Dr. Lily Anne Goetz, associate professor of Spanish, has been chosen the best foreign language professor in the state. 

Dr. Goetz received the Excellence in Foreign Language Teaching Award (post-secondary level) from the Foreign Language Association of Virginia (FLAVA). The award was presented at the annual conference of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, held Nov. 15-18 in Washington, D.C., during which FLAVA and the Maryland Foreign Language Association met jointly with that organization. 

FLAVA annually presents an award for the K-12 level and another for the post-secondary level. The latter is given to a Virginia professor for exceptional service. Dr. Goetz's work with area foreign language teachers, as well as her work on various projects such as the Hispanic Literacy Project, the migrant tutoring project for Nottoway County Schools and the Summer Institutes for Spanish Teachers, were cited among the accomplishments contributing to the award. 

Dr. Goetz has taught at Longwood since 1992.