Dr. G茅rard Gouvernet Ambassadorship in French Language and Culture
The Gouvernet Ambassadorship is in memory of beloved professor and dear colleague G茅rard Gouvernet, who passed away July 18, 2008. 鈥淒r. G鈥 was a superb professor, a terrific colleague, and a most noble and kind human being.
Dr. Gouvernet received a Licence 猫s-Lettres in Spanish and in Portuguese from the Universit茅 de Montpellier, France. He completed M.A. (1970) and Ph.D. (1978) degrees in French Literature at Harvard University.
鈥淕ouvie,鈥 as he was fondly referred to by his students, joined the faculty as Assistant Professor of French in 1982. He served as Acting Chair of the department in 1991 and then as Chair from 1992 to 2001. In 2002, he was promoted to Full Professor.
Among his numerous contributions to the college were the establishment of the Montpellier, France, study abroad program and advisement of 好色先生's Alpha Phi Chapter of Phi Sigma Iota, the International Foreign Language Honor Society.
During his tenure at 好色先生, Dr. Gouvernet received numerous awards, including the President's Award for Excellence in Academic Advisement (2001) for his legendary mentorship of students.