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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2011

Rebecca Brewer

Troy, MI
Troy High School
First Place Winner
$27,000

Brett Smith

Phoenix, AZ
Valley View Elementary School
Second Place Winner
$12,000

Lynne Shipley

Kansas City, MO
Central High School
Third Place Winner
$7,000

2010

Jeremy Stone

New Haven, CT
Common Ground High School
First Place Winner
$27,000

Robb Janov

Albuquerque, NM
Jefferson Middle School
Second Place Winner
$12,000

Penelope Singleton

Canton, GA
Cherokee High School
Third Place Winner
$7,000

2009

Leslie Kaplan, Richard Kurtz, and Catherine Nolan

Commack, NY
Commack High School
First Place Winner
$27,000

Ginny Giacchino, Jeremy Peacock and Crystal Sutton

Monroe, GA
Monroe Area High School
Second Place Winner
$12,000

Steven Saunders, Margot Page, Phyllis Yosef and Toby Pearson

Los Angeles, CA
Community Magnet Charter School
Third Place Winner
$7,000

2008

Robert Ostmann

Los Alamitos, CA
Laurel High School
First Place Winner
$27,000

Christian A. Schaefer

Washington, DC
Friendship Collegiate Academy
Second Place Winner
$12,000

Carol A. Robertson

Stansbury Park, UT
Rose Spring Elementary School
Third Place Winner
$7,000