Background
Castañeda, James Agustín was born on April 2, 1933 in Brooklyn. Son of Ciro Castañeda and Edna May Sincock.
Spanish language educator university golf coach
Castañeda, James Agustín was born on April 2, 1933 in Brooklyn. Son of Ciro Castañeda and Edna May Sincock.
Bachelor summa cum laude, Drew University, 1954. Master of Arts, Yale University, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1958.
Certificat d'Aptitude à l'Enseignement du Français à l'Etranger, Université Paris, 1957. Postgraduate, Universidad de Madrid, from 1957. Student summer institute teachers foreign languages, Purdue University, 1959.
Assistant to associate professor Spanish and French, Hanover (Indiana) College, 1958-1961;
assistant professor Spanish, Rice U., Houston, 1961-1963;
associate professor Spanish, Rice U., Houston, 1963-1967;
professor Spanish, Rice U., Houston, since 1967. Visiting professor Spanish University of Southern California, 1959, U. North Carolina, 1962, 68, Western New Mexico U., 1970. Florence Purington visiting professor Mount Holyoke College, 1976-1977.
Professor summer program Hispanic studies in Spain Rice U., 1979, 82,83-90, head freshman baseball coach, 1962-1967, assistant varsity coach, 1962-1983, department chairman Classics, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish, 1964-1972, moderator television series, 1964-1967, 68-69, head golf coach, 1983-1998. Lecturer, director, adviser and sponsor numerous academy and other committees in field.
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Chairman interview team in Europe Kent Fellowship Program, 1968. Active International Good Neighbor Council. Member American Association Spanish and Portugese (numerous committees and offices), American Association Teachers French, American Council Teachers Foreign Languages (delegate affiliate assembly, 1970-1975), S. Central Modern Language Association (various committees and offices), Houston Area Teachers Foreign Languages (various committees and offices), Modern Language Association (various committees and offices), Institute Hispanic Culture Houston (founding member 1966, numerous other committees and offices), Hispanic Society of America (honorary), Sigma Delta Pi (honorary president 1998).
Married Terrill Lynn McCauley, September 14, 1957. 1 child, Christopher James. Married Clara Luz Gutiérrez, December 9, 1991.