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Milken Educator Award
Founded in 1985 as an initiative of the Milken Family Foundation, the Milken Educator Awards program rewards and inspires excellence in the world of education by honoring top educators around the country with $25,000 unrestricted awards. Not an accolade for “lifetime achievement” or the proverbial gold watch at the exit door, the Milken Educator Awards targets early-to-mid career education professionals for their already impressive achievements and, more significantly, for the promise of what they will accomplish in the future.
Missouri Recipients
2023 Milken Educator Award Winners - Leah Lawrence and Meghan Menchella
2022 Milken Educator Award Winners - Vanessa Thomson
2021 Milken Educator Award Winners - Mark Garascia and Ashley Gerald
2020 Milken Educator Award Winner - Melissa Fike
2019 Milken Educator Award Winner - Therese Shain
2017 Milken Educator Award Winner - Jordan McGaughey
Past Milken Recipients
2016 2014 2013 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 | 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 | 2001 2000 1999 1998 | 1997 1996 |