Archive of Past Student Awards, Honors and Achievements

2003

• Allison Bigelow (Spanish), University Medal
• Catherine Matacic (Chinese), Hirsch Scholar
• Ilana Boteach (Hebrew), Bnai Zion Foundation Award
• Robert Parker and Conal Darcy (German), German Orphan Fund Scholarship

2004

• Katayoun Deljoui (French), Graduation speaker, College of BSOS
  

2005

• Fernando Balderrama (Spanish), University Commencement speaker; Jack Kent Cooke Scholar
• Mary Michael (French), Dean's Scholar, College of ARHU
• Melissaa Boteach (Spanish), Truman Scholar; Mitchell Scholar; University Medal; Dean’s Scholar, College of ARHU

2006

• Jeff Imwold (Spanish), RA of the Year, Residence Halls Association
• Jessica Mealey (Spanish), Anneliese and Alfred Strauch Scholarship winner ($1,000)

2007

• Gregory Feehan (Russian), Outstanding Employee of the Year Award, UM Career Center
• Allison Chang (German), Minority Achievement Award, Presidential Commission; Dean’s Scholar, College of ARHU
• Lidia Lopez (Spanish), Anneliese and Alfred Strauch Scholarship winner ($1,000)

2008

• Allison Chang (German), Phillip Merrill Presidential Scholar
• Jacquie Folster (Spanish), Fulbright Research Award to Cambodia (1)
• Vineeta Singh (Spanish), Dean's Scholar, College of ARHU
• Liz Campbell (German), Hugh F. and Glen Hannah Cole Scholarship
• Marianna Burgett (Japanese), Catherine P. Mackin Memorial Scholarship
• Joe Paulson (Hebrew), Anneliese and Alfred Strauch Scholarship winner ($1,000)

2009

• Iman Ng (Arabic), Critical Language Scholarship for Arabic
• Vineeta Singh (Spanish), Philip Merill Presidential Scholar
• Gisica Abdallah (Arabic) ARHU Undergraduate Service Award ($1,000)
• Jennifer Chen (Chinese) Gilman Scholar with $5,000.00 award
• Chris Tabisz (German), Dean's Scholar, College of ARHU ($1,000)
• Amber Liverpool (Spanish) Gilman Scholar with $2,000.00 award
• Krissie Noto (French) Gilman Scholar with $4,000.00 award
• Chelsea Barham (German), Anneliese and Alfred Strauch Scholarship winner ($1,000)
  

2010

• Three students whose papers are accepted to National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR):1. Monique Robinson (Spanish) 2. Joe Paulson (Hebrew Cluster) 3. Jack Dong (Chinese Cluster)
• Armir Razavi and Iman Fahimi (both Persian Cluster) received the Henninghausen International scholarship of $1,200 for Spring 2010.
• Armir Razavi (Persian Cluster) received the National Smart Grant for Engineers with Critical Language proficiency scholarship of $4,000 for Spring 2010.
• Chris Tabisz (German), Fulbright Teaching Assistant Award to Germany (2)
• Ariel Gore (Arabic), Critical Language Scholarship for Arabic and Boren Scholarship (1)
• Hannah Silverman (Russian), Critical Language Scholarship for Russian and Boren Scholarship (2)
• Imogen Davidson White (French), Fulbright Teaching Assistant Award to Armenia (3)
• Imogen Davidson White (French), the University of Maryland's 2010 "Student Researcher of the Year" award
• Nicholas P. Jimenez and Farrah Al-Mansoor (German), Fulbright Teaching Assistant Award to Austria (4 & 5)
• John Van Trieste (Japanese), Dean's Scholar, College of ARHU ($1,000)
• St. Mary's Garden Club received $1,500 university-sponsored Sustainability Grant.
• Krissie Noto (Spanish), Gilman International Scholar Award
• Michael Marcoux (Russian), Anneliese and Alfred Strauch Scholarship winner ($1,000)
  

2011

• Melody Poland (Japanese), Critical Language Scholarship for Japanese
• Kevin Butts (Spanish), Critical Language Scholarship for Arabic
• Melody Poland (Japanese), Counseling Center Rebecca Williams Award
• Lusiana Debenedetti (French) and Kristen Noto (Spanish), Teaching Assistant Program in France Educational Affairs Program Officer | French Embassy
• Krissie Noto (Spanish), Fulbright Teaching Assistant Award to Andorra (6)
• Chiara Tanzi (Italian) was awarded $4,500 by Maryland Summer Scholars Program to do research in Madrid in Summer 2011.
• Iman Ng (Russian), Critical Language Scholarship for Russian and Boren Scholarship to study abroad in Syria (3)
• Krissie Noto, Luciana Debenedetti, and Stephnie von Numers were selected Senior Marshals for the commencement.
• Rebecca Gu (German), Gilman Scholar with $5,000.00 award to Germany
• Hayley Niad (Hebrew) grand prize winner of Angie Houtz Fund $3,000.

Non-Dated Announcements

• Congratulations to the Language House Garden Club: The University Sustainability Council and the Student Advisory Subcommittee has decided to fund $1,050 to the St. Mary's Compost and Garden Project.
• Congratulations to Leysan Khakimova, the Russian mentor from 9/2008 - 5/2010, for winning the Graduate Student Service award from the college of Arts & Humanities.
• Congratulations to the following three students whose papers are accepted to National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR):
  1. Monique Robinson (Spanish Cluster) -- "The Sexual Self-Schema of Female Adolescents in Ward 8" in the field of communication.
  2. Joe Paulson (Hebrew Cluster) -- " Modeling of the Presynaptic Vesicle Cycle" in the field of mathematical science.
  3. Jack Dong (Chinese Cluster) -- "Characterizing Pseudomonas Biofilm Virulence and Host Immune Responses in Drosophila Infection Models" in the field of microbiology.
• The LH Garden Club received an award from the City of College Park
• Congratulations to following students who are all winners of the Externship Project: Dora Larson (French Cluster), Marc McCarthy (French Cluster), Whitney Schepf (Japanese Cluster), Ilana Shrier (Hebrew Cluster), Anastasia Frolova (Russian Cluster)