Past Winners of the NWA Sol Hirsch Education Fund Grants
2023 —
- Amanda Carrico, Exposing our Kids to the Wonders of Weather, Millington Primary School, Millington, TN
- Brandy Masters, Weather Watchers, Innovation Elementary School, Manassas, VA
- Susan Lee, Wesson Weather Wisdom, Wesson Attendance Center, Wesson, MS
- Marie Stott, Weathering the Storm: Educating & Preparing our Community for Extreme Weather Events, Clackamas Academy of Industrial Sciences, Oregon City, OR
2022 —
- Richard Piper - Weather in the Classroom & Beyond, DeKalb Middle/High School, DeKalb, MO
- Nicolette Pocius, Climate Crusaders in the Classroom, John D. O'Bryant High School of Mathematics and Sciences, Roxbury, MA
- Nicole Metts, Let's Weather Up the Science Lab at Clear Creek!, Clear Creek Elementary, Ft. Hood, TX
- Elizabeth Scheetz, Weather Station STEM Project, Holy Trinity Catholic Elementary, West Point, IA
2021 —
- Mel Goodwin - Laing Middle School of Science & Technology – Mount Pleasant, SC
Title: The Impact of Hands-on Experiences on Student Performane in a Sixth Grade Weather Science Unit - Jennifer Axtell - Apple Valley Middle School – Hendersonville NC
Title: Knights Know Weather! - Lindsey Winn - Pisgah High School – Brandon, MS
Title: Weather iMovie: Created by Students Who Act as Meteorologists and News Anchors - Shauna Harris - Freedom Classical Academy – North Las Vegas, NV
Title: Weather or Not, We Are Ready to Learn!
2020 —
- Jill Brown - Tupelo Elementary – Tupelo, OK
Title: We've Got Our Head in the Clouds - Heather Galyen - Feaster Charter School – Chula Vista, CA
Title: Feaster Farm - Qiana Martin - Eat Soccer, Inc. – New York, NY
Title: Don't Let Weather Stop the Match - Sam Yancey- Bethel Elementary – Canton, NC
Title: 3D Modeling and Engineering, Robotics, Programming and Investigating Renewable Energy and Weather Science in 2020
2019 —
- Teresa Buckner - White County Middle School – Sparta, TN
- Lesley Allan - Williston Public School District #1 – Williston, ND
- Debra Gochros - Kilauea Point Natural History Association – Kīlauea, HI
- Sam Yancey - Jonathan Valley Elementary School – Waynesville/Haywood County Schools in NC
2018 —
- Rita Barakat - USC Young Scientists Program – Los Angeles, CA
- Mark Broughton - STEM Environmental Education Center – Seagoville, TX
- Beth Thornton - Oak Hill Elementary PTA – Austin, TX
- Michael Mannix - Twin Valley School District – Elverson, PA
2017 —
- Patricia Baker- James Madison Medical Science Magnet MS – North Hollywood, CA
Title: The Atmosphere and Human Health Connection - Jennifer Bayley - Lew Wallace Elementary School – Albuquerque, NM
Title: Making Weather WONDERFUL! For Young Scientists - Leslie Freeman - Cascade School District – Cascade, ID
Title: Cascade Weather Station: Connecting the Classroom to the Outdoors - Ingrid Harrald- Homer Flex High School – Homer, AK
Title: Educating Alaska Students about Climate Change!
