State Partners

Arkansas

Arkansas joined the Milken Educator Awards program in 1991

84 recipients since program began in Arkansas

$2,100,000 awarded in Arkansas since program began

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

Mr. Michael Rowland
Education Professional I
Arkansas Department of Education
4 Capital Mall
Room 105.5-A
Little Rock, AR 72201

Arkansas Department of Education website

(Updated 11/5/25)

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
• 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
• Bonnie Pollock
  Old High Middle School
  Bentonville, AR
  2024
• 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
• Tamika Jordan Cash
  Avondale Elementary School
  West Memphis, AR
  2010
• 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
• Derek Tharp
  Southside Middle School
  Batesville, AR
  2024
• 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