Ozzie Francis Díaz-Duque, Cuban literature and language professor. Certified associate American Translators Association, 1976; in human participants protection education for research teams National Institutes of Health, 2005, meritorious certificate Office Surgeon General Unites Dates, 1993; diplomate Chicago Hearing Society for Interpreters for the Deaf, 1978. Research areas: teaching methodology, translation, American Sign Language/Deaf Culture
Background
Díaz-Duque, Ozzie Francis was born on September 17, 1951 in Guanajay, Pinar del Río, Cuba. Son of Jesús Díaz Menéndez and Teresa Duque Ortega. Queens College, City University of New York
Romance Languages and Literatures B.A. (1973). Ph.D. (1980) Doctoral Dissertation: García Gutiérrez y Verdi: Estudio Comparativo de El trovador e Il trovatore.Magna Cum Laude (Queens College, CUNY, 1973). Phi Beta Kappa (1973). U.S. Surgeon General's Certificate of Merit (1993). Staff Excellence Award (The University of Iowa, 1993). Collegiate Teaching Award (nominated Fall 2001). Teaching Excellence Commendation (UI Center for Teaching, 2003).
Education
Bachelor, Queens College City University of New York, 1973. Master of Arts, University Iowa, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy, University Iowa, 1980.
Career
Coordinator interpreting and Translate Services University Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, since 1976. Professor department Spanish and Portuguese University Iowa, since 1980.
Membership
Volunteer examiner Iowa City Free Medical Clinic, 1988—1993, board member, 1986—1993. Advisory Johnson County Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Coalition, 1885—1989. Volunteer Hospice Iowa City.
Presidential University Iowa, 1996—1997. Member of Iowa Registry Interpreters Deaf, American Translators Association (associate), Registry Interpreters Deaf (associate).
Personality
Effervescent, incandescent, funny, courteous, in sum, a gem of a guy.
Physical Characteristics:
Gorgeous and semi-succulent on some days.
Quotes from others about the person
"If you want to get to his ass, you'll need a map, and it's in Latin."
"Ozzie doesn't have opinions, he has proclamations."
"If it smells or hurts, he won't do it."