Beverley David , Senior Lecturer in French and Spanish

Education: Master of Arts (French), University of British Columbia , Canada
Thesis: «  Le roman de l'Afrique occidentale: quelques paramètres de l'ambiguïte »

Diploma in French Translation, University of British Columbia , Canada

Bachelor of Arts, University of Guyana , Guyana (South America), Major French; Minor: Spanish

Special Honors and awards:
2003 Winner of UW-System Woman of Color Award
1999-2000 UWSP Excellence in Teaching Award
1999-2000 Vice Chancellor's Merit for service to the UWSP
1998-1999 Vice Chancellor's Merit for teaching excellence and service to the UWSP
1997-1998 Vice Chancellor's Merit for teaching excellence and service to the UWSP
1995-1996 Vice Chancellor's Merit for teaching excellence and service to the UWSP
1995 Dean's Merit

Service:
-Co-advisor to SALSA
-Co-advisor to Spanish Club
-Dept. of Foreign Languages Assessment Committee
-Vice Chancellor's Representative to UWSP-TV

Professional Development:
•  African Languages and Literatures Conference, UW-Madison, April 2005
•  Videoconference with Teacher in Guadeloupe , UW-Madison, March 2005
•  Modified Oral Proficiency Training (French), UW-Eau Claire, September 2003
•  Cyber Workshop on Foreign Language Education, UW-Madison, November 2003

Research and Publications:

2000 Prepared grant for cultural immersion at the Instituto Cultural de Oaxaca, Mexico . Grant approved for study in summer 2001
1998 Summer research at UW-Madison libraries on “La Francophonie africaine et antillaise: un état présent ». “Focus on Teaching Grant” from College of Letters and Science, UW-SP
1996

Co-authored with Prof. Marcia Parker, “ South America 's Guyane: Model of Francophone Diversity.” Chapter for the Francophone World: Cultural Issues and Perspectives . Peter Lang Publishing Inc., New York .