Background
Scala, Gladys Mary Rivera-La was born on July 15, 1947 in Livorno, Tuscany, Italy. Arrived in United States, 1961. Daughter of Robert Yescas and Giovanna AnnaMaria (Ciucci) Rivera.
researcher Romance languages educator
Scala, Gladys Mary Rivera-La was born on July 15, 1947 in Livorno, Tuscany, Italy. Arrived in United States, 1961. Daughter of Robert Yescas and Giovanna AnnaMaria (Ciucci) Rivera.
1 child, Annamaria Norma Rivera. Bachelor of Arts, Manhattanville College, 1969. Master of Arts, Middlebury College, 1971.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, 1977.
Instructor University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1974—1975. Lecturer Department Agriculture, Washington, 1977—1979, Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, 1977—1979, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, 1979—1980. Assistant professor Romance languages United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, 1980—1984, associate professor, 1984—1990, professor, since 1990.
Director Annapolis Interactive Video Project, 1986—1987. Chairman Language Studies Department United States Naval Academy, 1989—1993. Reader-evaluator National Endowment of the Humanities, Washington, 1980.
Member of Modern Language Association (chairman Spanish medieval literature section North-East section 1983-1984), Middle States Association Foreign Language Teachers (secretary-treasurer since 1980), American Council Teaching Foreign Languages, International Association Hispanists.
Married Frank James Louisiana Scala, July 14, 1973. 1 child, Annamaria Norma Rivera.