House Resolution No. ___ commends Corrada Biazzo Curry on her retirement from the Department of French Studies at Louisiana State University (LSU). Dr. Curry has had a distinguished academic career, earning a laurea in modern languages and literatures from the University of Catania, Italy, in 1983, and a Ph.D. in French literature from LSU in 1989. Her scholarly interests include nineteenth- and twentieth-century French and Italian literature, creative writing, poetry, comparative literature, literary theory, and translation. Throughout her tenure at LSU, she has taught various French and Italian courses and has also contributed to the academic community by serving as the secretary of the Friends of French Studies organization.
The resolution expresses the House of Representatives' gratitude for Dr. Curry's dedicated service to LSU and its students, recognizing her significant contributions to the field of French studies and her impact on the academic community.