Anjie Kokan, Jorge Islas, Marge Fischer, Sandra Heyer

This year, the League presents its 4th annual Making Democracy Work award to a team of teachers in Whitewater's English as a Second Language (ESL) program: Program Administrator Sandra Heyer, Level One Teacher Jorge Islas, Level Two and Citizenship Class Teacher Anjie Kokan, and Level Three Teacher Marge Fischer.

Congratulations to all four teachers, who work passionately toward the goal of literacy and citizenship. Their record of accomplishment is very impressive. Every single student who has gone through the ESL program and then taken the required testing for citizenship has passed the tests and become a naturalized US citizen. The program is open to immigrants from any country and has assisted many within Whitewater's Latino community transition to English proficiency and citizenship.