg Elementary School
  West Memphis, AR
  2010
• Johnettee Walker
  Wilmot Elementary School
  Wilmot, AR
  2000
• Jewell Whatley
  Pine Bluff High School
  Pine Bluff, AR
  1995
• Wesley White
  Russellville High School
  Russellville, AR
  1999
• Dr. Kim Wilbanks
  University Heights Elementary School
  Jonesboro, AR
  1991
• Dr. Thomas Williams
  Fayetteville High School East
  Fayetteville, AR
  1991
• Tasha Wilson
  Kingsland Elementary School
  Kingsland, AR
  2018