Angelo Mazzocco

Background

Mazzocco, Angelo was born on May 13, 1936 in Cerreto di Vastogirardi, Isernia, Italy. Arrived in United States of America, 1954. Naturalized, 1957. Son of Giuseppe and Ida (Rotolo) Mazzocco.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Ohio State University, 1959. Bachelor, Ohio State University, 1959. Master of Arts, Ohio State University, 1963.

Doctor of Philosophy in Romance Language and Literature, University California, Berkeley, 1973.

Career

Instructor Spanish John Carroll University, Cleveland, 1962—1965. Teaching assistant Italian University California, Berkeley, 1966—1969. Assistant professor Italian Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, 1970—1975.

Assistant professor Spanish and Italian Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, 1975—1978, associate professor, 1978—1983, professor, 1983—2003, emeritus professor, since 2003, chair department, 1981—1984, 1993—1996, chair Romance languages and literature, 1989—1993, 1999—2002. Fellow-in-residence Institute for Advanced Study, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1998. Member editorial advisory board Renaissance Quart., 2000-2006.

Interviewer National Public Radio, 2000. Visiting scholar American Academy Rome, 2006. Visiting professor Yale University, 2007.

Mellon Emeritus Fellowship since 2009.

Achievements

• Angelo Mazzocco has been listed as a noteworthy Language educator, cultural historian, linguist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Modern Language Association (executive committee Medieval and Renaissance Italian Literature 1981-1985, assembly delegate 1985-1987), American Association Teachers Italian, Dante Society of America (council associate 1985-1990, council 1994-1997), Medieval Academy, Renaissance Society of America (discipline representative Italian literature, 2000-2006, member nominating committee 2003, 2005, chairman Nelson Prize committee 2003, member Gordan Prize committee 2004), International Association Neo-Latin Studies, North America Association History Language Society, International Society Classical Tradition, American Boccaccio Association (vice president 1982-1983), American Association Italian Studies, National Association Scholars, National Ital. American Foundation.

Connections

Married Elizabeth (Hunt-Davis), October 7, 1990. Children: Michael Ray, Marco Angelo.

Father:

Giuseppe Mazzocco

Mother:

Ida (Rotolo) Mazzocco

Spouse:

Elizabeth Hunt Davis

child:

Michael Ray Mazzocco

child:

Marco Angelo Mazzocco