Vazsonyi, Nicholas

Biographical Profile

College: McCausland College of Arts and Sciences
Department: Languages, Literatures, & Cult.

International Activity

International Activities: Yes
Type of Activity: Research, Teaching
Countries: Germany
Description: Multi-year collaborative project on composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883) marking his bicentennial in 2013. Consists of parallel courses, conferences in Europe and at USC, a series of lectures and workshops at Shanghai Conservatory of Music (June 2012) and at least one planned publication.
Institution/Entity: University of Bayreuth (Germany)
Extended Residence in Foreign Country: Yes (England, Germany)
Speaks Non-English Language: Yes (German)

Professional Preparation(Education & Training)

Dates	Institution	Location	Degree	Field of Study
1990 - 1993	University of California	Los Angeles, California	Doctorate	Germanic Langs.
1986 - 1988	University of California	Los Angeles, California	Master of Arts	German
1979 - 1982	Indiana University	Bloomington, Indiana	Bachelor of Arts	German, summa cum laude
1976 - 1978	Westminster School	London	8 O' Levels	(Oxford & Cambridge Board)

Memberships & Professional Activities

Dates	Type	Description	Institution/Entity
1997 - 1999	Membership	Member	Fulbright Committee
2001 - 2002	Membership	Member, Transition Committee for Departmental Merger	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2011 - 2013	Membership	Member, Wissenschaftlicher Beirat (Organizing Committee)	WagnerWorldWide 2013 international conference, December 12-15, 2013, Bayreuth, Germany
	Membership	American Association for Teachers of German (AATG)	American Association of Teachers of German
	Membership	German Sudies Association (GSA)	German Sudies Association
	Membership	Goethe Society of North America (GSNA)	Goethe Society of North America
	Membership	American Musicological Society (AMS)	American Musicological Society
	Membership	Modern Languages Association (MLA)	Modern Language Association of America
	Membership	Phi Beta Kappa	Phi Beta Kappa Society (ΦΒΚ)
	Membership	Delta Phi Alpha	German National Honor Society
1997 - 1999	Professional Activity	Co-editor Departmental Newsletter	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
1997 - Present	Professional Activity	Departmental curriculum committee (Committee Chair 1999-2002)	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
1998 - 1999	Professional Activity	Departmental Post-tenure review committee	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
1998 - 2001	Professional Activity	College Academic Grievance Committee	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
1999	Professional Activity	Organizer for International Symposium on German Identity 1750-1871, April 8-10	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
1999 - 2000	Professional Activity	University International Academic Advisory Committee (invited by President)	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
1999 - Present	Professional Activity	Elected to core faculty in Comparative Literature	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
1999 - 2004	Professional Activity	Departmental Advisory Committee (elected 1999-2001; relected 2001- 2004)	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
1999 - Present	Professional Activity	Departmental Book Orders	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2001 - 2003	Professional Activity	Chair, Fulbright Selection Committee / Campus Fulbright Director	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2001 - 2009	Professional Activity	Member, Advisory Committee for Program in Comparative Literature 2001-2004; ex officio 2004-2009	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2001 - 2002	Professional Activity	Graduate Director, German Department	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2002 - Present	Professional Activity	Search committee, chair or member, at least once per year since 2002	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2002 - 2006	Professional Activity	Director, German Studies Program	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2004 - 2009	Professional Activity	Graduate Director, Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2005 - 2009	Professional Activity	Member, Chair’s Advisory Committee, Languages, Lits & Cultures; ex officio	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2007 - 2009	Professional Activity	Committee member, Carroll T. and Edward B. Cantey, Jr. Bicentennial Fellowship in Liberal Arts	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2007 - Present	Professional Activity	elected to affiliate faculty of Film & Media Studies	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2008	Professional Activity	Graduate Student Day steering committee	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2010 - Present	Professional Activity	Chair (2011-12), Russell Research Award for Humanities and Social Sciences	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2011 - 2012	Professional Activity	T&P advisor for Krista van Fleit Hang (Chinese, 5th year)	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2011 - 2013	Professional Activity	T&P advisor for Andrew Rajca (Spanish; 2nd & 3rd year)	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2011 - Present	Professional Activity	Member, Departmental Tenure & Promotion Committee	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2011 - Present	Professional Activity	Member, Provost’s International Advisory Committee	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
11/2012	Professional Activity	Workshop for Graduate Students of LLC, 30 November 2012	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2012	Professional Activity	Member, Interview Committee for Carolina Scholars, Honors College	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2012	Professional Activity	Outside Member, Art Department Committee on T&P	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2012	Professional Activity	Chair, Departmental Tenure & Promotion Committee	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2012	Professional Activity	Chair, German Program Scholarships & Prizes Committee	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2012	Professional Activity	Chair, Departmental Chair & Faculty Evaluation Committee	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
01/2013	Professional Activity	Lead Organizer, WagnerWorldWide: America Conference	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2013	Professional Activity	Invited to write the blurb for the back cover of: William Kinderman, Wagner’s Parsifal. Studies in Musical Genesis, Structure, and Interpretation (Oxford: Oxford UP, 2013)	Oxford UP
2013 - 2016	Professional Activity	Member, Academic Planning Council, College of Arts & Sciences, (3-year term 2013-16)	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2013	Professional Activity	Spring 2013, Interim Chair, Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2013	Professional Activity	Co-Editor	WagnerSpectrum (German-language Journal of International Wagner Studies)
2014	Professional Activity	Spring 2014, Member, ad hoc committee for promotion to full case in Anthropology	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2014	Professional Activity	Interviewed by The Wagnerian (web interview)	The Wagnerian
2014 - 2015	Professional Activity	Spring 2014-summer 2015 Interim Chair, Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
	Professional Activity	Phase II evaluator, Undergraduate German Language Program	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

