State Partners

Michigan

Michigan joined the Milken Educator Awards program in 1990

92 recipients since program began in Michigan

$2,300,000 awarded in Michigan since program began

Dr. Michael Rice
State Superintendent 
Michigan Department of Education
608 West Allegan Street
Lansing, MI 48933

Ms. Jennifer Robel
Department Manager
Michigan Department of Education
Office of Educator Talent
608 West Allegan Street
Lansing, MI 48933

Michigan Department of Education website

(Updated 1/24/25)

Michigan Milken Educators

• Phyllis Adkins
  Cory Elementary School
  Romulus, MI
  1998
• Katherine Afendoulis
  Collins Elementary School
  Grand Rapids, MI
  1991
• Pamela Alfieri
  Central Grade School
  Traverse City, MI
  1994
• Roberta Ameen
  National Mine School
  Ishpeming, MI
  1990
• Kathy Anderson
  Lafayette Elementary School
  Lincoln Park, MI
  2000
• G. Asenath Andrews
  Catherine Ferguson Academy
  Detroit, MI
  1992
• Leah Barnett
  Clarence M. Kimball High School
  Royal Oak, MI
  2003
• David Borth
  Eastwood Elementary School
  Big Rapids, MI
  1994
• John Breaugh
  Beekman Center
  Lansing, MI
  1991
• Cynthia Broad
  Emma V. Lobbestael Elementary School
  Harrison Township, MI
  1990
• Dr. Yvonne Canul
  Holmes Center for Language, Culture, and Communication
  Lansing, MI
  1995
• Anita Clark
  Marshall High School
  Marshall, MI
  1992
• Erik Cliff
  Central Woodlands School
  Ada, MI
  2008
• Keith Cook
  Clarkston High School
  Clarkston, MI
  1999
• Randall J. Cook
  Frost Elementary School
  Jackson, MI
  2000
• Randall J. Cook
  Tri County Senior High School
  Howard City, MI
  2001
• Brenda Crane
  Tyrone Elementary School
  Harper Woods, MI
  2000
• Neal Cronkite
  Washington Woods Middle School
  Holt, MI
  2017
• Dr. Denise Davis-Cotton
  Detroit High School for Fine and Performing Arts
  Detroit, MI
  1997
• Thomas Dolan
  Romulus Senior High School
  Romulus, MI
  1993
• Chad Downs
  Ann Arbor Open School
  Ann Arbor, MI
  2018
• Catherine L. Einhaus
  Bruce Collins Elementary School
  Sterling Heights, MI
  2008
• Karin Falkenstein
  Ottawa Elementary School
  Buchanan, MI
  1992
• Delores A. Flagg
  Blanchette Center for Education and the Arts
  Inkster, MI
  1991
• Thomas Fleming
  Washtenaw County Juvenile Detention Center
  Ann Arbor, MI
  1992
• Timothy Fulcher
  Hazel Park High School
  Hazel Park, MI
  1999
• Eula Glenn
  Pelham Magnet Middle School
  Detroit, MI
  1991
• Dr. John Goudie
  Mathematics and Science Center
  Kalamazoo, MI
  1995
• Timothy Graham
  Roosevelt High School
  Wyandotte, MI
  1997
• Dr. June Green-Rivers
  Pasteur Elementary School
  Detroit, MI
  1996
• Mary Ballagh Grunert
  Constantine High School
  Constantine, MI
  1997
• Katherine Grzesiak
  Eastlawn Elementary School
  Midland, MI
  1998
• Timothy Hammar
  Ethel C. Bobcean Elementary School
  Flat Rock, MI
  1996
• Lynn Hansen
  Traverse City West Junior High School
  Traverse City, MI
  1995
• Nina Marie Hawkins
  Ralph Bunche Elementary School
  Detroit, MI
  2006
• Dr. Kendra Hearn
  West Bloomfield High School
  West Bloomfield, MI
  1999
• Dr. Julie Helber
  Paddock Elementary School
  Milan, MI
  2000
• Margarita Hernandez
  Burton Elementary School
  Grand Rapids, MI
  1990
• James Hieftje
  Fremont Middle School
  Fremont, MI
  1990
• Dr. Edward Jacomo
  Friends School
  Detroit, MI
  1991
• Alice Janke
  Keeler Elementary School
  Redford, MI
  1996
• Juleen Jenkins-Whall
  Traverse City West Senior High School
