Graduate Studies
About Graduates from our Department
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Doctoral Graduate, Paloma Fernández Sánchez 
Doctoral Graduate, Elena Schoonmaker-Gates (Ph.D., 2012) begins a tenure-track position in the Department of Foreign Languages at Elon University. For many years standing, our Ph.D. graduates have had an outstanding placement record, having been appointed to tenure-track positions at fine institutions across the country. Rrecent job-seeking graduates have accepted offers at University of British Columbia, Northern Illinois University, and University of Missouri - St. Louis.
Tenure-track Positions Accepted by Our Recent PhDs (2000-2011)
- Ball State University
- Bucknell University
- California State University
- Calvin College
- Catholic University of America
- Centre College (KY)
- The College of St-Catherine (MN)
- Dickinson College
- Dominican University
- Drury University
- Emory University
- Florida Atlantic University
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Johnson C Smith University
- Michigan State University
- North Dakota State University
- Pacific Lutheran University
- Saint Anselm College
- College of Charleston
- Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- University of Arkansas at Little Rock
- University of British Columbia
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- University of Kansas
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- University of Missouri - St. Louis
- University of New Mexico
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- University of Northern Illinois
- University of North Texas
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of South Carolina
- University of Tennessee
- University of Wollongong (Australia)
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
- Wake Forest University
- Wartburg College
- Washington University (St. Louis)
- West Virginia University
- Widener University
Since 1996, the Merle E. Simmons Distinguished Alumni Award (MESDA) has been given annually to an alumna or alumnus of the Department who has brought distinction to her or himself. Awardees return to Bloomington to present a lecture to the department and receive their award. Past recipients are listed below, with their affiliation at time of the award:
| August J. Aquila | 2012-13 | Ph.D. 1973 | Indiana University | |
| Judith Nantell | 2011-12 | Ph.D. 1978 | University of Arizona at Tucson | |
| Janet Dudley-Eshbach | 2010-11 | B.A. 1974 | President of Salisbury University, Maryland | |
| Philip D. Rasico | 2009-10 | Ph.D. 1981 M.A. 1975 |
Vanderbilt University | |
| Frances Aparicio | 2008-09 | B.A. 1978 | University of Illinois at Chicago | |
| Michael A. Schnepf | 2007-08 | PhD 1985 | University of Alabama | |
| Marjorie Agosín | 2006-07 | PhD 1982 MA 77 |
Wellesley College | |
| Eduardo González | 2005-06 | PhD 1975 | Johns Hopkins University | |
| Patricia Lunn | 2004-05 | PhD 1984 | Michigan State University | |
| Candyce Leonard | 2003-04 | PhD 1992 | Wake Forest University | |
| Janet DeCesaris | 2002-03 | PhD 1988 MA 79 |
Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona | |
| Margaret Persin | 2001-02 | PhD 1977 MA 72 |
Rutgers University | |
| Norma Alarcón | 2000-01 | PhD 1983 MA 72 BA 70 |
University of California-Berkeley | |
| Roberto González Echevarría | 1999-00 | MA 1966 | Yale University | |
| Cristina González | 1998-99 | PhD 1981 MA 78 |
University of California-Davis | |
| Margarita Suñer | 1997-98 | Phd 1973 MA 1970 |
Cornell University | |
| Julie Greer Johnson | 1996-97 | PhD 1975, MA 1970 |
University of Georgia |
In 2007, the department also recognized a group of recent alumni in our symposium “The Other Golden Age,” in which four graduates who received the PhD between 2001 and 2003 were invited back to present their active research and meet with current graduate students.
