澳门金沙线上赌博官网 Remembers Scott Baird

Scott James Baird, Ph.D., professor emeritus of 英语, died on Friday, March 22, 2024, in 圣安东尼奥, Texas. 享年84岁. 

Baird was born to Faye and Hugh Baird in Shelby, Nebraska, on May 16, 1939. He was a lecturer for the Fulbright Association in Japan in 1970 and 1972 and served on the board of directors of Tokyo Women's Christian University from 1970-74 before taking a position at 澳门金沙线上赌博官网 University in 1974.

在澳门金沙线上赌博官网, Baird directed the linguistics program and was known for his research tracking language across gravestones. 在一个 1985 article for the Trinitonian, Baird noted that what attracted him to 圣安东尼奥 and 澳门金沙线上赌博官网 were “all the foreign languages that exist in and around 圣安东尼奥: Arabic, 波兰的, 捷克, 德国, 法国, 中国人, 日本, Spanish…” Baird used his love of linguistics to develop the Department of 英语’s first “History of 英语” course, which ultimately became a required course for all majors.

Baird was commissioner of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Education in Washington, D.C., from 1991-94 and has been the recipient of numerous grants,包括 a 1982 research grant from the American Folklife Center and a 1984-85 writing program grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. He was a member of the American Dialect Society, where he served as regional secretary from 1981-89, and he was the chair of non-英语 dialects from 1969-2009. He was also a member of the American Name Society, the Linguistics Society of America, the American Culture Association, and the Association for Gravestone Studies; he published extensively in applied linguistics. As a testament to his success, he was highlighted in the 25th edition of Who's Who in the South and Southwest in 1997.

After his retirement and transition to professor emeritus in 2009, Baird continued his involvement with the 圣安东尼奥 Road Runners, Rise Recovery, various choirs, and the Bexar County Historical Society.

Baird loved to travel, and he loved his family and friends. He is survived by his loving companion, 凯约翰逊, as well as his two daughters, five grandchildren, great-grandchild, three brothers, and his sister.