Congratulations to the 2016-2017 Student Award Winners
June 14, 2017
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese is proud to honor the 2016-2017 student award winners. This year's winners are: Paul Curtis, Alex Karahalios, and Sofia Salgado, with honorable mention to Arnold Johnson and Laura Padilla.
Best Essay for Spanish 200 level Literature and Culture Classes Prize:
Paul Curtis 2020 Chemical Engineering Major
"Fiat iustitia: Una exploración de la culpa y la justicia en “Las medias rojas”
Spanish 220, Professor Lucille Kerr
Honorable Mention to:
Arnold Johnsen 2019 Statistics Major/Spanish Minor
“Yo me conozco esa historia”: Repetición y subversión en También la lluvia"
Spanish 260, Professor Casey Drosehn
Best essay on the Literatures and Cultures of Latin American and/or Spain:
Alex Karahalios 2018 Political Science Major/Spanish Minor
"La incertidumbre, la recuperacion de la identidad y el legado: las consecuencias de la violencia deshumanizante y del cuerpo perdido"
Spanish 395, Professor Nathalie Bouzaglo
Honorable Mention to:
Laura Padilla 2017 Spanish & Neuroscience Major
“La causalidad mágica en “Verbo matar”
Professor 348, Professor Lucille Kerr
Josef J. Barton Prize for Undergraduate Service in Spanish and Portuguese:
Sofia Salgado 2018 Psychology Major/Portuguese & Global health Studies Minor