State Partners

South Carolina

South Carolina joined the Milken Educator Awards program in 1994

63 recipients since program began in South Carolina

$1,575,000 awarded in South Carolina since program began

Ms. Ellen Weaver
State Superintendent of Education
South Carolina State Department of Education
1429 Senate Street
Suite 1006
Columbia, SC 29201

Mr. Derek Phillips
Director of Communications
South Carolina State Department of Education
1429 Senate Street
Columbia, SC 29201

South Carolina Department of Education website

South Carolina Department of Education Milken Educators Awards website

(Updated 1/26/24)

South Carolina Milken Educators

• Dr. James Ann (Lynch) Sheley
  Lugoff Elementary School
  Lugoff, SC
  1996
• Jonna Rae Adcox
  Kelly Edwards Elementary School
  Williston, SC
  2002
• Cherlyn Anderson
  Sandhills Middle School
  Gaston, SC
  1997
• Clavis Anderson
  Joseph Keels Elementary School
  Columbia, SC
  1998
• Mary Nell Anthony
  T.L. Hanna High School
  Anderson, SC
  2005
• Dr. Della Bacote
  Gold Hill Elementary School
  Fort Mill, SC
  1998
• Yvette Barnes
  Allendale-Fairfax Middle School
  Fairfax, SC
  1999
• Dr. Cliff Barrineau
  Hand Middle School
  Columbia, SC
  2003
• Heather M. Bass
  Lake Carolina Elementary School
  Blythewood, SC
  2008
• Thomasenia Benson
  Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School
  Orangeburg, SC
  1997
• Rosie Marie Berry
  Martha Schofield Middle School
  Aiken, SC
  1995
• Lindsey Bibler
  South Florence High School
  Florence, SC
  2015
• Daryl C. Brown
  Carvers Bay High School
  Hemingway, SC
  2005
• Gresham Brown
  Stone Academy of Communication Arts
  Greenville, SC
  2010
• Jacqulyn Brown
  Mitchell Elementary School
  Charleston, SC
  1994
• Dr. Gary Burgess
  Pendleton High School
  Pendleton, SC
  1999
• Rick Burkhart
  North Charleston High School
  North Charleston, SC
  1999
• Tracy Craven
  Oakdale Elementary School
  Rock Hill, SC
  2000
• LaTonya S. Durant
  St James-Gaillard Elementary School
  Eutawville, SC
  2006
• Amanda Fair-Coles
  Dover Elementary School
  North, SC
  2023
• Cheryl Floyd
  Lake City Primary School
  Lake City, SC
  1994
• Jay Forrest
  Clover High School
  Clover, SC
  2001
• David Foster
  Lonnie B. Nelson Elementary School
  Columbia, SC
  1994
• Lisa Frampton
  Sara Collins Elementary School
  Greenville, SC
  1994
• Kimberly Freeman
  Lexington Middle School
  Lexington, SC
  2015
• Abraham Funchess
  John Ford Middle School
  St. Matthews, SC
  1995
• Melonee Ginn Mattie
  Hampton Elementary School
  Hampton, SC
  2014
• Kristi Grooms
  Dutch Fork Middle School
  Irmo, SC
  2013
• Garrison Hall
  Taylors Elementary School
  Taylors, SC
  1996
• Katherine O. Henderson
  West Ashley High School
  Charleston, SC
  2009
• Christina M. Hunter
  Sara Collins Elementary School
  Greenville, SC
  2004
• Dr. Zona Jefferson
  Alice Drive Elementary School
  Sumter, SC
  1996
• Evetta Johnson
  Minnie Hughes Elementary School
  Yonges Island, SC
  1996
• Arthur Lader
  Aiken High School
  Aiken, SC
  1997
• Dr. William Rallie Liston
  Woodruff High School
  Woodruff, SC
  1995
• Dr. Shasta Looper
  A.J. Whittenberg Elementary School
  Greenville, SC
  2012
• Dr. Peggy Makins
  Annie Burnside Elementary School
  Columbia, SC
  2002
• Kelly G. McCalla
  Oakland Elementary School
  Greenwood, SC
  2000
• Linard McCloud
  Burke High School
  Charleston, SC
  1997
• Dr. David O'Shields
  Bell Street Middle School
  Clinton, SC
  2003
• Robert Oloo Ondere
  Lugoff-Elgin High School
  Lugoff, SC
  2009
• Jeremy Powell
  Westside High School
  Anderson, SC
  2011
• Erin Reichert
  Bluffton High School
  Bluffton, SC
  2017
• Dr. Ann Shaw
  Summit Drive Elementary School
  Greenville, SC
  2000
• Mike Sinclair
  Brashier Middle College Charter High School
  Simpsonville, SC
  2013
• Jeanne Sink
  St. Andrew’s High School
  Charleston, SC
  1995
• Dr. Eugene Sires
  Summerville Elementary School
  Summerville, SC
  1998
• Debbie Stickle Smith
  Lady's Island Elementary School
  Beaufort, SC
  2004
• Lesley Snyder
  Dutch Fork Middle School
  Irmo, SC
  2021
• Jeanne F. Stiglbauer
  Dreher High School
  Columbia, SC
  2001
• Leslie Sullivan
  Palmetto Scholars Academy
  North Charleston, SC
  2019
• Malinda D. Taylor
  Edward L. Wright Middle School
  Columbia, SC
  2001
• Vanessa Torres
  Nursery Road Elementary School
  Columbia, SC
  2016
• Regina Urueta
  Tigerville Elementary School
  Tigerville, SC
  2006
• Sarah Vicini
  Coastal High School
  Myrtle Beach, SC
  2023
• Dr. Steven Wash
  Batesburg-Leesville High School
  Batesburg, SC
  1999
• Genia Webb
  Lexington Middle School
  Lexington, SC
  2007
• Barbara Weston
  Five Points High School
  Columbia, SC
  1995
• Dr. J. Todd White
  Mitchell Road Elementary School
  Greenville, SC
  2000
• Eric W. Wilkinson
  Sumter High School
  Sumter, SC
  2007
• Shirley G. Willimon
  Mauldin Elementary School
  Mauldin, SC
  1998
• Barbara Wilson
  Stiles Point Elementary School
  Charleston, SC
  1994
• Bonnie J. Wilson
  Ben Hazel Primary School
  Hampton, SC
  2008