Barbara Ort-Smith Award
The Barbara Ort-Smith Award is the most prestigious award a professional in the field of world languages can receive in the State of Michigan. This award honors those who have shown a strong commitment to the profession, manifesting itself in leadership and the promotion of excellence in world language education. The first recipient of this award was Barbara Ort-Smith in 1988. She served as the first Foreign Language consultant in the state of Michigan.
Past Award Recipients
1988 Barbara Ort-Smith
1989 George Mansour
1990 Emily Spinelli
1991 JoAnne Wilson
1992 Claude-Marie Baldwin
1993 Sarah Juntune
1994 Alice Herman
1994 Dianne Mahalak
1995 Ruth Moltz
1996 Charles H. Ahnert
1996 Barbette Kitchen
1997 Anne Nerenz
1998 Gisela Moffit
1999 Tom Lovik
1989 George Mansour
1990 Emily Spinelli
1991 JoAnne Wilson
1992 Claude-Marie Baldwin
1993 Sarah Juntune
1994 Alice Herman
1994 Dianne Mahalak
1995 Ruth Moltz
1996 Charles H. Ahnert
1996 Barbette Kitchen
1997 Anne Nerenz
1998 Gisela Moffit
1999 Tom Lovik
2000 Donald Riddering
2001 Jackie Moase-Burke
2002 Emily Serafa Manschot
2003 Susan Knight
2004 John Sanford “Sandy” Dugan
2005 Marge Mandl
2006 Cindy Kendall
2007 Flora Maria Ciccone Quintanilla
2008 Robert Lee Bowbeer
2009 Margrit Zinggeler
2010 Irma Torres
2011 Jennie Frazier
2012 Norma Richardson
2013 Susan Buffa
2001 Jackie Moase-Burke
2002 Emily Serafa Manschot
2003 Susan Knight
2004 John Sanford “Sandy” Dugan
2005 Marge Mandl
2006 Cindy Kendall
2007 Flora Maria Ciccone Quintanilla
2008 Robert Lee Bowbeer
2009 Margrit Zinggeler
2010 Irma Torres
2011 Jennie Frazier
2012 Norma Richardson
2013 Susan Buffa
2014 Bill VanPatten
2015 Anne Violin-Wigent
2016 Laura Nork Bradshaw
2017 Michael Braun
2018 Joyce Smetanka Campbell
2019 Angelika Kraemer
2020 Melissa Dalton
2021 Viviana Muriel de Bonafede
2022 Marci Harris
2015 Anne Violin-Wigent
2016 Laura Nork Bradshaw
2017 Michael Braun
2018 Joyce Smetanka Campbell
2019 Angelika Kraemer
2020 Melissa Dalton
2021 Viviana Muriel de Bonafede
2022 Marci Harris