:

Mary Kempen

3335 East Ave. S. Apt. 115

La Crosse, WI 54601
(608) 796-2079

EDUCATION:

VITERBO UNIVERSITY, La Crosse, WI

Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Licensure Program, spring 2015
THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON, Madison, Wisconsin
Ph.D., Spanish Literature 2007
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, Lawrence, Kansas
M.A., Spanish 2000
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Honors B.A., International Affairs and Spanish, summa cum
laude 1998

TEACHING:

OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY, 525 S. Main St., Ada, Ohio

2007-2014
Assistant Professor of Spanish 2007-2014
Instructed courses on Elementary Spanish Language, Intermediate
Spanish Language, Spanish Conversation, Spanish Composition,
Spanish Film, Advanced Spanish Language, Business Spanish, Spanish
Civilization, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Spanish Literature,
and Elementary Spanish for Nurses in RN to BSN program.
THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON, Madison, Wisconsin
2000-2007
Lecturer (2003-2006)
Instructed fifth semester Spanish Intermediate Language Practice with
Emphasis on Grammar and Writing. Prepared syllabi and examinations
and graded all course work.
Teaching Assistant (2000-2003, 2006-2007)
Instructed second semester and third semester beginner-level Spanish
language classes. Instructed fourth semester Spanish language
classes. Prepared examinations and graded all course work.
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, Lawrence, Kansas 1998-2000
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Instructed introductory first semester Spanish language classes, one
during the summer. Instructed a first and second semester combined
accelerated course. Instructed a third semester intermediate course.
Prepared syllabi and examinations and graded all course work.

TEACHING HONORS: OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY

Mortar Board Favorite Professor 2014
Nominated by a student Mortar Board honor society member as
her favorite professor and invited to a reception.
Outstanding Teaching Faculty Award 2011, 2012, 2013
Nominated by the Getty College of Arts and Sciences Student
Advisory Board for Outstanding Teaching Faculty of Modern
Languages.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
ANNUAL CONFERENCE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF
TEACHERS OF SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE July 2013
CONVENTION AMERICAN COUNCIL ON THE TEACHING
OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES November 2012
SEMINAR TEACHING SPANISH FOR BUSINESS: A
GLOBAL APPROACH June 2008

REFERENCES:

Dr. Roseanna Dufault

Former Chair, Department of Modern Languages
Ohio Northern University
525 S. Main St.
Ada, OH 45810
r-dufault@onu.edu
419-772-2116
Dr. Kanishka Sen
Associate Professor of Spanish
Chair, Department of Modern Languages
Ohio Northern University
525 S. Main St.
Ada, OH 45810
k-sen@onu.edu
419-772-2114
Dr. Thomas Finn
Professor of French and Spanish
Ohio Northern University
525 S. Main St.
Ada, OH 45810
t-finn@onu.edu
419-772-2113