INCLUSION IS ABOUT US ALL
C O N G R AT U L AT I O N S ! LISA HARRIS ANN MARIE GUNTER ORDER OF ACADEMIC PALMS AWARD
SCOLT is proud to announce that our own
Lisa Harris (VA) and Ann Marie Gunter (NC) are this year ’s recipients of the Order of Academic Palms award from the Embassy of France! They will receive their award in a joint ceremony at the conference on March 31, 5:30 p.m. The Order of Academic Palms (Ordre des Lisa Harris
Palmes académiques) is one of the oldest honors given by the Republic of France. It constitutes the third national Order of recognition, after the Legion of Honor and the Order of National Merit. The Order of Academic Palms was instituted by Napoleon in 1808, initially to recognize the high merits of French university professors, and later on to thank and distinguish all people who, regardless of their title, have made exceptional contributions to the promotion of French
Ann Marie Gunter
language and culture, in France and abroad.
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