One student and three teachers from Southwest Wisconsin have received awards from the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation. Callie Pierce, of Dodgeville and a student at Mineral Point High School, was among the 174 seniors statewide that were honored. Pierce was among the foundation’s Excellence Scholars and will receive a $10,000 scholarship. Meanwhile, teachers Alexa Chiefari, of Fennimore High School; Cynthia Nothem, of Mineral Point High School; and Kirby Kohler, of Bluff View Middle School in Prairie du Chien, were among the 100 teachers to be named teacher fellows by the foundation. A release from the foundation states that teacher fellowships are awarded to educators who have been chosen for their superior ability to inspire a love of learning in their students, their ability to motivate others and their leadership and service within and outside the classroom.
