Hamilton Student Wins Herb Kohl Scholarship

Apr 10

Apr 10 Hamilton Student Wins Herb Kohl Scholarship

Photo from Hamilton School District.

Hamilton High School senior Aashi Iyengar was selected a 2024 Herb Kohl Student Excellence Scholarship recipient. She is among 187 graduating high school students statewide who will be honored.

Iyengar will be presented with a $10,000 Student Excellence Scholarship for demonstrating academic excellence and initiative and having displayed a broad range of activity and leadership in her community.

“Being honored as a Kohl Fellowship award winner is not something that every school gets to celebrate every year,” said Hamilton High School Principal Rebecca Newcomer. “It is a highly sought after recognition and the criteria are difficult to meet. Aashi has many accolades at this point in her student career and Hamilton continues to be proud of her contributions to our school and local community. We know she will do great things.”

Award recipients are selected by a statewide committee composed of civic leaders and representatives of education-related associations and the program’s co-sponsors: The Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, regional Cooperative Educational Service Agencies (CESA), the Association of Wisconsin School Administrators, and the Wisconsin Homeschooling Parents Association.

“Herb Kohl believed that education is the key to the future of Wisconsin and our nation,” JoAnne Anton, President and CEO of Herb Kohl Philanthropies said. “That’s why he invested in and prioritized awards that recognize students, teachers, and principals who demonstrate incredible hard work, achievements, and service. We hope this year’s awards help this impressive group of recipients in their individual pursuits today so that they pay it forward in the future. We call that the Herb Kohl Way.”

The Kohl Foundation award program was established by Herb Kohl, former U.S. senator, philanthropist, and businessman. Since 1990, the foundation has awarded nearly $38 million to Wisconsin educators, principals, students, and schools.