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“Education is the stepping stone to becoming your best self.”

Jenna White (AK '14)

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Spotlight: Rachel Kinsaul (GA '24)
Spotlight: Danyel Smith (CA '24)

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Ashley Johnson (IN '24) Named an Indiana ACTE 2025 Teacher of the Year
Ashley Johnson (IN '24)
Ali Jun (NV '21) Named 2026 Nevada State Teacher of the Year
Ali Jun (NV '21)

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"Robert Frost once said, 'I am not an educator, but an awakener.' When I walk into my classroom each morning, it is my goal to awaken something new in my students so that they can accomplish anything they set their minds to. Winning [the Milken Award] has awakened something in me that I never knew existed. It has pushed me to continue learning to become an even better awakener for my students. I look forward to continuing to grow and see where and what I'm led to do next."

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Lindsay Murray (VA '16)
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June E. Eressy (MA '01)
Vee Wilson (NV '91)

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