On Sunday, February 19, 2012 members of the Alliance Française d'Oklahoma City, representatives of the Kirkpatrick Family Foundation, and previous years' fellows welcomed the recipients of the 2012 Eleanor Kirkpatrick Franco-American Fellowship during a reception held in the home of Judge and Mrs. Thompson. This was an opportunity to get to know each other, share our experiences, and show our enthusiasm for France!
There were tasty snacks on hand, especially these traditional madeleines:
Desa Dawson, Director of World Languages at the Oklahoma State Department of Education, came with her lovely granddaughter:
Each of the fellows presented their research projects (sorry, no picture for Lexi!)
After the reception, Mr. Chris Keesee of the Kirkpatrick Family Fund invited us to dinner
at the Deep Fork Grill for great food and conversation:
Chris Keesee of the Kirkpatrick Family Fund and Laura Sanchez
at the Deep Fork Grill in Oklahoma City.
