3 Southern California teachers win $25,000 Milken Educator Awards
Three Southern California teachers were among the 75 who received Milken Educator Awards of $25,000 each over the weekend at a ceremony in Los Angeles. The teachers are pictured below.
Aaron Chung, a teacher at Temple Intermediate School in Rosemead, is pictured with Mike Milken, co-founder of the Milken Family Foundation.
Sakhalin Finnie, a teacher at Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy in Wilmington, is shown with Milken Family Foundation Chairman Lowell Milken.
Marilyn Garza, a teacher at Santa Barbara Junior High School in Santa Barbara, poses with Mike Milken.
The awards ceremony was part of the Milken National Education Conference. First presented in 1987, the Milken Educator Awards have provided more than 2,300 educators with more than $58 million in unrestricted cash awards.
-- Mary MacVean
