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AL's Korri Cunningham Surprised With Milken Award
Korri Cunningham (AL '23) | John Herbert Phillips Academy | Birmingham, AL | Oct 25, 2023BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA—What's going on at John Herbert Phillips Academy in Birmingham? One unknowing educator is about to get the surprise of a lifetime! With Alabama State Superintendent of Education Dr. Eric G. Mackey on hand, Stephanie Bishop, vice president of the Milken Educator Awards, names International Baccalaureate (IB) Coordinator Korri Cunningham as Alabama's 2023-24 Milken Award recipient and presents her with $25,000. No one is more surprised than the recipient herself! Cunningham is the 2,939th Milken Educator awarded on the milestone journey to the 3,000th surprise. Click through the photos below to see her big day unfold.