In memory of

Barbara Ransford

1944 -2008

Barbara will be honored during the AATF meeting at the 2009 AFLTA Conference,

 

April 24 at the Wyndham hotel in North Little Rock.

 

 

 

Her accomplishments in Foreign Languages were both many and impressive:

 

· First and foremost, dedicated French teacher at Camden Fairview High School

 

· Former president of the Southwest Arkansas Foreign Language Alliance (SAFLA)

 

· Former president of the Arkansas Foreign Language Teachers Association (AFLTA)

 

· Former vice-president of the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF)

 

· Former board member of the Central States Advisory Council

 

· Member of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

 

 

 

She also received the Lifetime Achievement Award from AFLTA in 2007,

 

as well as the Palmes Académiques nomination from France in 2008.

                          Dear Barbara,

 

Students and teachers alike, we will all miss you and your exemplary leadership in our area, in the state, and on the national stage.

 

Thank you for your legacy !