State Partners

West Virginia

West Virginia joined the Milken Educator Awards program in 1990

81 recipients since program began in West Virginia

$2,025,000 awarded in West Virginia since program began

Michele Blatt
State Superintendent of Schools
West Virginia Department of Education
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Charleston, WV 25305

Ms. Brooke Green
Program Specialist
West Virginia Department of Education
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Charleston, WV 25305

West Virginia Department of Education website

(Updated 11/18/25)

West Virginia Milken Educators

• Brooke Bailey
  Mullens Elementary School
  Mullens
  2025
• Adam Wolfe
  Nitro High School
  Nitro
  2024
• Janna Hamrick
  Rock Branch Elementary School
  Nitro
  2023
• Ashley Wilkins
  Petersburg High School
  Petersburg
  2023
• Andrea Trio
  Madison Elementary
  Wheeling
  2022
• Heather Haught
  McNinch Primary School
  Moundsville
  2021
• Michelle Wolfe
  East Hardy High School
  Baker
  2021
• Brian Allman
  Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School
  Buckhannon
  2019
• Jennifer Reaves
  Mylan Park Elementary School
  Morgantown
  2018
• Dr. Erika Klose
  Winfield Middle School
  Winfield
  2017
• Dr. Ernie Adkins
  Princeton Primary School
  Princeton
  2014
• Whitney Stead
  Village of Barboursville Elementary School
  Barboursville
  2012
• Lissa Dulick
  Weir High School
  Wierton
  2011
• Amanda Mays
  J.E. Robins Elementary School
  Charleston
  2010
• April Dawn Hobson
  James Monroe High School
  Lindside
  2009
• Barbara LaVon Black
  West Teays Elementary School
  Hurricane
  2008
• Dr. George L. Aulenbacher
  Stonewall Jackson Middle School
  Charleston
  2007
• Kelli B. Stanley
  Oakvale Elementary School
  Oakvale
  2006
• Joe Stephens
  Parkersburg High School
  Parkersburg
  2005
• Tammy Holbert Wells
  Valley High School
  Pine Grove
  2005
• Rachel J. Hull
  Buffalo Elementary School
  Buffalo
  2004
• Karen Kersey
  Alban Elementary School
  St. Albans
  2004
• Eric Kincaid
  Morgantown High School
  Morgantown
  2003
• Dr. Vaughn G. Rhudy
  Shady Spring High School
  Shady Spring
  2003
• Cindy Woods
  Potomack Intermediate School
  Falling Waters
  2002
• Dr. Kimberly S. Miller
  Elm Grove Elementary School
  Wheeling
  2002
• Kenna Barger
  Randolph County Vocational Technical Center
  Elkins
  2001
• Samuel R. Moore
  Cammack Middle School
  Huntington
  2001
• Cheryl Nelson
  Hillsboro Elementary School
  Hillsboro
  2000
• Rosemary Basham
  Midland Trail Elementary School
  Diamond
  2000
• Paulette Phillips
  Cass Elementary School
  Osage
  2000
• Larry Fernandez
  Weir Middle School
  Weirton
  1999
• Darlene Martin
  Grafton High School
  Grafton
  1999
• Nancy Moore
  Walton Elementary and Middle School
  Walton
  1999
• Wayne Yonkelowitz
  Fayetteville Middle School
  Fayetteville
  1999
• Susan Barrett
  Cherry River Elementary School
  Richwood
  1998
• Paulette Cowley
  Kasson Elementary-Middle School
  Moatsville
  1998
• Dr. Larry Stinn
  Pleasant Hill Elementary School
  Grantsville
  1998
• Kathleen A. White
  Harrisville Elementary School
  Harrisville
  1998
• Dr. Sarah Brown
  Summers Middle School
  Hinton
  1997
• Norma Miller
  Carver Vocational Center
  Charleston
  1997
• Danny Prado
  Moundsville Junior High School
  Moundsville
  1997
• Jerry Stover
  Clay County High School
  Clay
  1997
• Barbara Dofka
  Weirton Height Elementary School
  Weirton
  1996
• Dr. William Fox
  Lewisburg Elementary School
  Lewisburg
  1996
• Carolyn Shuman
  Petersburg Elementary School
  Petersburg
  1996
• Victoria Smith
  Spring Hill Elementary School
  Huntington
  1996
• Erskine Davis
  Logan High School
  Logan
  1995
• Charles Heinlein
  Tyler Consolidated High School
  Sistersville
  1995
• Dr. Steven Paine
  Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School
  Buckhannon
  1995
• Sonya Picklesimer
  Williamson High School
  Williamson
  1995
• Martha Eileen Shaver
  Wirt County High School
  Elizabeth
  1995
• Pamela Atha
  Van Elementary School
  Van
  1994
• Leroy Courts
  War Elementary School
  War
  1994
• Cynthia Frazier
  Scott Teays Elementary School
  Scott Depot
  1994
• Robert Harris
  Lincoln Elementary School
  Parkersburg
  1994
• Peggy Hawse
  Moorefield Elementary School
  Moorefield
  1994
• David Goodwin
  John Marshall High School
  Glen Dale
  1993
• Quincy Madison
  Park Junior High School
  Beckley
  1993
• Dr. Karen Hudkins Morgan
  Lincoln High School
  Shinnston
  1993
• David Roach
  Beverly Hills Middle School
  Huntington
  1993
• Deborah Seldomridge
  Keyser High School
  Keyser
  1993
• Jack Wiseman
  Ripley High School
  Ripley
  1993
• Jerry DeLuca
  Tucker County High School
  Hambleton
  1992
• Beverly Hoffmaster
  Berkeley Heights Elementary School
  Martinsburg
  1992
• George Krelis
  Wheeling Park High School
  Wheeling
  1992
• Rebecca O'Dell
  Cherry River Elementary School
  Richwood
  1992
• Debra (Battle) Roper-Corbett
  Ranson Elementary School
  Ranson
  1992
• Deb Brown
  Lakewood Elementary School
  Saint Albans
  1991
• Dan Daniel
  Parkersburg High School
  Parkersburg
  1991
• Rae Ellen McKee
  Slanesville Elementary School
  Slanesville
  1991
• Charlotte Meade
  Monongah Middle School
  Monongah
  1991
• Irene Murphy
  Mason Elementary School
  Mason
  1991
• Drexel Sammons
  Crescent Elementary School
  Beckley
  1991
• Ede Ashworth
  Brooke High School
  Wellsburg
  1990
• Susan Burt
  Marlinton Middle School
  Buckeye
  1990
• Edward Keller III
  Second Ward Elementary School
  Morgantown
  1990
• Jerry Linkinoggor
  Clay County High School
  Clay
  1990
• Linda Poff
  Straley Elementary School
  Princeton
  1990
• Virgil Wilkins
  Hundred High School
  Hundred
  1990

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