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Award Notification:  Ben Nguyen (NV '19)

STEM Star Ben Nguyen Wins NV Milken Award

Why are Nevada Superintendent of Public Instruction Jhone Ebert and Governor Steve Sisolak here at Sunrise Mountain High School? They're visiting to commend students and staff on the school's rising graduation rate ... but there's more. Watch as Lowell Milken, chairman and co-founder of the Milken Family Foundation, surprises STEM and robotics teacher Ben Nguyen with a Milken Educator Award and $25,000, changing the teacher's career forever.