George Woodyard: The Legacy of a Scholar
- George Woodyard: The Legacy of a Scholar
George Woodyard was exceedingly modest about his achievements. In fact, he was so modest that most of us were unaware of the number and range of his publications and editorial activities. We decided to publish a listing of his accomplishments in this special issue as a way of recognizing them publicly and also of providing bibliographical information to those scholars who share George’s passion for everything related to Latin American theatre. As far as we know, the last time that George updated his Curriculum Vitae was in January 2008. We have done our best to include activities and publications from the last years of George’s remarkably productive life and apologize for any omissions.
For narrative accounts of George’s life and achievements, see: Vicky Unruh, “A Virtuoso Performance: George Woodyard and Latin American Theatre,” Latin American Theatre Review 30.2 (1997): 7–16, and the “Auto-Archive” that George prepared for Theatre Journal 56.3 (2004): 547–51.
Education
Eastern Illinois University, B.S. in Education, 1954
New Mexico State University, M.A. in Spanish, 1955
University of Illinois, Ph.D. in Spanish, 1966
Employment
Palatine (Illinois) Twp. High School, Spanish teacher, 1955–57
U.S. Army, English Language Instructor in Puerto Rico, 1957–59
Riverside-Brookfield (Illinois) High School, Spanish teacher, 1959–61
Eastern Illinois University, Instructor of Spanish, 1961–63
University of Illinois, NDFL (Title VI) Fellow, 1963–65
University of Illinois, Instructor of Spanish, 1965–66 [End Page 9]
University of Kansas, 1966–2005
Assistant Professor, 1966–1971
Associate Professor, 1971–1976
Professor, 1976–2005
Professor Emeritus, 2005–2010
Assistant Chairman, Spanish & Portuguese, 1971–1974
Chairman, Spanish & Portuguese, 1974–1978
Latin American Area Studies, Executive Committee
International Theatre Studies, Executive Committee
Director, Summer Language Institutes (Barcelona: 1969Barcelona: 1970Barcelona: 1998; Guadalajara: 1967, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1997)
Director, Semester Abroad in Santiago de Compostela, 2004
Associate Dean of the Graduate School, 1978–1989
Acting Dean of the Graduate School, 1983–1984
Associate Vice Chancellor of Research, Graduate Studies and Public Service, 1980–1989
Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, 1981–1994
Director, Center for International Programs, 1984–1996
Dean of International Studies, 1989–1996
Dean of International Studies and Programs, 1989–1996
Honors
Sigma Delta Pi (National Honorary Spanish Society)
Kappa Delta Pi (National Honorary Education Fraternity)
NDFL (Title VI) Fellow, University of Illinois, 1963–1965
Watkins Fellow, University of Kansas, Summer, 1968
National Endowment for Humanities Summer Grant, 1974
Summer Research Grant, University of Kansas, 1971, 1974, 1976
Ollantay Prize for Latin American Theatre Review (Caracas), 1979
Distinguished Alumnus Award, Eastern Illinois University, 1983
Germany Today participant, 1986
Fulbright Fellow, Japan, 1987
Corresponding Member, The Hispanic Society of America, 1988
International Relations Council Distinguished Service Award, 1994
Fulbright Award, Ecuador, 1995
Plaque for meritorious service in the cause of Latin American Theatre, Taller Superior de Dramaturgia, X Festival Internacional de Teatro, Caracas, 1995 [End Page 10]
Premio Armando Discépolo for Theatre Research, presented by the GETEA (Grupo de Estudios de Teatro) of the University of Buenos Aires during the IV Congreso de Teatro Iberoamericano y Argentino, 1995
Phi Beta Delta (Honor Society for International Scholars), Faculty Award for Outstanding Accomplishment in International Education, Washington DC, 1997
Diploma al mérito teatral, Asociación Mexicana de Investigación Teatral, México, 1999
Life-Time Achievement Award, Teatro Avante, Miami, 2000
Honored Participant, XII Cairo Festival for Experimental Theatre, Egypt, 2000
Cramer Award for Teaching and Research, Spanish and Portuguese, University of Kansas, 2002
Civic Awards
Four Avenues of Service, Rotary award, 2005
Tom Wilkerson Teamwork Award, City of Lawrence, 2005
Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary award, 2006
Editorial Work
Latin American Theatre Review. Editor, volumes 1–40.
Handbook of Latin American Studies (Library of Congress). Editor, Spanish American Drama: No. 42 (1980); No. 44 (1982); No. 46 (1984), No. 48 (1986), No. 50 (1988), No. 52 (1990)
Latin American Literary Review. Member, Editorial Board (1977–1992)
Theater Communications Group, Inc. (New York). Member, Resource Committee
Ideas ’92 (University of Miami). Member, Advisory Board of Editors
La Escena Latinoamericana (Ottawa, Canada). Member, Editorial Board
Teatro CELCIT (Buenos Aires). Member, Advisory Board
Spanish Literature Publications Co., Inc. (South Carolina...
