Ana Lydia Longo

Background

Longo, Ana Lydia was born on September 29, 1938 in Comerio, P.R. Daughter of Emilio and Maria Isabel (Alonso) Longo.

Education

Bachelor in Sociology, St. Mary College, Xavier, Kansas, 1958; teacher certified, U. Alabama, Huntsville, 1970; Master of Arts, Uplaced, Valparaiso, Chile, 1992.

Career

Teacher, Fort Rucker, Alabama, 1965-1969; instructor, Defense Language Institute, Monterey, California, 1970-1977; director English programs, Centro de Estudios y Servicios Internacionales, Viña del Mar, Chile, 1977-1982; private teacher, Olmué, Chile, 1982-1987; Professor of English and Spanish, U. Cathólica de Valparaíso, 1987-1990; Professor of English and Spanish, University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign, 1987-1990; lecturer, program coordinator, Drew University, University Católica de Valparaíso, 1990-1993. Director Institute Chileno Norteamericano de Cultura, Valparaíso, since 1988. Consultant Public Library., Olmué, Chile, 1992.

Achievements

• Ana Lydia Longo has been listed as a noteworthy Spanish and English language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member North America Institute Culture (director since 1988).

Interests

• Avocations: foreign affairs, cualitative evaluation of educational institutions, handcrafts, decorating, antiques.

Connections

Married Robert Raymond Gray, May 30, 1958 (divorced July 1973). Children: Robert Paul, Laurie Ann, Kelly Ann, William Kent. Married Carlos Alberto Wilkens, April 16, 1977.

Father:

Emilio Longo

Mother:

Maria Isabel (Alonso) Longo

Spouse:

Robert Raymond Gray

Spouse:

Carlos Alberto Wilkens

child:

Laurie Ann Longo

child:

Kelly Ann Longo

child:

William Kent Longo

child:

Robert Paul Longo