Lifetime members are nominated by the Board of Directors and hold a special distinction among GEMELA associates. These individuals are recognized for their outstanding and ongoing scholarly contributions to the field of women's cultural production pre-1800 in Spain and Spanish-America.
| Name | Year |
|---|---|
| H. Patsy Boyer | 2001 |
| Ted McVey | 2002 |
| Constance Wilkins | 2003 |
| Mary Giles | 2004 |
| Georgina Sabat-Rivers | 2006 |
| Asunción Lavrin | 2008 |
| Nina Scott | 2010 |
| Electa Arenal | 2010 |
| Anne Cruz | 2012 |
| Emilie Bergmann | 2015 |
Founding Members
Lifetime members are nominated by the Board of Directors and hold a special distinction among GEMELA associates. These individuals are recognized for their outstanding and ongoing scholarly contributions to the field of women's cultural production pre-1800 in Spain and Spanish-America.
GEMELA is proud to announce its "founding members" who, through their generous donations, help fund the organization's operational costs and provide travel scholarships for graduate students to participate in the bi-annual conference. A Founders' contribution of $50 helps further GEMELA's mission.
To become a founding member, please choose Founding Member at checkout.
| Name | Affiliation | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Rosamaría León
Shannon Lalor Emily Francomano Ivette Marti Crystal Anne Chemris Elizabeth Rhodes |
Yale University
High Point University Georgetown University Universidad de Puerto Rico University of Oregon Boston College |
2024
2024 2024 2023 2018 2016 |
| Emily Bergmann | U of California, Berkeley | 2015 |
| Teresa Fernández-Ulloa | California State University, Bakersfield | 2015 |
| Charles Ganelin | Miami U, Oxford, OH | 2015 |
| Charles Ganelin | Miami U, Oxford, OH | 2014 |
| Emily Francomano | Georgetown U | 2014 |
| Alessandra Luiselli | Texas A & M University | 2012 |
| George Thomas | U of Nevada | 2011 |
| Jennifer Eich | Loyola Marymount U | 2011 |
| Margaret Parker | LSU | 2011 |
| Barbara Mujica | Georgetown U, DC | 2011 |
| Julián Olivares | U of Houston | 2011 |
| Charles Ganelin | Miami U, Oxford, OH | 2011 |
| Dana Bultman | U of Georgia | 2010 |
| Bonnie Gasior | California State U, Long Beach | 2010 |
| Nina M. Scott | U of Mass/Amherst, MA | 2010 |
| Denise Galarza Sepúlveda | Lafayette C, PA | 2010 |
| Asunción Lavrín | Arizona State U, Emeritus | 2010 |
| Joan Cammarata | Manhattan College | 2010 |
| Maryrica Ortiz Lottman | U of North Carolina, Charlotte | 2010 |
| Rocio Quispe-Agnoli | Michigan State U | 2010 |
| Ronald Surtz | Princeton U | 2007 |
| Dr. Josefina López M.D. | U of Kentucky | 2006 |
| Barbara Weissberger | U of Minnesota | 2002 |
| Nina M. Scott | U of Mass/Amherst, MA | 2002 |
| Valerie Hegstrom | Brigham Young U | 2002 |
| Mary G. Berg | Harvard U | 2001 |
| Jennifer Eich | Loyola Marymount U, CA | 2001 |
| Nina M. Scott | U of Mass/Amherst, MA | 2001 |
| Jeanne Gillespie | U of So. Mississippi | 2001 |
| Grady Wray | U of Oklahoma | 2001 |
| Matthew D. Stroud | Trinity University, TX | 2001 |
| Alison P. Weber | U of Virginia | 2001 |
| Gwyn Campbell | Washington and Lee U, VA | 2001 |
| Amy Williamsen | U of Arizona | 2001 |
| Barbara Mujica | Georgetown U | 2001 |
| Lisa Vollendorf | California State U, Long Beach | 2000 |
| Susan M. Smith | Hampden-Sydney C, VA | 2000 |
| Margaret R. Parker | Louisana State U, Baton Rouge | 2000 |
| Barbara Simerka | Queens College, CUNY | 2000 |