World Languages Committees
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee ensures that all other department committees are fully staffed.
John Pizer, Chair 01/2024 to 08/2025
Albert Watanabe
Gundela Hachmann
Albert Watanabe
Gundela Hachmann
Study Abroad Committee
Laura Martins, Chair
Jeremy King
Harald Leder
Touria Khannous
Paul Anderson
Jeremy King
Harald Leder
Touria Khannous
Paul Anderson
Kathryn Monroe
Bylaws Revision Committee
Mark Wagner
Andrea Morris
Rebecca Carrero
Michael Katchmer
Curriculum Committee
The Curriculum Committee ensures all new course proposals or revisions of current
courses complies with rules established by the Faculty Senate Courses and Curricula
Committee.
John Pizer, Chair
Touria Khannous
Richard Warga
Alejandro Cortazar
Touria Khannous
Richard Warga
Alejandro Cortazar
Faculty Awards Committee
Kristopher Fletcher, Chair
Andrea Morshaeuser
Gang Zhou
Mark Wagner
Matthew Freeman
Alejandro Cortazar
Andrea Morshaeuser
Gang Zhou
Mark Wagner
Matthew Freeman
Alejandro Cortazar
Faculty Governance Committee
Carmela Mattza
Mark Wagner
Rafael Orozco
Mason Barto
Joshua Allbright
Mark Wagner
Rafael Orozco
Mason Barto
Joshua Allbright
Multicultural Affairs Committee
Liliana Socorro Naranjo, Chair
Carmen Pierson
Carol Stumpf
Dasny Hunt
Jeannie Williamson
Matha Flores
Nancy Laguna Luque
Paul Anderson
Rebecca Carrero Figueroa
Sheldon Lotten
Carmen Pierson
Carol Stumpf
Dasny Hunt
Jeannie Williamson
Matha Flores
Nancy Laguna Luque
Paul Anderson
Rebecca Carrero Figueroa
Sheldon Lotten
Open House Committee
Raul Gamboa, Chair
Charles Cloutier
Jeannie Williamson
Julio Molinete
Lan Zhe
Nancy Laguna Luque
Charles Cloutier
Jeannie Williamson
Julio Molinete
Lan Zhe
Nancy Laguna Luque
Peer Evaluation Committee 2024 to 2026
Andrea Morris
Laura Martins
Kristopher Fletcher
Carmela Mattza
Jeremy King
Laura Martins
Kristopher Fletcher
Carmela Mattza
Jeremy King
Promotion and Tenure Committee
The Promotion and Tenure Committee reviews cases of Assistant Professors who are being
considered for mandatory tenure and promotion to Associate Professor and Associate
Professors who wish to be considered for non-mandatory Full Professor.
John Pizer, Chair
Qiancheng Li
Laura Martins
Rafael Orozco
Christian Fernandez
Qiancheng Li
Laura Martins
Rafael Orozco
Christian Fernandez
Research Committee
Qiancheng Li, Chair
Mark Wagner
Rafael Orozco
Aaron Yamada
Elena Castro
Mark Wagner
Rafael Orozco
Aaron Yamada
Elena Castro
Social Life Events Committee
Eliana Maldonado Cano, Chair
Paul Anderson
Jose Rojas
Nohora Byrd
Rebecca Fisher
Paul Anderson
Jose Rojas
Nohora Byrd
Rebecca Fisher
Technology Committee
Jose Rojas, Chair
Katy Monroe, Chair
Michael Dettinger
Allison White
Cathy Luquette
Charles Cloutier
Isabel Matus
Jimmy Challis Gore
Jose Rojas
Rafael Orozco
Katy Monroe, Chair
Michael Dettinger
Allison White
Cathy Luquette
Charles Cloutier
Isabel Matus
Jimmy Challis Gore
Jose Rojas
Rafael Orozco
Classics Library Committee
Albert Watanabe, Chair
Joshua Allbright
Richard Warga
Joshua Allbright
Richard Warga
Spanish Awards Committee
Rebecca Carrero Figueroa
Raul Gamboa
Raul Gamboa
Spanish Undergraduate Committee
Andrea Morris, Chair
Jeremy King
Rafael Orozco
Laura Martins
Dorota Heneghan
Sheldon Lotten
Jose Rojas
Jeremy King
Rafael Orozco
Laura Martins
Dorota Heneghan
Sheldon Lotten
Jose Rojas
Spanish Scholarship Committee
Alejandro Cortazar
Aaron Yamada
Aaron Yamada
Dual Enrollment
Jeremy King
Secondary Education
Jeremy King
LSU in Argentina
Jeremy King
LSU in Spain
Carmela Mattza
Sigma Delta Pi
Carmela Mattza
Spanish Award Committee
Elena Castro, Chair
Aaron Yamada
Rebecca Carrero
Christian Fernandez
Aaron Yamada
Rebecca Carrero
Christian Fernandez
Spanish Round Table
Laura Martins
Spanish El club de Espanol
Carol Stumpf
Carmen Pierson
Carmen Pierson
Spanish Conversation Table
Julio Molinete
Raul Gamboa
Mauren Cortazar
Missael Duarte
Raul Gamboa
Mauren Cortazar
Missael Duarte