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Stoughton High School senior Megan Gille has been awarded a $10,000 2024 Herb Kohl Student Excellence Scholarship, which cited her exceptional scholarship, leadership, citizenship and school and community involvement. She plans to attend Gustavus Adolphus College in St Peter, Minn., to major in elementary education and minor in coaching.
She is one of 304 Wisconsin students, teachers and administrators who are the recipients of The Herb Kohl Educational Foundation’s 2024 Student Excellence and Initiative, Teacher Fellowship and Principal Leadership awards.
According to a news release from the organization, Student Excellence and Initiative Scholarships of $10,000 will be awarded to 187 graduating high school students who have demonstrated academic excellence and initiative and have displayed a broad range of activity and leadership in their community.
Award 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 Foundation, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, regional Cooperative Educational Service Agencies (CESA), the Association of Wisconsin School Administrators, and the Wisconsin Homeschooling Parents Association.
“Herb Kohl believed that education is the key to the future of Wisconsin and our nation,” JoAnne Anton, President & CEO of Herb Kohl Philanthropies said. “That’s why he invested in and prioritized awards that recognize students, teachers, and principals who demonstrate incredible hard work, achievements, and service.”
Contact editor Scott De Laruelle at sdelaruelle@wisconsinmediagroup.com
The Kohl Foundation award program was established by Herb Kohl, former U.S. senator, philanthropist, and businessman who died Dec. 27, 2023. Since 1990, the foundation has awarded nearly $38 million to Wisconsin educators, principals, students, and schools.
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