Actfl wilga rivers award winning

Wilga Rivers Award for Leadership in World Language Education (Post-Secondary)

The Wilga M. Rivers Award honors the memory of an internationally renowned scholar and author, and one of the first women to be appointed to a full Professorship at Harvard.

She was a perennial member of TESOL and a recognized national and international authority on the psychological and linguistic aspects of language teaching.

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages ...

She was the author and co-author of 13 books and nearly 80 articles on various aspects of language teaching.

Evidence of the nominee's leadership should consist of a record of active participation in the activities of various world language organizations. This would include not only membership and holding office but also work on committees, significant publications, conference presentations, and other organizational activities.

One award may be made annually to a postsecondary world language educator or administrator. The recipient of this award receives ACTFL Celebrates Achievement in Language Education - PR Newswire KIQO