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SIGMA DELTA MU
SOCIEDAD NACIONAL HISPÁNICA |
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History
Sigma Delta Mu had its
foundation in Sigma
Delta Pi, the nation's largest honor society in the field of foreign
language. It was begun in 1979 and was developed by the enormous energy and
talent of Dr. T. Earle Hamilton, who formed the
society and served as its first president. Dr. Hamilton's fifteen years as
president of Sigma Delta Pi and his years of devotion to Hispanic studies
gave Sigma Delta Mu a foundation of high standards and recognized excellence.
Establishment of the office of the executive secretary and expansion of Sigma
Delta Mu chapters nationwide were directed with success and dedication by Professor Lawrence R. McCarty of Community College of
Philadelphia.
In August 1992, Donna Wilson of Highline Community
College in Des Moines, Washington, became the new executive secretary, and Anne Fountain of Peace College in Raleigh, North
Carolina, was named president of Sigma Delta Mu. The Vice-Presidents were
Nancy Zechiedrich- Southwest, Westark Community College, Fort Smith,
Arkansas; Bertha Arias-Midwest, Joliet Junior College, Joliet, Illinois;
Judith A. Laurie-Northeast, Ocean County College, Toms River, New Jersey;
Marilyn L. Terry-Southeast, Shelton State Community College, Tuscaloosa,
Alabama; Mercedes Aguirre Batty-West, Sheridan College, Sheridan, Wyoming.
In 1998, Cynthia Bingham of Chandler-Gilbert
Community College in Mesa, Arizona, became the new executive secretary, and Nancy Zechiedrich of Westark College in Fort Smith,
Arkansas was named president of Sigma Delta Mu. The Vice-Presidents were
Carmen Vigo Acosta-Southwest, Mesa Community College, Mesa, Arizona; Bertha
Arias-Midwest, Joliet Junior College, Joliet, Illinois; Alfonso Garcia Osuna
and Julio Hernandez-Miyares-Northeast, Kingsborough Community College,
Brooklyn, New York; Marilyn L. Terry-Southeast, Shelton State Community
College, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Mercedes Aguirre Batty, Sheridan College,
Sheridan, Wyoming.
In January 2000, Cynthia Bingham, Chandler-Gilbert Community College,
continued to be Executive Secretary while Mercedes Aguirre Batty, PhD of
Northern Wyoming Community College District-Sheridan College in Sheridan,
Wyoming was elected president of Sigma Delta Mu. The Vice-Presidents are Maria J. Fraser-Molina, PhD-Southeast, Durham
Technical Community College, Durham, North Carolina; Carmen
Vigo-Acosta -Southwest, Mesa Community College, Mesa, Arizona; Berta
Arias, EdD.-Midwest, Joliet Junior College, Joliet, Illinois; Alfonso Garcia Osuna, PhD, Kingsborough Community
College, Brooklyn, New York and and Julio
Hernandez-Miyares-Northeast, Long Island University, C.W. Post,
Brookville, NY; Carol Beresiwsky-West, Kapiolani Community College, Honolulu,
Hawaii.
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