1. May 5, 2014
Dear Selection Committee,
I am writing to nominate Victor Santos for the Graduate College Emerging Leaders Academy. I have
known Victor for three years while he has been a student in our doctoral program in applied linguistics
and technology. During that time he has shown strong initiative and leadership skills within his peer
group of graduate student colleagues and beyond.
Perhaps most notable was his initiative to form a graduate student club for students working in
language testing. His leadership skills and willingness to discover how to develop something new
resulted in the founding of the group. He is the president and continues in that capacity to provide
leadership.
In my view it would be time well spent to invest in developing the leadership skill of a person like Victor,
who appears to be a natural leader in this context. I believe that Victor is exactly the type of person who
has the capacity to go far in leadership positions in the future. In applied linguistics, there are many
opportunities to do so in testing companies, government positions, education and business, for
example.
I hope you will accept him in the Graduate College Emerging Leaders Academy to help him to maximize
his potential.
Sincerely,
Carol A. Chapelle
Distinguished Professor
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Iowa State University
Applied Linguistics
Department of English
203 Ross Hall
Ames, Iowa 50011-1201
515 294-2180
FAX 515 294-6814