AWARDS CEREMONY
DEPARTMENT OF HISPANIC STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
Academic Year 2012-2013
Wednesday, April 24, 2013, 4:30–6:00 p.m. Niles Gallery
PROGRAM
Opening Remarks
Dr. Ana Rueda, Chair
Reading Selection Dr. Carmen Moreno-Nuño, Tu rostro mañana (selection) by Javier Marías
UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS – Presented by Dr. Alan V. Brown, DUS
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Spanish Majors Graduating with Honors (3.5 GPA or higher in 300+ SPA courses):
December, 2012: Alexandra Burgess
May, 2013:
Annalisa Abell
Emily Grenfell
Stephanie Anderson
Meredith Haley
Maria Bane
James Henry
Taylor Brinkworth
Cody Hollan
Wesley Brown
Mary Jennings
Kayla Creech
Vernon Leach, Jr.
Abigail Fieldhouse
Katelyn McNamara
Jared Flanery
John Motes
Luke Glaser
Asri Mumpuni
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Lindsay Oberhausen
Justin Palmer
Maddalena Polinedrio
Emma Scott
Callie Thomas
Jessica Tope
Leah Watkins
Zembrod 2012 Award Winners: Bethany Kirk and Alison Southworth
 Education Abroad at UK Scholarships:
Majors: Annalisa Abell, Amelia Holloway, Lindsey Steller
Minors:
Cassandra Burns
Samantha McKeough
Jessica Chu
Alexandra Newby
Anna Harris
Eriauna Stratton
Geneva Hoffmann
Alexandra Yacinski
Chelsea Lawson
Awards Presented by Dr. Jorge Medina, Sigma Delta Pi Advisor:
 UK-Sol Education Abroad Scholarships: Megan Dennis , Eriauna Stratton, Cassandra Burns
 Undergraduate Study Abroad Award: Benjamin Norton
SIGMA DELTA PI – Presented by Dr. Jorge Medina, Sigma Delta Pi Advisor
Sigma Delta Pi Initiates, Spring 2013:
Undergraduate Students:
Annalisa Abell
Cassandra Marie Burns
Emily J. Conder
Sophia Dawn Noplis
Graduate Students:
Joshua Dale Martin
Francesco Masala
Karina Morales-Gálvez
Adriana Rivera Vargas
Lindsey Steller
Matthew Wilson
Poetry Reading Drs. Heather Campbell-Speltz and Enrico M. Santí,
Octavio Paz’s “Respuesta y reconciliación (Diálogo con Francisco de Quevedo)”
GRADUATE RESEARCH AWARDS - Presented by Dr. Susan Larson, DGS
UK´s Graduate School & External Grants, Fellowships, and Awards:
Kentucky Opportunity Fellowships: JeNé New and Megan O'Neil
Graduate School Academic Year Fellowships: Karina Morales Galvez and Matthew Wild
Graduate School Lyman T. Johnson Awards: Joshua Martin, Karina Morales-Galvez, Adriana
Rivera Vargas, Fabricio Silva
Dan Reedy Quality Achievement Awards: Joshua Martin and Matthew Wild
Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries: Kevin Sedeño-Guillén
American Society for Eighteenth Century Studies Graduate Student Traveling Jam Pot and IberoAmerican Society for Eighteenth Century Studies Travel Award: Kevin Sedeño-Guillén
Graduate School Dissertation Enhancement Awards: Dan Anderson, Sarah Finley
Departmental Awards:
McCrary Award for Outstanding Second-Year Graduate Student ***
Keller Award for Outstanding Paper Read at a Professional Conference ***
Departmental Graduate Student Research Travel Awards: Gonzalo Hernández, Antonio Martín,
José Pérez Sánchez, Ana Pociello, Silvia Roig, Kevin Sedeño-Guillén, Fabricio Silva
TEACHING AWARDS- Presented by Dr. Yanira Paz, Director of Elementary Language Instruction,
and Dr. Irene Chico Wyatt, Academic Coordinator
University Awards: Presented by Dr. Yanira Paz
Provost Outstanding Teaching Awards: Grace Martin
Arts and Sciences Outstanding Teaching Award: Ana Pociello
Departmental Awards: Presented by Dr. Chico-Wyatt
Teaching Awards for Teaching Assistants: ***
SERVICE AWARDS- Presented by Sarah Finley, President of HIGSA
HIGSA Award for Community Service ***
Closing Reading
Closing Remarks
Dr. Aníbal Biglieri, Poetry by Silvina Delbueno (selection)
Dr. Ana Rueda