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2024 Educator Honorees

Portrait of Daniel Szelogowski in front of a Grand Piano

Daniel Szelogowski

He/Him

Craig High School, Janesville

NCWIT-WI Aspirations Educator Honorable Mention Awardee for 2024

With an eclectic academic background encompassing Music, Computer Science, Bioinformatics, and a Ph.D. in AI, Daniel has been a transformative force in education...

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Portrait of Mary Wolz

Mary Wolz

She/Her

Sauk Prairie High School

NCWIT-WI Aspirations Educator Honorable Mention Awardee for 2024

Mary Walz has been a Computer Science teacher at Sauk Prairie High School since 1988. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education with a Major in Mathematics and a Minor in Computer Science from The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse...

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Past Educator Honorees

First Name
Last Name
School
Year
Award
Ordered by Year, Reverse Order
Amanda
Glunz
Audubon High School, Milwaukee
2023
Winner
Amanda Glunz, Audubon High School, Milwaukee, 2023 Winner
Melanie
Shimek
Lincoln High School, Manitowoc
2023
Winner
Melanie Shimek, Lincoln High School, Manitowoc, 2023 Winner
Saghar
Homayounpour
New Berlin West MiddleHigh School
2023
Honorable Mention
Saghar Homayounpour, New Berlin West MiddleHigh School, 2023 Honorable Mention
Amy
Fetherston
Wauwatosa West High School
2022
Winner
Amy Fetherston, Wauwatosa West High School, 2022 Winner
Stacy
Lesmeister
Cedarburg High School
2022
Winner
Stacy Lesmeister, Cedarburg High School, 2022 Winner
Rick
Kamps
Pulaski High School
2022
Honorable Mention
Rick Kamps, Pulaski High School, 2022 Honorable Mention
Mark
Taylor
Milwaukee Excellence Charter School
2021
Winner
Mark Taylor, Milwaukee Excellence Charter School, 2021 Winner
Samantha
Kable
New London High School
2021
Honorable Mention
Samantha Kable, New London High School, 2021 Honorable Mention
Jim
Ferwerda
Mukwonago High School
2021
Honorable Mention
Jim Ferwerda, Mukwonago High School, 2021 Honorable Mention
Alyssa
Basthemer
Kettle Moraine High School of Health Sciences
2020
Winner
Alyssa Basthemer, Kettle Moraine High School of Health Sciences, 2020 Winner
Mary
Walz
Sauk Prairie High School
2020
Honorable Mention
Mary Walz, Sauk Prairie High School, 2020 Honorable Mention
Olivia
Dachel
Merril High School
2019
Winner
Olivia Dachel, Merril High School, 2019 Winner

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