From left: National Institute for Excellence in Teaching Chief Executive Officer Dr. Joshua Barnett (representing Milken Family Foundation); Dawn McLain (AR ’17); Southside Middle School Principal Kayla Turner; Courtney Prince, sister, teacher at Southside Middle School; recipient Derek Tharp (AR '24); Gary Stark (AR '01); Carman Owens (AR ’14); Arkansas Department of Education Secretary Jacob Oliva; and Southside School District Batesville Superintendent Dion Stevens.