Background
Arrington, Melvin Slay was born on July 26, 1949 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Son of Melvin S. and Katherine (Byrd) Arrington.
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Melvin Slay Arrington, American Language educator. Member Modern Language Association, American Association Teachers Spanish and Portuguese, Association Colombianists, Instituto Internacional de Literature Iberoamericana, Latin American Studies Association, South Eastern Council on Latin American Studies (president 1995-1996), Sigma Delta Pi, Phi Lambda Beta.
Education
Bachelor with Distinction, Mississippi College, 1971; Master of Library Science, U. Kentucky, 1972; Master of Arts in Spanish, U. Kentucky, 1974; Doctor of Philosophy in Spanish, U. Kentucky, 1979.
Career
Branch library, Jackson (Mississippi) Municipal Library, 1972-1973; instructor, Lenoir Rhyne College, Hickory, North Carolina, 1978; instructor, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1979-1980; assistant professor, Western Carolina U., Cullowhee, North Carolina, 1980-1981; assistant professor, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1981-1982; associate professor, Lincoln Memorial U., Harrogate, Tennessee, 1982; from assistant professor to professor, U. Mississippi, University, 1982-1995; professor, U. Mississippi, University, since 1995. Consultant Tupelo (Mississippi) Public Schools, 1986-1987.
Achievements
Membership
Member Modern Language Association, American Association Teachers Spanish and Portuguese, Association Colombianists, Instituto Internacional de Literature Iberoamericana, Latin American Studies Association, South Eastern Council on Latin American Studies (president 1995-1996), Sigma Delta Pi, Phi Lambda Beta.
Connections
Married Teresa Anne Ross, August 10, 1973. Children: Linda, Debra.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Fulbright Summer Seminar scholar United States Office Education, 1983. Recipient National Endowment for Humanities Summer Seminar award, Yale University, 1985, State University of New York, Stonybrook, 1995, Mellonn Seminar award Vanderbilt University, 1986, National Endowment for Humanities Summer Institute, University Texas, 1989;named Distinguished Foreign Language Alumnus, Mississippi College, 1990.Fulbright Summer Seminar scholar United States Office Education, 1983. Recipient National Endowment for Humanities Summer Seminar award, Yale University, 1985, State University of New York, Stonybrook, 1995, Mellonn Seminar award Vanderbilt University, 1986, National Endowment for Humanities Summer Institute, University Texas, 1989;named Distinguished Foreign Language Alumnus, Mississippi College, 1990.