2016 —
- Andrew Carnes - Oak Mountain Academy - Carrollton, GA
- Cindy Seckel - Bates Middle School - Sumter, SC
- Michelle Nichols/Jennifer Hollenbeck - Huron Clinton Metroparks - Brighton, MI
- Michelle Maust - For-Mar Nature Preserve and Arboretum - Burton, MI
- Jessica Nadeau - Minneapolis, MN
2015 —
- Dr. James "Red" - Duke Elementary School - Manvel, TX
- Megan Smith - Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts
- Christopher Storm - Newkirk High School, Newkirk, OK
- Kaci Heins - Northland Preparatory Academy, Flagstaff, AZ
2014 —
- Mary Bauer - Our Lady of the Hills Regional Catholic High School – Kerrville, TX
- Leigh Ann Hudson - Riverside High School – Williamston, NC
- Alexandra Oliver-Davila - Sociedad Latina – Roxbury, MA
- Jennifer Smith - Monticello Middle School – Monticello, IL
2013 —
- Karen L. White – Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District, Berne, NY
- Brandie Freeman – Woodland High School, Cartersville, GA
- Pamela Morrison – Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School, McClellanville, SC
- Janet Keller, Libby Culliver and Courtney Edwards – YWCA of Evansville Live Y'ers After-School Program, Evansville, IN
- Lorraine Moore – Cowpens Elementary School, Cowpens, SC
2012 —
- Angela Anderson – Neshannock Junior High School, New Castle, PA
- Jacob Hall, Koa Elementary School, Kissimmee, FL
- Jim Johnson, Children's Center for Treatment and Education, Custer City, PA
- Amanda Lynch, Atlanta School District, Office of Gifted & Talented, Atlanta, GA
- Ed Rebmann and 5 colleagues, Fairbanks Junior & Senior High Schools, Milford Center, OH
- Meredith Scully and 4 colleagues, Arleth Elementary School, Parlin, NJ
- Susan Smith and the entire 6th grade faculty, Eisenhower Middle School, Lawton, OK
2011 —
- Rebalynn Coil and Linda Hughes, Bartow Elementary Academy STEM Magnet School, Bartow, FL
- Teresa Duvall and Lisa Smith, Brevard Middle School, Brevard, NC
- Evan Franchini, Memorial Middle School, Fair Lawn, NJ
- Sara Kuhar, Lauren Watson, Julia Calderon, Jan Crowe, Carlos Hernandez and Eric Bailey, Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences (SSA+S), Sarasota, FL
- Christopher Kunkel and Leigh-Ann Mitchel, Hoboken Charter School, Hoboken, NJ
- Lorraine Mann, Janina Ivester Brown and Adriana Guadarrama, Prescott Elementary School, Oakland, CA
- Krystina Wisniewski, Passaic County Elks Cerebral Palsy High School, Clifton, NJ
2010 —
- Tina Foster – Cedar Ridge Jr. High School, Newark, AR
- Kathleen Poe – Fletcher Middle School (Part of Beaches Academy of Sciences with Fletcher High School, Neptune Beach and Mayport Middle School, Atlantic Beach), Jacksonville Beach, FL Click here to read more about this Grant
- Cindy Sheetz – N. Vermillion Jr. / Sr. High School, Cayuga, IN
- Richard McCoy – Laquey R-V School District, Laquey, MO
- Craig Beals (with Ed. Directors from the Montana Learning Center) – Billings Senior High School, Billings, MT
- Emily Thomas – Ridgewood Elementary School, Winterville, NC
- Melissa Connor, PS/IS 276, New York, NY
2009 —
- Mike Brown, Peter Woodbury School, Bedford, NH
- Brendan Casey, Joan MacQueen Middle School, Alpine, CA
- Debra Gochros, Kawaikini NCPCS, Lihue, HI
- Margarita Gonzalez, John E. Ford Pre K-8 School, Jacksonville, FL
- Kelly Green, Hamilton Accelerated Elementary School, Hamilton, MO
- Danielle Hutchins, Life Adventure Center of the Bluegrass, Versailles, KY
- Steven M. Jacobs, Dundee Middle School, Dundee, MI
- Michael Lampert, West Salem High School, Salem, OR
- Austen Onek, Pink Palace Museum, Memphis, TN
- Jessie Soder, Gustavus School, Gustavus, AK
In 2009, Education Committee Co-Chair Eleanor Vallier-Talbot traveled to Bedford, New Hampshire, to personally award the grant check to Mike Brown and the educator team at the Peter Woodbury School.
2008 —
- Cliff Hudson, Williamston High School, Williamston, NC
- Mary Jean Johnston, Punxsutawney Weather Discovery Center, Punxsutawney, PA
- Bev McKillip, Elkhorn Valley School, Tilden, NE
- Ronette Oller, Fort Middle School, Columbus, GA
- Susan Parker, Buckland Elementary School, Gates, NC
- Teresa Root, St. Mary of the Lake School, White Bear Lake, MN
- Timothy Sheehan, Sangamon County Juvenile Center, Community Transition Program, Springfield, IL
- Clara Shoe, Foster Elementary School, Tampa, FL
- Lisa Sims, Zellwood Elementary School, Zellwood, FL
- Leslie Stafford, Manual Junior Preparatory School, Peoria, IL
2007 —
- Chris Campbell, Simsboro School, Simsboro, Louisiana
- Terri Cloyde, Madill Elementary School, Madill, Oklahoma
- Scott MP Hawbaker, Depew Middle School, Depew, New York
- Linda R. Hogan, Lake Ridge Middle School, Gary, Indiana
- Deb Hurst, Mills Elementary School, Austin, Texas
- Dana K. Kelly, Highlands Grove Elementary, Lakeland, Florida
