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Honors Convocation Award Winners 2007

Joel Borkenhagen, Outstanding Senior in German
Deborah Mercier,  Freeland Faculty Award in French
Emily Jennings and Geoffrey Whittaker, Charles E. Norman Award in Greek or Latin Composition
Ginger Fast, Rachael Krob and Elizabeth Welder, Hispanic American Foundation of Tulsa Outstanding Senior Award

Outstanding Student Achievements

Katherine Parks (French and Political Sciences, T.U. 2007) is officially selected by the prestigious Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques (Science-Po) in Paris, France, to enroll into its Masters Program in International Affairs and Public Management, starting fall 2007.  Katherine had previously been accepted at Sience-Po as an undergraduate (2005-2006) as part of her study abroad experience at T.U..  

 Kally Walsh (French and Political Sciences, T.U. 2006, Freeland Faculty Award) is still at Science-Po, Paris, working diligently on her Masters in International Affairs & Sustainable Development. She takes some time enjoying the Parisian life, too. 

 Special acknowledgments are to be extended to Professor Michael Mosher (Political Science) for his invaluable collaboration with Professor Lydie Meunier (French) throughout academic and administrative modus operanti, as specified by Science Po admission criteria.

Jill Schoeffler (French and Political Science, T.U. 2003, Freeland Faculty Award), is still at Rice University, progressing toward the completion of a Ph.D. in French. 
 
Ginger Fast (French and Spanish, T.U. 2007) was selected by the French Ministère de la Culture to serve as a teaching assistant in France.  She was appointed to a high school in the Clermont-Ferrand region (central France) where she will be teaching English as a Foreign Language from October 2007 through April 2008.

 Thibault Holcombe (International Business and French, T.U. Freshman) was officially selected by French officials to receive a competitive scholarship.  This scholarship will allow Thibault to study at L’Ecole Supérieure de Commerce, in Amiens, France, throughout the academic year 2007-2008.

Brittany Littleton, a 2005 International Business and Spanish major, will enter TU Law School this fall.

Julie Ward, a 2005 Spanish major, presented a paper, “The Phonological Acquisition of English and German by Bilingual Children,” at TU’s 8th Annual Student Research Colloquium. She will enter the Universität Freiburg, Germany, master's program in European Linguistics this fall.

Lindy Bright, a 2004 German and Russian major and TU FLAG scholar, has been accepted into the medical school of Humboldt University in Berlin.

Justin Jacobs, a 2004 Classics major, is in his first year of a master’s program at Cambridge University.

Robert McClendon, a 2004 French and Communications major, has been named S.I. Newhouse Graduate Fellow at the University of Syracuse’s School of Journalism.

David Randolph, a 2004 Russian, Economics, and MIS major, is completing his first year at TU Law School.

Brittani Redding, a 2004 International Business and French major, graduated with honors this year in TU’s MBA program.

Brandy Grayson, a 2002 Spanish major, will begin the Ph.D. program in Latin American Literature at Washington University this fall.

Jennifer Croft, a 2001 Russian major, was awarded a five-year fellowship at Northwestern University’s Ph.D. program in Comparative Literature.

Grace Wells, a 2001 German and English major, will begin graduate study this fall at Cornell University in German, English, and Celtic literature.  

Olga Doshlygina, a Russian Studies and Communications major, presented a research paper, “Previous Influences and Cultural Differences in Communication Between Young Russians and Young Americans,” at the 7th Annual Conference of the Central Association of Russian Teachers of America.


Linguistics Undergraduate Research Group (LURG)
Students interested in exploring linguistics research may participate in the Linguistics Undergraduate Research Group (LURG). Research areas include language policy, multilingualism and psycholinguistics. For more information contact Dr. Faingold at 631-2160.



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