2017 Executive Board Meeting

The Pi Delta Phi held its 2017 Executive Board meeting today, October 7, during the South Central Modern Foreign Language (SCMLA) Conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Pictured below, L-to-R are: Dr. Olga Amarie (South Vice President); Dr. E. Joe Johnson (West Vice President); Dr. Scott Fish (President); Dr. Beverly J. Evans (Executive Director); Dr. Eileen M. Angelini (Newsletter Editor); and Dr. Sheila Turek (North Vice President).

On Friday, October 6, Pi Delta Phi sponsored a conference session: Producing Teaching Editions of Classic French Literary Works. Presentations included:

1. Dr. E. Joe Johnson, Clayton State University. “Bernardin de Saint- Pierre’s Paul et Virginie (1788).”

2. Dr. Robin White, Nicholls State University. “François-René de Chateaubriand’s Atala, ou les amours de deux sauvages dans le désert (1801)."

3. Dr. Eileen M. Angelini, Fulbright Specialist. “Marie-Catherine d’Aulnoy’s Les Contes de fées (1697-1698)."

4. Dr. Scott Fish, Augustana University. “Charles Perrault’s Contes de ma mère l’Oye (1697).”