Frank Kazmierczak 1933 - 1997 A truly unique and caring man with a tremendous sense of humor, Frank was a strong advocate for migrant students both nationally and in his home state of Wisconsin. In the course of a career spanning forty years, Frank was a teacher, principal, curriculum coordinator, program administrator and school superintendent. This veteran Wisconsin educator was a leader in the campaign to get states to utilize PASS (Portable Assisted Study Sequence) courses to help migrant students earn high school credits. Not only was he active in the coordination of PASS programs state to state, but he was almost single-handedly responsible for the creation of Mini-PASS courses for middle school students. Always willing to contribute and to participate, Frank played leadership roles on the Interstate PASS Committee as a founder, member and past chairperson and, on the National PASS Coordinating Committee, the group which was the driving force behind the establishment of a National PASS Center. Other migrant interstate activities in which Frank was involved included the National Distance Learning Committee, National Program for Secondary Credit Exchange and Accrual, National Migrant Interstate Task Force and Interstate Migrant Secondary Team Project. No one knows how many students have benefitted from Frank’s efforts in the field of education. Literally thousands of migrant students throughout the country have been the beneficiaries of what became his labor of love. Frank’s life was devoted to his family, to education, and to his church and community. To honor his memory and to provide a living tribute to his work and remarkable spirit, the Frank Kazmierczak Memorial Scholarship has been established to provide an annual award to a migrant student who aspires to become a teacher.