Curriculum Vitae OF ELIZABETH ANN WALLACE EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 2008-Present Assistant Professor of ESL (Tenure-Track) - Georgia Perimeter College English as a Second Language (2008-Present) GPC Seminar (2014-Present) 2006-2008 Term-to-Term ESL Instructor - Georgia Perimeter College 2005 2006 Adjunct ESL Instructor Georgia Perimeter College 2003-2005 English Lecturer United Arab Emirates University 1994-2003 Business/Office Manager Chris Sanor Remodeling & Repair, Inc. 1987-1994 Legal Secretary McKenna Long Aldridge 1984-1987 Word Processing Specialist Deloitte & Touche 1981-1983 Legal Word Processing Specialist Troutman Sanders 1979-1981 Legal Word Processing Specialist U.S. Department of Labor Solicitor s Office 1975-1978 Personnel Specialist United States Marine Corps ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT A. EDUCATION May 2003 Master of Arts Major: Applied Linguistics/Teaching English as a Second Language Georgia State University May 1994 Bachelor of Sciences Major: Human Resources/Urban Studies Administration Georgia State University Minor: Non-Profit December 1987 Associate of Science Major: General Studies Georgia Perimeter College (formerly DeKalb College) B. HONORS & SPECIAL RECOGNITION 2014 Nominated for Faculty Advisor of the Year Georgia Perimeter College 2013 Faculty Professional Development Award - Georgia Perimeter College
2012 Faculty Development Grant $11,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AACU) for the Bridging Cultures to Form a Nation Initiative (member of the Grant Committee) 2012 Faculty Academy Service Learning Fellow Tier Two Atlanta Center for Civic Engagement & Service Learning at Georgia Perimeter College 2010 Faculty Academy Service Learning Fellow Atlanta Center for Civic Engagement & Service Learning at Georgia Perimeter College 2007 Professional Development Award from TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers Of Other Languages) 2007 Georgia Perimeter College Center for Teaching & Learning Travel Grant 2006 2006 Beverly Benson Travel Grant from Georgia TESOL 2006 Teaching Retreat from the Center for Teaching & Learning at Georgia Perimeter College (received this invitation as an Adjunct Instructor) 2003 Applied Linguistics/TESL Professional Service Award at Georgia State University 1994 William R. Gable Award for Outstanding Student in the College of Public & Urban Affairs at Georgia State University 1994 Golden Key National Honor Society (Georgia State University) C. PUBLICATIONS Hall, B. J. & Wallace, B., 2008. Service-Learning in the Refugee/Immigrant Community: Connect to Success and Project SHINE. ANUPI 2008 Conference Proceedings, 1-8. Wallace, B., Summer 2007. Teaching in China What an Opportunity! U.S.-China Review, XXXI (3): 15, 18. PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT A. PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS 2005-Present Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) 2002-2003 (Coordinator of Community College Teaching Award, 2009-Present; Adult Education Interest Section WebManager/Steering Committee, 2005-Present; Conference Proposal Reviewer, 2008-Present; Assistant Newsletter Editor Adult Education Interest Section, 2005) 2
2005-Present Georgia TESOL (President, 2012; Conference Chair, 2012; Secretary, 2011; 2002-2003 Conference Program Chair, 2011; Conference Exhibitor Liaison, 2010; Board of Directors Member-at-Large, 2009-2011) 2014-Present Community College Humanities Association (CCHA) 2004-2005 TESOL Arabia (Co-Chairperson/Treasurer of the Learner Independence Special Interest Group, 2004-2005) 2008-Present Georgia Association of International Educators (GAIE) B. PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS Civic Engagement and Service Learning in Suburban Atlanta. Community College Humanities Association Southern Division Conference, Tampa, Florida. November 2014. Initiatives of GPC through the Bridging Cultures to Form a Nation Grant. The American Democracy Project/The Democracy Commitment Annual Meeting of the American Assocaition of State Colleges & Universities/American Association of Colleges & Universities, Louisville, Kentucky. June 2014. Engagement and Service Learning at Georgia Perimeter College. Association of Colleges & Universities/National Endowment for the Humanities Bridging Cultures Institute, Burlington, Vermont. July 2012. Poster Session on Project SHINE. Gulf-South Summit on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement through Higher Education, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. March 2012. Reaching Out Through Higher Education: An Integrative Approach to Defining Community. Gulf-South Summit on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement through Higher Education, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. March 2012. Choose the Right Readings: How Thematic Topics Can Engage Your Class. 47 th Annual Two- Year College English Association Southeast Regional Conference, Virginia Beach, Virginia. February 2012. Service Learning & Civic Engagement Integration, Pre-Conference Workshop, Two-Year College English Association Southeast Regional Conference, Decatur, Georgia. March 2011. Service Learning in the Refugee/Immigrant Community: Exploring GPC s Place in the Community. Two-Year College English Association Southeast Regional Conference, Decatur, Georgia, March 2011. Engaging Your Students English through Service Learning! Georgia TESOL Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, October 2010. First-Timers Session, Georgia TESOL Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, October 2010. 3
