Mildred Vinson Boyer

Background

Boyer, Mildred Vinson was born on June 1, 1926 in Newport, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Creed McNabb and Mildred Lucile (Vinson) Boyer.

Education

Bachelor, Baylor University, 1947. Master of Arts, Baylor University, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy in Romance Languages, University Texas, 1956.

Career

Assistant in Spanish, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 1947-1949; instructor, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 1950-1951; teaching fellow in Spanish, University Texas, Austin, 1949-1950, 1951-1953; instructor, University Texas, Austin, 1953-1954; assistant professor Spanish and Italian, University Texas, Austin, 1959-1962; associate professor Spanish and Italian, University Texas, Austin, 1962-1966; professor Spanish and education, University Texas, Austin, 1966-1986; professor emeritus, University Texas, Austin, since 1986. Instructor English, U. P.R., summer 1950, instructor Spanish and Italian, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1955-1958. Assistant professor Spanish, Italian, U. Arkansas, 1958-1959.

Associate director Foggy Bottom Conference Washington, 1960. Consultant schools, corporations, publications, Education Testing Svc., professional journals.

Achievements

• Mildred Vinson Boyer has been listed as a noteworthy foreign language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • BILINGUAL SCHOOLING IN THE UNITED STATES VOLUMES I AND II

    (Washington 1970. 2 volumes in one. 4to., 292pp., 328pp., ...)

Membership

Member American Association Teachers Spanish and Portuguese (national executive council 1968-1970), Texas Foreign Language Association (honorary life), Modern Language Association (Educational Research Information Clearinghouse national advisory board 1971-1973).

Connections

Father:

Creed McNabb Boyer

Mother:

Mildred Lucile (Vinson) Boyer