When Nina C. de W. Ingrao taught Spanish, she stood in a Boylston Hall classroom âalmost like the director of a symphony with this absolute grace, moving her hands in very precise motions to orchestrate grammatical exercises in the classroom,â according to Romance Languages and Literature professor Luis M. Girón-Negrón â88.
Girón-Negrón described moments like this â Ingrao âday in and day out in the classroom, doing what she did best without force, without dramaâ â as his strongest memories of Ingrao, a longtime colleague and friend. When âeverything else was so turbulent,â Ingrao possessed a consistent commitment to her students.