Monica Marie Grecu, Ph.D., Honored by Cambridge Who's Who for Excellence in Higher Education
Press Release November 7, 2008
Professor of Literature and Drama at the University of Nevada, Reno

RENO, NV, November 7, 2008 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Monica Maria Grecu, Lecturer for the English Department at the University of Nevada, Reno, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in all aspects of higher education.

Dr. Grecu has 40 years of excellent professional experience in the field of education where she excels in teaching English, Comparative Literatures, Drama, and Composition. She is also a licensed English-Romanian translator and a published poet. Prior to joining the University of Nevada, Reno she worked as a tenured Associate Professor at Babes Bolyai University in Cluj, Romania till 1983. An avid public speaker throughout her academic career, Dr. Grecu also promoted international academic connections. She is responsible for several International inter-university Academic Exchange Agreements at UNR, as well as academic outreach programs for the Reno community. Recipient of the Woman of the Year Award, 2005, she is a regular presenter of conference papers at national and international conferences on Literature. Dr. Grecu co-authored and co-edited three volumes of Dictionary of Literary Biographies (59, 64, 71) XIX century Literary Critics and Scholars, published by Gail Research Institute between 1987-1988.

Dr. Grecu received her Ph.D. Degree in Comparative Literatures in 1977, which was preceded by double Masters in English and Romanian Literatures, Languages and Cultures at Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania. She also completed a Degree in ESL and Broadcasting in England in 1971. After coming to the U.S., all of the degrees she received from internationally accredited universities were recognized by the California Board of Education.

She is a founding member and functioned as chairwoman for the Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars, ETA Chapter at UNR for many years. She is an active member of several academic and professional associations: the American Romanian Academy (whose General Secretary she was between 1998-2001), the Modern Language Association/RSAA (Romanian Studies Association of America), and the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (where she created a special section dedicated to Romanian studies).

For more information about UNR, visit http://www.unr.edu.

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