Late AATSP President Supports Scholarships to Annual Conference

The AATSP has received a generous bequeath from the estate of the late Marilynn C. Pavlik. She designated support of two scholarships for two teachers (one for preK-8 and one for high school) to travel annually to the AATSP conference and experience our premiere professional development focused on Spanish and Portuguese. Such gifts are a remarkable sign of the institutional commitment held by many AATSP members. Her kindness will go a long way to support the professional trajectory of our teachers. 

We are excited to announce that two conference scholarships for $2,000. each in Marilynn Pavlik's name will be awarded in 2023 for travel to the 105th AATSP Annual Conference in Salamanca, Spain. For more information about the scholarships and to view the application, click here. The application period opens on December 1, 2022, and closes on January 1, 2023.

Marilynn Pavlik Bio

Marilynn Pavlik was a Spanish teacher at Lyons Township High School in Illinois for most of her career. She joined the AATSP in 1967, and she was active in on many of our committees. At her school, Pavlik administered the National Spanish Examinations and co-sponsored a chapter of the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica for her students. She served as Hispania’s Section Head for Pedagogy: Secondary Schools from 1984-92. Throughout her years as an AATSP member, Pavlik participated and presented at our annual conferences and local/state chapter meetings, including her own Chicago Area AATSP Chapter. She further served the AATSP on the Executive Council (now called the Board of Directors) from 1987-89 and 1995-97, including as President of the association in 1996. Beyond the AATSP, Pavlik was an active member of ACTFL and ICTFL (Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages). Lyons Township High School named her Distinguished Teacher of the Year in 1988. 

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