Most efficient way to import pictures into different albums?

Hello, It seems like I have run into a little unpractical trouble.
My problem is that I have a lot (really, a lot) of folders on my harddrive filled with images that I wish to import into iPhoto. In iPhoto, they would be put into albums namned after the folder from which they were imported. However, I've been looking around in Automator and in these forums, but I just cannot seem to find a way to do this automatically. Manually creating an album, namning it, and then importing the images would take a substantially longer time than what it's worth.
So, I turn to you. How can I make this process happen as efficiently as possible?

Start with the lowest level of folders, if they are nested. Drag them from the Finder into the open iPhoto window, and drop them directly into the Source Pane. This will import the photos and create albums with the same names as the folders, all in one step. You can drag more than one folder at a time, just don't try it with folders that have subfolders.
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