Via Credit Union Awards Grants To 18 Teachers Totaling Over $7K

November 29, 2023 at 8:50 p.m.
Pictured are Alison Jankowski and her Jefferson Elementary students with ViaCU President/CEO Cindy Kohlmorgen. Photo provided.
Pictured are Alison Jankowski and her Jefferson Elementary students with ViaCU President/CEO Cindy Kohlmorgen. Photo provided.

By Staff Report

Via Credit Union has awarded 18 Teacher Grant, totaling to over $7,500, to support innovative classroom projects for the 2023-2024 school year.
Over the years, ViaCU has funded a total of 164 projects, contributing over $67,500 to local teachers.
Cindy Kohlmorgen, president/CEO of Via Credit Union, personally delivered the grant checks and extended congratulations to each recipient.
The Teacher Grants provide funding for innovative classroom projects that lack funding.
Kohlmorgen said, “Via Credit Union takes pride in championing these projects. With school budgets stretched thin, these grants empower teachers to create programs that would otherwise be beyond reach.”
Grant winners competed with numerous teachers for an opportunity to make their projects come alive in the classroom.
The winning teachers will use the grant money in various ways:
• David Bannach, Justice Intermediate School, Engagement and Collaboration project
• Katie Jo Brown, The King’s Academy, In Sync STEM! Project
• Abigail Corn, Northview Elementary School, Taylor Swift Day project
• Jennifer Gallatin, Blackford Jr/Sr High School, Bruin Amusement Park project
• Alison Jankowski, Jefferson Elementary School, Wiggle Our Way into Learning project
• Jon Jenkins, The King’s Academy, Home Renovation project
• Rhonda Johnson, Frances Slocum Elementary School, Get your CLOSE NEON Reading ON project
• Mark Johnson, Grant Regional Career Center, LiveATC.net Station Implementation project
• Maridith Marsh, Converse Elementary, Dramatic Play project
• Shalee Myron, Blackford Primary School, Play Promotes Progress project
• Benjamin Nesler, White’s Jr/Sr High School, Drawing Math project
• Ashley Parks, Westview Elementary School, Storybook STEM project
• Greg Perkins, Oak Hill High School, The Chemistry behind Combustion and Fire Safety project
• Angela Sellers, Marion High School, Sketchnoting project
• Stephanie Strange, Oak Hill High School, Thoughtful Tessellation Art project
• David Toevs, Northview Elementary School, Guitar Club project
• Carla Trible, Eastbrook High School, The Science of Knots and Everyday Applications project
• Jean Wright, Grant Regional Career Center, Do you BuJo? project

Via Credit Union has awarded 18 Teacher Grant, totaling to over $7,500, to support innovative classroom projects for the 2023-2024 school year.
Over the years, ViaCU has funded a total of 164 projects, contributing over $67,500 to local teachers.
Cindy Kohlmorgen, president/CEO of Via Credit Union, personally delivered the grant checks and extended congratulations to each recipient.
The Teacher Grants provide funding for innovative classroom projects that lack funding.
Kohlmorgen said, “Via Credit Union takes pride in championing these projects. With school budgets stretched thin, these grants empower teachers to create programs that would otherwise be beyond reach.”
Grant winners competed with numerous teachers for an opportunity to make their projects come alive in the classroom.
The winning teachers will use the grant money in various ways:
• David Bannach, Justice Intermediate School, Engagement and Collaboration project
• Katie Jo Brown, The King’s Academy, In Sync STEM! Project
• Abigail Corn, Northview Elementary School, Taylor Swift Day project
• Jennifer Gallatin, Blackford Jr/Sr High School, Bruin Amusement Park project
• Alison Jankowski, Jefferson Elementary School, Wiggle Our Way into Learning project
• Jon Jenkins, The King’s Academy, Home Renovation project
• Rhonda Johnson, Frances Slocum Elementary School, Get your CLOSE NEON Reading ON project
• Mark Johnson, Grant Regional Career Center, LiveATC.net Station Implementation project
• Maridith Marsh, Converse Elementary, Dramatic Play project
• Shalee Myron, Blackford Primary School, Play Promotes Progress project
• Benjamin Nesler, White’s Jr/Sr High School, Drawing Math project
• Ashley Parks, Westview Elementary School, Storybook STEM project
• Greg Perkins, Oak Hill High School, The Chemistry behind Combustion and Fire Safety project
• Angela Sellers, Marion High School, Sketchnoting project
• Stephanie Strange, Oak Hill High School, Thoughtful Tessellation Art project
• David Toevs, Northview Elementary School, Guitar Club project
• Carla Trible, Eastbrook High School, The Science of Knots and Everyday Applications project
• Jean Wright, Grant Regional Career Center, Do you BuJo? project

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