2017 LCWA Awards Ceremony

On May 11, 2017 the School of Languages, Cultures and World Affairs hosted their annual Awards Ceremony honoring distinguished students. Congratulations to the following students

Graeser Memorial Award – Tori Lisa Akerley

Harold A. Mouzon Award – Sarah Legendre

Robert H. Duryea, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Award – Catherine R. Raines

Josef Modzelewski Memorial Award – Victoria Mary Lane Ruedy

German Friendly Society Travel Scholarship – Hillary McLaurin

Conseula Francis Outstanding Student Award – Aisha Gallion

James F. Snyder European Studies Award – Kathryn Hemphill, Shelly Phillips

Ludwig Lewisohn Prize – Sierra Debrow

Norton Seltzer Awards in Jewish Studies (2)

  1. Tikkun Olam Award – Gabriella Sitrin
  1. Jewish Citizenship AwardGabrielle S. Kaye

African American Studies, Dr. Simon Lewis

Community Activism Award – Chantelle M. Lebeau

Rising Scholar Award – Lanasa A. Clarkson

Outstanding Senior Award – Ashley Padilla

Capstone Project Award – Aisha Gallion

Archaeology, Dr. Jim Newhard

Golden Marshalltown Award – Sarah Legendre

Classics, Dr. Jim Newhard

Outstanding Student, BA – Sarah F. Cohen

Outstanding Student, AB – Hannah C. Edwards

Departmental Honors – Erik Cardwell

Hannah C. Edwards

French, Francophone, and Italian, Dr. Lisa Signori

Departmental Honors – Salvador Lopez Rivera

French Club Award – Tatyana Ponds, Lea Wright

Italian Outstanding Student Award – Jordan Buckner, Mary Rose White

German and Russian, Dr. Morgan Koerner

Russian Studies Award – Natalia Hardee

Post-Secondary Russian Scholar Laureate – Nathaniel Dabbs

American Council of Teachers of Russian

Hispanic Studies, Dr. Mark Del Mastro

Most Accomplished Major – Tori Akerley

Outstanding Spanish Major – Zach Sturman

Departmental Honors – Torrie Buchanan

Gabriela Mistral Award – Maya Novák-Cogdell

National recognition for outstanding member of Sigma Delta Pi, National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society

Distinguished Spanish Majors:

Tori Akerley                                                                         Bailey Kirkland

Carmen BensVega                                                              Zachary Sturman

Torrie Buchanan                                                                Kelsey Vories

Jasmin Graham                                                                   Mary Watkins

Portuguese Award – James Riggs

International Studies, Dr. Doug Friedman

Departmental Honors:                                          Outstanding Student Award

Kathleen Crotty                                                       Elizabeth Beyer

Emma Denley                                                          Grace Compton

Bailey Kirkland                                                        Sarah Dudley

Margaret Panetta                                                   Sara Ford

Krista Pequegnat                                                    Gabrielle Kaye

Alexandra Rodriguez                                             Alexis Logan-Brown

Katherine Williams

 Jewish Studies, Dr. Marty Perlmutter

Outstanding Student Award    Jazmine L. Morgan

 Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Dr. Lola Colomina-Garrigos

Outstanding Student Award – Tori Akerley