The Yale Office of Undergraduate Admissions has the distinct pleasure of recognizing the following educators as recipients of the 2022 Yale Educator Award. The Yale Educator Recognition Program recognizes outstanding educators from around the world who have supported and inspired their students to achieve at high levels. Matriculating students are invited to nominate high school educators, and a committee composed of Yale admissions officers reviews the nominations individually and designates recipients. Of this year’s 339 nominees, who represent 43 states and 21 countries, 48 teachers and 29 counselors were selected to receive the award. In September, the winners were sent engraved desk sets and congratulatory letters, and administrators of the high schools were notified of their achievement.
The entire Yale Admissions Office credits the excellent quality of the Yale student body to educators like these, who shape their students long before they attend Yale, and would like to thank these and all educators for their ongoing efforts in motivating and supporting their students.
Award Winner | Subject/Title | Nominated By | Secondary School | State/Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms. Sara Miller | Counselor | Yule Zhang | South Anchorage High School | AK | |
Mr. John Binet | French | Jane Battle | Mountain Brook High School | AL | |
Mrs. Michelle LeSueur | Counselor | Steven Ramos | Pelham High School | AL | |
Mrs. Rebecca Burnett | English | Steven Ramos | Pelham High School | AL | |
Mr. Godwal Viera | History | Briley Thomas | Har-Ber High School | AR | |
Mrs. Amy Snider | Counselor | Marlissa Archie | Hot Springs World Class High School | AR | |
Mrs. Cassie Jay-Barron | Science | Marlissa Archie | Hot Springs World Class High School | AR | |
Mr. Mark Minnick | Social Studies | Vang Nguyen | Southside High School | AR | |
Mr. Steve Kanner | Counselor | Ashlyn Wang | Hamilton High School | AZ | |
Ms. Leiba Schuneman | Mathematics | Rory Bricca | University High School | AZ | |
Mr. Timothy Stiven | History | Andrea Gately | Canyon Crest Academy | CA | |
Mr. Gustavo Javier Rico | Science | Favour Akingbemi | George Washington Preparatory High School | CA | |
Ms. Melissa Gunn | Counselor | Linh Buu | Yerba Buena High School | CA | |
Ms. Kathryn Goldberg | Counselor | Roselyn Rodriguez | Achievement First Amistad High School | CT | |
Mr. Kwesi Koomson | Mathematics | Nicholas Ribeiro | Notre Dame High School | CT | |
Mrs. Vicky Puentes | Counselor | Carlos Salcerio | Miami Senior High School | FL | |
Dr. Erick Hueck | Science | Carlos Salcerio | Miami Senior High School | FL | |
Ms. Catherine Cannon | Social Studies | Coby Yang | Ocoee High School | FL | |
Mr. Abdulkerim Akyalcin | Mathematics | Sheel Trivedi | Orlando Science Schools | FL | |
Ms. Kimberly Ballard | English | Kyle Thomas Ramos | South Fork High School | FL | |
Ms. Amanda Hohne | Social Studies | Jose Monteagudo | Stanton College Preparatory School | FL | |
Mrs. Taqueesa Davis | Counselor | Koosha Maleknia | Grayson High School | GA | |
Dr. Wendy Dyer | Computer Science | Koosha Maleknia | Grayson High School | GA | |
Ms. Jennifer Harris | Counselor | Sydnee Hairston | Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology | GA | |
Mr. David Hornbeck | Mathematics | Sydnee Hairston | Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology | GA | |
Mr. Randy Stafford | Science | Tobias Exsted | Rome High School | GA | |
Ms. Karen Downing | English | Alyssa Makena | Valley High School | IA | |
Mrs. Kelly Hahs | Counselor | Mia Gawith | Renaissance High School | ID | |
Mrs. Brandy Funk | Health Professions | Mia Gawith | Renaissance High School | ID | |
Ms. Molly Selders | English | Sarah Mahmoud | Macomb High School | IL | |
Ms. Evelyn Sanchez | Counselor | Itxel Sanchez Baez | Wheeling High School | IL | |
Mrs. Shelby McCorkle | Counselor | Maxwell Fisher | Jeffersonville High School | IN | |
