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Faculty Credentials : Fall 2007
Foreign Languages Program


1. Madalina Crenguta Akli (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BA FRENCH LITERATURE AND ROMANIAN LITERATURE -- UNIVERSITY OF IASI, ROMANIA(2000)
  • MA FRENCH -- UNIVERSITE DE LA SORBONNE-PARIS III, FRANCE(2001)
  • PHD FRENCH STUDIES -- RICE UNIVERSITY(2007)
  • French 24+
2. Debra D Andrist (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • AB SPANISH/SOCIOLOGY -- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY, HAYS, KS(1972)
  • MA SPANISH -- UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH(1979)
  • PHD SPANISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE -- UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK(1986)
  • Spanish 24+
  • Cullen Professor of Spanish--University of St. Thomas/Houston; Associate Professor of Spanish-- Baylor University
  • German classes abroad (.99) are listed under chair's name for administrative purposes only and are taught by qualified faculty at German institutions
3. Robert W Blair (P)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BA MATHEMATICS -- GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, D.C.(1995)
  • MS DEAF STUDIES/DEAF EDUCATION -- LAMAR UNIVERSITY, BEAUMONT, TX(2000)
  • ASL 24+
4. Charles W. Bridges (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BA ENGLISH -- TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY(1969)
  • MA ENGLISH -- STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY(1973)
  • PHD ENGLISH -- THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY(1976)
  • Rhetoric and Teaching Composition 9
  • Dissertation--an application of Kenneth Burke's theories for freshman composition 18
  • American Literature 24+
  • Co-author, Longwood Guide to Writing (4th ed.) [a freshman composition textbook, 736 pp.]
  • Director of National Writing Project affiliate sites in New Mexico and Texas, 15 years [workshops in writing and the teaching of writing]
  • Participated in NEH Summer Seminar on contemporary trends in composition theory and practice (8 weeks, U Pitt, 1977; funded by NEH)
5. Yasser Derwiche Djazaerly (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BA FRENCH -- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON(1992)
  • PHD GERMAN STUDIES & HUMANITIES -- STANFORD UNIVERSITY(2004)
  • German 24+
6. Shirin E Edwin (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BA ECONOMICS -- BANGALORE UNIVERSITY, INDIA(1998)
  • MA FRENCH -- BANGALORE UNIVERSITY, INDIA(2000)
  • PHD FRENCH -- VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY(2005)
  • French 24+
  • Diplome Superieur de langue francaise-Alliance Francaise de Paris, Paris, France(1998) Mittelstufe III- Max Mueller Bhavan(Goethe Institut), Bangalore India, 2000
7. James L Frankki (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BA PHILOSOPHY -- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON(1985)
  • MA GERMAN -- MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY(1990)
  • PHD GERMAN -- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON(2007)
  • German 24+
8. David Ross Gerling (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BA SPANISH -- MARIST COLLEGE(1965)
  • MA SPANISH -- NEW YORK UNIVERSITY/UNIVERSITY OF MADRID, SPAIN(1968)
  • PHD SPANISH -- THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA(1975)
  • Spanish 24+
  • California Community College Instructor Credential (18 5 GER 001 206217) in French & Spanish
  • University Excellence in Teaching Award 2002; College Excellence in Teaching Award 2006; Department Excellence in Teaching Award 2007
9. Ernest A Gobran (P)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BBA ACCOUNTING -- CAIRO UNIVERSITY, EGYPT(1972)
  • Spanish 6
  • Mandarin Chinese 15
  • German 3
  • French 12
  • Statistics & Costing 3
  • Teaching experience as commercial, educational & private instructor and/or tutor of Arabic (and other languages) in Texas, Taiwan & Sudan for five decades in education & business settings, including Arabic/Mandarin and/or Mandarin/Arabic for President of the Taipei World Trade Center, later the Minister of Commerce for Taiwan, 1981-92; Translation/interpretation experience in commerce, medicine & cinematography in Texas, California, Taiwan & Sudan for 33 years; Continuing formal education at the graduate level in Arabic (and other languages) in Texas, Taiwan & Sudan for 36 years; Author of Arabic-language publications: one book, more than 100 articles in Arabic about pan-Arab cultural issues, extensive creative writing in Arabic, & more than 100 translations Arabic/English and/or English/Arabic; Presenter of at least a dozen professional/commercial papers in Arabic (and other languages); Editor/Consulting Editor/Reviewer of at least six Arabic-language publications
10. Mary E. Gutermuth (P)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BS FRENCH -- SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY(1960)
  • MA FRENCH -- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI(1961)
  • PHD FRENCH -- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI(1965)
  • French 24+
11. Silvia Alemany Huntsman (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BA SPANISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE -- (1986)
  • BA SPANISH -- UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA(1986)
  • MAT SPANISH -- INDIANA UNIVERSITY(1990)
  • Spanish 24+
12. Sheila Stratton Jones (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BA SPANISH -- SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY(1971)
