It is our great pleasure to announce the recipients of our Department of Spanish and Portuguese Awards for the Academic Year 2021-2022.
Virginia McKnight Binger Prize is awarded to an outstanding student who demonstrates an exceptional proficiency in Spanish or Portuguese.
This year’s winner is: Malyn Lee Banitt-Moore ’22
Donald L. Fabian Prize is established by an alumnus of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese in honor of Professor Emeritus Donald L. Fabian. Awarded to an outstanding graduating Spanish major who either intends to enter graduate school in an area directly related to his or her Spanish major or to pursue a career that closely involves significant use of the Spanish language.
This year’s winner is: Sarah Estelle Noble ’22
Spanish & Portuguese Department Faculty Awards for Spanish are presented to students who have demonstrated outstanding accomplishment in the study of Spanish and Portuguese language and/or literature. Spanish–Beginning Level Spanish–Intermediate Level Spanish–Advanced Level Portuguese.
This year’s winners are:
Beginning Level: Ben William Lewin ’25
Intermediate Level: Maddie Kathleen Collett ’24
Upper Intermediate Level: Chloe Ellen Schultheis Moore ’24
Advanced Level: Avery Elyse Cooper ’22
Spanish & Portuguese Department Faculty Awards for Portuguese are presented to students who have demonstrated outstanding accomplishment in the study of Spanish and Portuguese language and/or literature. Spanish–Beginning Level Spanish–Intermediate Level Spanish–Advanced Level Portuguese.
This year’s winners are:
Intermediate Level: Andrea Vijil Morin ’24
Advanced Level: Liliana Olivo Brunner ’22 & Rafael Viana Furer ’22
Spanish & Portuguese Department Service Award is presented to a student in recognition of their significant contributions to the life of the Spanish and Portuguese Department.
This year’s winners are:
Helen Marie Frieman ’22
Pablo Sebastian Monterroso ’22
Native/Heritage Speakers of Spanish Award is presented by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese to a native/heritage Spanish speaker who has taken a minimum of two literature classes, to recognize outstanding work and encourage continued literature study.
This year’s Heritage Speaker winners are:
Cecilia Gomez Jimenez ’24
Neisy Rodriguez ’24