| DATE | HONOR |
| 2004-05 | Departmental Nominee for the Researcher of the Year Award, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS), Utah State University |
| 2003-04 | Academic year sabbatical leave, Utah State University |
| 1998-99 | Recipient of the Researcher of the Year Award, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS), Utah State University |
| 1996-97 | Recipient of Mortar Board “Top Prof” award, Utah State University |
| 1996-97 | Two quarters’ sabbatical leave, Utah State University |
| 1989-90 | Departmental Nominee for the Researcher of the Year Award, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS), Utah State University |
| 1988-89 | Departmental Nominee for the Researcher of the Year Award, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS), Utah State University |
| 1979-80 | Yale University Fellow, 1979-80 |
| 1977-79 | NDFL (Title VI) Fellow, Yale University |
| 25 May 77 | Phi Kappa Phi, University of Utah |
| 26 May 76 | Phi Beta Kappa, University of Utah |
| DATE | COMMITTEE |
| 2006-09 | Member of Tenure and Promotion Committee for Cacilda Rêgo (Portuguese) |
| 2005-09 | Chair of Tenure and Promotion Committee for Javier Domínguez García (Spanish) |
| 2005-08 | Member of Promotion Committee for Renate Posthofen (German) |
| 2003-08 | Chair of Promotion Committee for Isela Chiu-Olivares (Spanish) |
| 2003-08 | Chair of Tenure and Promotion Committee for Sarah Gordon (French) |
| 2004-07 | Chair of Tenure and Promotion Committee for María Luisa Spicer-Escalante (Linguistics) |
| 2004-07 | Member of Departmental Awards Committee |
| 2000-07 | Coordinator of Spanish Section, Department of Languages, Philosophy, and Speech Communication |
| 1997-07 | Member of Language Laboratory Task Force |
| 1987-07 | Co-Chair with Isela Chiu-Olivares of Studies Overseas In Spanish (SOIS) Committee |
| 2005-06 | Member of Departmental Colloquium Committee |
| 2005-06 | Chair of Portuguese Search Committee |
| 2004-06 | Member of Tenure and Promotion Committee for J.P. Spicer-Escalante (Spanish) |
| 2004-06 | Member of Promotion Committee for John Seiter (Speech Communication) |
| 1998-04 | Member of Tenure and Promotion Committee for Kevin Krogh (Spanish) |
| 2002-03 | Chair of Spanish Search Committee |
| 2001-03 | Member of Tenure and Promotion Committee for Karen Daly (Spanish) |
| 2000-03 | Member of Professional Responsibilities and Policies Committee of USU Faculty Senate |
| 2001-02 | Member of Promotion Committee for Fran Tichner, History |
| 1998-02 | Chair of Tenure and Promotion Committee for María de Jesús Cordero (Spanish) |
| 2000-01 | Member of Spanish Search Committee |
| 1996-01 | Member of Tenure and Promotion Committee for David Weiland (History) |
| 1999-00 | Faculty Advisor for Costa Rica Program |
| 1999-00 | Chair of Spanish Search Committee |
| 1998-00 | Member of Tenure and Promotion Committee for Vincent Martin (Spanish) |
| 1997-00 | Member of Departmental Policies Committee (Acting Chair 1999-2000) |
| 1999 | College of HASS representative to USU Educational Policy Committee (EPC) and Curriculum Subcommittee |
| 1998 | Member of Distance Education Task Force of USU Faculty Senate |
| 1991-97 | Chair of Tenure and Promotion Committee for Kevin Krogh (Spanish) |
| 1995-97 | Member of Doctoral Committee for Donna Morocco (Instructional Technology) |
| 1995-97 | Vice-Chair of Technology Task Force, College of HASS |
| 1991-97 | Member (twice Acting Chair) of Tenure and Promotion Committee for Dr. Fuencisla Zomeño (Spanish) |
| 1995-96 | Chair of Search Committee for two openings in Spanish (Spanish) |
| 1994-96 | Member of Graduate Committee for Robin Murdock (Theater Arts) |
| 1994-95 | Member of Provost Search Committee |
