Awards and Scholarly Distinctions

                        Sept. 2004. Nominated for the 2004 VSU Award for Excellence in Teaching.

                        Department of Modern and Classical Languages.

                        April 2004. Promoted to Associate Professor. Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Valdosta State University. Valdosta, Georgia.

                        Nov. 19, 2002. Elected President for the 2003 Contemporary Spanish American Session, South Atlantic Modern Language Association, 51^st SAMLA Conference, Atlanta, GA.

                        1998-99. Nominated for the UTC Outstanding Professor Award. Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

                        April, 1995. Lowell and Frances Dunhan Graduate Teaching Excellence Scholarship. Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Linguistics. The University of Oklahoma, Norman.

1992-1997. Merit Tuition and Fee Grants Scholarship. The Graduate School, The University of Oklahoma, Norman.

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Grants             In collaboration with the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders at VSU. Teaching Survival Spanish to Graduate students who deal with Hispanic students in secondary schools. Total amount of the grant US$200,000, September, 2004.

                        In collaboration with the Department of Music at VSU. Grant for the Arts: Zarzuela Production to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in October 0f 2005, total amount offered US$4,000. Granted by the Program for Cultural Cooperation between Spain’s Ministry of Culture and United States Universities, University of Minnesota, July 14, 2004.

                        Grant Awards to make possible events at the Hispanic Heritage Month, October 2000, 2001 and 2003.Grant Awards from the Center for Faculty Development and Instructional Improvement at Valdosta State University, Multicultural Affairs, Vice-president Office. Grant made possible participation of Spanish writer and art historian Dr. Carlos Rojas, as well as dance groups, musicians, lecturers and a poet. Approximate total amount: US$4,500.

                                                            Selected Publications

Books              Literary Research Publication: Versatilidad y unidad estética en Guillermo Valencia a la luz del simbolismo francés. Currents in Comparative Romance Languages and Literatures, Michael Paulson and Támara Alvarez, eds. New York:  Peter Lang, 1999.

                        Creative Writing: Arreboles: cuentos y relatos.  Los Angeles:  Editorial El árbol, George Geisse, editor, in press.  

Articles on ESL and Foreign Language Education in collaboration with Dr. Jesús García, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain

                        Creating Web pages and technology as assessment tools for international students. Annals of AESLA XXII, RESLA International Congress, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain. April 22-24, 2004. In print.

“HIEO: Investigación y Desarrollo de una Herramienta Informática de Evaluación Oral Multilingüe” in Didáctica (2004). In print.

“Análisis de deficiencias y realidades de los proyectos de Exámenes por ordenador realizados hasta la actualidad” in the Proceedings of I Congreso Internacional: TIC y Autonomia Aplicadas al Aprendizaje de Lenguas in Castellón (Spain) (26-28 may 2004). In print.

“Parámetros de diseño para exámenes orales de nivel online” co-authors Jesús García and Svetlana Markova (Universidad de Klaipeda, Lithuania) along with 9 more authors which will be published by the European Association of Languages for Specific Purposes’ Annual Conference Book (2004).In print.

                        “La enseñanza de valores humanos: lectura y escritura.” Published in  the book  GRETA ELT 2001: Just Think Before you do it.  Granada: Concejería de Educación y Ciencia de la Junta de Andalucía,  Spain, 2002. 30-36.

“Teaching Human Values in the ELT Classroom through Magazines and Newspapers.”  Published in GRETA  A Journal for Teachers of English, Volume 9, No. 2,  Granada, Spain,  (Dec. 2001) 14-19.

Edited              García, Jesús. “Incidental Aspects in teaching ESP for Turismo Students”. Universidad Politécnica de Valencia at Gandía, Spain, October 2001.

García Laborda, Jesús. “Let’s Face it! Not All the Talk is Worthless: Effects of Cooperative Learning on the Students-Teacher Interactions and Classroom Effectiveness in Spain”. Colegio de Jesús, Madrid, January 2002.

                        Articles on Spanish and Twentieth Century Spanish American Literature

La Amazonia de Juan Carlos Galeano. Casa de Poesía Silva, 2003. Accepted for publication in Revista de Estudios Colombianos, Asociación de Colombianistas-University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign, Fall 2004

“Retórica y antisemitismo español en el siglo XVII: D. Juan de Quiñones y el problema de la sangre”, Crítica Hispánica, Vol. XXIV, No. 1-2, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, (Spring 2002) 59-80.