  Traverse City, MI
  2011
• Mark Julien
  Henry Ford II High School
  Sterling Heights, MI
  2013
• Luke Kanine
  E. F. Rittmueller Middle School
  Frankenmuth, MI
  2024
• Steven Koponen
  O.E. Dunckel Middle School
  Farmington Hills, MI
  2001
• Brian Langley
  Novi Senior High School
  Novi, MI
  2007
• Douglas Law
  Niles Senior High School
  Niles, MI
  1999
• Dr. Gerald LeCureux
  East Detroit High School
  Eastpointe, MI
  1993
• Matthew E. Ludwig
  Marquette Senior High School
  Marquette, MI
  2001
• Chris McAuliffe
  Oxbow Elementary School
  White Lake, MI
  2004
• Melissa McDermid-Wiercinski
  Kenbrook Elementary School
  Farmington Hills, MI
  2006
• Valerie Mills
  Ypsilanti High School
  Ypsilanti, MI
  1990
• Frank Miracola
  Armada Elementary School
  Armada, MI
  1994
• Nancy Monday
  Monroe High School
  Monroe, MI
  1993
• Roger Moore
  Lake City Lower Elementary School
  Lake City, MI
  1991
• Jennifer M. Murphy
  Sayre Elementary School
  South Lyon, MI
  2002
• Barbara Neureither
  Holt Senior High School
  Holt, MI
  1991
• Marianne Novak-Houston
  Vicksburg Middle School
  Vicksburg, MI
  1993
• Jenna O'Driscoll
  Merrill Park Elementary School
  Saginaw, MI
  2021
• Pamela Ogle
  Waverly East Intermediate School
  Lansing, MI
  1991
• Judy Parlato
  Gwinn Middle School
  Gwinn, MI
  1993
• Patricia A. Paxton
  Krause Later Elementary School
  Armada, MI
  2010
• Dr. Nick Peruski
  Lakeland High School
  White Lake, MI
  2019
• Jo Ann Pilarski
  Maple Ridge Elementary School
  Alpena, MI
  1994
• Paul Pioszak
  Sault Area High School
  Sault Ste. Marie, MI
  2003
• Stuart Redpath
  Smith Middle School
  Troy, MI
  1997
• Matthew J. Reid
  Wenona Center
  Bay City, MI
  2009
• Dorothy Winbush Riley
  Higgins Elementary School
  Detroit, MI
  1994
• David Robinson
  Randolph Career and Technical High School
  Detroit, MI
  2007
• Dr. Jeffery Robinson
  Malcolm X Academy
  Detroit, MI
  2001
• Alfonso Salais, Jr.
  Everett High School
  Lansing, MI
  2005
• Maggie Scheffer
  Bates Elementary School
  Iron River, MI
  1998
• Stewart Schultz
  West Bloomfield High School
  West Bloomfield, MI
  1990
• Sylvia Shaina
  Thomas A. Edison Elementary School
  Fraser, MI
  1990
• Katherine Sheiko
  Green Elementary School
  West Bloomfield, MI
  1991
• Michele Sherrill-Mix
  Hinks Elementary School
  Alpena, MI
  1992
• Dr. Stacie I. Smith
  Davison Elementary School
  Detroit, MI
  2002
• Wendy L. Smith
  Davidson Middle School
  Southgate, MI
  2005
• Michael Stinnett
  Oakland Technical Center - Southeast Campus
  Royal Oak, MI
  1993
• Harold Taylor
  Lincoln Model Elementary School
  Ypsilanti, MI
  1990
• Kevin Tobe
  Haslett High School
  Haslett, MI
  2015
• Kathleen A. Tricomo
  Millside Elementary School
  Algonac, MI
  2000
• Dr. Sandra Truitt Robinson
  Martin Luther King, Jr. Senior High School
  Detroit, MI
  1990
• Dr. Jose Valderas
  Bay City Public Schools
  Bay City, MI
  1991
• Cheryl Wells
  Dexter High School
  Dexter, MI
  1995
• Debra White-Hunt
  Martin Luther King, Jr. Senior High School
  Detroit, MI
  1990
• Jordy Whitmer
  Birmingham Covington School
  Bloomfield Hills, MI
  1998
• Dr. Rosa Williams
  Amelia Earhart Middle School
  Detroit, MI
  1995
• Lisa Wollet
  Parma Elementary School
  Parma, MI
  2004
• Deborah Woodman
  Hill Center For Academics and Technology
  Lansing, MI
  1996
• Stacie Yokhana
  Fraser High School
  Fraser, MI
  2021
• Robert Younker
  Southfield High School
  Southfield, MI
  1992