Background
Sumner, Gordon Heyward was born on May 21, 1945 in Ancon, Panama. Son of Jack Shelton and Lucy Melvina (Alford) Sumner. came to the United States, 1945.
Sumner, Gordon Heyward was born on May 21, 1945 in Ancon, Panama. Son of Jack Shelton and Lucy Melvina (Alford) Sumner. came to the United States, 1945.
Bachelor cum laude, Florida State University, 1966; Master of Arts, Florida State University, 1976; Doctor of Philosophy, Florida State University, 1979.
Teacher Spanish, French, Public School in California and Florida, 1967-1977;
grad, teaching assistant, Florida State University, 1977-1979;
assistant professor Spanish, French, Alabama State University, Montgomery, 1983-1988;
associate professor, Alabama State University, Montgomery, since 1988. Visiting assistant professor Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 1979-1980, South Dakot State University, Brookings, 1980-1983. Translator United States Federal Court, Montgomery, Alabama, 1990, 93.
Consultant Fulbright Sel. Evaluation of Candidates, Montgomery, 1993.
Member National Education Association, American Association Teachers Spanish, Alabama Education Committee, Association Classical Hispanic Theater, Modern Language Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Delta Pi, Pi Delta Phi.