Sister Helen Kilzer Lifetime Service Award

 What is the Sister Helen Kilzer Lifetime Service Award?

The Sister Helen Kilzer Lifetime Service Award is awarded to retired teachers or other professionals who have gone beyond their traditional years of teaching or professional service and have committed/are committing themselves to a lifetime of service to foreign language and cultures. These people deserve special recognition for their devotion to the field.   The award named after the first recipient in 2011, Sister Helen Kilzer, who dedicated a lifetime of service to the teaching of world language and cultures. 

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How do I nominate someone for the Sister Helen Kilzer Lifetime Service Award?

Do you know someone who has dedicated much of their lives to the area of Foreign Language?

Eligible candidates include anyone who has previously served in the field of world language teaching and learning in any state and who has since retired from the profession yet continues to actively demonstrate a commitment to developing and promoting awareness within the field of world language teaching and learning in North Dakota

During their teaching careers, eligible candidates must have had some involvement in FLAND or the professional organization in their state. Retired teachers are granted free lifetime membership in FLAND, but current membership is not necessary in order to be considered for this honor.

Retired teachers who serve as substitute teachers, whether short term or long term, are eligible for the award.

Nomination applications shall consist of:

• Nomination Form

• 1 letter of recommendation from the nominator

• 2-3 letters of recommendation from additional persons

Send 2026 Nominations to: Mary Ann Crow

All nomination materials are due postmarked by May 1, 2026.

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Committee Members: Past three presidents

Previous Recipients