Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies
2021-2022 Annual Awards Ceremony
Monday, April 25, 2022 at 2:30 p.m.
Keene Faculty Center
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RECOGNITIONS
Hauptman Medal for Excellence in Spanish
Eric Marsh
Hauptman Medal for Excellence in Portuguese
Cristina Cortez
Outstanding Majors
Emma Donnelly
Wen Jiang
Jessica Judkins Cooke
Brett Moore
Cameron Coakes
Outstanding Spanish Heritage Students
Pablo Chen
Justin Guerra
Outstanding UF Online Spanish Students
SPN 1130:
Recipient: Lisa Hoskins
Finalists: Ikram Elkheir, Matthew Collins
SPN 1131:
Recipient: Ava Sommer
Finalists: Robert Caplin, Jennifer McRae
Emerging Scholar Award
Reese Jett (Faculty Mentor — Crystal Marull)
Kathleen Diamond Study Abroad Scholarships
Kristen Deaver (Seville, Spain)
Harper Self (Valencia, Spain – FSU)
Blaire Moraski (Dominican Republic)
Alexandra Quintana (Seville, Spain)
Marissa Thomson (Dominican Republic)
Madison Verdone (Seville, Spain)
Honors Societies Initiates
Phi Lambda Beta (Portuguese Honor Society):
Cristina Cortez
Jamie Ferrer
John Jacqmein
Isabella Montoya-Bedoya
Veronica Quiroz Olivares
Angeles Ramirez
Sigma Delta Pi (Hispanic Honor Society):
Isabel Curtis
Regan Erickson
Alice Fatula
Elizabeth Foltz
Kendall Jung
Johnathan Nolan
Madison Ragazzone
Payne Sewnarine
Karina Valencia
Phi Beta Kappa Electees (Fall 2021 and Spring 2022)
Anna Long
Aslyn Mattson
Kelly Welch
Briana Wiggins
Christina Zucaro
GRADUATE STUDENT RECOGNITIONS
Spanish Degrees Earned (*Anticipated by Summer 2022)
MA: Fernanda González, Zane Price, Gabriela Rivera Marín
PhD: María Hernández González, Nancy Pinzón, Marc Gandarillas*
Job Placements
Marc Gandarillas – Assistant Professor, University of North Dakota
Melany Vergara – Bilingual Professional Development Specialist, NGO Adelante Mujeres
Zane Price – Language Modeler, Tansa Systems
Outstanding Graduate Students (elected by faculty)
Hispanic Linguistics:
PhD: Diana Velázquez López
Leire Echevarría Canal (honorable mention)
MA: Alba Santamaría-Gallego and Hannah Treadway (ex aequo)
Spanish & Spanish American Literature:
PhD: María Victoria Muñoz
MA: Fernanda González
CLAS Travel Awards
Leire Echevarría Canal
Ivana Frisa
Diana Velázquez-López
Irene Zurita-Moreno
2022 Summer Assistantships
Dominican Republic: María Victoria Muñoz
Valencia (Spain): Irene Zurita-Moreno, Analiz Faife Casas
Research Awards
CLAS Dissertation Fellowship: María Hernández González
DuoLingo Research Grant: Diana Velázquez-López
James Miller Award for the best student essay at the 43rd International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts: María Victoria Muñoz
Most Promising Graduate Student in Spanish as a Heritage Language Award: Leire Echevarría Canal
2022 Virtual Summer Residency at the National Humanities Center: Marina Cuartero Marco
Ruth McQuown Scholarship Supplementary Award: Marina Cuartero Marco
Honorable Mention, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship: Hannah Treadway
Teaching Awards
SPS Award for Cooperative Leadership in Teaching:
Greity González Rivera (Lower Division Spanish)
María Victoria Muñoz (Upper Division Spanish)
Daniela Núñez de Álvarez Stransky (Heritage Spanish)
Southern Conference of Language Teaching (SCOLT) Leadership Award: Grisell Santiago
Hall of Fame teacher for Florida chapter of American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP): Grisell Santiago
UFIC Certificate of Outstanding Merit: Marc Gandarillas
UF Presidential Service Award
Marc Gandarillas
Whitney Koonce Memorial Award
Tania Abella Fernández
Honors Societies Initiates
Sigma Delta Pi (Hispanic Honor Society):
Greity González Rivera
María Victoria Muñoz
Enrique Muñoz Mantas
Grisell Santiago
Outgoing OEGE Officers
President: Diana Velázquez-López
Vice President: Alba Santamaría-Gallego
Treasurer: Daniela Núñez de Álvarez Stransky
Graduate student representatives: Diana Velázquez-López, Enrique Muñoz Mantas
Incoming OEGE Officers
Co-Presidents: Alba Santamaría-Gallego, Jade Sierra
Treasurer: Valeria Pagliai
Graduate student representatives: M. Laura Mecias, Daniela Núñez de Álvarez Stransky