  • MED SPANISH -- SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY(1973)
  • Spanish 24+
13. Frieda Cecile Koeninger (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BA SPANISH -- SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY(1976)
  • MA SPANISH LITERATURE -- UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS AMERICAS (PUEBLA, MEXICO)(1981)
  • PHD SPANISH -- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN(1993)
  • Spanish 24+
14. Alejandro E Latinez (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BA LINGUISTICS AND LITERATURE -- PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PERU(1993)
  • MA PORTUGUESE -- VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, NASHVILLE, TN(2004)
  • PHD SPANISH-PORTUGUESE -- VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, NASHVILLE, TN(2006)
  • Spanish 24+
15. Enrique Mallen (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • MA ANGLO-GERMANIC PHILOLOGY -- UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA, SPAIN(1982)
  • MA LINGUISTICS -- CORNELL UNIVERSITY, ITHACA, NY(1988)
  • PHD LINGUISTICS -- CORNELL UNIVERSITY, ITHACA, NY(1989)
  • Spanish 24+
  • Linguistics 24+
  • German 12
  • Teaching Certificate in English and Spanish. Universidad de Sevilla, Spain, May 1982
16. John Pluecker (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BA WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES -- YALE UNIVERSITY(2000)
  • MA SPANISH -- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON(2007)
  • Spanish 24+
17. Alcibiades G Policarpo (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • MA SPANISH -- SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY(1976)
  • PHD HISPANIC LANG/LIT -- SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY(1989)
  • Spanish language and Literature 24+
  • Diploma from The National Police School with equivalence and recognition as a Superior Academic Institution.Eleven years of Law Enforcement work experience.Twenty years teaching Spanish Language and Literature.Translation work.
18. Kay E Raymond (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • AB ROMANCE LANGUAGES/LITERATURE -- RADCLIFFE COLLEGE(1961)
  • MA SPANISH -- BROWN UNIVERSITY(1964)
  • PHD SPANISH -- INDIANA UNIVERSITY(1983)
  • Spanish 24+
19. Ray S Renteria (P)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BA SPANISH -- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY(1967)
  • MA SPANISH -- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY(1972)
  • Spanish 24+
  • Actual laborary "class" content is text-dictated by publishers and controlled by professors teaching lecture portions of classes. Lab instructor of record is simply an administrative/technology access issue and must be the lab director.
20. Maria J Rico (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BS AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING -- ESCUELA AGRICOLA PANAMERICANA, HONDURAS(1988)
  • MS FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY -- TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY(1991)
  • MA MODERN LANGUAGES -- TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY(1994)
  • Spanish 24+
    Degrees In Progress
  • PHD SPANISH -- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
21. Joaquin Rodriguez-barbera (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BA SPANISH -- MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE(1970)
  • MA SPANISH -- MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE(1972)
  • PHD ROMANCE LANGUAGES -- THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL(1994)
  • Spanish 24+
    Non-Complete Degrees
  • MBA ACCOUNTING ANALYSIS -- UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA, SPAIN
22. Rafael E Saumell-munoz (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BA FRENCH -- MAXIM GORKI INSTITUTE, HAVANA, CUBA(1971)
  • MA FRENCH LINGUISTICS -- UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA, CUBA(1978)
  • PHD HISPANIC LANG/LITERATURE -- WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY(1994)
  • Spanish 24+
23. John F. Saunders (P)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • AB HISTORY -- STANFORD UNIVERSITY(1956)
  • AM SPANISH -- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBAN-CHAMPAIGN(1960)
  • PHD SPANISH -- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, COLUMBIA(1965)
  • Spanish 24+
24. Norma Beth Williamson (P)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BA ENGLISH/EDUCATION -- BAYLOR UNIVERSITY(1962)
  • MA ENGLISH -- TEXAS A&I UNIVERSITY(1969)
  • Spanish 9
  • *Taught Spanish courses at SHSU beginning in January 1996 until present date. *Was regularly evaluated using standard evaluation forms and continued in the program. *Taught Spanish 141 for Lee College at the Wynne Unit of the Texas Dept. of Corrections summer 1985. *Prepared Spanish speakers to take the GED in Spanish for Windham School System, Texas Dept. of Corrections 1985-1992.
  • *Received bilingual and ESL endorsements on teaching certificate SHSU 1985-86. *Spent 375 clock hours in intensive oral Spanish classes at Cuernavaca Language School, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico May 20 July 27, 1973, July 15-August 15 1975. *Earned six graduate hours Spanish as part of MA Texas A&M Kingsville 1967-1969. *Earned three hours upper division Spanish credit U. of Texas Austin summer 1963. *Earned 19 hours undergraduate Spanish as part of BA Baylor U. 1958-1961. *Teaching certificate for English and Spanish from Texas Education Agency January 1962. *Student teaching in Spanish Fall 1961.

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