“Oriental Imagery in Guillermo Valencia’s Poetry.” In print, under revision for publication, Puesto de Combate, Bogotá, Colombia, Fall 2004.

                         “Introspecciones con Francisco Arriví Alegría.”  Published in Puertorican Theater Edition. Textos,Revista del Suntuas Académicos, No. 5  Year 2  (June 2001),. Sinaloa,  México. 19-31.

“La danza del arrabal y el cuchillo: la música en la mitificación poética de Borges.”  Published in MIFLC Review, Journal of the Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference, Radford University, (Spring 2001), 35-48. 

Translated       Amazonia: tranformación y ruinas. Scott Bailey’s article on Juan Carlos Galeano’s poetic work Amazonia; published by Puesto de Combate, literary journal, Bogotá Colombia, fall issue 2003.

In progress      Cinematographic trips in Galeano’s Amazonia. Scholarly article to be submitted for publication in a special edition dedicated to contemporary new Colombian poets, Fall / Spring 2004, Universidad Nacional, Bogotá, Colombia.

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                        “Sal de la tierra.”  Published in De la Letra.  Spring 1997, Vol 2, No.3.  State University of New York at Albany,  New York.

                        “Asombro.”  Published in  El Cid. January 1997, edition VIII. The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina.

                        “Arreboles: poesía selecta.” Published  in Instantes.  Summer 1996. Year II, No. 6. (EDA) Fundacao Biblioteca Nacional. Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.

                        “Oasis.” Published in Entorno.  Winter / Spring 1996, issue 38/39.  Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, México.

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Teleconference: Creating Web pages and technology as assessment tools   for          international students. AESLA XXII International Congress, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain. April 22-24, 2004.

Chair and panelist of the Contemporary Spanish American Literature (Spanish IV) session at the 51st SAMLA (South Atlantic Modern Language Association) Conference in Atlanta, GA, November 14-16, 2003.

 Secretary and panelist of the Spanish American Literature session at the 50^th SAMLA (South Atlantic Modern Language Association) Conference in Baltimore, November 15, 2002.

 “El uso didáctico de la traducción: una experiencia interuniversitaria” XVI Symposium on Literary and Scientific Translation, (Teleconference). Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain. March 8-10, 2002.

                       “Imágenes orientalistas en la poesía de Guillermo Valencia”  Spanish IV-B. SAMLA Conference November 10, 2001, Atlanta.

“La danza del arrabal y el cuchillo: la música en la mitificación poética de Borges.”  Chair of the session Modern Spanish American Poetry, organizer and participant of the Creative Writing Workshop. 49^th Interstate Mountain Foreign Language Conference, Oct 1999. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

“El paraestado o el legado de la violencia en Colombia.” Spanish American Literature VI: Love and Violence in Colombian Literature and History. First Annual Blue Ridge International Conference on the Humanities and the Arts, April 1999. Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina.

                        “Contrasting Latin America.” World Geography Sessions. Department of Geography and Sociology, March 1999. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

                        “El simbolismo en Guillermo Valencia.” Department of Modern Languages, Feb, 1999. Towson University, Towson, Maryland.

                        “Implementing a Spanish Curriculum: Cultural and Technological Approaches.” Department of English and Foreign Languages, Feb, 1999. West Texas A&M University. Canyon, Texas.

                        “Retórica medieval o ficción literaria en un tratado antisemita del siglo XVII.”  Special Sessions. MLA 114th Convention, Dec, 1998. San Francisco, California.

                        “Bilingual Poetry Reading: Luz Méndez de la Vega and Guatemalan Feminismo.” Department of Foreign Languages, Nov. 1998. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

                        “Short Fiction Workshop:Voces recónditas.”  Peña literaria “Utopía,”  April 1998, Los Angeles, California.

                        “La intelectualidad y el proceso político en América Latina.” Graduate Student Colloquia, Feb 1997.  Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Linguistics.  The University of Oklahoma, Norman.

                        “La evolución política del intelectual y su impacto en la realidad latinoamericana.”  XV Annual Institute of Latin American Studies Student Association Conference, March 1996. The University of Texas, Austin.

