Learn more by reviewing Project Summaries

2020 – 2021

Academic Enrichment Recipients

• Dr. Louis Bourgeois, Children With Incarcerated Parents Wellness Program – Oxford , MS
• Jana Mcbeath, Where The Light Travels –  San Diego, CA
• Leon Tynes, AMS Campus Sustainability Project – Glendale, AZ
• Gina Baragone, STEAM Powered Community – San Bernardino, CA

Teacher Development Recipients

• Dr. Cassandra St. Vil, The Black Excellence Project – Publishing Program For Young Authors – Baltimore, MD
• Jon Jagemann, Brave Space To Talk About Race – Milwaukee, WI
• Joshua Sciara, Inside Out: Linking Experiential Learning Within Classroom Science To The Real World – DeKalb, TX

Scholarship Recipients

• Elizabet Montoya, Stephen F. Austin State University
• Austin De Rubira, University of California, Santa Cruz
• Payam Gregory Etemadzadeh, University of California, Santa Cruz
• Lani Alameda Almand, University of California, Santa Cruz

2019 – 2020

Academic Enrichment Recipients

• Lori Sindel-Wawro, Sierra Nevada Sub-Alpine Wetland Student Designed Research Project – Fair Oaks, CA
• George Donaldson, Martin Luther King Towers Chess Club –  Bronx, NY
• Carrie Fox, Education Trunks – Oklahoma City, OK
• Rishi Richardson, The Best of Buena Vista – Buena Vista, VA
• Melinda Kernc, ASO Sympatico – Alexandria, VA

Teacher Development Recipients

• Emily Portle, Racial Justice Summit – Madison, WI
• Joann Cantlupe, Environmental Science Pathway – Plantation, FL
• Benjamin Brown, Flex Program Teacher Development – Bethel School District – Tacoma, WA
• Casey Andrews, Creating a Critical Professional Development Space at TechBoston Academy for Anti-Racist Transformation – Boston, MA

Scholarship Recipients

• Stephanie Plagens, Stephen F. Austin State University
• Daniel Lopez-Adame, University of California, Santa Cruz
• Brenda De Jesus Acosta, University of California, Santa Cruz
• Beatriz Valdez, University of Texas, Austin

 

2018 – 2019

Academic Enrichment Recipients

• Kathryn Craven, Global Learning Experiences Take Students to New Heights – Vernon, CT
• David Butler, Inaadiziwin – Minneapolis, MN
• Lea Greene, Sensory Friendly Classroom – Fabius, NY
• Gregg Deatley, Gecko Newcast – Austin, TX
• Nikki Wayment, Cavity Nester Citizen Science Study – Salt Lake City, UT

Teacher Development Recipients

• Lynn Makrin, Pleasant Avenue Critical Friends Group – Niskayuna, NY
• Caroline Sweet, Developing a Bilingual, Culturally-Relevant Writers’ Workshop in the Elementary Grades – Austin, TX
• Adam Kinory, Joining in the Present to Build an Equitable Shared Future – New York, NY

Scholarship Recipients

• Maria Garcia, Stephen F. Austin University
• Alicia Romero, University of California, Santa Cruz
• Molly Quijano, Stephen F. Austin University
• Mari Evelin Moreno Velasco, University of California, Santa Cruz

2017 – 2018

Academic Enrichment Recipients

• Sister Sarah Hager, Quest – St. Louis, Missouri
• Tahnee Cadrez, Playmaking – Los Angeles, California
• Jeff Mann, No Benchwarmers Allowed – New Palestine, Indiana
• Levi Kalsow, Freeze Frame Legends – Mandan, North Dakota

Teacher Development Recipients

•  Elizabeth Bruce, Growing to Scale: Theatrical Journeys – Washington, DC
• Anne Yi, Design Thinking in Middle School – San Pedro, California
•  Ellen Guettler, Academic Literacy Institute – Bozeman, Montana

Scholarship Recipients

• Mayte DePaz, University of Texas, Austin
• Maria Landeros, Stephen F. Austin University
• Christopher Marmalejo, University of California, Santa Cruz

2016-2017

Academic Enrichment Recipients

• • • • • Merijke Coenraad, A New Vision: Using Google Cardboard to Promote Experiential Learning — Brighton, MA
        • Victoria Rudolph, Cigar Box Guitar Odyssey — Gautier, MS
        • Ron Fritz, 3D Augmented Reality Sandbox — Athens, PA
        • Chris Briske, Ronan Student Nursing Partnership — Ronan, MT

Teacher Development Recipients

• • • • • Cindy Seckel, Full STEAM Ahead — Sumter, NC
        • Lisa Cartwright, Math and Maritime Place-Based Learning – M2PBL —Port Townsend, WA
        • Erica Koudelka, Collaborative Dialogues and Interventions – Understanding Middle-Grades Student Disengagement —Forest Park, IL

