This annual award recognizes an outstanding leader of district or county World Language Programs whose work and guidance has had a significant impact at the school, district, regional, and state level and beyond.
For information on how to nominate a colleague as well as the selection criteria, please visit our nominations page.
Stephanie Stockman
Henrico Co. Public Schools, VA
Dr. Brandon Locke
Anchorage Public Schools, Anchorage, AK
Dr. Leslie Baldwin
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, NC
Paris Granville
Bellevue School District, WA
Annie Rivera
Lewisville Independent School District, TX
Carmen Henninger
Prince George’s County Public Schools, MD
Ryan Smith
Washoe County School District, NV
Alisha Dawn Samples
Lexington School District One, SC
Lea Graner Kennedy
Stonington Public Schools, CT
Diane Denoon
Blue Valley SD, KS
Greta Lundgaard
Plano Independent School District, TX
Rita Oleksak
Glastonbury Public Schools, CT
Alyssa Villarreal
Shelby County Public Schools, TN
Thomas Sauer
Jefferson County Schools, KY
Paula Patrick
Fairfax County Schools, VA
Paula Patrick
Fairfax County Schools, VA
David Jahner
Gwinnett County Schools, GA
Martin Smith
Edison Township Schools, NJ
Maria Still
Virginia Beach PS, VA
Laura Terrill
Parkway School District, MO
Donna Clementi
Appleton SD, WI
Peggy Boyles
Putnam City Schools, OK
Christine Brown
Glastonbury PS, CT
Kathleen Riordan
Springfield PS, MA
Loretta Williams
Plano Independent School District, TX