EOU professor awarded Certificate of Merit from American Association of Teachers of German & Goethe-Institute

Regina Braker

     LA GRANDE, Oregon – The American Association of Teachers of

     German, (AATG), and the Goethe-Institute, New York, will present their

     annual Certificate of Merit to Regina Braker, professor of German at

     Eastern Oregon University.

 

     Braker is one of nine recipients of the 2006 award for outstanding

     achievement in furthering the teaching of German in schools in the

     U.S. The award has been presented annually since 1978 by the AATG

     and Goethe-Institute to a select group of educators in the field of  

     German.

 

“I have had great students and wonderful colleagues here on our campus to work with, but as a sole German program faculty member, I am compelled to find collegial connections beyond our campus as well,” said Braker, who has taught at EOU since 1995.

 

“It continues to be a professional pleasure to work with teachers throughout our state and region through the Confederation in Oregon for Language Teaching and the Oregon Association of Teachers of German,” she said.

 

Braker also appreciates the professional development opportunities of the AATG and she has traveled to Flathead Lake, Mont., San Francisco and Munich to attend the Goethe-Institute’s “Trainernetzwerk.”

 

The award presentation ceremony will take place on Nov. 18, during the AATG’s annual meeting in Nashville and will be attended by approximately 500 of the organization’s members. Rachel Halverson, associate professor of German at Washington State University and fellow teacher trainer in the Goethe Institute Trainer Network, nominated Braker for the award.

 

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