COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 13, 2006) -- Dr. David Viera, emeritus professor of English as a second language and Spanish at Tennessee Tech University, was honored at the 41st annual International Congress on Medieval Studies at Western Michigan University.

Also honored were a professor of London University and another from Michigan State University.

Five sessions were presented in Viera’s honor, along with a dinner and a reception.

The congress is held annually, and it is the largest congress of scholars in medieval and early modern culture worldwide. This year, 3,500 attended the May event.

--Tracey LeFevre
This information posted 13 September 2006