May 8, 2024

James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation Announces 2024 Fellows

The James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation in Alexandria, Virginia announced today that it has selected 53 James Madison Fellows for 2024 in its thirty-second annual fellowship competition. James Madison Fellowships support the graduate study of American history by aspiring and experienced secondary school teachers of American history, American government, and civics.

Named in honor of the fourth president of the United States and acknowledged as “the Father of the Constitution and Bill of Rights,” a James Madison Fellowship funds up to $24,000 of each Fellow’s course of study towards a master’s degree. That program must include a concentration of courses on the history and principles of the United States Constitution.

The 53 James Madison Fellows were selected in competition with applicants from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the nation’s island and trust territories. The fellowships are funded by income from a trust fund in the Treasury of the United States and additional private gifts, corporate contributions, and foundation grants. Recipients are required to teach American history, American government, or civics in a secondary school for at least one year for each year of fellowship support. The award is intended to recognize promising and distinguished teachers, to strengthen their knowledge of the origins and development of American constitutional government, and thus to expose the nation’s secondary school students to accurate knowledge of the nation’s Constitutional heritage.

Founded by an Act of Congress in 1986, the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation is an independent agency of the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. Additional information may be found at www.jamesmadison.gov.

2024 James Madison Fellows

Current Teachers (Senior Fellows)
Listed by state of legal residence, name, and secondary school where they teach

¹ Cole Baratte’s fellowship, the Henry J. Salvatori-James Madison Fellowship is endowed by the Henry J. Salvatori Foundation of Boston Massachusetts.

² Jasmine Baker’s fellowship, the Admiral Paul A Yost, Jr.– James Madison Fellowship is funded by the James Madison Education Fund, Inc. of Alexandria, Virginia.

³ Ross Adang’s fellowship, the J. Seward Johnson-James Madison Fellowship is endowed by the Atlantic Foundation 
of Princeton, New Jersey.

⁴ Carlin Smock’s fellowship, the James Madison-Fellows’ Fellowship is funded in part by contributions from James Madison Fellows Alumni.

⁵ Michael Clark’s fellowship, the Fairleigh-Dickinson-James Madison Fellowship is funded by The Fairleigh S. 
Dickinson, Jr. Foundation of Del Ray Beach, Florida

⁶ Heather Reilly’s fellowship, the Karl and Georgia Martin Sr.-James Madison Fellowship is funded by the Karl and Georgia Martin Sr. Foundation of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

⁷ Brian Steele’s fellowship, the Karl and Georgia Martin Sr.-James Madison Fellowship is funded by the Karl and Georgia Martin Sr. Foundation of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

⁸ Henry Adeoye’s fellowship, The Sumners Foundation Frederick Douglass-James Madison Fellowship is funded by The Sumners Foundation of Irving, Texas.

⁹ Lucero Gonzalez’s fellowship, the Frederick Douglass-James Madison Fellowship is funded by the James Madison Education Fund, Inc. of Alexandria, Virginia