Awards

Are you looking for a way to bring recognition to your program and your school? Do you have a colleague, adminstrator or advocate that you would like to thank for their commitment to world languages? One of the benefits of membership to KWLA is that you are eligible to nominate deserving professionals (and be nominated) for our annual awards. KWLA is seeking nominations for awards presented annually to educators and leaders in world languages. Please consider nominating a colleague for an award in one of the following categories:

Award nominations will be accepted until Wednesday, August 26, 2009. Award recipients will be notified by Friday, September 4, and officially recognized at the 2009 KWLA Fall Conference during the Awards Luncheon on Saturday, September 19, 2009.

Awards nomination letters are to be submitted electronically to Awards Chair, Sharon Mattingly. Because the nomination form cannot be saved once information is added, it will have to be printed. Please either scan it and send it with the other materials, or fax it to the attention of Susann Davis at (270) 745-6859.


Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award

The Outstanding Teacher Award recognizes an individual of the world language teaching profession who has demonstrated long-term achievement and service to the profession. One award will be given at each level of instruction (K-8, High School, Postsecondary). Download the 2009 Nomination Forms: K-8 and High School | Postsecondary

2008 Linda Zins-Adams, Highland High School (High School)
2007 Sharon Mattingly, Barren County High School (High School)
2006 Diane Taylor, Dupont Manual High School (High School)
Jean Dudgeon, Elizabethtown KCTCS (Postsecondary)
2005 Mimi Hagedorn, Bishop Brossart High School (High School)
Susan Marnatti, Beaumont Middle School (K-8)

Outstanding New Teacher Award

The Outstanding New Teacher Award recognizes outstanding new teachers whose excellence in world language teaching may not be recognized otherwise, and to demonstrate that the profession and KWLA care about new teachers and their professional growth. Download the 2009 Nomination Form!

2008 Alice Barrette, East Jessamine High School
2007 Megan Iranpour, Lexington Catholic High School
2006 Not Awarded
2005 Adriana Melnyk, Newport High School

Lifetime Achievment Award

The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an individual of the world language teaching profession who has demonstrated long-term achievement and service to KWLA and to the profession - locally, statewide, regionally, and/or nationally. Download the 2009 Nomination Form!

2008 Jean Amick, Kentucky Country Day &
Mimi Hagedorn, Bishop Brossart High School
2007 Estelle Bayer, Madison Central High School
2006 Milton Grimes, Murray State University
2005 Linda Pickle, Western Kentucky University
2003 Mary Jo Netherton, Morehead State University
2002 Ruth Styles, Kentucky Educational Television
2001 Rosemary Weddington, Berea High School & EKU
1999 Jacquie Spurlock, Eastern Kentucky University
1998 Thomas P. Baldwin, Western Kentucky University

Outstanding Administrator Award

The Outstanding Administrator Award recognizes a school administrator who has demonstrated exemplary support of world language learning and teaching at his/her institution, community, or in the state. Download the 2009 Nomination Form!

2008 Lu Young, Superintendent - Jessamine County Public Schools
2007 Roger Marcum, Superintendent - Marion County Public Schools
Janice Lantz, Superintendent - Nelseon County Public Schools
2006 Milton Grimes, Executive Director - Kentucky Institute for International Studies
2005 John Hudson, Principal - Atherton High School

Amici Linguarum Award

The Amici Linguarum Award recognizes an individual or organization not directly involved in the teaching of world languages that has made a significant contribution to the profession. Download the 2009 Nomination Form!

2008 Margo Jang, Festival Director - Northern Kentucky Univ.
2007 Not awarded
2006 Elaine Jarchow, Dean of Education - Northern Kentucky Univ.
2005 Peter Fricke, Tente International GmbH