The meeting was held in conjunction with the Greater Washington Association of Teachers of Foreign Languages. Lynn McGovern-Waite introduced Gladys Arrington, Chair of the Awards and Recognition Committee. The Business and Industry Appreciation Award was presented to Fromatome Technologies of Lynchburg and accepted by Jean-Claude Imell, Treasurer of Framatome. More than one third of the total Framatome employees are in the United States.
Intercultural understanding is extremely important.
Language classes are made available to all employees. The French teacher who prepares the employees' children for the French schools also teaches French classes in the U.S. elementary school. The Excellence in Teaching Award was presented to Faye Rollings-Carter of Chesterfield County Public Schools. It was announced that the 1998 Teacher of the Year for Region 4 in Virginia is a second grade Spanish teacher in Fairfax County Public Schools, Mrs. Armengol. There were no nominations from the floor.