James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation Announces 2024 Fellows

The James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation in Alexandria, Virginia announced today that it has selected 53 James Madison Fellows for 2024 in its thirty-second annual fellowship competition. James Madison Fellowships support the graduate study of American history by aspiring and experienced secondary school teachers of American history, American government, and civics.

Named in honor of the fourth president of the United States and acknowledged as "the Father of the Constitution and Bill of Rights," a James Madison Fellowship funds up to $24,000 of each Fellow's course of study towards a master's degree. That program must include a concentration of courses on the history and principles of the United States Constitution.

The 53 James Madison Fellows were selected in competition with applicants from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the nation's island and trust territories. The fellowships are funded by income from a trust fund in the Treasury of the United States and additional private gifts, corporate contributions, and foundation grants. Recipients are required to teach American history, American government, or civics in a secondary school for at least one year for each year of fellowship support. The award is intended to recognize promising and distinguished teachers, to strengthen their knowledge of the origins and development of American constitutional government, and thus to expose the nation's secondary school students to accurate knowledge of the nation's Constitutional heritage.

Founded by an Act of Congress in 1986, the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation is an independent agency of the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. Additional information may be found at www.jamesmadison.gov.

2024 James Madison Fellows

Current Teachers (Senior Fellows)
Listed by state of legal residence, name, and secondary school where they teach

AZ	Katherine Thraikill	Mountain View High School; Mesa, AZ
AR	Darrah Preator	Bryant Junior High School; Bryant, AR
CA	Jill Hardy	Huntington Beach Union High School District; Huntington Beach, CA
CA	Cole Baratte1	Mission Hills High School; San Marcos, CA
CO	Jennifer Barnhart	Cherokee Trail High School; Aurora, CO
CO	Jasmine Baker2	Mrachek Middle School; Aurora, CO
CT	Meredith Ramsey	Wilton High School; Wilton, CT
DC	Benjamin Bernier	Hayfield Secondary School; Alexandria, VA
DE	Robert Garibaldi	McCullough Middle School; New Castle, DE
FL	Robert Moor	East Lee County High School; Lehigh Acres, FL
FL	Ross Adang3	St. Petersburg Collegiate High School; Tarpon Springs, FL
GA	George Jean-Noel	Shiloh Middle School; Snellville, GA
HI	Karelin James	Trinity Christian School; Kailua, HI
ID	Shadrack Gore	West Jefferson High School; Terreton, ID
IL	Dan Hogan	West Layden High School; Northlake, IL
IL	Carlin Smock4	Carmi-White County High School; Carmi, IL
IN	Patrick Newton	KIPP Indy Legacy High School; Indianapolis, IN
IA	Taylor Aiello	Valley High School; West Des Moines, IA
IA	Gina Kutilek	Xavier High School; Cedar Rapids, IA
KS	Jackson Allen	Manhattan High School; Manhattan, KS
KY	Cody Ross	Southwestern High School; Somerset, KY
LA	John Griffitt	Greenville Park School; Hammond, LA
MA	Robert Smith-MacDonald	Mansfield High School; Mansfield, MA
MI	Aaron Grenier	Howard Public Schools; Howell, MI
MN	Harrison Daubitz	Black Hawk Middle School; Eagan, MN
MS	Melanie Eason	Purvis High School; Purvis, MS
MO	Conner Katsev	Ladue Horton Watkins High School; St. Louis, MO
MT	Nicolas Composto	Big Sky High School; Missoula, MT
NE	Benjamin Herbel	Lincoln East High School; Lincoln, NE
NV	James Smerek	Legacy High School; North Las Vegas, NV
NH	Dawn Cournoyer	Conant Middle High School; Jaffrey, NH
NJ	Michael Clark5	Rahway High School; Rahway, NJ
NY	John Heeg	Robert Frost Middle School; Deer Park, NY
NC	Janice Sutton	Independence High School; Charlotte, NC
ND	Nicholas Corbit	Cheney Middle School; West Fargo, ND
OH	Brianna Boehlke	Alliance City Schools; Alliance, OH
OK	Bill Peeper	Cushing High School; Cushing, OK
OK	Heather Reilly6	Jenks High School; Jenks, OK
OK	Brian Steele7	Chickasha High School; Chickasha, OK
OR	Jennifer Schmidt	Seven Oak Middle School; Lebanon, OR
PA	Jennifer Koch	Twin Valley High School; Elverson, PA
PR	Antonio Prieto Colón	Colegio San Antonio Abad; Humacao, PR
RI	Jacqueline Michels	Lincoln High School; Lincoln, RI
SC	Tate Haraway	Palmetto High School; Williamston, SC
SD	Tanner Hilbrands	Sioux Falls Jefferson High School; Sioux Falls, SD
TN	Eddie Walsh	Grizzlies Prep; Memphis, TN
TX	Michelle Duesman	McMath Middle School; Denton, TX
TX	Henry Adeoye8	Moorehead Junior High; Conroe, TX
UT	Kinsey Eborn	Mountain Heights Academy; West Jordan, UT
VA	Mollie Safran	Lightridge High School; Aldie, VA
WA	Boston Tacke	Coeur d'Alene High School; Coeur d'Alene, ID
WI	Jessie Zyhowski	Northland Pines School District; Eagle River, WI
WI	Lucero Gonzalez9	Carmen High School, South Campus; Milwaukee, WI

¹ Cole Baratte's fellowship, the Henry J. Salvatori-James Madison Fellowship is endowed by the Henry J. Salvatori Foundation of Boston Massachusetts.

² Jasmine Baker's fellowship, the Admiral Paul A Yost, Jr.- James Madison Fellowship is funded by the James Madison Education Fund, Inc. of Alexandria, Virginia.

³ Ross Adang's fellowship, the J. Seward Johnson-James Madison Fellowship is endowed by the Atlantic Foundation
of Princeton, New Jersey.

⁴ Carlin Smock's fellowship, the James Madison-Fellows' Fellowship is funded in part by contributions from James Madison Fellows Alumni.

⁵ Michael Clark's fellowship, the Fairleigh-Dickinson-James Madison Fellowship is funded by The Fairleigh S.
Dickinson, Jr. Foundation of Del Ray Beach, Florida

⁶ Heather Reilly's fellowship, the Karl and Georgia Martin Sr.-James Madison Fellowship is funded by the Karl and Georgia Martin Sr. Foundation of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

⁷ Brian Steele's fellowship, the Karl and Georgia Martin Sr.-James Madison Fellowship is funded by the Karl and Georgia Martin Sr. Foundation of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

⁸ Henry Adeoye's fellowship, The Sumners Foundation Frederick Douglass-James Madison Fellowship is funded by The Sumners Foundation of Irving, Texas.

⁹ Lucero Gonzalez's fellowship, the Frederick Douglass-James Madison Fellowship is funded by the James Madison Education Fund, Inc. of Alexandria, Virginia

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