Scholarship Recipients

• • • • • Joneshia Cransford, Stephen F. Austin State University
        • Yesenia Campos, University of California, Santa Cruz  
        • Anthony Garcia, University of California, Santa Cruz

2015-2016

Academic Enrichment Recipients

• • • • • Michael Kosko, Aquaponics: Growing our own Food Sustainably — Chicago, IL
        • Melissa Hefner, Art History Enrichment Club (AHEC) — Pflugerville, TX
        • Keiffer Tarbill, Beaver Creek Stream Channel Study & Restoration Project — Portland, OR
        • David Kubacki, Summer Program — Wilmington, DE
        • Candacia Greeman, Village Science Project — San Diego, CA

Teacher Development Recipients

• • • • • Katherine Crawford, Collaborative Integrated Learning — Alameda, CA
        • Elizabeth Homan, Waltham Integration Network: Connecting Boston Teachers to Improve and Investigate Digital Learning in Urban Settings — Waltham, MA

Scholarship Recipients

• • • • • Melissa Guzman, University of California, Santa Cruz
        • Ryan Thomas, The University of Texas at Austin
        • Stephanie Laranjeira, Stephen F. Austin State University

2014-2015

Academic Enrichment Recipients

• • • • • Elizabeth Bruce, Theatrical Journeys Project — Washington, DC
        • Kenneth Zeigler, STARS (South Texas Astronomical Research for Students) — George West, TX
        • Janice Levenhagen, App Development and 3D Printing for At-Risk Youth — Portland, OR
        • Cheri Tajchman, Future 2000 Common Core — Chapman, KS

Teacher Development Recipients

• • • • • Kelly Kitterman, Cultivating Culturally Responsive Teachers — Derby, KS
        • Scott Storm, Teaching for Social Justice — New York, NY
        • Seol Moon, Creating a Collaborative Co-Teaching Culture — Chicago, IL

Scholarship Recipients

• • • • • Kali Fontanilla, University of California, Santa Cruz
        • Hilda Shephard, Stephen F. Austin State University
        • Justin Silva, University of California, Santa Cruz

2013-2014

Academic Enrichment Recipients

• • • • • Merinda Davis, ESD: Sustainable Education Through International Understanding — Orem, UT
        • Daniel Dong, Mariachi Cascabel Youth Organization — Tucson, AZ

Teacher Development Recipients

• • • • • Kelly Shank, The Workshop Model: Building Students’ Self Esteem and Ability to Think Mathematically — Ft. Collins, CO
        • Angie McCune, Project RENEW — Manhattan, KS

Scholarship Recipients

• • • • • Rebecca Guerra, New Mexico State University
        • Katherine Leung, The University of Texas at Austin

2012-2013

Academic Enrichment Recipients

• • • • • Biba Kavass, Microfinance in Action: A Guide for Teenagers — Cordova, TN
        • Terri McComb, A Shakespearean Experience — Mayer, AZ
        • Deborah Newman, Literacy Enrichment Assistance Dogs — Oak Ridge, OR
        • Rhea Hristou, Pay It Forward — Salt Lake City, UT
        • Brandon Kneer, Center for Family & Community Outreach — Evansville, IN

Teacher Development Recipients

• • • • • Jessica Fishman, Collaborative Planning for Project Based Learning — San Francisco, CA
        • F. Kevin Moquin, Lesson Study — Liverpool, NY

Scholarship Recipients

• • • • • Jeffrey Townsend, University of Texas at Austin
        • Julia Shotwell, University of California, Santa Cruz
        • Victor Asencio, University of California, Santa Cruz

2011-2012

Academic Enrichment Recipients

• • • • • William Mosby
, Digital Art After-School Studio — Memphis, TN
        • Ann Collier
, BOOM! Magazine — Denver, CO
        • Grace Bennett, Transportation for Science — Portland, OR
        • Erik Fogel, The Bronx Great Debaters! — New York, NY
        • Ethan Knecht, The Community Action Video Project — Brooklyn, NY

Teacher Development Recipients

• • • • • Amanda Lamar
, Science Focused Interdisciplinary Integration — Stockton, CA
        • Ngoc Phuong Nyugen
, Growing Teachers for Life — Hawthorne, CA
        • Adam Kinory, Opening Classrooms to Close the Knowledge Gap — New York, NY

Scholarship Recipients

• • • Zuri Bianca Garcia, UT Austin
    • Jesus Diaz, UCSC
    • Jesse Banwell, UCSC
    • Dena Staggs, UCSC