May 10, 2005
Rank of Chevalier awarded to KWLA member
The rank of chevalier in the Order of the Palmes Académiques was awarded to KWLA member Jacque Bott Van Houten by the honorary French consul, Anne Cappel, at the annual French American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Cincinnati gala in Northern Kentucky, on May 9. The Palmes Académiques, is an honor of distinction created by Napoleon I in 1808 and awarded each year by the French government to individuals who have made a significant contribution to education and to the expansion of French culture in the world. Jacque van Houten received the award for her work promoting international partnerships through the first memorandum of agreement signed by a state department of education (KDE) and an academic region of France (Académie de Dijon). CONGRATULATIONS!