Unsung Heroes Top 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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2015

Jane Layman and Richard Love

Scottdale, PA
Southmoreland Middle School
First Place Winner
$27,000

Victoria Chatfield

Brooklyn, NY
Williamsburg Collegiate Charter School
Second Place Winner
$12,000

Timothy Overocker and Eric Schroeter, Ph.D.

Pleasant Prairie, WI
LakeView Technology Academy
Third Place Winner
$7,000

2014

Mary Clark

Chicago, IL
Solorio Academy High School
First Place Winner
$27,000
Patti Shaffer

Patti Shaffer

Aztec, NM
C.V. Koogler Middle School
Second Place Winner
$12,000
Meredith Mooney

Meredith Mooney

Manvel, TX
Dr. James "Red" Duke Elementary School
Third Place Winner
$7,000

2013

Allison Butler

Glen Burnie, MD
Glen Burnie High School
First Place Winner
$27,000

Eric Songer

Chaska, MN
Chaska Middle School West
Second Place Winner
$12,000

Aaron Vanderwerff

Oakland, CA
Lighthouse Community Charter School
Third Place Winner
$7,000

2012

Harry Preston

Baltimore, MD
Edmondson Westside High School
First Place Winner
$27,000

Tosha Rooks

Greensboro, NC
Clara J. Peck Elementary School
Second Place Winner
$12,000

Thi Bui

Oakland, CA
Oakland International High School
Third Place Winner
$7,000