Background
Lance, Betty Rita Gómez was born on August 28, 1923 in San Jose, Costa Rica. Came to the United States, 1942. Daughter of Joaquín Gómez-Fernández and Blanca Castillo-Salazar De Gómez.
sciences and foreign language educator writer
Lance, Betty Rita Gómez was born on August 28, 1923 in San Jose, Costa Rica. Came to the United States, 1942. Daughter of Joaquín Gómez-Fernández and Blanca Castillo-Salazar De Gómez.
Bachelor of Science, Central Missouri State University, 1944. Master of Arts, University Missouri, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University, St. Louis, 1959.
Research assistant University Missouri, Columbia, 1944-1947. Teaching assistant Washington University, 1955-1959. Assistant professor University Illinois, Urbana, 1959-1961.
Professor Kalamazoo (Michigan) College, 1961-1988, professor emeritus, since 1988.
Member Friends of Library., Kalamazoo, since 1961, Kalamazoo Institute Arts, since 1961, Nature Center, Kalamazoo, since 1961, Environmental Concerns Committee, Kalamazoo, since 1988. Member Poets and Writers American, American Association Teachers Spanish and Portuguese, Association Prometeo De Poesía, Association Iberoamericana De Poesía, Association De Escritores Costarricenses, and others.
Children: Edward T., Harold Elliott.
