Throughout its history, ACTFL has benefited from the outstanding and unselfish leadership of the top professionals in language education. This list of ACTFL Past Presidents is truly a Hall of Fame of the outstanding teachers and administrators who have made this organization a dynamic, respected voice for languages. Their vision and dedication should be an inspiration for all those who will follow in their footsteps.
| Rita A. Oleksak |
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Paul Sandrock
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2006
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Audrey L. Heining-Boynton
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2005
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Thomas Keith Cothrun
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2004
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Martha G. Abbott
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2003
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Christine L. Brown
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2002
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June K. Phillips
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2001
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Paul A. Garcia
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2000
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Emily Spinelli
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1999
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Elizabeth Hoffman
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1998
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Ann Tollefson
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1997
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Valorie S. Babb
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1996
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Kathleen M. Riordan
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1995
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Robert M. Terry
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1994
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Ray T. Clifford
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1993
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Gerard L. Ervin
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1992
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Lynn Sandstedt
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1991
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Diane Birckbichler
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1990
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Robert Ludwig
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1989
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Toby Tamarkin
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1988
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Jacqueline Benevento
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1987
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Alice C. Omaggio-Hadley
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1986
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William N. Hatfield
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1985
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Helene Zimmer-Loew
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1984
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Robert Gilman
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1983
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Charles R. Hancock
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1982
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Thomas H. Geno
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1981
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Dale L. Lange
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1980
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Jane Bourque
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1979
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Lorraine A. Strasheim
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1978
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Howard B. Altman
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1977
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Helen Warriner-Burke
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1976
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Frank M. Grittner
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1975
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Carl Dellacio
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1974
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Jermaine D. Arendt
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1973
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Gail Hutchinson Eubanks
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1972
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Lowell Dunham
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1971
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Lester McKim
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1970
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Leo Benardo
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1969
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Emma-Marie Birkmaier
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1968
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