The Office of the Provost announced the University of Mississippi’s 77th Annual Honors & Awards and Modern Languages students received the university’s most prestigious awards.
Marcus Elvis Taylor Memorial Medals 2020
Olivia Faith George: Korean & International Studies
McKenna Elizabeth Gossrau: Spanish & International Studies
Raymond Zachary Kurz: Arabic
Gabrielle Anna Schust: Spanish and International Studies
Claire Marie Williams: Spanish & International Studies
Modern Languages Honors Awards 2020
Caleb Keith Ray: Arabic Honors Award
Olivia Nicole Melvin: Chinese Honors Award
Megan Amelia Wadsworth: French Honors Award
Maggie Lin Smith: German Honors Award
Monica Stacy: Spanish Honors Award
Caleb Crosby: T.J. Ray Award in Linguistics
Anthony Harmon Cunavelis: Outstanding Graduate Student in Modern Languages
Here is the complete list of this year’s Honors & Awards. Congratulations to our Modern Languages students for their exceptional work and extraordinary achievements!
Congratulations to Our Annual Award Winners 2019-2020
Outstanding Students in Arabic
100 Level: Gracie Bush
200 Level: Taylor Gray Northcutt
300 Level: Caitlyn Nicole Perkins
400 Level: Brantley Morgan Hudnall
Boren Award For International Study: Caleb Ray
Outstanding Students in Chinese
100 Level: Jeanie Ni
200 Level: Daniel James Ferro
300 Level: Karen Wong
500 Level: Olivia Melvin
Boren Award For International Study: Gabe Menchaca
Outstanding Students in French
100 Level: Lauren Hamme
200 Level: Amy Cain
300 Level: Lucy Jones
500 Level: Cheyanne Hope Glenn
Outstanding Students in German
100 Level: Grace Lynn Gowen
200 Level: Joshua K. Davis
300 Level: Matthew Zediker
500 Level: Sophie Barbara Husslein
Outstanding Students in Italian
100 Level: Richard Springer
200 Level: Hayden Thomas Young
300 Level: Ragan Murrie Ketrow
400 Level: Lauren Elyse Cookston
Outstanding Students in Japanese
100 Level: Alan Reece Elgin
200 Level: Reo Gregory Weaver
300 Level: Hayes Winston Fischer
400 Level: Viviek Patel
Outstanding Students in Korean
100 Level: Emily Meek
200 Level: Caryn Gillean
300 Level: Priya Sanipara
400 Level: Olivia George
Outstanding Students in Linguistics
200 Level: Zach H. Allen
300 Level: Maha Nasher
500 Level: Allyson Socha
MA Level: Maide Beyza Cayli
Outstanding Students in Portuguese
Elementary Portuguese: Rashun J. Miles
Advanced Portuguese: Elson Stewart
Outstanding Students in Russian
100 Level: Elizabeth Lucile Smith
200 Level: Lily Nguyen
300 Level: Connor Jacob Donlen
400 Level: Harrison Marcel Durland
500 Level: Jillian Sage Vice
Fulbright Award: William “Wills” Hay (Public Policy Major + Russian Minor)
Russian Essay Contest: Martha Hamilton McCafferty (Gold: Category A Level 3)
Outstanding Students in Spanish
100 Level with Dayni Deysi Díaz Mederos: Samantha Guzman
100 Level with Emily Williams: Nicole Lauren Jonah
100 Level with Dr. Enrique Cotelo: Bailey Fitts
100 Level with Gabriel Garrido: Riley Brown
100 Level with Karla Durán: McKenzie Dale Ankrom
100 Level with Karma Sánchez: Taylor Welch
100 Level with Maribel Sullivan-González: Ashton Taylor Custer
100 Level with Patricia Quinelato: Brooke Worley
200 Level with David Higginbotham: Madison Anderson
200 Level with Diana Semmes: Dyshante Bennett
200 Level with Edgar Serrano: Rachel Nieman Paige Stallings
200 Level with Irene Kaufmann: Anya Poston
200 Level with Maiyojanna Pelayo Peña: Ainsley Elizabeth Priakos
200 Level with María Eugenia Landa: Kathryn Spiers
300 Level: Erin Geist
500 Level: Monica Stacy
MA Level: Emily Williams
PhD Level: Dayni Díaz Mederos
Outstanding Students in Swahili
100 Level: Savannah Grace Pipkin
200 Level: Madison Leiann Carr
300 Level: Scott Wallace Chumley
Outstanding Student in TESOL
MA Level: Aki Hirano ahirano@go.olemiss.edu
