Student Awards & Achievements in World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures | College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
May 8, 2018

Student Awards & Achievements in World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

The Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures had a particularly successful year in terms of student achievements and awards. Congratulations to all of these students.

Arabic

U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholar at Arab-American Language Institute in Meknes, Morocco

  • Rachel Shafer

Chinese

Fulbright English Teaching Assistant award to Taiwan

  • Karina Barbosa

DFW Bridge Chinese Speech Contest

  • 1st Prize: Ryan Moye;
  • 2nd Prize: Karina Barbosa;
  • 3rd Prize: Julia Wong, Brittani Jefferson, Derrick Berry

English teachers through Ameson Year in China Program

  • Mirandy Mcneely and Margaret Molnar

French

U.S. Department of State Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship

  • Krystin Rodriguez

US Department of State Gilman International Scholarship

  • Adam Abdelghaffour

Teaching Assistant Program in France

  • Adam Abdelghaffour

Teaching Assistant Program in France

  • Caleb Powers

Teaching Assistant Program in France

  • Sydney Mc Cormick

German

Fulbright English Teaching Assistant award to Germany

  • Gabriele Canavan

Fulbright English Teaching Assistant award to Germany

  • Phillip Carnell

US teaching assistant in Austria

  • Rebekah Simon

US teaching assistant in Austria

  • Sarah Holmen

US teaching assistant in Austria

  • Stephanie Kisling

US teaching assistant in Austria

  • Gabriele Canavan

DAAD EMGIP (Émigré Memorial German Internship Program) with the German Bundestag (Parliament)

  • Gabriele Canavan

Cultural Vistas Fellowship (Summer 2018: Civic Engagement and Youth Involvement)

  • Kaitlin Young

Japanese

1st place in Texas Japanese Speech Contest

  • Frenci Nguyen

Dallas Japanese Speech Contest

  • 1st Place: Frenci Nguyen
  • 3rd Place: Cas Beaty
  • 4th Place: Brittany Ajoku
  • 5th Place: Melissa Dube

Russian

Fulbright English Teaching Assistant award to Russia

  • David Oostenbrug

Post-Secondary Russian Scholar Laureate Award of 2018 by the American Council of Teachers of Russian

  • Stefanie Gbra

Honorary Mention and Laureate Diploma in National Russian Essay Competition

  • Stefanie Gbra