| 1991-92 | Member of Search Committee for Dean of the College of HASS |
| 1991-92 | Member of of Tenure and Promotion Committee for Frances Titchner (History) |
| 1988-92 | Member of Curriculum Committee, College of HASS |
| 1990-91 | Member of Doctoral Committee for Carolyn Thorsen (Instructional Technology) |
| 1989-91 | Member of Faculty Research Grant Committee, College of HASS |
| 1986-87 | Member of Course Change Committee, Albion College |
| 1984-87 | Member of Off-Campus Studies Advisory Committee, Albion College (1984-86 Chair) |
| 1983-87 | Member of Computer Advisory Committee, Albion College (1984-85 Chair) |
| 1984-86 | Member of Budget, Salaries & Benefits Committee, Albion College |
| 1979-80 | Member of Graduate Studies Committee for Spanish and Portuguese, Yale University |
| 1979-80 | Member of Portuguese Studies Committee, Yale University |
| DATE | SERVICE |
| 2001-09 | Faculty Advisor for USU Sailing Club |
| 2003-04 | Director of USU “Studies Overseas In Spanish” program in Valparaíso, Chile |
| 2000-03 | College of HASS representative to USU Faculty Senate |
| 1999-00 | Faculty Advisor to USU Study Abroad’s “Intensive First-Year Spanish” program in San José, Costa Rica |
| 1997-98 | Member of Technology Consultant Board, Holt, Rinehart and Winston Publishers |
| 1992-98 | College of HASS representative to USU Faculty Senate |
| 1995-96 | Director of USU “Studies Overseas In Spanish” program in Segovia, Spain |
| 1990-95 | Associate Editor of Hispania for the section “Computers in Research and Teaching” |
| 1992-93 | Director of USU “Winter Quarter in México” program in Mérida, Yucatán |
| 1991-93 | President of Tau Eta Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi |
| 1991-93 | Public Relations Officer of USU chapter of Phi Kappa Phi |
| 1988-93 | President of USU Macintosh Users Group |
| 1990-91 | Director of USU “Winter Quarter in México” program in Mérida, Yucatán |
| 1988-91 | Advisor for Undeclared Majors, USU College of HASS |
| 1984-90 | Editorial Assistant of Hispania for the section “Computers in Research and Teaching” |
| 1988-89 | Co-Director of USU “Winter Quarter in México” program in Mérida, Yucatán |
| 1986-87 | President of Michigan Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) |
| 1981-87 | Director of Foreign Languages in the Elementary Schools (FLES) in Albion community |
| 1981-87 | Faculty advisor for off-campus programs in Bogotá, Colombia; Guadalajara, México; San José, Costa Rica; and Sevilla, Spain |
| 1981-87 | Supervisor for language T.A.s, Albion College |
| 1985-86 | Vice President of Michigan Chapter of AATSP |
| 1984-86 | Acting Director of Off-Campus Programs, Albion College |
| 1983-84 | President of Alpha of Michigan Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, Albion College |
| 1983-84 | Faculty advisor for International Club, Albion College |
| 1980-81 | Faculty advisor for Spanish Club, Wittenberg University |
| DATE | GRANT |
| 1993-94 | Educational Technology Initiative (ETI) Grant, State of Utah, to equip, install, and supervise the use of computers and software in the USU Language Laboratory to enhance the foreign language curriculum. |
| 1992-93 | Curriculum Development Grant, Utah State University, to create interactive software for Latin American topics. |
| 1988-89 | Faculty Research Grant, Utah State University, to develop an interactive, hypertext anthology of Latin American poetry. |
| 1984-85 | Faculty Development Grant, Albion College, to be trained as an ACTFL Oral Proficiency Examiner (certified 1 Feb 86) |
| 1983-84 | Faculty Development Grant, Albion College, to create a series of computerized language drills |
| 1982-83 | Mellon Foundation Grant, Albion College, to conduct literary research in Argentina |