Yale Educator Award Winners

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