Positions & Appointments

Dates	Description	Institution/Entity
1984 - 1990	Artistic Director, Documentary Film Productions	Telemusic, Inc.
1990 - 1992	Teaching Fellow, Germanic Languages	University of California, Los Angeles
1993 - 1994	Instructor, Humanities & Foreign Languages	UCLA Extension
1994 - 1997	Assistant Professor (non tenure track), Germanic & Slavic Languages	Vanderbilt University, Nashville
1997 - 2001	Assistant Professor (tenure track), Germanic, Slavic & East Asian Languages	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2001 - 2010	Associate Professor, Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2002 - 2006	Director, German Studies Program	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2004 - 2009	Graduate Director, Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
08/2010 - Present	Professor of German & Comparative Literature	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2011 - Present	Jesse Chapman Alcorn Professor of Foreign Languages	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2014 - Present	Department Chair, Languages, Literatures & Cultures	University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships

Dates	Type	Description	Foundation/Entity
1986	Award	Chancellor's Fellow	UCLA
1997	Award	DAAD/AATG Summer Stipend DM 3,000 (Research at the Staatsbibliothek in Berlin)	Staatsbibliothek in Berlin
1998	Award	USC CLASS Award $3,020 (Research at the Zeitschriften-Index, Akademie der Wissenschaften, Gottingen)	USC
1999	Award	ca. $23,000 in Grants for German Studies Symposium, Searching for Common Ground held on USC Campus: $5,200 (Max Kade Foundation) $5,000 (DAAD) $1,000 (German Embassy) TransAtlantic Ticket (Goethe Institut/Atlanta) $10,500 (USC Internal grants)	USC
2003	Award	$8,000 USC Research & Productive Scholarship Grant	"Wagner Industry"
2004	Award	$4,000 USC CLASS award	"Wagner Industry"
2004	Award	Euro 2,980 German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) summer stipend	German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
2007	Award	USC Associate Professor Professional Development Award	USC
2008	Award	Plenary Speaker at IGSSE Meeting, Atlanta, 12 September 2008	International Graduate School of Science and Engineering (IGSSE)
2008	Award	$8,000 ROP award for Research in Germany	Research Opportunity Program (ROP)
2009	Award	Russell Research Award for Humanities and Social Sciences	University of South Carolina
2011	Award	Mariann-Steegmann-Foundation Grant for Richard Wagner: Self-Promotion and the Making of a Brand (2011-2012)	Mariann-Steegmann-Foundation
2011	Award	Jesse Chapman Alcorn Memorial Professor of Foreign Languages [2011-2016]	Jesse Chapman Alcorn Memorial
2011	Award	USC Provost Humanities Grant ($5,445.00)	USC
1992	Fellowship	Chancellor's Dissertation Fellowship	UCLA
2009	Fellowship	$50,400 12-month NEH Fellowship (not funded)	National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
2009	Fellowship	$38,500 6-month ACLS Fellowship (not funded)	American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)
2011	Honor	Nominated for the Humboldt Foundation, Anneliese-Meier-Research Award (€250,000.00) [2011-2016]	Humboldt Foundation
2011	Honor	Advisory Board	Wagner Society of New York
2012	Honor	Nominated for a Humboldt Foundation Research Award (€60,000) [2012-2013]	Humboldt Foundation

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