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Basque Studies Program Newsletter · Issue
60, 1999
William Douglass to
Retire
In December William Douglass is retiring from his
appointment as Director of the Basque Studies Program after
33 years of service. In May he was honored by the University
of Nevada, Reno at its Faculty and Staff Annual Awards
Ceremony. Douglass was named the Outstanding Researcher of
the Year and was also given UNR’s most prestigious
Distinguished Faculty Award - one that recognizes a career
of extraordinary service by a faculty member to the
institution. It was the first time that two such prominent
honors have been conferred on a single individual in the
same year.
In July, Douglass received additional recognition
during Reno’s Aste Nagusia celebration. He was
presented with plaques and certificates by Juan Mari Atutxa,
President of the Basque Parliament, Robert Echeverria,
President of NABO (North American Basque Organization,
Inc.), and Kate Camino, President of the Zazpiak Bat Reno
Basque Club.
Douglass has also been named a professor emeritus by
UNR. He will therefore retain an office at the Basque
Studies Program and plans to continue indefinitely with his
research and writing. He will also continue as editor of the
Basque Book Series of the University of Nevada
Press.
Joseba Zulaika was selected by his colleagues to
replace Douglass as the Director of the Basque Studies
Program for the next three years.
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