DR. RUTH OWENS
Associate Professor of Spanish
 

Class Schedule Fall 2008

Ruth Owens is the Director of Foreign Language Education. Her responsibilities include teaching Spanish and foreign language teaching methods, as well as supervising student teachers of foreign languages. For several years, she has led summer study-abroad programs to Costa Rica.  She earned an Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction in 1997 and an M.A. in Foreign Languages in 1993, both from West Virginia University. After earning a B.A. in Modern Foreign Languages from Longwood College (VA) in 1984, she taught high school Spanish in central Virginia for six years. She and her husband James enjoy playing tennis and spending time at home with their pets Misty and Raven.