The American Electric Power (AEP) Foundation has awarded grants through the Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) service area focused on promoting education and overall student achievement to teachers, schools and agencies serving school-aged children. Recipients of these grants are in the communities I&M serves or are areas with major I&M facilities.
FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics grants are designed for teams of students who utilize brainstorming and teamwork to build robots for competitions at local, regional and international levels. Recipients of this grant include:
Indiana
- Boys & Girls Club of Fort Wayne Inc., Team 15753
- Canterbury School, Fort Wayne, Team 22331
- E3 Robotics Center, Elkhart, Team 40111 and 100107
- East Central Indiana Robotics, Matthews, Team 1720 (PhyXTGears)
- East Noble High School, Kendallville, Team 8103
- GEARS, Osceola, Teams 12014
- Homestead High School, Fort Wayne, Team 4982
- James Whitcomb Riley High School, South Bend, Team 3865
- New Prairie High School, New Carlisle, Team 2197
- North Side High School, Fort Wayne, Team 9119
- Penn High School, Mishawaka, Teams 135 and Team 328
- Snider High School, Fort Wayne, Team 9431
- South Spencer High School, Rockport, Team 7193
Michigan
- Berrien Springs Public Schools, Team 3452 (GreengineerZ)
- Lakeshore High School, Stevensville, Team 4237
- Lakeshore Middle School, Stevensville, Team 9376
- Paw Paw High School, Team 5462
- Roosevelt Elementary School, Stevensville, Team 32996
- Stewart Elementary School, Stevensville, Team 32995
The Teacher Vision grants are designed with the goal to improve academic achievement, with a focus on science, mathematics, technology, electrical safety and the balanced study of energy and the environment. Educators receiving the Teacher Vision grant include:
Indiana
- Jim Walker, Carroll High School, Fort Wayne, (Indiana Dunes Field Experience)
- Daniel Walsh, Elkhart High School (The American Rocketry Challenge Team – TARC)
- Tracy Nicodemus, Lincoln Primary Center, South Bend, (Autism Room)
- Lee Ann Tempel, Lincoln Trail Elementary, Lamar, (“Enriching Our Vocabulary with Flocabulary”)
- Amy Chapman, Luce Elementary School, Richland, (Decodable readers for primary grades)
- Cheri Adams, Luce Elementary School, Richland, (Small-scale aquaponics system)
- Reagan Lashley, Luce Elementary School, Richland, (Sensory items for third grade students)
- Rebecca McCaffery, Luce Elementary School, Richland, (Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Instruction Book)
- Leigha Vandezande, Oak Farm Montessori School, Avilla, (STEM Lab)
Michigan
- Matthew Swier, Bloomingdale Middle & High School (Woodshop classroom)
Learn more about the educational grant programs at www.aep.com/community/education.