Rhona Leslie Genzel

Background

Genzel, Rhona Leslie was born on February 15, 1943 in New York City. Daughter of Raymond and Gertrude (Prussak) Beldegreen.

Education

Bachelor, CUNY, 1964; postgraduate, New York University, Columbia University, 1964-1968; Master of Arts, Syracuse University, 1987.

Career

Teacher, New York City Board Education, 1964-1968; trainer, Xerox Corporation, Webster, New York, 1969-1974; educator, Rochester (New York) City School District, 1974-1979; instructor, Rochester Institute Technology, 1979-1981; supervisor English as Second Language program, assistant professor, Rochester Institute Technology, 1982-1984; director English as Second Language, associate professor, Rochester Institute Technology, 1985-1988; professor, Rochester Institute Technology, since 1988; director, Rochester Institute Technology, since 1986. Assistant professor of University Rochester, 1978. President Protocol International, since 1985.

Consultant Newbury House/Harper & Row, Prentice Hall, since 1979. Board directors Rochester International Friendship Council, English to Speakers of Other Languages Resources (coordinator committee founder), Job Bank.

Achievements

• Rhona Leslie Genzel has been listed as a noteworthy English langauge educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Culturally Speaking (College ESL)

    (Students learn to speak and act comfortably in a new cult...)

  • Culturally Speaking: Audio CD

    (Culturally Speaking builds useful, comfortable, communica...)

  • Culturally Speaking - Print on Demand

    (Culturally Speaking builds useful, comfortable, communica...)

  • Culturally Speaking by Rhona B. Genzel (2010-01-01)

    (New copy. Fast shipping. Will be shipped from US.)

  • On Your Way to Writing: A Writing Workshop for Intermediate Learners
  • Culturally Speaking: A Conversation and Culture Text for Learners of English
  • Culturally Speaking by Rhona B. Genzel (2010-01-01)
  • Getting the Hang of Idioms and Expressions
  • Culturally Speaking: A Conversation and Culture Text for Learners of English

Membership

Coordinator of Democratic campaigns, Rochester, 1980-1982. Member American Association of University Women (Women of Year Achievement award 1987), New York State TESOL (chair higher education committee 1986-1987, assistant chair 1985-1986), Rochester Institute Technology Women's Network (president 1986-1988, Rhona Genzel lecture established1988), Society for Intercultural Edition and Training, National Association Foreign StudentAffairs, American Association Intensive English Programs (vice president, advocacy 1992, president 1995-1996), International Orgns. Rochester (vice president 1991-1995).

Interests

• Avocations: writing, travel, antiques.

Connections

Married George Genzel, November 19, 1942. Children: Robert, Brette.

Father:

Raymond Beldegreen

Mother:

Gertrude (Prussak) Beldegreen

Spouse:

George Genzel

child:

Robert Genzel

child:

Brette Genzel