Unsung Heroes Current 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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2025

Margie Suder

Margie Suder

Fairmont, WV
East Fairmont Middle School’s STEAM Center
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Iwona Nowak

Bronx, NY
Chenango Valley High School
Matthew Wilson

Matthew Wilson

Binghamton, NY
Chenango Valley High School
Bradley Cook

Bradley Cook

Las Vegas, NV
McMillan Elementary School
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Amber Krehoff, Chris Cade and Darren Krehoff

Albuquerque, NM
Technology Leadership High School
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Dan Kelly

Edison, NJ
John Adams Middle School
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Julie DeLuca, Jackie McMahon, Cinzia Bibb and Brooke Ross

Merrimack, NH
Thorntons Ferry Elementary School
Lise Wagner

Lise Wagner

Elkhorn, NE
Elkhorn Middle School
Kelsy Achtenberg

Kelsy Achtenberg

Bismarck, ND
The Innovation School
Aurelis Lugo

Aurelis Lugo

Fuquay Varina, NC
Herbert Akins Road Middle School
Connie Michael

Connie Michael

Crow Agency, MT
Crow Agency Public School
Jennifer Buckler

Jennifer Buckler and Brock Brewster

Latham, OH
Western Local Schools