Background
Andrist, Debra Diane was born on November 14, 1950 in Goodland, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Bill Lee and Gerre Danleia (Ingamells) Andrist.
Spanish language and literature educator
Andrist, Debra Diane was born on November 14, 1950 in Goodland, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Bill Lee and Gerre Danleia (Ingamells) Andrist.
Bachelor, Fort Hays Kansas State University, 1972. Master of Arts, University Utah, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1985.
Instructor Spanish, Grosse Pointe (Michigan) Public Schools, 1972-1973;
instructor Spanish, Westside Public Schools, Omaha, 1975-1977;
teaching assistant, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1977-1979;
teaching assistant, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1979-1982;
associate professor Spanish, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, since 1982. Evening Spanish instructor Maryvale Public Adult School, Cheektowaga, New York, 1981-1982. Instructor Spanish, Lorena (Texas) Methodist Pre-School, 1985-1987, Lakewood Baptist Pre-School, waco, 1985-1987.
Book reviewer District of Columbia Heath, Heinle & Heinle, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Prentice Hall, Houghton Mifflin, Arte Publico Press, HarperCollins, Warner Bros. Saunders; owner/operator Panache.
Board of directors Control Texas Women's Alliance, 1993, president, 1994. Member Historic Waco Foundation, since 1992. Volunteer American Heart Association.
Member Dallas Museum Art, since 1982, Fort Worth Museum Art, since 1984, Kimball Museum, Fort Worth, since 1982, Waco Art Center, since 1982, Texas Arts Council Association, exhibition hostess, 1992. Secretary-treasurer Mackey Ranch Property Owners Association, Eddy, Texas, 1987-1988, president, 1988-1989. Bilingual teaching volunteer Utah Shriners Hospital, Salt Lake City,1977-1979.
Volunteer Omaha Ballet, 1975-1977, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, 1975-1977, others Member American Association of University Professors (Texas representative-at-large since 1992, president 1992-1993), Modern Language Association (South Control.chpt. secretary 1989, 92, president 1990, 93, Women's Caucus section secretary 1991,president 1992, Spanish American literature section secretary 1993, president 1994), Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association, Midwest Modern Language Association, American Association Teachers Spanish and Portuguese, International Imagery Association, Women's Studies association, Medieval Feminist Scholars, L.Am. Studies Association, Instituto Literario y Cultural Hispanico, S.W. Council L.Am. Studies, Feministas unidas, Asociacion de literatura femenina, Philanthropic and Educational Organization.
Married A.L. Freeman, Junior, August 26, 1989.