                        “Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: Her Life and Times.”  The Mexican Center of ILAS, Feb 1995, The University of Texas, Austin.

                        “Re-presenting Colombia.” Latin American Conference, Leadership Center of the Americas. U.S. Agency for International Development. Florida International University, May, 1993. Miami, Florida.

Moderator       Nov. 2002   Secretary of the Twentieth century Spanish American Lit. Spanish IV-B. SAMLA Conference, Baltimore, MD.

April 2001, 2002.  Latin American Studies related sessions. Women’s Studies Program International Conference. The Sixth and Seventh Annual Interdisciplinary Conference. Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia.

April 1999.  Session on Spanish American Literature VI: Love and Violence in Colombian Literature and History.  First Annual Blue Ridge International Conference on the Humanities and the Arts, April 1999. Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina.

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Primary:  Spanish (native), English

Secondary:  French, Italian, Portuguese.

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Arts, Cross-cultural studies, Literature, Languages, Painting, Writing, Photography, Music, Sports, Traveling.

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                       Modern Language Association of America, MLA (1997).

                        South Atlantic Modern Language Association SAMLA (2000).

                        Association of Colombianistas. University of Illinois, Urbana.

                        National Spanish Honor Societies: Sigma Delta Pi , Chapter Nu Xi, Valdosta State University current President and faculty adviser.

            University of Georgia: Sigma Delta Pi,  and University of Tennessee.

            Kappa Gamma Epsilon, University of Oklahoma.

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University and departmental committee work: Faculty Senate Subcommittees Minority and Diversity Committee, (2003-2005) and Academic Scheduling and Procedures Committee (2003-2006). Member of the Center for International Programs Foreign Cinema Committee.  Departmental committees on scheduling, course curriculum and rotation, PSC review, Hispanic Honor Society Sigma Delta Pi, president of local chapter NU XI. High School recruiting; designed Department of Modern Languages pamphlet and proposed an updated MCL Undergraduate Studies Handbook.

                        Initiated an Academic Colaboration Agreement between Valdosta State University and Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain, to benefit future research and faculty/student exchange, Spring & Fall of 2004.

                        Organized and promoted the National Hispanic Heritage Month on VSU campus, October of 2000, 2001 and 2003.  

                        MCL and Office of Testing liaison for administering the PRAXIS II examination on campus.

                        FLED majors advisor and supervisor; Latin American Student Association LASA faculty advisor; Community Practicum liaison, VSU-Southern Pine, Migrant Education Agency.

                        Volunteer for Hispanic migrants interpreting and transporting (Clapp Project).Interpreter volunteer for the 2003 and 2004 Migrant workers South Georgia Health Fair, South Georgia Farm Camps and Migrant Workers Clinic, Lake Park, Georgia.

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Louis Levy. Vice President for Academic Affairs. Valdosta State University.

(912) 333-5950.

Carlos Rojas. Professor Emeritus. Emory University, Atlanta.

crojas@emory.edu

Susan Wehling. Associate Professor of Spanish. Acting Head, Department of Modern and Classical Languages. Valdosta State University. (912) 333-4915

Sandra Walker. Professor  of Spanish. Department of Modern and Classical Languages. Valdosta State University.  Valdosta. Georgia.  (912)333-5948.

Oralia Preble-Niemi. Professor and Chair. Department of Foreign Languages. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. (423) 755-4114.

Manuel Cachán. Associate Professor of Spanish. Department of Modern and Classical Languages. Valdosta State University. (912) 333-7415.

Mary E. Davis. Associate Professor of Spanish. Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Linguistics. The University of Oklahoma, Norman. (405) 325-2428.

A. Robert Lauer.  Associate Professor of Spanish. Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Linguistics. Editor of the series Iberica. The University of Oklahoma, Norman.  (405) 325-6181.

Edwin Corr. Ambassador-in-residence and Professor. Henry Bellmon Chair, Institute of the Americas. The University of Oklahoma, Norman. (405) 325-6621.

Jesús García Laborda. Associate Professor. Department of Foreign Languages, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Gandía. Spain. E-mail  jgarcial@idm.upv.es

Jorge Medina. Assistant Professor. Department of Modern Languages, Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky. E-mail  jorge.medina@murraystate.edu

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