Learn more by reviewing Project Summaries

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