- Veronica Krautheim, Multimedia & Visual Arts School, Crawford Educational Complex, San Diego, California
- Betsy Moore, Goodridge Elementary School, Hebron, Kentucky
- J. Christine Paulsell, Jefferson East Curriculum Center, Covington, Louisiana
- Cindy Wilson-Hyde, Gulliver Academy, Coral Gables, Florida
2006 —
- Karen Ashton, Dr. John Long Middle School, Wesley Chapel, Florida
- Vickie Blankenship, East McDowell Junior High School, Marion, North Carolina
- Regina Brinker, Christensen Middle School, Livermore, California
- Robert L. Dospoy, Harmony Elementary School, Westover, Pennsylvania
- Sherry Goldman,Floranada Elementary School, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Joyce Hembree, Mark Twain Elementary School, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Kathleen Jerome, STAR Academy, Lillington, North Carolina
- Kathy K. Lineberger, Marvin Ward Elementary School, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Ros Won, Marymount School of New York, New York City
- Way Yuhl, Flagstaff Children's Museum, Flagstaff, Arizona
2005 —
- Marla Baldwin, Gillis Elementary School, Lake Charles, Louisiana
- Gene Bush, Clay Hill Elementary School, Jacksonville, Florida
- Karen DeBartolo, Saint Mark's Christian School, Middleburgh, New York
- Erik Wood Fogel, Bronx Preparatory Charter School, Bronx, New York
- Linda Militello, P.S. 84 Erie County Health Care Center, Buffalo, New York
- Mary Ann Nakamoto,Churchill Elementary School, Glen Ellyn, Illinois
- Caprice Potter, Gateway School, Santa Cruz, California
- Catherine Ryan, Alvin High School, Alvin, Texas
- Robert J. Stewart, Jr., Prince William County Juvenile Detention Center, Manassas, Virginia
2004 —
- David W. Chapman, Okemos High School, Okemos, Michigan
- Melanie DuBose, Valley Community Charter School, North Hills, California
- Garland Jay Hart, Campbell Academy Challenge Cluster, Atlanta, Georgia
- Peter Leinau, Jack L. Boyd Outdoor School, Fish Camp, California
- Windy Linden, Reed Elementary School, Tiburon, California
- Wendy McNeil, Dorothy B. Johnson Elementary School, Wilmington, North Carolina
- Jennifer C. Williams, Isidore Newman School, New Orleans, Louisiana
2003 —
- Cherie Edwards, Meadowlark Elementary School, Chinook, Montana
- Deborah J. Hargrove, LaVerna Evans Elementary School, O'Fallon, Illinois
- Kathy K. Lineberger, Marvin Ward Elementary School, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Denise Scioli, Alternative Learning Center (Austin Independent School District), Austin, Texas
- John Schaefers, Ingomar Middle School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2002 —
- Mary W. Altus, Brennan Elementary School, Columbia, South Carolina
- Barbara A. Doughty, Saint Mary Elementary School, Norwalk, Ohio
- James F. Dowling, Reading Muhlenberg Area Vocational School, Reading, Pennsylvania
- Shannon Kleweno, Cedar Creek Elementary School, Olathe, Kansas
- Rebecca J. Petrey, Kairos Academy, Newark, Ohio
2001 —
- Chris Hockert, Clifton Hills Elementary School, Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Bernice Lowery, Langston Magnet School, Hot Springs, Arkansas
- Karen A. Vitek, Nassau Spackenkill School, Poughkeepsie, New York
2000 —
- Susan J. Flores and Lynn Sillitoe, New Dominion Alternative School, Manassas, Virginia
- Marilyn M. Johnson, Umatilla-Morrow Education Service District, Pendleton, Oregon
- Catherine Sachse, Hudson Valley Circle of Learning, Rock Tavern, New York
1999 —
- Jill Evans of the Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium in Fort Myers, Florida
- Peggy Morgan of Walnut Grove Elementary School in Ferguson, Missouri
- Arlene Scull of North Elementary School in Youngstown, Ohio
1998 —
- Angela Marsan, Central Elementary School in Clewiston, Florida
- Mary Beth Bauer, Ingram Tom Moore High School, Ingram, Texas
1997 —
- Catherine Cavanaugh, Whitaker Center for Math, Science and Technology in Naples, Florida
- Robyn Behen, Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Jefferson City, Missouri
- Uri Harel, Hartland Elementary School in Hartland, Vermont
1996 —
- Leslie Demmert, Belleville, Illinois School District #118
- Lisa Marie Gonzales, Thomas R. Pollicita Middle School in Daly City, California
1995 —
- Carrie Ann Lucas, Hopwood Junior High School in Chalan Piao, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
- Winnifred G. Bolinsky, Foglesville Elementary School in Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Christina Wilder, Paul Revere Elementary School in San Francisco, California
1994 —
- Barbara Feller, Program Director of Science Station, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Jean M. Parker, Sacred Heart School in Boise, Idaho
1993 —
- Linda J. Wygoda, Sam Houston High School in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Updated: 7 Sep 2017