In Memoriam - Department of Languages, Cultures and Translation

Associate Professor Emerita of German

Ph.D. and M.A., University of Kansas, 1972, B.A., Southwest Missouri State College, 1968 German Biography: Dr. Cernyak-Spatz lived in Berlin from 1929-1936, attending grade school until age 10 and then attending Lyceum (higher education girls’ school). In 1936 her parents moved to Vienna where the family business had a branch. Hitler’s occupation of Austria in […]

Robert Gleaves

Associate Professor Emeritus of Spanish

Faculty Website Spanish Robert Gleaves, Ph.D., passed away on August 16, 2019. He received his Ph.D. in Spanish from Vanderbilt University. Bob taught at the University of South Florida, before coming to UNC Charlotte in 1969. He served as Chair of the department from 1982-1988 and as Associate Chair from 2000 until his retirement in […]

Katherine Stephenson

Associate Professor Emerita of French

ksstephe@charlotte.edu

Katherine Stephenson, PhD, passed away on October 13th, 2025. She received her PhD in French from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before coming to UNC Charlotte, Dr. Stephenson taught French at the University of Mississippi. She joined our department in 1987 and taught in the French program until her retirement in 2018. […]