Background
Yoken, Mel Barton was born on June 25, 1939 in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Albert Benjamin and Sylvia Sarah (White) Yoken.
language educator radio personality writer
Yoken, Mel Barton was born on June 25, 1939 in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Albert Benjamin and Sylvia Sarah (White) Yoken.
Bachelor, University Massachusetts, 1960. Master of Arts in Teaching, Brown University, Providence, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, Brown University, Providence, 1972.
Instructor French University Massachusetts, Dartmouth, 1966-1972, assistant professor, 1976-1981, professor, 1981—2000, chancellor professor, 2000, Emeritus French Language and Literature, 2008. Director French summer study program French Institute, 1981-1988. Radio commentator, since 1954, American Field Service, since 1971, president, 1984-1986, vice president, 2001-2006.
Visiting professor Wheaton College, 1987, University of Montreal, 1981-1988. Translator New Bedford Superior Court, New Bedford, Massachusetts, since 1985, Fall River Superior Court, Fall River, Massachusetts, since 1985. Reader, consultant Associated Press Exams in French, 1997—2008.
Nominating committee Nobel Prize for literature, 1970—2009, Academy American Poets, since 1999.
President Friends of Fall River Public Library., 1972-1980, president, board directors, 1972-1980. President New Bedford Public Library., 1980-1982. Board directors American Field Service, 1980—2004, president, 1984-1986, vice president, 2001-2005.
Vice president Friends of University Massachusetts Library., 1998-1999, president, 1999—2004, vice president, since 2009. Director Boivin Center, since 1999. Honorary member advisory board The Irena Sendler Project.
Member Academy American Poets (life, honorary 2006), Pi Delta Phi (honorary charter member 2008), Modern Language Association (life, honorary member 2009), American Association Teachers French (life, honorary 2005), American Council Teachers Foreign Languages, Middlebury Amicale (life), Northeast Modern Language Association (coordinator 1987-1991), New England Foreign Language Association, Massachusetts Foreign Language Association (board directors 1985-1990, distinguished service award 1992), New York State Association Foreign Language Teachers, International Platform Association, Francophone Association (vice president 1990-1998), Association Literary Scholars and Critics, Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association New England, American Society French Academic Palms, Fall River Chamber of Commerce, Brown University Alumni Association (representative), Richelieu International, Universal Manuscript Society (vice president 1993-1995), Claire T. Carney Library. Associates University Massachusetts Dartmouth (life. Honorary member 2010).
Married Cynthia Stein, June 20, 1976. Children: Andrew Brett, David Ryan, Jonathan Barry.