Scholarships recipients and Honor Soieties Induction Ceremony

A DAY OF CELEBRATION1

Yesterday the Languages, Literatures and Cultures Department held the National Honor Societies Induction Ceremony where we presented for the first time the following Scholarships and Writing Contest recipients. President, Dr. Scott and Dean Sam Grogg were among those present, together with Associate Deans Dr. Susan Briziarelli, Dr. Ruth McShane and Dr. Gary Schacter.

Also trustee and benefactor Mr. Patrick Smalley, alumni and benefactor, Mr. Robert Hartmann and professor and benefactor Dr. David Prottas.


Also the Dpeartmentl Awards were presented! Photos of the event will follow

Ted and Erika Spyropoulus Modern Greek Foundation Scholarship

 

Lauren Biazzo

Nicholas Hass

Danaleah Schoenfuss

The Robert Hartmann Scholarship For Excellence in Spanish

Diana Arichabala

 

Mary Louise Vazquez Award in French

Collin Savage

The Smalley Endowment in Italian Studies

 
Marlena Oppedisano

Melvin and Marian Prottas Foreign Languages Writing Contest                                

French
1st Place:	Sarah O’Connor	“Mon Cher Irlande”
2nd Place:	Nicholas Harth	“Mon Amour”
3rd Place:	Anthony Clemente	“Le Haricot Vert Poème”
Spanish
1st Place	Justin Nakrin	“El milagro: El cuento  milagroso de un campesino mexicano”
2nd Place:	Leela Riquelme	“La leyenda de la lluvia
3rd Place:	Jenny Turcios	“Mi Papá: el que inmigró”
	Diana Arichabala	“Las lágrimas de Willow” Gamma Kappa Alpha National Italian Honor Society The Gamma Kappa Alpha National Italian Honor Society is a society formed to acknowledge superior scholastic performance in the field of Italian language, literature and culture, and is open to membership at the institutions of higher learning in the United States and Canada. The Society encourages college students to acquire a greater interest in, and a deeper understanding of, Italian culture, art and history. The organization recognizes outstanding undergraduate scholarship in the field of Italian. Initiation of New Members Conducted by: Dr. Jonathan Hiller 2014 Gamma Kappa Alpha Inductees Dr. Susan Briziarelli Francesca Giambalvo Marlena Oppedisano Patrick S. Smalley, Trustee Sigma Delta Pi Tau Chapter National Spanish Honor Society Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society (La Sociedad Nacional Honoraria Hispánica), was established on November 14, 1919, at the University of California Berkeley.  The Society's insignia is the royal seal of Fernando and Isabel, representing Castille, León and Aragón.  Sigma Delta Pi's colors are red and gold, its flower is the red carnation, and its motto is the Greek phrase "Spanías Didagéi Proágomen" meaning "Let's go forth/continue forth under the teaching/guidance of the Spanish language." Initiation of New Members Conducted by: Dr. Raysa Amador Dr. Nicholas Carbo Dr. Villamil-Acera 2014 Sigma Delta Pi Inductees Brenda Avila Shirley Joseph Matthew Bracco Iliana Martinez Lauren Braun Valeria Mendoza Jacqueline Galdamez Dina Ramalehete Kristine Gavilanes Samantha Upshaw Ruth Richardson Awards for Excellence in Spanish Brenda Avila Junior Leyba-Corporan Matthew Bracco Valeria Mendoza Lauren Braun Justin Nakrin Jacqueline Galdamez Nicole Osterhoudt Kristine Gavilanes Dina Ramalehete Rebecca Krieger Samantha Upshaw Dolores Roethel Awards in Spanish Literature Junior Leyba-Corporan Rebecca Krieger