CONTACT INFORMATION:
Olin 115C
cunninghamca@wofford.edu
864.597.4507
Prof. Cunningham is in her 27th year at
Wofford College, having joined the faculty in 1984.
While completing her B.A. in French and Spanish from
the University of Georgia, she studied abroad in
Mexico and in Dijon, France. She earned her M.A. in
French and Ph.D. in romance philology from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. At UNC
she received the Werner P. Friedrich fellowship,
providing for a year of study and research in
Lausanne, Switzerland.
At Wofford, Cunningham serves as college marshal,
moderator of Pi Delta Phi National French Honor
Society, and guide for Wofford’s chapter of Phi Beta
Kappa. She was chair of the Foreign Languages
Department from 2003-2005, and currently serves on the
Interim committee, Rhodes Scholarship interview
committee, and Fulbright Scholarship interview
committee. She has gone on numerous recruiting trips
with the Admission Office.
Cunningham’s research interests focus on Francophone
culture and literature, especially in Africa and the
Caribbean. Her professional activities have taken her
to Buenos Aires, Argentina; Marseilles, Paris, and
Berlin; Santiago, Chile; the Loire Valley, and
French-speaking Switzerland. She has traveled with
students to Martinique and Guadeloupe; Belgium, France
and Switzerland; Belize, and Italy.
SCICU Excellence in Teaching
Award, spring 2010
(from the Wofford
College newsroom)
Dr. Caroline A. Cunningham, professor of
French and Spanish at Wofford is among the recipients
of Excellence in Teaching awards presented Tuesday,
April 13, in Columbia by South Carolina Independent
Colleges and Universities Inc. Other Upstate
professors being honored included Dr. Mirko Manfred
Hall, assistant professor of German studies at
Converse College; Gabriel Stoeppler, associate
professor of accounting, at Limestone College; and Dr.
Jack Williams, English professor at Spartanburg
Methodist College.
“Dr. Cunningham represents all that is good and right
about teaching – remarkable competence, innovation and
creativity, and a love of learning for herself and her
students. She changes and enriches lives every day,”
says Wofford President Benjamin B. Dunlap.
Each of the 20 member institutions of the SCICU
consortium selects one faculty member each year to
receive the award, which includes a professional
development stipend for the professor. Each recipient
is chosen by his or her institution according to
rigorous criteria. The most important characteristic
of the nominees is their demonstration of the highest
standards in teaching methods that encourage students
to strive for excellence in their studies and
pursuits.
SCICU was established in 1953 with the primary mission
of promoting independent higher education in South
Carolina. SCICU seeks to advance independent higher
education through fundraising, scholarships, research,
and by facilitating collaborative activities among the
20 member institutions, which educate nearly 33,000
students each year. For additional information about
SCICU, contact Mike LeFever or Brenda Torrence at
803-799-7122, or visit www.scicu.org.
