Yale Educator Award Winners

The Yale Office of Undergraduate Admissions has the distinct pleasure of recognizing the following educators as recipients of the 2023 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 385 nominees, who represent 43 states and 28 countries, 80 teachers and 32 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

Mr. Paul Daniel

Mathematics

Kathleen Doyle

LAMP High School

AL

Ms. Jo Nell Van Lear

English

Gabriel Hartman

Bergman High School

AR

Mrs. Michelle Chiu

Chinese

Aaron Liu

Little Rock Central High School

AR

Mrs. Laura Edwards

Mathematics

Noah Killeen

Estrella Foothills High School

AZ

Mrs. Kinsey Redd

Social Studies

Madisen Rowley

Mesquite High School

AZ

Ms. Charlyn Morgan

History

Steven Rourick

Shadow Mountain High School

AZ

Mr. Jesse Luna

Counselor

Christopher DiPrima

Del Norte High School

CA

Mrs. Kristin DeWit

Mathematics

Ernie Ordaniel

Hemet High School

CA

Mx. Jayoung Kim

English

Samantha Lopez

John F Kennedy High School

CA

Mr. Mihir Athavale

Science

Annika Braceros

KIPP San Jose Collegiate

CA

Mr. Jeremy Sutton

English

Ashley Quach

Oakland Technical High School

CA

Mrs. Sally Richmond

Mathematics

William Coen

Pacific Grove High School

CA

Ms. Leena Guttal

Mathematics

Aniketh Malyala

Silver Creek High School

CA

Mr. Patrick Lorenzo

Counselor

Evan Sun

St. Ignatius College Prep

CA

Ms. Wendy Umekubo

Mathematics

Matthew Cheng

Valencia High School

CA

Mr. Huy Pham

Science

Teresa Nguyen

Westminster High School

CA

Mrs. Laura Cox

Science

Aiken Wang

Westview High School

CA

Ms. Kate Sherrill

Counselor

Bryn Erickson

Fort Collins High School

CO

Ms. Linda Bostic

Counselor

Vasilisa Malenkiy

Peak To Peak Charter School

CO

Ms. Katlyn D’Appollonio

Science

Troy Meggie

Achievement First Hartford

CT

Mr. Roderick Henderson

Mathematics

Johan Paz-Vega

Capital Preparatory Harbor School

CT

Ms. Julia Miller

History

Suling Chen

Metropolitan Business Academy

CT

Mr. Mike Catanese

Business

Duncan Plude

Seymour High School

CT

Ms. Olivia Quagliani

Counselor

Ayannah Obas

West Haven High School

CT

Mr. Ryan Mitchell

Counselor

Angela Ryu

Newark Charter School

DE

Mr. John Braley

English

Nicholas Chowdhury

Columbia High School

FL

Mrs. Melissa Gonzalez

English

Maria Cestero

Coral Gables Senior High School

FL

Dr. Scott Sowell

Science

David Rodriguez

Darnell-Cookman High School

FL

Mr. Philip Deaugustino

Counselor

Eric Lin

Flagler Palm Coast High School

FL

Mr. Scott Warren

Mathematics

Eric Lin

Flagler Palm Coast High School

FL

Mrs. Lauren Moseley

Counselor

Luke McLaughlin

H B Plant High School

FL

Ms. Michelle Tracy

Counselor

Steven Shepherd

South Fort Myers High School

FL

Mrs. Lesley Morter

Counselor

Lyah Tabu

T R Robinson High School

FL

Mrs. Adelyn Bankston

Science

Miles Parkhurst

Islands High School

GA

Mrs. Barbara Beyke

Social Studies

Shukraat Adesina

McEachern High School

GA

Mr. Scott Allen

Latin

Jonas Loesel

Midtown High School

GA

Mr. Jayson Kunihiro

Mathematics

Cindy Mo

Roosevelt High School

HI

Ms. Haiyen Truong

History

David Meduga

Chicago Bulls College Preparatory School

IL

Mr. Andrew Johnson

Social Studies

Camila Bautista

George Westinghouse High School

IL

Mr. Brady Gunnink

English

Debbie Mojekwu

Jones College Preparatory

IL

Mrs. Shannon Hughes

Counselor

Cael McCullum

Signature School

IN

Mrs. Tracey Hayden

Science

Cael McCullum

Signature School

IN

Mr. Todd Bernard

English

Zenaat Malik

Ballard High School

KY

Mrs. Elizabeth Pelphrey

Science

Alden Yorba

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School

KY

Mr. Brett Dupre

English

Hannah Jacobs

Benjamin Franklin High School

LA

Ms. Kylie Miller

English

Ari Li

Haynes Academy For Advanced Studies

LA

Ms. Stephanie Hinton

Counselor

Kayla Frey

KIPP Renaissance High School

LA

Mrs. Sandra Davis

Business

Landon Bishop

Saint Augustine High School

LA

Ms. Linda Iverson

English

Jenny Zhao

Lewiston High School

ME

Ms. Grace Jackson

Counselor

Giselle Verdugo Acosta

Cristo Rey Jesuit High School

MN

Dr. Danielle Johnson

Debate

Yogev Angelovici

Columbia-Rock Bridge High School

MO

Mrs. Jolene Dudley

Family and Consumer Sciences

Royce Haynes

Grandview High School

MO

Mr. Charles Yarborough

History

Hilldana Tibebu

Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science

MS

