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Professor Holly Mikkelson honored by ATA

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Professor Mikkelson

This morning in Boston, Professor Holly Mikkelson was honored by the American Translators Association with the prestigious Alexander Gode Medal. The Alexander Gode Medal, as stated on the ATA website, is “ATA’s most prestigious award, is presented to an individual or institution for outstanding service to the translation and interpreting professions.” The award can be given out annually, with last year’s recipient being Glenn Nordin.

The Institute, and particularly those in GSTILE, would like to extend their warmest congratulations to Professor Mikkelson on this amazing accomplishment.

TESOL Travel Grants

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One more benefit to being a TESOL International Association member:

Did you know that the TESOL  International Association offers two awards that are specifically for graduate students? You are invited to apply! The recipient gets a stipend and free convention registration.

The Marckwardt Travel Grants assist graduate students traveling to a TESOL convention. The grants include $500 and free convention registration. All TESOL members who are graduate students in TESOL/TFL programs worldwide are eligible to apply.

The Ruth Crymes Fellowship supports recent or current graduate students who are developing projects with direct application to ESOL language classroom instruction. The recipient receives $1,500 and free convention registration for a subsequent year, when the project is presented. All TESOL members who are or have been enrolled within the past year in a TESOL or TEFL graduate program that prepares teachers to teach ESOL are eligible to apply for this fellowship.
For more information about eligibility and other TESOL awards, please go to the TESOL Awards and Grants Web page or contact awards@tesol.org.

Deadline: November 1, 2011