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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1999

Thomas Dzicek

Coventry, CT
Captain Nathan Hale School

Thomas Estill

Lyme, NH
Lyme School

Willene Agnew

Eastanollee, GA
Stephens County Middle School

William Lawhon

Petersburg, VA
Pittman Vocational School

1998

Allecia Gates

Detroit, MI
Brady Elementary

Alvin Warner

Amargosa Valley, NV
Amargosa Valley School

Ana Infante

Gardena, CA
186th Street School

Barbara Baker

Decatur, IN
Adams County Center for Educational Success

Beth Davis

Miami, FL
Jack D. Gordon Elementary

Beverly Stanford

Aberdeen, SD
Howard-Hedger Elementary School

Camille Hiott

Manning, SC
Manning Middle School

Carolyn Maxey

Tubac, AZ
Calabasas Middle School / Rio Rico High School Library