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2024 Irving Wershow Award for Excellence in Leadership

AWARD DESCRIPTION

In memory of the late Irving Wershow's distinguished career as a professor of Spanish & Portuguese at the University of Florida from 1938-1977, Director of the Center for Latin American Studies, Director of the Center for African Studies, and Director of the Graduate Programs in Linguistics, the Irving Wershow Award for Excellence in Leadership in the Profession is awarded annually at the FFLA conference to a member who has:

1. Demonstrated leadership at the regional, state and/or national level,
2. Served as a quality educator in his/her own right, and
3. Promoted the teaching and learning of foreign languages, bilingual/bicultural education, and/or English as a second language.

The nominee must be a member of FFLA in good standing. Language teachers and administrators from all levels, K-12, and post-secondary are eligible. Please DO NOT inform the nominee of this nomination. As FFLA's highest recognition, it is the intent of the FFLA Board and the Awards Committee that candidates take no part in the nomination process and have no knowledge of their nomination. This anonymity in the process allows the honoree to be surprised by the award.

Nomination Deadline: Sunday June 30, 2024
1.Name of nominator(Required.)
2.Nominator e-mail address
3.Are you a current member of FFLA, Inc.?(Required.)
4.Name of nominee
5.Nominee e-mail address
6.Nominee school and school district(Required.)
7.Is the nominee a current member of FFLA, Inc.?(Required.)
8.Does the nominee plan to attend the upcoming FFLA conference?
9.Attach a narrative with the reasons for your nomination. The narrative must include examples that the nominee has:

- Demonstrated leadership at the regional, state and/or national level,
- Served as a quality educator in his/her own right, and
- Promoted the teaching and learning of World Languages, bilingual education and/or ESOL

Some topics you should address in your narrative nominating a colleague for the Wershow Award are: 

- leadership in and service to FFLA
- involvement in local and state language initiatives
- advocacy efforts
- experience with mentoring or developing the talents of new teachers
- contribution to particular language program in the school or district
- starting a program
- expanding a program
- keeping a program alive
- service to associate organization (AATF-FL, AATSP-FL, AFTJ, CAF, CLOSER, FASLTA, FATG, FATI, FCTA, FFLAME, etc.)
- service to other professional organizations
- service on state, regional or national organizations and/or committees
- awards and recognitions(Required.)
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