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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2019

Brooke Borreson and Nicki Larson

Buda, TX
Ralph Pfluger Elementary School
First Place Winner
$27,000

Bryan Haecker

San Antonio, TX
Earl Warren High School
Second Place Winner
$12,000

Desert Sands Middle School

Phoenix, AZ
Desert Sands Middle School
Third Place Winner
$7,000

2018

Chad Powers and Roxanne Schmiesing

New London, MN
New London-Spicer High School
First Place Winner
$27,000

Deidre Rabuck

Baltimore, MD
Kennedy Krieger Lower/Middle School
Second Place Winner
$12,000

Lacey Hoosier

Deville, LA
Buckeye High School
Third Place Winner
$7,000

2017

Ding-ay Tadena

Hawthorne, CA
Hawthorne High School
First Place Winner
$27,000

Laurie Burns

Blairstown, NJ
North Warren Regional High School
Second Place Winner
$12,000

Monica Alicea

Marietta, GA
Cheatham Hill Elementary School
Third Place Winner
$7,000

2016

Carol Mickus, Dr. Vanessa Watkins and Dr. Lis Maynard

Austell, GA
Cooper Middle School
First Place Winner
$27,000

Shea Havens-White, Angela Yake, Grant Rogers and Jason Siwek

Cedarville, OH
Cedarville High School
Second Place Winner
$12,000

DeWayne Mason, Ph.D.

Jurupa Valley, CA
Patriot High School
Third Place Winner
$7,000