Patrick Blaine, associate professor of Spanish, recently joined the annual conference and endowment committees of the American Literary Translators Association.

Patrick Blaine, associate professor of Spanish at Morningside College, recently joined the annual conference and endowment committees of the American Literary Translators Association.

As part of the endowment committee, Blaine helps monitor investment strategy and incoming donations for the association’s endowment. He also helps schedule the annual conference, off-site events, sponsorships and keynote speakers.

The American Literary Translators Association supports the work of translators and bridges cultural communication among countries.

Blaine joined the Morningside faculty in 2010 and holds a doctorate in comparative literature from the University of Washington.