Department head to speak at BYU

PROVO — Alvin F. Sherman, chairman of the department of Spanish and Portuguese, will speak at 11:05 a.m. Tuesday in the Marriott Center at Brigham Young University.

Sherman, who specializes in Spanish literature from the 18th and 19th centuries, earned bachelor's and master's degrees from BYU and a doctoral degree in Spanish literature from the University of Virginia.

He began his teaching career in the department of foreign languages at Idaho State University, where he also served as assistant dean of Graduate Studies and Research.

He came to BYU in 1999, where he has directed study-abroad programs in Madrid, Spain, and has organized a symposium on Miguel de Cervantes' "Don Quixote de la Mancha."

The devotional will be broadcast live on KBYU-TV Channel 11, BYU Television, KBYU-FM 89.1, BYU Radio and byubroadcasting.org.