FACULTY SPOTLIGHT La traductora A SANDRA KINGERY, PH.D. INTERIM PROVOST AND DEAN OF THE FACULTY W.GIBBS MCKENNEY CHAIR IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES n outstanding scholar, teacher, and member of the faculty since she was hired as a tenure track faculty member in the modern language studies department in 1998, Sandra Kingery, Ph.D., has held two different faculty chairs, including the Richmond Chair from 2017-23 and currently the W. Gibbs McKenney Chair in International Studies. Kingery’s research interests focus primarily on translation and on contemporary women writers from Spain. Recent scholarship includes articles on the representation of sexual desire in writings by Esther Tusquets, social injustice in Alicia Giménez Bartlett’s popular Petra Delicado Series, and the challenges of translating gender. She is working on a new essay about gender violence in Pedro Almodóvar’s “The Skin I Live In.” Kingery has served multiple terms on Faculty Executive Council, including serving as the chair of the faculty, and full terms on both the Promotion and Tenure, and the Budget, Salaries and Benefits committees. She has also chaired the General Committee on Academic Affairs four times, worked on Middle States Commission on Higher Education reaccreditation teams, and directed the Faculty Mentor Program. Kingery has served on more than 50 peer evaluation committees and 55 search committees. It is because of Kingery’s extensive understanding and service to the College that she was appointed interim provost and dean of the faculty at Lycoming on July 1, 2024. One of her first strategic projects was to lead a group of faculty members and administrators who have been charged with developing proposals for additional academic offerings to build upon Lycoming’s already strong academic reputation (see pages 10-13). Briefly, when/how did you become interested in learning and teaching Spanish? I loved my French classes in high school because I had such an excellent teacher (here’s looking at you, Mademoiselle Brandenburg!). At Lawrence University, I majored in political science and philosophy, with the goal of going to law school, but my knowledge of French helped me pick up Spanish. I decided to take a gap year in Spain before beginning law school, and I took classes at the University of Barcelona, just for fun. That year got me hooked on Spanish, and I’ve never looked back. Why did you choose a career in academia? Teaching is the best profession in the world. You get to spend your days focusing on the subject you love, and you get to share that passion with students. Teaching at Lycoming provides the extra benefit of being at a place that supports and values faculty-student research. Working on literary translations with students has been one of the most rewarding professional experiences I’ve ever had. It’s amazing to see how the Lycoming experience changes students’ lives. 18 LYCOMING COLLEGE 2025 FALL MAGAZINE
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