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Atlanta, GA | Posted: April 27, 2017
Rebecca Keane
Director of Communications
404.894.1720
rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu
Summary Sentence:
Outstanding students were recognized this month with awards and scholarships from the Institute, College, and Schools.
Full Summary:
Outstanding students were recognized this month with awards and scholarships from the Institute, College, and Schools.
John Tone and Mario Bianchini
John Tone and Emily King
John Tone and Ana de GiveOutstanding students were recognized this month with awards and scholarships from the Institute, College, and Schools.
During the Georgia Tech Student Honors Luncheon, John Tone, associate dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, presented six Ivan Allen College school awards at the Student Honors Luncheon. Award recipients from individual schools in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts include:
Excellence in Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies (ALIS) Award
Elizabeth Clark
This award is given annually to the ALIS student who has demonstrated exemplary performance and outstanding achievement in this degree program from the School of Modern Languages.
History and Sociology Awards
Bellon Award — Ann Louisa Brewton
Bellon Research Award — Ali Yildirim
Chair's Award — Yonotan Weinberg
Phi Alpha Theta Inductions — Hannah K. Corpe, Kayleigh G. Haskin, Pablo Gonzalez, Alexander A. Yildirim, and Katherine Hewitt
Homer Rice Award in History and Sociology of Technology and Science
Mario Bianchini
This annual award is presented to the History, Technology, and Society graduate student who, through volunteerism, has fostered a sense of community within the School of History and Sociology, as well as within broader communities.
International Affairs Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award
Murry Smith
The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs recognizes outstanding undergraduate students based on faculty recommendations and academic records. The awardees each receive $500.
James Dean Young Writing Award
Emily King
This award recognizes the best essay written by a literature, media, and communication or computational media major in a 3000- or 4000-level Literature, Media, and Communication course and comes with $500.
Liam Rattray Award
Ana de Give and Reagan Johnson
More awards:
School of Modern Languages Spring 2017 Awards
Excellence in Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies
Matthew Schauer
Excellence in Global Economics and Modern Languages
Leilan Johnna Sheu
Excellence in International Affairs and Modern Languages
Jacqueline Howell
Chinese Government Scholarship: Yeiryun Park
Outstanding Senior in Chinese: Ethan Paul Everett
Outstanding Senior in French: Katherine Diane Clark
Outstanding Senior in German: Christopher Allen Harwell
Outstanding Senior in Japanese: Matthew Schauer
Outstanding Senior in Russian: Emily Elizabeth Simonds
Outstanding Senior in Russian: Guergana Iliyanova Terzieva
Outstanding Senior in Spanish: Megan Lee Sales
Student Achievement Awards
2017 Excellence in Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies: Elizabeth Clark
2017 Excellence in International Affairs and Modern Languages Award: Taylor Eling
2017 Excellence in Global Economics and Modern Languages Award: Joshua Bowling
Best Oral Presentation in Ivan Allen College at Undergraduate Research Symposium: Lucy Groves (History and Sociology)
Outstanding Senior in Chinese: Quynh Tran
Outstanding Senior in French: Rebecca Smith
Outstanding Senior in German: Mengyang Han
Outstanding Senior in Korean: Sean Hinchey
Outstanding Senior in Russian: Elizabeth Clark
Outstanding Senior in Spanish: Sara Cronan
