KENNETH MIKOS P.O, BOX 4370, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92263 kmikos@mac.com TEL: 415-255-5913 To Whom It May Concern: | am writing this letter of endorsement on behalf of Dr. Keith Cagle, a person | have had the pleasure of working with for over 20 years. We have both been involved in the field of American Sign Language instruction, and have worked together in various capacities within the American Sign Language Teacher's Association (ASLTA) for a long time. He is someone for whom | have a very high esteem. Among his peers, he is respected and admired for his work as long-time Chair of the ASLTA Evaluation team, President of ASLTA and as an instructor, mentor, and workshop presenter. He is essentially the face of ASLTA - when one thinks of ASLTA, one cannot but associate the organization with Dr. Keith Cagle, who has been its heartbeat for many years. He has made certification of ASL teachers a high priority and advocated for recognition and adoption of ASL as a foreign language at various colleges and universities. Over the past several years, he has been instrumental in revising the ASLTA certification system, and after a new Chair of Evaluation was appointed recently, has continually to serve as mentor, and in assisting in the training of the current crop of evaluators to the new system. In his capacity as Professor in the Department of Interpretation and Translation at Gallaudet University, he has contributed to the development of an articulation agreement with five community colleges, including the one on the West Coast - Ohlone Community College in Fremont, California. He was also instrumental in doubling the number of student enrollment into the Bachelor's degree program in Interpretation and Translation at the university the past year. Additionally, he was appointed to the Center for the Assessment of Sign Language Interpretation Needless to say, Dr. Keith Cagle continues to impress me with his dedication to elevating the instruction of ASL at the college level through his work with Gallaudet University and with ASLTA. Sincerely, Make Ken Mikos Professor Emeritus, California State University, East Bay