Once again, our outstanding undergraduates were recognized for their many academic accomplishments both by the department and the university. Congratulations to all! 

Study Abroad Awards

Claire Ashcraft was awarded the Díaz Seijas Scholarship to support their study in Murcia, Spain.

Haley Baker was awarded the Theodore Dorf Scholarship to support their study in the Dominican Republic.

Ainsley Epperson was awarded the Theodore Dorf Scholarship to support their study in Alcalá de Henares, Spain.

Heather Foster was awarded the Dr. Andrew Thieneman Scholarship to support their study in Madrid, Spain.

Rylee Foster was awarded the Ashley Crouse Scholarship to support their study in Alcalá de Henares, Spain.

Sonia Fuller was awarded the Ashley Crouse Scholarship to support their study in Madrid, Spain.

Anna Gans was awarded the Theodore Dorf Scholarship to support their study in Madrid, Spain.

Zachary Hollis was awarded the Dr. Andrew Thieneman Scholarship to support their study in Murcia, Spain.

Gia Maxwell was awarded the Dr. Andrew Thieneman Scholarship to support their study in Madrid-IU, Spain. 

Tess Milton was awarded the Theodore Dorf Scholarship to support their study in Madrid, Spain.

Tessa Muller was awarded the Ashley Crouse Scholarship to support their study in the IU program in Madrid, Spain.

Emily Rass was awarded the Ashley Crouse Scholarship to support their study in Madrid, Spain.

2023 Spanish and Portuguese Outstanding Undergraduate Awards 

Dora Ahearn-Wood, Outstanding Undergraduate Research Achievement Award (Spanish).

Mikhael Hayes, Outstanding Undergraduate Research Achievement Award (Spanish and Linguistics).  

Mahnoor A Qureshi, Outstanding Graduating Senior Award (Spanish, International Law, and Philosophy). She delivered the 2023 valedictorian speech. 

Ginelle Suico, Outstanding Undergraduate Community Engagement Award (Spanish, Neuroscience, and Biology).

2022-2023 Hispanic Honorary Society 

Sigma Delta Pi 

Twenty-eight Spanish majors were inducted into the IUB Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi National Collegiate Hispanic Honorary Society. Sigma Delta Pi recognizes the most outstanding students of Spanish on our campus and in the nation who have an impressive academic record, impactful service, and a strong interest in literature, culture, cinema and music. 

Rachel Bakx, Angela Buck, Erin Clark, Megan Cunningham, Abby DeArmitt, Bethany Everson, Maggie Foley, Andrea Garcia Estrada, Cora Greiwe, Alexis Hanna, Hannah Hunt, Mary Huynh, Morgan Kearney, Cali Lichter, Izamar Lule, Gia Maxwell, Mout-Maine Moustapha, Olivia Novack, Mariana Rangel, William Robinson, Chloe Rodgers, Audrey Satchiv, Noah Saur, Jakalya Shyelle, Paige Stephens, Aaron Toland, Zoe Wilson, Zane York.      

Phi Beta Kappa Electees 

Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest academic honor society for students in the arts and sciences: 

Fall 2022 Electees 

Abigail Katherine Aldridge
Mandeep Kaur Dhillon
Mollyann Elizabeth Duffner
Sarah Ann Greenwell
Mikhael Edvard Hayes
Abbey Landini
Izamar Daniela Lule
Noor Aamir Qureshi
Sydney Alexis Weber                         

Spring 2023 Electees 

Emma Lawson
Natalie Parrish 

Honors Theses

Dora Ahearn-Wood, “Mujeres del temblor: Memoria traumática del terremoto de 1985 en dos novelas mexicanas recientes,” Spring 2023, Director: Professor Alejandro Mejías-López. 

Caroline Joliet, “Adquisición de un segundo idioma en clases Montessori de primaria inferior en Estados Unidos,” Spring 2023, Director: Professor Laura Gurzynski-Weiss.

Rose Schnabel, “Los medios, mensajes y manipulaciones en las pruebas clínicas de la pastilla anticonceptiva en Puerto Rico,” Fall 2022, Director: Professor Olimpia E. Rosenthal.

Trinity Barnes, “El cine afrocolombiano de Jhonny Hendrix Hinestroza: roles de género y trauma intergeneracional en Chocó y Saudó: Laberinto de almas,” Spring 2023, Director: Professor Alejandro Mejías-López. 

For more information about scholarships offered by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese see here.