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From left to right – East Orange Superintendent, Clarence Hoover, III; Assistant Commissioner Jay Doolan; 2008 NJ Milken Recipient, Renee Richardson Bachia; and Principal of Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr, Academy East Orange, Deborah Harvest.

From left to right – Trenton Mayor Douglas Palmer; Assistant Commissioner Rochelle Hendricks; Trenton Superintendent Rodney Lofton; 2008 NJ Milken Recipient Kimberly Jacquay; Principal of Woodrow Wilson Elementary School, Gwendolyn Jennings; Commissioner Lucille Davy; Veteran Milken Educator Tonya Breland; and Veteran Milken Educator James Gleason.

Lowell and Michael Milken and members of the Milken families conceived the National Educator Award program in the early 1980s. They saw the importance of recognizing great educators and developed a program that provides public recognition and financial rewards to outstanding educators. The first awards were presented to 12 California educators in 1987. Each educator in the program is given a $25,000 unrestricted financial award and the opportunity to participate in ongoing professional development at yearly state conferences, an annual National Education Conference, and through state networks of educators, state agency personnel, legislators, university personnel, business partners, and foundation staff. Since 1987, the program has awarded over $60 million to over 2,300 outstanding teachers, principals, and educators. New Jersey joined the Milken National Educator Awards in 2002 as the 45th state to participate.

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