Woodbine Elementary School Principal Jill Ridder was in for quite the surprise during a school assembly with Iowa Department of Education Director McKenzie Snow, where she was given the Milken Educator Award by the program's Senior Vice President Jane Foley on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. Here, …
Woodbine Elementary School Principal Jill Ridder was in for quite the surprise during a school assembly with Iowa Department of Education Director McKenzie Snow, where she was given the Milken Educator Award by the program's Senior Vice President Jane Foley on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. Here, Director Snow speaks with media following the assembly.
Woodbine Elementary School Principal Jill Ridder, center, reacts after receiving the Milken Educator Award from Milken Educator Awards Senior Vice President Jane Foley, right, and Iowa Department of Education Director McKenzie Snow, left, during an assembly at the school on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026.
Woodbine Elementary School Principal Jill Ridder, right, hugs Milken Educator Awards Senior Vice President Jane Foley after being surprised with the Milken Educator Award during an assembly at the school on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026.
Woodbine Elementary School Principal Jill Ridder, center, reacts after being named a Milken Educator Award recipient during an assembly at the school on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026.
Woodbine Elementary School Principal Jill Ridder, right, hugs her son, second-grader Brooks Ridder, after being named a Milken Educator Award recipient at a school assembly on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026.
Woodbine Elementary School Principal Jill Ridder, center, reacts after receiving the Milken Educator Award from Milken Educator Awards Senior Vice President Jane Foley, right, and Iowa Department of Education Director McKenzie Snow, left, during an assembly at the school on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026.
Woodbine Elementary School Principal Jill Ridder, right, hugs Milken Educator Awards Senior Vice President Jane Foley after being surprised with the Milken Educator Award during an assembly at the school on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026.
Woodbine Elementary School Principal Jill Ridder, center, reacts after being named a Milken Educator Award recipient during an assembly at the school on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026.
Woodbine Elementary School Principal Jill Ridder, right, hugs her son, second-grader Brooks Ridder, after being named a Milken Educator Award recipient at a school assembly on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026.
