I love Hispanic Culture: the people, their art, cuisine, literature, music, even the geography, both of Spain and Latin America. I have worked, studied and traveled throughout the Spanish-speaking world for three decades, as a student at UNAM in Mexico City, as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Chile, as assistant director of the UIUC Year Abroad Program in Barcelona, Spain, and as a professor at Elmhurst College. Every two or three years since I came to Elmhurst College in 1974, I have taken Elmhurst College students for travel-study in Spain, Mexico or Costa Rica.
Past College Marshal
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I am proud to have served as College Marshal at Elmhurst for over a decade. The role is an honorary one in which I represented the faculty at ceremonial occasions such as convocations, baccalaureate and commencement.
ALPHA MU GAMMA
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I am a member of several honorary societies. I am particularly proud to be an adviser to the Theta Upsilon Chapter of Alpha Mu Gamma, the National Collegiate Foreign Language honorary at Elmhurst College. I also have served as a Regional Vice President, National Vice President and National President of Alpha Mu Gamma, and currently serve on the National Executive Council.
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Alpha Mu Gamma National Collegiate
Foreign Language Honorary Society
http://citywww.lacc.cc.ca.us/activities/honor/amg/homepage.htm
Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
I also am a member of several foreign language professional organizations: AATSP, ACTFL, CSC, among others. I am a charter member of the Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, the premier organization of this type in Illinois, and one of the finest in the nation. I have served the Illinois Council in a number of capacities, including First Vice President and President.
Illinois Council on the
Teaching of Foreign Languages
www.ictfl.org
The Midway Ramblers Cajun Band
"Louisiana French Music in
Chicago"
What do foreign language teachers do in their spare time? My family has a Cajun band which performs for schools, community and professional organizations. In the summers we also have a number of concert and festival gigs. The Cajun band allows us to combine our interests in foreign languages, in music, and in the rich diversity of cultures in the United States. "Allons à Lafayette!"
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The Midway Ramblers Cajun
Band
www.midwayramblers.com
Immersed in Costa Rica
http://www.elmhurst.edu/~fl/costarica.html
