A huge congratulations to Dr. Suzanne Panferov Reese, Chair of SLAT, on receiving the 2025 TESOL James E. Alatis Award for Service to TESOL! This award was established by TESOL to acknowledge outstanding and extended service by a TESOL member through leadership and service, exemplary professionalism and representation of TESOL values, commitment to the mission of TESOL, and dedication to the field and profession.
Dr. Panferov Reese has been the Chair of the SLAT PhD program at the University of Arizona since July 2020, and she currently also directs the Critical Languages Program at the University of Arizona, all while teaching in her academic home in the Department of Public and Applied Humanities. While at the University of Arizona, she previously served as the Associate Vice President for Global Initiatives, as the Director for the Center for English as a Second Language for over a decade, as Director of the National Center for Interpretation, and as Director of the Writing Skills Improvement Program. She has previously served as the President of TESOL International Association, as a TESOL Convention Program Chair, and on the TESOL Board of Directors. She is currently serving as the Vice President of TIRF.
We can't think of anyone more deserving for this award. Biggest congratulations, Dr. Panferov Reese!