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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2003

Jennifer Wise

Tampa, FL
Dorothy Thomas School
First Place Winner
$27,000

David Knight

Lancaster, SC
Lancaster High
Second Place Winner
$12,000

Emily Glodowski

New Cumberland, WV
Oak Glen High School
Third Place Winner
$7,000

2002

Perry Lee and Mary Palmer

Bismarck, ND
Century Senior High School
First Place Winner
$27,000

Linda Rowe

San Diego, CA
Lafayette Elementary School
Second Place Winner
$7,000

Annette D. Garcia, Jo Coker, Barb Shelby, & Marilyn Teto

Commerce City, CO
Kearney Middle School
Third Place Winner
$7,000

2001

Cathleen Hightower

New Orleans, LA
Benjamin Franklin Senior High School
First Place Winner
$27,000

Jody Hodges

Aledo, TX
Aledo Middle School
Second Place Winner
$12,000

Sloan Holmes

Bakersfield, CA
West High School
Third Place Winner
$7,000

2000

Jennifer Williams

Nampa, ID
Skyview High School
First Place Winner
$27,000

Christian Wilkens

Greenwood, MS
Greenwood High School
Second Place Winner
$12,000

Kimberly Carson

San Antonio, TX
Locke Hill Elementary
Third Place Winner
$7,000