The $1,000.00 awards are being made to 100 teachers, their schools, and 200 graduating high school students.

Excellence Scholarship recipients have demonstrated excellence in the academic arena and high motivation to achieve, have displayed a broad range of activity and leadership outside the academic setting, and have shown strong promise for succeeding in college and beyond.

Fellowship recipients are chosen for their superior ability to inspire a love of learning in their students, their ability to motivate others, and for their leadership and service within and outside the classroom. Each Fellow’s school will also receive a $1,000 grant.

Excellence Scholarship and Fellowship recipients are selected by a statewide committee composed of civic leaders, and representatives of education-related associations and the program’s co-sponsors: The Wisconsin Newspaper Association, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools (WCRIS), and Cooperative Educational Service Agencies.

Initiative Scholarship recipients, chosen by their schools, have demonstrated exceptional initiative in the classroom and have shown strong promise for succeeding in college and beyond, but have not yet received other academic-based scholarships. “I think it is significant that Wisconsin’s students, teachers, and schools are recognized for their devotion to education and learning”, said Dr. James Silver, WCRIS president.

The Kohl Foundation Scholarship and Fellowship program was established by U.S. Senator Herb Kohl in 1990. To date the foundation has awarded $5.2 million to Wisconsin educators, students and schools. “Education is the key to the future of Wisconsin and our nation. I am very proud of the accomplishments of these students and teachers, and look forward to the great contributions they will make in the future”, Kohl said.

Letters notifying recipients of the award were mailed by the Herb Kohl Foundation on Tuesday, March 1, 2005. A formal presentation to the recipients is being planned by the foundation and an announcement of the event will be made later this month.

Following is a list of Catholic school teachers and students, throughout the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, who are recipients of Herb Kohl awards:

EXCELLENCE SCHOLARS

Rachelle Barina, Waukesha Catholic Memorial High School, Waukesha

Garrett Gundlach, St. Catherine's High School, Racine

Michelle Phillips, St. Mary's Springs High School, Fond du Lac

Katherine Wycklendt, Dominican High School, Whitefish Bay

INITIATIVE SCHOLARS

Kathleen Cullen, Divine Savior Holy Angels High School, Milwaukee

Travis Davidson, Dominican High School, Whitefish Bay

Kelly Scott, Catholic Central High School, Burlington

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FELLOWS

Lumina Boyer, Thomas More High School, Milwaukee

Mary Goetter, St. Anthony School, Milwaukee

Timothy Grandy, Divine Savior Holy Angels High School, Milwaukee

Anne Rice, St. Monica School, Whitefish Bay

Sherrie Schumacher, Pius XI High School, Milwaukee

Congratulations to all!