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Professor of Spanish, Emerita
Past Coordinator of Adolescence Education
Past Coordinator of Graduate Studies
International Communications and Culture Department
SUNY College at Cortland
Cortland, New York 13045
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Past Coordinator of Adolescence Education Past Coordinator of Graduate Studies International Communications and Culture Department SUNY College at Cortland Cortland, New York 13045 |
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During 1995-96, I was fortunate enough to spend the academic year as Distinguished Visiting Professor of Spanish at the United States Air Force Academy. 2007: I returned as DVP of Spanish for the 2007-08, 2008-09 academic years, and we are happy to be back in Colorado Springs and at USAFA! |
1995: One highlight of our first stint at USAFA was climbing Pike's Peak. My husband, Jeff, and I are eager to go at 6:30 a.m.
2007: How could we not do this again? On 9 September, we start up the Barr Trail at 6:10 a.m.
2008: OK, this is beginning to be a tradition. On 7 September, we start up the Barr Trail at 5:50 a.m. 2009: The third annual ascent and descent of Pike's Peak. On 29 August, we start up the Barr Trail at 5:30 a.m. |
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1995: Six hours later, we are at the top: 13 miles of trail, altitude: 14,110 feet. If I look a bit disoriented, it's because I was trying to find some oxygen up there! 2007: We reach the top at 12:05 p.m. You still get disoriented up there, but the view is beautiful. THEN . . . we decided to hike back down! After a 40 minute rest on top, we began our descent. Two miles down it snowed on us for 5 minutes! We reached the car at the bottom at 6:05 p.m., very tired but happy to have accomplished the climb and descent (26 miles total). 2008: We reach the top at 11:55 a.m.-- same time elapsed as last year, but we feel better this time. We are more acclimated to the altitude, etc. We eat french fries at the top (no Gatorade for sale, zut!): good for salt depletion, we say. After a 20 minute rest, we start our descent. The weather all day was absolutely gorgeous -- we couldn't have asked for more. We reach the trail head at the bottom at 5:40 p.m., very tired but happy to have done the whole trail again (26 miles). 2009: We reach the top at 11:21 a.m., shaving 9 minutes off our ascent time: yea! After refueling and resting a bit, we start back down. A few snowflakes greet us and further down, we deal with a thunderstorm. That rain slowed our descent, making rocks and roots very slippery! We reach the tral head at the bottom at 5:35 p.m., exhausted but glad to be done (26 miles -- are we nuts?). |
M.Ed. 1985. University of Missouri--St. Louis. Counseling.
M.A. 1974. The Ohio State University. Spanish Literature.
B.A. 1971. Wittenberg University. Spanish, Secondary Teaching Certificate.
2009-present: Teaching Spanish in the Department of Foreign Languages, United States Air Force Academy.
2007-09: Distinguished Visiting Professor of Spanish, United States Air Force Academy.
2003-2009: Professor, Spanish, SUNY Cortland. Graduate Coordinator
for ICC. Adolescence Education Coordinator for ICC. Retired, 31 August 2009.
1998-2003: Associate Professor, Spanish, SUNY Cortland. Graduate Coordinator
for ICC. Adolescence Education Coordinator for ICC.
1993-1998: Assistant Professor, Spanish, SUNY Cortland. Adolescence
Education Coordinator for ICC.
2014 (summer): Connecting Cultures VIII: Perspectives of Costa Rican Culture; SUNY Cortland and Universidad Veritas, San José, Costa Rica.
2012 (summer): Connecting Cultures VII: Perspectives of Costa Rican Culture; SUNY Cortland and Universidad Veritas, San José, Costa Rica.
2008 (summer): Connecting Cultures VI: Perspectives of Costa Rican Culture; SUNY Cortland and Universidad Veritas, San José, Costa Rica.
2006 (summer): Connecting Cultures V: Perspectives of Costa Rican Culture; SUNY Cortland and Universidad Veritas, San José, Costa Rica.
2004 (summer): Connecting
Cultures IV: Perspectives of Costa Rican Culture; SUNY
Cortland and Universidad Veritas,
San José, Costa Rica.
2001 (summer): Integrating
technologies in the foreign language classroom. 2001
Summer Institute at the National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC),
Iowa State University.
2001 (summer): Connecting
Cultures III: Creating Lessons Using Authentic Materials and
Technology To Meet the National Standards for Foreign Language Learning; SUNY Cortland and VENUSA
Institute in Mérida, Venezuela.
1999 (summer): Connecting
Cultures II: Creating Lessons Using Authentic Materials and Technology
To Meet the National Standards for Foreign Language Learning; Ashland
University & Cuauhnahuac
Escuela in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
1997 (summer): Connecting Cultures: Creating Lessons Using
Authentic Materials and Technology To Meet the National Standards; Ashland
University & Cuauhnahuac Escuela in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
1995-96: Distinguished Visiting Professor of Spanish, United
States Air Force Academy.
1986-87: Fulbright Fellow, Ecuador. English Instructor, ESPOL, Guayaquil;
Foreign Language Methods and English Instructor, Quito.
1985: American Field Service Exchange Teacher, Arequipa, Peru, summer.
1974-90: Spanish teacher, Outreach Counselor, Guidance Counselor, Foreign
Language Department Chair, Webster
Groves School District , St. Louis, MO.
2015: Professional Pacesetter Award, Department of Foreign Languages, USAFA, for the academic year 2014-2015.
2012-2013: Robert F. McDermott Award for Faculty Research Excellence in the Humanities (USAFA).
2012: William H. Heiser Award for USAFA Outstanding Senior Faculty Educator.
2012: Professional Pacesetter Award, Department of Foreign Languages, USAFA, academic year 2011-2012.
2011: New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers (NYSAFLT) Anthony Papalia Award for Outstanding Article on Foreign Language Education for “Cultural perspectives in the language classroom: Providing a meaningful context for communication,” Language Association Journal , 61(3); 11-36; with Robert Ponterio and Bill Heller.
2011: USAFA winner, Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Technology Award.
2010: Outstanding Academy Educator, Department of Foreign Languages, United States Air Force Academy (USAFA).
2006 NYSAFLT Anthony Papalia Award for Outstanding Article on Foreign Language Education for “Technology and world language instruction: Where we have been, where we are now, where we are headed,” in A. L. Heining-Boynton, Ed., 2005-2015: Realizing Our Vision of Languages For All; with Robert Ponterio.
2006 State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Faculty Service.
2001 NYSAFLT Anthony Papalia Award for Outstanding Article on Foreign Language Education for "Creating Standards-based Activities Integrating Authentic Materials from the WWW." NYSAFLT Annual Meeting Series, No. 17; with Robert Ponterio.
2001 State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching.
2000 ACTFL/FDP-Houghton Mifflin Award for Excellence in Foreign Language Instruction Using Technology with IALL.
2000 NYSAFLT Dorothy S. Ludwig Memorial Award for Service to the Profession; with Robert Ponterio.
1999 Dr. Nuala McGann Drescher Affirmative Action Leave Award.
1995 NYSAFLT President's Award for outstanding contribution to the profession for creating and moderating the FLTEACH academic discussion forum; with Robert Ponterio.
1986-87 Fulbright Fellow, Ecuador
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