HR101 Summary

• Commends Mary Travis, a fifth grade math and science teacher at Gilliard Elementary School in Mobile, Alabama, as the recipient of the 2024-2025 Milken Educator Award

• Milken Educators are selected by a blue ribbon committee of education and policy leaders based on exceptional instructional practices, outstanding accomplishments, and engaging presence that motivates students and colleagues

• Mary Travis accepted the award on January 30, 2025, at a school assembly while dressed in the school's "Gilly Gator" mascot costume and received an unrestricted $25,000 cash prize

• She is the 42nd recipient of the Milken Educator Award in Alabama since the state joined the program in 1998

• The House of Representatives commends her commitment to excellence and dedication to creating lifelong learners