Mr. Patrick Wentworth | English | Maxwell Fisher | Jeffersonville High School | IN | |
Mrs. Kimberly Iannucci | Counselor | Kai Chen | Bourne High School | MA | |
Mrs. Colleen Goodhue | Counselor | Shelley Duodu | South High Community School | MA | |
Ms. Lashonda Beard | English | Shelley Duodu | South High Community School | MA | |
Mrs. Lindsey Backes | Science | Oluwademilade Omolade | Lansdowne High School | MD | |
Mr. Richard Wolcott | Counselor | Judy Nguyen | Leonardtown High School | MD | |
Mrs. Maida Cordero | Counselor | John Owen Weber | Medomak Valley High School | ME | |
Mr. William Hinkley | Mathematics | John Owen Weber | Medomak Valley High School | ME | |
Mr. Chad Putnam | Social Studies | Gia Cook | Harry S Truman High School | MI | |
Ms. Angelica Olague | Social Studies | Mary Ghebremeskal | South High School | MN | |
Mrs. Katherine Kimble | Counselor | Frederick Rivas-Giorgi | Central High School | MO | |
Dr. Kate Eisele | Science | Lissy Suazo | Lone Peak High School | MT | |
Mrs. Sarah Beckworth | English | Abigail Carpenter | Ashe County High School | NC | |
Dr. Kimberly Monahan | Science | Levi Cruz | North Carolina School of Science & Math | NC | |
Mrs. Lucy Joyce | History | Riley Elliott | North Henderson High School | NC | |
Mrs. Roberta Denny | English | Alyssa Erthum | Ainsworth High School | NE | |
Mr. Thomas Herman | Counselor | Anthony Kukal | Millville Senior High School | NJ | |
Mr. Jason Kalaygian | Mathematics | Oluwadamilola Ekundayo | North Star Acad Charter School | NJ | |
Ms. Amanda Gregorek | Science | Adaym Corbet | Toms River High School East | NJ | |
Ms. Trish Annese | English | Esma Okutan | Brighton High School | NY | |
Mrs. Zonia Adalat | Science | Dheeman Klair | Brooklyn Technical High School | NY | |
Ms. Alexis Williams | Counselor | Manuneethy Anpalagan | City Honors School at Fosdick-Masten Park | NY | |
Ms. Valentina Vinci | Counselor | Kenny Tung | Staten Island Technical High School | NY | |
Ms. Nancy Liu | Mathematics | Kenny Tung | Staten Island Technical High School | NY | |
Mrs. Jill McClure | English | Beckett Pechon-Elkins | Mount Vernon High School | OH | |
Ms. Tracy Grant | Counselor | Matthew Dobre | Parkrose High School | OR | |
Ms. Katie King | Counselor | Rena Liu and Raymond Jin | Farragut High School | TN | |
Ms. Allison Maldonado | Spanish | Rena Liu | Farragut High School | TN | |
Mrs. Angela Buckman | Mathematics | Raymond Jin | Farragut High School | TN | |
Mrs. Diana Gomez-Arredondo | Mathematics | Enrique Aguirre | Eastlake High School | TX | |
Ms. Katharine Gengo | Social Studies | Akintomiwa Akinniyi | John H Guyer High School | TX | |
Mrs. Cynthia Carter | Counselor | Renee Antwi | Sam Houston High School | TX | |
Mrs. Chelsea Wells | English | Benjamin Hernandez | School for the Talented and Gifted | TX | |
Mrs. Jassive Esquivel | Counselor | Norma Mejia | Yes Preparatory Public Schools: East End | TX | |
Mrs. Leah Mencias | Counselor | Zoma Marino | Clearfield High School | UT | |
Mr. Prentice Sargeant | History | Madison Brown | Franklin County High School | VA | |
Mrs. Kathy Sebolt | Counselor | Madison Brown | Roanoke Valley Governor’s School for Science and Technology | VA | |
Mr. Daniel Shay | Science | Alexander Popescu | North Central High School | WA | |
Mr. Mychal Limric | History | Abigail Tarekegn | Puyallup Senior High School | WA | |
Mr. Jiangtao Gao | Counselor | Yikun Shen | High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China | China | |
Dr. Charilaos Tsagkarakis | Science | Georgios Ploumis | Pierce College - High School Division | Greece | |
Ms. Zella Talbot | History | Hiroko Kawase | Hong Kong International School | Hong Kong | |
Mr. David Whitney | Social Studies | Sahana Kaur | Garden International School | Malaysia | |
Ms. Ayesha Hasan | Counselor | Muhammad Omar Ali | International School of Lahore | Pakistan | |
Ms. Masresha Asres | Counselor | Mike Masamvu | African Leadership Academy | South Africa |