When Marian met (then) Vice President George H. W. Bush at the White House in 1982, he said, "Marian Greenblatt! Your name is practically a household word.” He had read about her work on the Montgomery County Board of Education and was very supportive of her efforts.
Dr. Marshal Greenblatt, Ms. Yolanda Pruitt (MCPS Educational Foundation), Ms. Inge Chichester (2020 MCPS Teacher of the Year), and Mr. Rob Smith (Fitzgerald Auto). As Teacher of the Year, Ms. Chichester received a one-year auto lease from Fitzgerald Auto Mall.
Ms. Kim Oliver, MGEF awardee and National Teacher of the Year, at the White House with Mrs. Bush and President Bush, 2006
When Marian met (then) Vice President George H. W. Bush at the White House in 1982, he said, "Marian Greenblatt! Your name is practically a household word.” He had read about her work on the Montgomery County Board of Education and was very supportive of her efforts.
Our Mission
Recognize exceptional Master Teachers, Rising-Star Teachers, and Aspiring Teachers in Montgomery County, MD. Recognize outstanding students in Social Studies and Foreign Language Studies. Support the Education Community.
The Fund commemorates the efforts of Dr. Marian Greenblatt to improve education in Montgomery County. She was elected to the Montgomery County Board of Education from 1976 - 1984, and served as its President during 1978 - 1979. She worked to raise academic standards for students, eliminate frivolous courses, decrease class sizes, increase teacher budgets, and eliminate truancies.
The Fund was established on the passing of Dr. Greenblatt in 1988 and is managed by her family. Contributions to the Fund are tax-deductible, as the US Internal Revenue Service has designated it a 501c(3) organization.
Congratulations to our 2021 Award Recipients
Ms. Patricia Richards of Walter Johnson High School, Master Teacher
Mr. Joseph Bostic of Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School, Master Teacher and MCPS Teacher of the Year
Ms. Sara Kopf of New Hampshire Estates Elementary School, Master Teacher
Ms. Lindsey Flint of Chevy Chase Elementary School, Rising-Star Teacher
Read more about our 2021 award recipients.
Ms. Sara Kopf of New Hampshire Estates Elementary School, Mr. Joseph Bostic of Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School, Ms. Patricia Richards of Walter Johnson High School photo by Montgomery County Pubic Schools
Chevy Chase Elementary School 2021 MGEF Rising-Star Teacher photo by Montgomery County Pubic Schools
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School Mr. Joseph Bostic (2021 MGEF Master Teacher Awardee and MCPS Teacher of the Year), Dr. Marshal Greenblatt
Walter Johnson High School Ms. Jennifer Baker (Principal), Ms. Patricia Richards (2021 MGEF Master Teacher Awardee)
New Hampshire Estates Elementary School Dr. Marshal Greenblatt, Ms. Sara Kopf (2021 MGEF Master Teacher Awardee), Mr. Robert Geiger (Principal)
Chevy Chase Elementary School Dr. Monifa McKnight (Deputy Superintendent, MCPS), Ms. Jody Smith (Principal), Ms. Lindsey Flint (2021 MGEF Rising Star Awardee), Dr. Marshal Greenblatt, Ms. Shebra Evans (member, Board of Education)
2021 High School Social Studies Award Recipients
Guilia Munelli (Bethesda-Chevy Chase), Ethan S. Shoham (Blair), Theo Sodani (Blake), Queen Balina (Churchill), Tali Schlenoff (Clarksburg), Ameila Stammers (Damascus), Kendall Cox (Einstein), Yan Huang (Gaithersburg), Luis-Bill Perez (John F. Kennedy), Simone Kramer (Magruder), Emma Maxwell (Northwest), Leslie Njingang (Northwood), Saron Melaku (Paint Branch), Ziyan Ahmed (Poolesville), Emma Hinckley (Quince Orchard), Jonathan Nalikka (Richard Montgomery), Nia Newman (Rockville), Miriam Hernandez (Seneca Valley), Emma Bair (Sherwood), Ramirez, Isabella (Springbrook), Nada Fadul (Walt Whitman), Ebony Lee (Walter Johnson), Parsanna Koirala (Watkins Mill), Liana S. Vargas (Wheaton), Dylan Safai (Wootton)
2019 World Language Scholarship
Walt Whitman HS Dr. Marshal Greenblatt, 2019 World Language Scholarship recipient Hannah Donner, Dr. Walter Jones
Latest News
NEW qualification criteria for MGEF nominees: at least six years of teaching experience in MCPS for Master Teachers, up to five years for Rising-Star Teachers
NBC4: New Montgomery County Teacher of the Year Crowned
Bethesda Magazine: ‘Fierce advocate’ for students named MCPS Teacher of the Year
Montgomery Community Media: Julius West Educator Wins Rising Star Teacher of the Year
The Bulletin: Whitman Student Wins $1,000 World Languages Scholarship
MGEF congratulates Dr. Darryl Williams on his selection to be Superintendent of Baltimore County Schools
MGEF President honored by Montgomery County Board of Education
Washington Post: Three teachers named finalists for top honor in suburban Maryland
MGEF President honored by Regional Manufacturing Institute
The Marian Greenblatt Education Fund has been awarding outstanding teachers since 1989. Please see all our former winners here.
Past Winners
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