William
Alexander Lesman
wal4c@virginia.edu
http://faraday.clas.virginia.edu/~wal4c
EDUCATION
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (1995-1996)
- M.A. in English with a concentration in American
Studies, August, 1996.
Amherst College, Amherst, MA (1991-1995)
- B.A. cum laude in English, rite in Spanish, May
1995.
University of Costa Rica, San Pedro, Costa Rica (January-June 1994)
- Student in SUNY-Albany study abroad program.
Episcopal High School, Alexandria, VA (1987-1991)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Alderman Library, University of Virginia (April-June 1996)
- Book shelver in University's main library.
The C&O Restaurant, Charlottesville, VA (August-November 1995)
- Kitchen staff in fine-dining French restaurant.
Department of Black Studies, Amherst College (July 1994)
- Research assistant for Prof. Robert Gooding-Williams.
ACTIVITIES
Amherst College Cambodian Tutoring Program, Northampton, MA (1992, 1993)
- Tutored local Cambodian immigrants at 5th grade and college
levels.
Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group, Amherst, MA (1991-1994)
- Canvasser, College's project coordinator for campaign finance
reform (1993).
AWARDS / PUBLICATIONS
Academy of American Poets Prize, Amherst College, 1995.
"Portrait of Macbeth" (poem) in Anseo (Amherst, MA) Spring
1995.
"Cricket Burial" (poem) in Virginia Literary Review
(Charlottesville, VA) Spring 1996.
SKILLS
Proficient in Spanish; familiar with WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Adobe Photoshop, Image
Assistant, OmniPage Professional, HTML.
REFERENCES
Available upon request.