JOANNA B. CRANE SCHOLARSHIP

About The Scholarship | Student Application | Teacher Application

ELIGIBILITY: The first Joanna B. Crane Scholarship is to be awarded either to a deserving student or to a K–12 teacher who can meet the following criteria upon application:

• The student must be a student in good standing with an accredited college or university within the state of Alabama.
• The student is enrolled in the foreign language education program at his or her college or university and can verify a current overall GPA of 3.0.
• The teacher is currently employed as a teacher of a foreign language in a school in the state of Alabama and a member of AAFLT.
• The student or teacher completes an application form with the required two (2) recommendations as specified on the application forms.
• The recipient must apply the amount of the scholarship award to defray expenses for a recognized immersion foreign language program, either within the United States or abroad.
• The recipient must provide documentation of acceptance in the immersion program and the related expenses, which should meet or exceed the amount of the award.  Acceptable documentation may include, but is not limited to, a letter of acceptance in a recognized program or other types of official documentation.
• Applicant teachers should be current members of AAFLT.  Award recipients will be granted a one year membership to AAFLT.

The number of scholarships awarded, up to $500, will depend on the funds available and the number of scholarship applications submitted. 

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS
Click here for Student Application Form
Click here for here Teacher Application form.

All materials should be mailed to...

Linda Paragone,
AAFLT Executive Director,
1209 Chesterfield Rd.,
Huntsville, AL 35803.

The scholarship recipient(s) will be announced at the annual AAFLT conference in February 2008.  Therefore, the necessary application, recommendations, and essay must be submitted to the Executive Board of AAFLT and postmarked no later than December 1, 2008. The Executive Board or its designee will make all decisions relating to this award.

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ABOUT THE JOANNA B. CRANE SCHOLARSHIP
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Named in honor of Joanna Breedlove Crane for her many contributions to Foreign Language education and the Foreign Language teaching profession in Alabama.

This scholarship was established and originally funded by Joanna Breedlove Crane to serve Alabama Foreign Language teachers and students. Joanna Crane received her BA in French and Music from Huntingdon College and her MA from Southern Methodist University in French. She has served Alabama students from her early years teaching French, History and English at Sidney Lanier High School in Montgomery to chairing the Foreign Language Department at Robert E. Lee High School. She has over 36 years of service in the State Department of Education, primarily as Foreign Language Specialist and Curriculum Development Specialist.

Immediately upon entering the field of Foreign Language education, Joanna became a hard-working advocate for her chosen profession. Through her effort, attendance, participation, time and generosity, organizations from the state level (Alabama Association of Foreign Language Teachers-AAFLT) to the regional level (Southern Conference on Language Teaching-SCOLT), to the national level (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages-ACTFL and the American Association of Teachers of French-AATF). These are only four of the more than 20 professional organizations that have been profoundly affected by the contributions of Joanna Crane. She has served as a founding member of some, and has helped usher all through periods of difficulty as well as times of growth.

Though retired from the State Department of Education, Joanna continues to serve her profession, first as the interim Executive Director of AAFLT as we made the momentous decision to hire an Executive Director, and now as Parliamentarian and Archivist of our organization, a role Joanna is particularly suited to fill, for she is truly our memory.

When Joanna Crane was recognized by ACTFL in 1999 with the Florence Steiner Award for Leadership in Foreign Language Education: K-12, she once again proved her dedication to and love for Foreign Language education in Alabama by contributing a portion of her award to establish the AAFLT scholarship which has now been named in her honor.

The Joanna Breedlove Crane Scholarship will take time to grow before it can fulfill its purpose. It provides a wonderful opportunity for you to demonstrate your own professional dedication through a donation to the scholarship fund.

All contributions, large or small, in memory of a loved one or in honor of a friend, will help the fund develop more quickly to begin serving Alabama teachers and students as Joanna intended. One hundred percent of all gifts go directly to the scholarship fund and will be acknowledged with a letter of acceptance.
Joanna Crane has given us a model of professional pride. Our challenge is to follow that model.

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