The jury of the José Loustau Prize for University Spirit and Human Values, awarded by the Social Council of the University of Murcia, has unanimously decided to award this award in its 2020 edition to Professor Francisca Moya del Baño, retired professor of Latin Philology at the University of Murcia.
Faculty of Letters of the University of Murcia.
The numerous supports received by this professor from the UMU have highlighted the rigor in the work, the seriousness, the scientific professionalism and the exceptional human stature of Francisca Moya, which has been one of the most solid values ??that the UMU has had for decades .
It stands out in her profile that Professor Moya del Baño has been the first woman in many areas within the educational institution: first Secretary of the Secretariat of Publications and Scientific Exchange, first Professor of the University of Murcia, first department director, first woman who delivered a course opening speech at the UMU, the first General Secretary of the Educational Promotion Courses, the first woman who belonged to the Governing Board, the first director of a scientific journal at the UMU, the first director of the Senior Classroom ...
Born in Cieza, Francisca Moya del Baño had a clear passion for Latin and Classical Philology since she was a child.
At the University of Murcia, where she has developed her entire teaching and research career, she began in 1965 as an assistant professor, becoming associate professor, associate professor and finally Professor.
In 1982 he managed to get the studies of Classical Philology to the University of Murcia, later creating the Department of Classical Philology of the UMU, today a national and international reference in this field.
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Source: Universidad de Murcia