Sandra Lynn Barkan

Background

Barkan, Sandra Lynn was born on December 26, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Joseph P. and Florence P. (Podersky) Hackman.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in French with honors, Cornell Univercity, 1963; Master of Arts in French, University of California at Los Angeles, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy in Comparative Literature, U. Iowa, 1984.

Career

Lecturer comparative culture, University of California, Irvine, 1970-1972; lecturer deputy education, U. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 1973-1974; assistant director honors program, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1983-1987; associate director honors program, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1987-1992; acting director honors program, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1989, 92; executive director honors program, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1992-1995; assistant dean graduate college, U. Iowa, Iowa City, since 1995. Visiting assistant professor comparative literature U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1985-1988, 90, adjunct assistant professor comparative literature, since 1991. Convener Counter Intelligence Corps Honors Adminstrs., Champaign, Illinois, 1992-1994.

National selection committee Truman Foundation, Washington, 1994.

Achievements

• Sandra Lynn Barkan has been listed as a noteworthy Dean, literature educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Modern Language Association, Midwest Modern Language Association, American Comparative Literature Association, African Literature Association(treasurer 1989-1993, vice president 1996-1997, president 1997-1998), African Studies Association(conference section head 1995), Iowa City Foreign Rels.

Interests

• Avocations: hiking, skiing, traveling.

Connections

Married Joel David Barkan, September 9, 1962. Children: Bronwyn Michelle, Joshua Manuel.

Father:

Joseph P. Hackman

Mother:

Florence P. (Podersky) Hackman

Spouse:

Joel David Barkan

child:

Joshua Manuel Barkan

child:

Bronwyn Michelle Barkan