2016 Awards
Recognition of Merit
Jolene Wochenske
Jolene Wochenske
Distinguished Language Educator
Linda Havas
Linda Havas teaches German in the Greendale Schools in Greendale, Wisconsin. Prior to joining Greendale in 2011, she taught both German and Spanish in the Mequon-Thiensville School District, the Shorewood School District and the Elkhorn Area School District.
Linda attended the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, having earned a bachelor’s degree and licenses to teach German and Spanish in 1994 and a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction in 2001. She received a second master’s degree in educational leadership from Cardinal Stritch University in 2015, which brought her additional licenses in school administration and director of instruction.
Linda has been an active member of the Wisconsin Association for Language Teachers since 1994, co-presenting numerous educational sessions at WAFLT, CSCTFL and ACTFL. She has served as co-chair for the annual WAFLT Fall Conference since 2013 and will complete her tenure in 2016. Most recently, she was named program co-chair for CSCTFL in 2019.
Linda Havas
Linda Havas teaches German in the Greendale Schools in Greendale, Wisconsin. Prior to joining Greendale in 2011, she taught both German and Spanish in the Mequon-Thiensville School District, the Shorewood School District and the Elkhorn Area School District.
Linda attended the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, having earned a bachelor’s degree and licenses to teach German and Spanish in 1994 and a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction in 2001. She received a second master’s degree in educational leadership from Cardinal Stritch University in 2015, which brought her additional licenses in school administration and director of instruction.
Linda has been an active member of the Wisconsin Association for Language Teachers since 1994, co-presenting numerous educational sessions at WAFLT, CSCTFL and ACTFL. She has served as co-chair for the annual WAFLT Fall Conference since 2013 and will complete her tenure in 2016. Most recently, she was named program co-chair for CSCTFL in 2019.
Frank M. Grittner New Teacher Award
Heidi Kolodziej
Heidi Kolodziej
Future Language Teacher Award
Mitch Kolodziej
Mitch Kolodziej
Certificate of Professional Service
Charles James
Charles J. James is professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he taught in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction and the Department of German from 1984 to 2016. He was awarded WAFLT’s Distinguished Foreign Language Educator Award in 2004 and the Distinguished German Educator Award (Post-Secondary) by the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG), as well as the Distinguished German Educator Award by the Wisconsin Chapter of AATG in 2015. He is proudest of his work with over 200 student teachers of German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, and Latin over 30 years living and working in Wisconsin.
Charles James
Charles J. James is professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he taught in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction and the Department of German from 1984 to 2016. He was awarded WAFLT’s Distinguished Foreign Language Educator Award in 2004 and the Distinguished German Educator Award (Post-Secondary) by the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG), as well as the Distinguished German Educator Award by the Wisconsin Chapter of AATG in 2015. He is proudest of his work with over 200 student teachers of German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, and Latin over 30 years living and working in Wisconsin.
Certificate of Professional Service
Kyle Gordon
Kyle Gordon
Past Awards
WAFLT Recognition of Merit
2015: Dr. Michael Koch
2014: John Pustejovsky
2013: Siggi Piwek, Lorna Sopcak
2008: Mark Wagner, Carley Goodkind
2004: Sabine Beirold, Linda Havas
1996: Margaret Draheim
1994: Karen Fowdy
1993: Charles James
1992: Gerhard Fischer
1990: Sylvester Kreilein
1989: Helena Anderson Curtain
1987: Patrick Raven, Trudi Roesch
2015: Dr. Michael Koch
2014: John Pustejovsky
2013: Siggi Piwek, Lorna Sopcak
2008: Mark Wagner, Carley Goodkind
2004: Sabine Beirold, Linda Havas
1996: Margaret Draheim
1994: Karen Fowdy
1993: Charles James
1992: Gerhard Fischer
1990: Sylvester Kreilein
1989: Helena Anderson Curtain
1987: Patrick Raven, Trudi Roesch
WAFLT Frank M. Grittner Award
2008: Stephanie Draheim
2006: Bobbette Leu-Timmermann
2003: Sonja Rode
2002: Carley Goodkind
2008: Stephanie Draheim
2006: Bobbette Leu-Timmermann
2003: Sonja Rode
2002: Carley Goodkind
WAFLT Distinguished Educators
2013: Marge Draheim
2008: Kyle Gordon
2004: Charles James
1991: Helena Curtain
2013: Marge Draheim
2008: Kyle Gordon
2004: Charles James
1991: Helena Curtain
WAFLT Professional Service Awards
2011: Karen Fowdy, Karen Pfefferle
2009: Margaret Draheim
2000: Gerhard Rauscher, Trudi Roesch
2011: Karen Fowdy, Karen Pfefferle
2009: Margaret Draheim
2000: Gerhard Rauscher, Trudi Roesch
