Luis Francisco González-Cruz

Background

González-Cruz, Luis Francisco was born on December 11, 1943 in Cádenas, Matanzas, Cuba. Son of Francisco and Alicia Maria (De La Cruz) González Estenoz. came to the United States, 1965.

Education

Bachelor of Science, I. Jose Smith College, Cardenas, 1960; Public Health Laboratory Technician, U. Havana, Cuba, 1963; Master of Arts, U. Pittsburgh, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Pittsburgh, 1970.

Career

Laboratory technician, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1968; Spanish instructor, Point Park College, Pittsburgh, 1968-1969; Hispanic literature instructor, Pennsylvania State University, New Kensington, 1969-1971; assistant professor, Pennsylvania State University, New Kensington, 1971-1974; associate professor, Pennsylvania State University, New Kensington, 1974-1979; professor, Pennsylvania State University, New Kensington, 1979-1994; professor emeritus, Pennsylvania State University, New Kensington, 1994; retired, 1994. National deputy Circulo de Cultura Panamericano, Verona, New Jersey, 1988-1990. Literature consultant Teatro Avante, Miami, 1990-1993.

Achievements

• Luis Francisco González-Cruz has been listed as a noteworthy Hispanic literature educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

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Membership

Member Modern Language Association, National Research Council (review panelist), National Endowment for Humanities (reviewer grant proposals since 1982), American Association Teachers Spanish Portuguese, Florida Humanities Council (lecturer, speakers bureau).

Connections

Father:

Francisco Estenoz

Mother:

Alicia Maria (De La Cruz) González Estenoz