2025 Education Shining Star Awards:
Karissa Ring – Johnston Elementary
Tracy Larson – Freedom Elementary
Eugene Wall – Little Chute High School
Jennie Gries – Park Community Charter School
Penny Kurkiewicz – Freedom Elementary
Sarah Heezen – Freedom High School
Jill Dolan – Fox Valley Lutheran
Kate Dickinson – Neenah Joint School District
Kyle Dunphy – Kaukauna High School
Jillian Prahl – Hortonville Area School District
2024 Education Shining Star Awards:
Karen Hoffman – Kimberly High School
Lisa Jelenic – Seymour Middle School
Chris Jones – Neenah Middle School
Sara Lawman – Chilton Area Catholic School
Elyse Lucas – Appleton North High School
Paul Maronek – Freedom Elementary School
Michelle Mees – Riverview Middle School
Leila Ramagopal Pertl – Edison Elementary School, Lawrence University
Dan Van Boxtel – Kaukauna High School
Dan Van Eperen – Little Chute Career Pathways Academy
2023 Education Shining Star Awards:
Sharyn Brum – Janet Berry Elementary School
Elizabeth Hirschy – St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception School
Kyle Kleuskens – Neenah High School
Tammy Ladwig Ph.D. – UWO-Fox Cities
Rebecca Ludtke – Wrightstown High School
Carol Mallmann – Robin’s Nest Daycare
Jacob Martin – Kaukauna High School
Autumn Steif – New Directions Learning Community
Stephani VanRoy – Little Chute Middle School
Brian Zunkers – Fox Valley Lutheran High School
2022 Education Shining Star Awards:
Gena Frey – UWO
Jean Horst – Edison Elementary School
Jan Koshalek – Tullar Elementary School
Nathan Nolte – Fox Valley Lutheran High School
Jesus Smith – Lawrence University
Jen VanDenEng – Appleton Area School District
In Loving Memory of Silia Hurula – Gerber Child Development Center
2021 Education Shining Star Awards:
Lissette Cruz-Jimenez – Appleton Area School District
Anita Koenig – Electa Quinney School
Wendy Potratz – UWO
Emily Rasmussen – Highlands Elementary School
Tracy Schmidt – Little Chute Middle School
Staci Sievert-Zahn – Seymour High School
Troy Wittmann – Maplewood Middle School
2020 Education Shining Star Awards:
Monica Allaback – Valley Packaging Industries
Brian Borchardt – Neenah High School
Jason Fridley – Horance Mann Middle School
Jenny Hollis – Fox Valley Tech
Kate Manthey – UWO
Cyndi Pavelski – Appleton North High School
Mike Slowinski – Menasha High School