Barbara Younoszai left UC Berkeley for a Fulbright to Spain, returned, married, and settled in Minnesota. She finished her PhD and was hired as a professor and the modern language department chair at Hamline University in the fall of 1964. Barbara developed the Spanish major, adding Latin American Studies and Sociolinguistics. SPAN students accompanied Barbara to Argentina, Mexico, Spain, and Puerto Rico. Barbara chaired the Modern Language Department, Hamline committees, and was granted Best Teacher Award.

Barbara misses working with students on independent studies and honors projects. They learned together. The Packard/Younoszai scholarship was established in her honor by alumni, Robert Packard. After teaching 49 years, Barbara was granted Hamline's Achievement Award. Hamline will always be an important part of her life.