Mrs. Kathryn Daniels

Social Studies

Isabella Le

Petal High School

MS

Mr. Bradly Parker

Counselor

Isabella Le

Petal High School

MS

Mrs. Suzanne Sturges

Spanish

Hannah Wyman

Great Falls High School

MT

Mr. Kevin McLaughlin

History

Diya Patel

East Davidson High School

NC

Ms. Shayne Klein

History

Owen Hannon

Raleigh Charter High School

NC

Mr. David Gocklin

Social Studies

Fthia Yousif

Manchester Memorial High School

NH

Mr. Mehdi Hashemi

Art

Lesley Barreto

Jose Marti STEM Academy

NJ

Ms. Christine Zelenka

Science

Annalie Diaz

Memorial High School

NJ

Ms. Jennifer Moran

Counselor

Ruth Ogunribido

Achievement First University Prep High School

NY

Ms. Nilka Acosta

Mathematics

Jonathan Mejia

All City Leadership Secondary School

NY

Dr. Candice Chiavola

English

Nicole Manning

Manhattan Center for Science and Math

NY

Ms. Alina Quinde

Counselor

Nicole Manning

Manhattan Center for Science and Math

NY

Ms. Lisa Asher

Mathematics

Grady Yu

Staten Island Technical High School

NY

Mrs. Nicole Ewing

Spanish

Samson Wong

Vestal Senior High School

NY

Mrs. Lindsay McNeill

History

Amelia Wilkinson

Ashland High School

OR

Mrs. Gayle Mitchell

Gifted Education

Brooke Whitling

Cranberry Area High School

PA

Mrs. Tanya Dreon

Counselor

Abigail Nissley

Lower Dauphin High School

PA

Mr. Brian Lee

Performing Arts

Gabriela Berger

Taylor Allderdice High School

PA

Mr. Benjamin Phillian

Mathematics

Abigail Barlow

Turkeyfoot Valley Area High School

PA

Mrs. Emily Chambers

Counselor

Quentin Ding

Cookeville High School

TN

Ms. Laura Kim

English

Abram Knott

Independence High School

TN

Mrs. Edie Martin

English

Jay Simms

Lincoln County High School

TN

Mrs. Lainie Harrison

Counselor

Jay Simms

Lincoln County High School

TN

Mrs. Maribel Gadams

Counselor

Sophia Bricker

Merrol Hyde Magnet School

TN

Mrs. Annette Terry

History

Kevin Tanious

Allen High School

TX

Dr. Maqsuda Afroz

Science

Jocelyn Perez

Cesar E Chavez High School

TX

Ms. Remelia Arpino

Science

John Duong

Eisenhower High School

TX

Mrs. Catherine Teel

Counselor

Sophia Jimenez

Gregory-Portland High School

TX

Mr. Thomas Reynolds

History

Bilal Kharrat

Lubbock High School

TX

Dr. Erin Castle

Counselor

Bilal Kharrat

Lubbock High School

TX

Ms. Sally Woolweaver

Computer Science

Franklin Wu

Mirabeau B Lamar Sr High Sch

TX

Mrs. Rebecca DeBrosse

Social Studies

Cole Haynes

Montgomery High School

TX

Ms. Kristin Dragon

Social Studies

Kyle Romans

Randolph High School

TX

Mr. Jose Luis Gomez Capetillo

Science

Adalberto Arguelles

Rowe High School

TX

Mr. Juan Perez

Counselor

Gabriela Rodriguez

Sam Houston Math/Sci/Tech Cntr

TX

Ms. Alison Bulson

Science

Christopher Pankow

West High School

UT

Mrs. Laura Kincer

English

Jerry Huang

Tazewell High School

VA

Mr. Tim Renz

Science

Alexis Mburu

Foster High School

WA

Mr. Roberto Lopez

Counselor

Kenny Phan

Garfield High School

WA

Mr. Todd Wilber

Mathematics

Kunwoo Min

Rogers High School

WA

Mrs. Tracy Lord

English

Nathaniel Lange

Frankfort High School

WV

Ms. Christina Batelli

Counselor

Eashan Hatti

Washington High School

WV

Mr. Craig Snyder

Science

William Chen

Winfield High School

WV

Mrs. Pamela Morris

Counselor

William Chen

Winfield High School

WV

Mr. Pedro Canabarro Cunha

History

Felipe Tancredo

Colégio Militar de Porto Alegre

Brazil

Mr. Thomas Mclean

Social Studies

Lisa Tauch

CIA First International School

Cambodia

Mr. David Ako

Social Studies

Johan Zongo

Ghana International School

Ghana

Mr. Michael Gyampo

Science

Andy Abayena

SOS Hermann Gmeiner International College

Ghana

Ms. Delinka Fabiny

French

Mór Szepesi

AIS Budapest

Hungary

Ms. Pauline Davidson

Counselor

Mór Szepesi

AIS Budapest

Hungary

Mrs. Elaine Ní Shé

French

Anna Keating

Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh

Ireland

Mr. Masahiro Kojo

Counselor

Ryo Nagao

Doshisha International High School

Japan

Mr. Victor Odandi

Counselor

Ronald Milgo

Alliance High School

Kenya

Mrs. Sarangerel Shura

Mathematics

Barsbold Enkhbold

Sant School

Mongolia

Mr. Norris Kayitare

Counselor

Emile Izere and Kevin Rusagara

Bridge2Rwanda - Isomo Academy

Rwanda

Mrs. Linda Round

Science

Reem Abdo Kahin

Khartoum International Community School

Sudan

Mrs. Reem Heakal

Counselor

Reem Abdo Kahin

Khartoum International Community School

Sudan