Joan Lucas was a local international education professional. Sadly, Joan died on Jan. 23, 2007 after a courageous battle with cancer.

Many of us in ESL and NAFSA in Pittsburgh knew Joan. She completed an MA in Linguistics/TESOL at Pitt in the 1980s. Joan worked many years as an international student advisor, both at the University of Pittsburgh and ELS at Point Park; she also taught at Pitt's ELI and at ELS at Point Park. Joan had a beautiful singing voice & made singing her hobby -- she sang in many local choirs and vocal groups.

Friends of Joan's in ESL and international student advising would like to remember her with a scholarship. The Board of Three Rivers TESOL has kindly agreed to handle the scholarship and choose an awardee.  

We would like to sponsor a local ESL teacher to attend the 2008 TESOL conference in New York City.

Our  preferred awardee will be a part-time ESL teacher working in the Pittsburgh area. We hope to be able to pay at least for conference registration, transportation and possibly hotel. Details will be in the Fall Three Rivers TESOL newsletter.

If you would like to contribute to the Joan Lucas Memorial Scholarship, please send donations to:

Dorolyn Smith
2816 Cathedral of Learning
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260

Please make out the check to Dorolyn Smith.

Last modified: March 13, 2007