Background
Castellani, Victor was born on February 14, 1947 in Brooklyn. Son of Anthony Joseph and Frances Agnes Castellani.
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Victor Castellani
Edit Profileforeign language and literature educator
Victor Castellani, foreign language and literature educator. Recipient Book award, Columbia Teachers College, New York City, 1968; National Defense Education Act Title IV and Princeton University national fellow, 1968-1971, Colorado Humanities Program project planning grantee, Denver, 1984, American Council of Learned Societies Travel grantee, 1990, 1994, National Endowment of the Humanities grantee, 1992.
Education
Bachelor in Greek and Latin, Fordham College, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy in Classics, Princeton University, 1971. Adjunct instructor Fordham University, Bronx, New York, 1970-1971.
Instructor U. Denver,1971-1972, assistant professor, 1972-1980, associate professor, 1980, director classical studies, 1973, department chairman languages and literature, 1981-1985, 89.
College/university educators advisory county, Denver Center Theatre Company, 1993. consultant on wineto Oxford English Dictionary. Contributing editor Rocky Mountain Wine Guide, Littleton, Colorado, 1983-1985.
Contributor articles, reviews and papers to professional journals, books and conferences. Leader Denver Wine Symposia, 1980.
Democratic precinct committeeman, Denver, 1980-1982.
Career
Adjunct instructor Fordham University, Bronx, New York, 1970—1971. Instructor University Denver, 1971—1972, assistant professor, 1972—1980, associate professor, since 1980, director classical studies, since 1973, chairman department languages and literature, 1981—1985, 1989—1998, since 2007. College/university educators advisory council Denver Center Theatre Company, Denver, since 1993.
Consultant on wine to Oxford English Dictionary, since 1993. Leader Denver Wine Symposia, since 1980.
Achievements
Membership
Democratic precinct committeeman, Denver, 1980—1982. Member of ProRiesling Verein (Trier, Germany), Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (president 1984), Classical Association Middle West and South, Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (executive board 2005-2007), American Classical League, American Philological Association, Archaeol. Institute American.
Connections
Married Cheryl Ann Beauford. Children: Stephen Beauford, Julia Beauford.
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Nationality
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Religion
Roman Catholic -
Political Party
Democrat
Awards
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Recipient Book award Columbia Teachers College, New York City, 1968. National Defense Education Acting Title IV and Princeton University national fellow, 1968-1971. Colorado Humanities Program project planning grantee, Denver, 1984, American Council of Learned Societies Travel grantee, 1990, 94, National Endowment for Humanities grantee, 1992.Mem.tempSpaceAmerican Philological Association, American Classical League, American Association for Italian Studies, Archaeological Institute American, Philological Association Pacific Coast, Classical Association Middle West and South, Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (president 1984), ProRiesling Verein (Trier, Germany).Recipient Book award Columbia Teachers College, New York City, 1968. National Defense Education Acting Title IV and Princeton University national fellow, 1968-1971. Colorado Humanities Program project planning grantee, Denver, 1984, American Council of Learned Societies Travel grantee, 1990, 94, National Endowment for Humanities grantee, 1992.Mem.tempSpaceAmerican Philological Association, American Classical League, American Association for Italian Studies, Archaeological
Institute American, Philological Association Pacific Coast, Classical Association Middle West and South, Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (president 1984), ProRiesling Verein (Trier, Germany).