Study Abroad Students Serving the Local Community in Costa Rica: Benefits, Challenges, and Ways to Improve, 13 th Annual Americas Council Conference, Clarkston, Georgia, February 2010. First-Timers Session, Southeast Regional TESOL Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, September 2009. Give Your Students an Ego Boost through Service Learning!! Southeast Regional TESOL Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, September 2009. Service-Learning in the Refugee/Immigrant Community, Asociación Nacional Universitaria Profesores de Inglės (ANUPI) Conference, Puerta Vallarta, Mexico, October 2008. International Students teaching ESL an Ego Boost through Service Learning!! Winter Conference, Georgia Association of International Educators, Jekyll Island, Georgia, February 2008. Service-Learning in the Refugee/Immigrant Community, University System of Georgia Learning Support Conference, Jekyll Island, Georgia, April 2007. Using the Internet to Enhance Reading and Vocabulary Skills, TESOL Electronic Village, TESOL International Conference, Tampa, Florida, March 2006. Using DiscoverySchool.com to Create Quizzes, Puzzles and Worksheets, TESOL Electronic Village, TESOL International Conference, Tampa, Florida, March 2006. Web-based Activities Using Hot Potatoes, Graduate Student Forum, TESOL International Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, March 2003. Learn your future on the Web, Southeast Regional TESOL Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, September 2002. C. PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES ATTENDED 2003, 2006 2011 TESOL International 2012-2014 2006 Present Georgia TESOL Conference 2014 Community College Humanities Association Southern Division Conference 2011-2012 Two-Year College English Association Southeast (TYCA-SE) 2010, 2012 Gulf South Summit Conference for Service-Learning and Civic Engagement 2010-2014 Conference of the Americas 4
2008 Asociación Nacional Universitaria Profesores de Inglės (ANUPI) Conference 2008-2009 Georgia Association of International Educators (GAIE) 2007 USG Learning Support Conference 2003 Sunshine State TESOL Conference 2002, 2009 Southeast Regional TESOL Conference D. OTHER Service to the Institution 2015 Served on college-wide Novel Peace Laureate World Summit Proposal Committee 2014 Civic Engagement and Service Learning in Suburban Atlanta, Faculty Development Day Presentation, Georgia Perimeter College. 2012 Get an EDGE by Bridging Cultures: The Humanities and Civic Engagement, Faculty Development Day Presentation, Georgia Perimeter College. 2012-2013 Alternate Faculty Senator for ESL 2010-2012 Chairperson for Clarkston Faculty Senate 2009 ESL/Foreign Language Representative on Clarkston Faculty Senate 2012-Present Serve on GPC college-wide Reads Committee 2012-2014 Serve on GPC college-wide Perspectives Committee 2011-Present Serve on ESL Curriculum Committee 2013-Present Serve on ENSL 0072/0082 Subcommittee 2013-Present Faculty Advisor for Muslim Student Association (Dunwoody) 2009-2012 Faculty Advisor for Ethiopian Student Association (Clarkston) 2011-2014 Served on college-wide Conference of the Americas Planning Committee 2009-Present Served or served on a variety of GPC Search Committees for both Faculty and Professional and Administrative Positions 2012 Get an EDGE by Bridging Cultures: The Humanities and Civic Engagement. Faculty Development Day Presentation, Georgia Perimeter College. 2008 & 2009 Costa Rica Study Abroad Program Leader, Georgia Perimeter College 5
2007 Service Learning HELPS Students Succeed, Faculty Development Day Presentation, Georgia Perimeter College. 2006 Center for Teaching & Learning, Georgia Perimeter College, Teaching Retreat (invitation only). 2006 Innovative Ideas for Improving Students Academic Vocabulary, Using the Internet to Enhance Reading and Vocabulary Skills, and Using DiscoverySchool.com to Create Quizzes, Puzzles & Worksheets, Faculty Development Day Presentations, Georgia Perimeter College. Service to the Community 2013 Guest Speaker - ESL Instruction in the Past, Present, and Future & Where Does TESOL Fit in. ESL Summit, Office of Adult Education, Technical College System of Georgia Gwinnett Technical College, Lawrenceville, Georgia. 2012 Invited Speaker - Teaching in the Adult/Higher Education Community and Professional Development. DeKalb County ESOL Endorsement Class - Clarkston High School, Clarkston, Georgia. 2006-2011 Taught an Advanced Reading course and participated with students in Project SHINE (a service learning initiative) which took place at the Clarkston Community Center, Clarkston, Georgia. 2002 Resume and Job Search Workshop, Given to MA Students in the Department of Applied Linguistics/TESL Program, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia. Service to the Profession/Field 2013 Invited Speaker - Professional Development: What is out there for us in the ESL/EFL Field? Spoke to 28 Brazilian ESL Teachers - Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), Atlanta, Georgia. 2008-Present TESOL International, Conference Proposal Reviewer 2008-2010 TESOL International, Awards Committee Coordinator of the Community College Award for Excellence in Teaching 2005-2010 TESOL International, Adult Education Interest Section Steering Committee 2007 Essentials of Teaching Pronunciation Pre-Conference Institute, Award received for TESOL International Conference 2005 TESOL Leadership Development Course taken at TESOL Arabia Conference, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 6