Erlis Ann Glass-Wickersham

Background

Glass-Wickersham, Erlis Ann was born on December 24, 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Frank and Marguerite Tropea.

Education

Bachelor magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1963; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, Bryn Mawr College, 1973.

Career

Assistant professor, Rosemont (Pennsylvania) College, 1966-1973; associate professor German, Rosemont (Pennsylvania) College, 1973-1993; professor German, Rosemont (Pennsylvania) College, since 1993. Visiting professor German, Ursinus College, 1979-1981. Member Executive Committee German Language Week Greater Philadelphia and Delaware, 1980-1981, 82-83.

Presenter conferences andunivs. Lecturer, speaker in field. Member Harvard-Radcliffe Schools Committee, Book Prize Committee, since 1981.

Chair division modern foreign languages and literature Rosemont College, 1985-1986, 89-90, 93-94, coordinator continuing education non-creditprogram, 1981-1982, director continuing education, 1976-1979, chair special academic program, 1969-1974. Director special programs Ursinus College, 1979-1981.

Achievements

• Erlis Ann Glass-Wickersham has been listed as a noteworthy German language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors, vice president Shortridge Civic Association, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, 1975-1981. Tel.vol., board directors Women's Resource Center, Wayne, Pennsylvania, 1992-1994. Board directors Friends of Rosemont College Library., 1987-1990, 91-.

Active Berman Art Museum Friends. Member Modern Language Association, American Association Teachers German (treasurer Philadelphia chapter 1975-1977, 1st vice president 1982-1984), German Studies Association, German Society Pennsylvania, Comparative Lit.Assn., Goethe Society North America, Lessing Society, Kafka Society, N.E. Modern Language Association, Society for 18th Century Studies, Phi Beta Kappa.

Interests

• Avocations: music, piano, gardening, theater, reading.

Connections

Married Louis Solomon Glass, June 22, 1961 (divorced May 1982). Children: Kirsten Margret Glass Anderson, Valerie Baker. Married John Moore Wickersham, January 5, 1985.

Father:

Frank Tropea

Mother:

Marguerite Tropea

Spouse:

John Moore Wickersham

Spouse:

Louis Solomon Glass

child:

Kirsten Margret Glass Anderson Glass-Wickersham

child:

Valerie Baker Glass-Wickersham