Jack Andrew Yeager

Background

Yeager, Jack Andrew was born on April 25, 1946 in Grand Junction, Colorado, United States.

Education

Bachelor in Foreign Langs. with high distinction, Colorado State University, 1968; Master of Arts in French, U. Kentucky, 1969; graduate with honors, Defense Language Institute, Monterey, California, 1970; postgraduate, U. Maryland. Far East division, 1971-1973; Doctor of Philosophy in French, University of Wisconsin, 1982.

Career

Teaching assistant French, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1973-1980; project assistant Center for S.E. Asian Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1980-1981; assistant d'anglais, Lycée Claude Bernard, Paris, 1976-1977; assistant resident director, Center for Foreign Study, Paris, 1979; director program in French language and culture, La Napoule (France) Art Foundation, 1987; lecturer French, U. N.H., Durham, 1981-1982; assistant professor French, U. N.H., Durham, 1982-1988; associate professor French, U. N.H., Durham, 1988-1995; director Center for International Perspectives, U. N.H., Durham, 1992-1995; professor French, since 1995. Secretary La France et l'Indochine, International Council on Francophone Studies, 1988-1989, 90-91, chairman, 1989-1990, 91-92. Coordinator French and Italian lecturer/film series U. N.H., 1983-1989.

TA/faculty evaluation committee University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1979-1980, search and screen committee, 1980-1981. Advisor French Minors U. N.H., Durham, 1983-1986, member of faculty caucus and academic senate,1983-1985, chairman departmental promotion and tenure committee, 1989-1990, dir.Dijon program, since 1991, chairman university commission on study abroad, 1992-1995, U. commission on diversity, since 1992, president's task force on gay, lesbian and bisexual issues, 192-, college liberal arts language review committee, 1992-1995, chairU. commission on international studies, 1992-1995. Participant Plattsburgh Center for Study of Canada Quebec Summer Seminar State University of New York, Montreal, Quebec, 1986, State University of New York-Plattsburgh Colloquium on Pedagogy, St. Marc sur Richelieu, 1987, State University of New York-Plattsburgh Colloquium on Québécois Film, St. Marc sur Richelieu, 1988, Québécois Novel, 1990, State University of New York-Plattsburgh Colloquiumon Immigrant Literature voices, St. Marc sur Richelieu, 1995.

Lecturer various colleges universities including U. Colorado, 1989, Dartmouth College, 1990,Swarthmore College, 1991, Hampshire College, 1992, Colby College, 1992, U.Tenn., 1993, Franklin and Marshall College, 1994, Baruch College, CUNY, 1995.

Achievements

• Jack Andrew Yeager has been listed as a noteworthy French language educator, administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The Vietnamese Novel in French: A Literary Response to Colonialism

    (Analyzes over two dozen novels written in French by Vietn...)

Membership

With United States Air Force, 1969-1973. Member Modern Language Association (treasurer gay and lesbian caucus 1983-1993, delegate assembly 1986-1988), American Association of University Professors, N.E. Modern Language Association (chairman book awards committee 1991-1992, vice president 1991-1992, president 1992-1993, chairman convention committee 1992-1993, chairman of the executive county 1992-1993,director executive county 1988-1991, summer fellowships committee 1989-1991, secretary Francophone programs 1985-1986, secretary Francophone poetry 1986-1987), American Assn.Tchrs. of French, Association for Canada Studies in the United States (localarrangements committee for biennial meeting 1990-1991), American Council for Quebec Studies, African Literature Association.

Connections

Life partner Timothy Cook.