Senior Sarah Yde was sitting in the biology library when she got a text from Spanish professor Israel Herrera informing her she was selected for the 2016 Indiana Outstanding College Student of Spanish/Portuguese Award.
Yde is a double major in biology and Spanish who has spent time working on campus with Hispanic culture and traveled abroad. She was selected along with five other IU seniors Lucy Brown, Theresa Spech, Bridget Dotson and Jayme Gerring.
The recipients were honored at a ceremony Nov. 3 with students from University of Notre Dame, Purdue University, DePauw University, Valparaiso University and Butler University.
Award winners are required to have a 3.7 GPA, community service experience, to have spent time abroad and have a major in Spanish or Portuguese.
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