EDUCATION __B.A., PH.D, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ UNIVERSITY CAREER __Director of Italian (1977-2008), U. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; specialized in Foreign Language Learning, Renaissance Italian Literature, 20th Century Italian Avant-Garde Poetry, Italian Film of the Cold War Period. PHOTOGRAPHIC AWARDS __2011: First Place Overall, GILLS CREEK WATERSHED ASSOCIATION, "Photo Contest," Columbia, SC __2010: First Premium, SOUTH CAROLINA STATE FAIR, "Professional Photography Exhibition," Columbia, SC __1984: Fourth Premium, POLAROID INC.," Picture America National Contest," judged by the International Center of Photography, New York, NY; __1982: Third Premium, SOUTH CAROLINA STATE FAIR, "Professional Photography Exhibition," Columbia, SC __1982: Selection for Show, SOUTH CAROLINA ARTS COMMISSION'S ANNUAL EXHIBITION (one of 69 works selected out of 900 submissions), Columbia, SC __OTHER ARTISTIC EFFORTS 5 Poetry, 4 prose, and 9 photo books viewable on Blurb.