For Release: 12/04/2008

Wisconsin Public Service Foundation Awards Grants to Educators

Thirteen projects chosen for a total of $11,497.94 in grants

Green Bay, WI - As part of their ongoing support of education, Wisconsin Public Service Foundation has announced the winners of the Innovative Educator Grant program. The program, in its second year, targets junior high, middle and high school educators in the areas of science, math and technology. Educators were invited to apply for grants up to $1,000 each, for innovative teaching programs and projects in their schools.

Recipients of the 2008-09 Innovative Educator Grants are:

School City Educator(s) Project Amount
Ashwaubenon High School Ashwaubenon Jay Olenski, Power Technology teacher Single-person energy-efficient vehicle $1,000.00
Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School Pembine Dale Vajko, Chemistry, Physics & Physical Science teacher Fuel cell vehicle $1,000.00
Brillion High School Brillion Steve Meyer, Technology & Engineering teacher Design and build an Energy Converting Exercise Bicycle $700.00
Bay Port High School Howard Mike Phillips, Tech Ed & Engineering educator Create ethanol from cellulose materials $1,000.00
Reedsville School Reedsville Kimberly Zaudtke Students to learn connection between local ecosystem and larger world ecosystem $883.00
Merrill High School Merrill Cathy Ordemann Solar-powered model race cars $890.00
Pulaski Middle School Pulaski Dave Landers, 7th Grade teacher Energy use awareness, alternative energy $891.00
Northwoods Community Secondary School Rhinelander Kay Coates, Science teacher and Greenschool club advisor Develop school-wide composting program $1,000.00
Farnsworth Middle School Sheboygan Mark Ellis, Technology and Engineering teacher Purchase Fischertechnik kits required for Automation and Robotics program $1,000.00
St. Mary's School Sheboygan Falls Diane Claussen, Science Chair Introduction to DNA fingerprinting $297.00
Faith Christian Academy Wausau Jacki Knoblock, Science teacher Science Fair featuring hands-on demonstrations of science, including wind turbines $1,000.00
Wrightstown High School Wrightstown Debbie Feirer, Biology/Human Anatomy and Physiology teacher Purchase Wet Spirometers to determine respiratory volumes $942.14
Wrightstown High School Wrightstown Matthew Sabor, Science teacher Robotics study $894.80

For more information regarding the various scholarships available, and for online applications, visit http://www.wisconsinpublicservice.com/news/community.aspx.

Wisconsin Public Service Foundation, incorporated in 1964, is a private, charitable foundation that supports charities and organizations that need financial assistance. Wisconsin Public Service Foundation is funded by stockholders of the corporation, not by its electric and gas customers. The Foundation provides nearly $1.2 million annually in contributions to programs that support activities in the areas of arts and culture, community and neighborhood development, education and life-long learning, human services and health, and care for the environment.

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