Hispanist group honors Gies
By Shelley Johnson | October 10, 2001The International Association of Hispanists doubly honored Spanish Prof. David T. Gies by electing him treasurer and selecting him as the keynote speaker at the association's conference in New York this past July. The association, founded in 1962, is the world's largest international association of Spanish professors. "I was just bowled over," when the association asked me to deliver the keynote address, Gies said. His hour-long speech, delivered entirely in Spanish, was entitled "Rococo Eroticism in 18th Century Spanish Poetry," which is one of his areas of expertise. At the same conference where he spoke, Gies later was elected treasurer, receiving the highest number of votes for any office. "I am pleased about the election because it will give me the opportunity to serve one of the professional organizations that has been most interesting to me," he said. The treasurer's duties include collecting dues from members, transferring money to Spain for expenses such as printing brochures and other materials, paying dues for the association's conferences and assuming responsibility for financial accounting on a yearly basis. His term lasts for three years. "I'm pleased to be able to help the organization," Gies said. According to Spanish Prof.
