Unsung Heroes Past Winners

Congratulations to all of our Voya Unsung Heroes winners. Each year, 50 finalists receive $2,000 while three of them are selected as Top Winners to receive additional grants of $25,000, $10,000, and $5,000. You can find winners for your state or for a specific year using the controls below.
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1998

Jari McNamee and Michele Josefiak

Concord, NH
Concord High School

Jeanne Casella

San Rafael, CA
Mary E. Silveira

John Chocholak

Ukiah, CA
Ukiah High School

Judith Perry

Fayetteville, NC
Ferguson-Easley Elementary School

Judith Sander

Kalispell, MT
East Evergreen School

Julia Davis

Kiel, WI
Kiel Middle School

Karen Remmetter

Sandpoint, ID
Northside Elementary

Kari Nixon

Freedom, OK
Freedom Public School

Kendra Hearn

West Bloomfield, MI
West Bloomfield High School

Kenneth Weemhoff

Boca Raton, FL
Spanish River Community High School

Laurel Jensen

Montpelier, ID
A.J. Winters Elementary

Layla Dedrick

Ewa Beach, HI
Ewa Beach Elementary