For the 2nd consecutive year, the Nu Zeta Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, has been named an “Honor Chapter” for its outstanding activities during 2011-12. Of the 585 chapters nationwide, CofC’s chapter was among 14 selected for this prestigious honor (see http://www.sigmadeltapi.org/honorchap.htm for complete list of awardees). Student officers Dylan Kornegay, Jessica Latham, Hannah Stevenson and Emily Williams were instrumental in organizing and executing the chapter’s numerous activities in 2011-12 to earn the “Honor Chapter” recognition. Drs. Carmen Grace and Mark P. Del Mastro of the Department of Hispanic Studies serve as Chapter Advisers.
Category Archives: Awards, Grants, Fellowships
Commencement Awards and Honors (2012)
This year Classics recognized three of its students with named awards and honors: Mitch Cordes, Dan Egli, and Rachel Barkley.
The Harold A. Mouzon Scholarship in Classical Studies is the highest distinction that a Classics major can achieve. This year the Department recognized Mitch Cordes as the recipient of the Award. As an AB Classics major, Mitch completed coursework in Latin and Greek (at the advanced level) as well as ancient culture courses. He also graduated with a BS degree in Biochemistry. Following graduation Mitch will be commissioned in the U.S. Navy and will begin medical school at the Uniformed Services University in Maryland.
The Robert H. Duryea Jr. Memorial Scholarship is given to the Classics major, who demonstrates the highest performance in the Latin language. This year’s recipient was Dan Egli. Dan completed a major in Classics and an additional minor in Latin. He excelled in such courses as Ovid, Medieval Latin, Roman Biography, and Latin prose composition. Dan plans to teach Latin at the high school level.
The Department’s Outstanding Student Award for 2012 went to Rachel Barkley. Rachel Barkley graduated from the Honors College with majors in both Classics and Historic Preservation, and a minor in Creative Writing. Rachel excelled not only in her outstanding performance in both Latin language and Classical civilization courses, but also in her ability to make connections and see the relationships between all of the subjects that she studied. In the near future Rachel plans to attend graduate school in Museum Studies.
2012 Issue of HispanNews Now Available!
Thanks to the efforts of Professors Ben Fraser (Editor), Nadia Avendaño and Claudia Moran (Associate Editors), the 2012 issue of HispaNews, the official annual newsletter of the Department of Hispanic Studies, is now available online: click here.
Dr. Martínez-Gibson and Dylan Kornegay Recognized as ExCel Award Winners
Professor Elizabeth Martínez-Gibson was named “Faculty of the Year” for the School of Languages Cultures and World Affairs, and Dylan Kornegay (Spanish, December ’11) was recipient of the “Community Impact Award” at the 2012 ExCEL Award ceremony on April 4 in the Sottile Theatre.
National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society Inducts New Members
Congratulations to our newest members of the College of Charleston’s Nu Zeta Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, inducted April 2, 2012 in the Alumni Center:
Chelsea Catherine Baker
Helen Claire Beadling
Elizabeth Blakeney Sitton
India Broadwater
Mary Catherine Brock (graduate student)
Amanda Mellette Cole
Gabriel Curl
Andrew Gilberti
Samantha Hampson
John Harden
Kimberly Havel
Shannon Himes*
Holly Piacentino Hyde (graduate student)
Julie Anna King
Justin T. Lyons
Berenice Marquina-Castillo (graduate student)
Jocelyn Moratzka
Cally Rosenberg
Rachel Ann Wadsworth
Fallon Wagner
We also congratulate our newest Honorary Members: Professors Daniel Delgado and Claudia Moran.
*Shannon Himes initiated the following afternoon.
“Revelations in Translation” Photo Contest Results on Display
The “Revelations in Translation” photo contest exhibit of the Nu Zeta Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, is on display on the second floor of Addlestone Library. Congratulations to the finalists: Emily Williams, Mary Kelsey Trumps, Elizabeth Con, and Amelia Thomson. A special thanks to past president Dylan Kornegay and current president Hannah Stevenson for their leadership with this chapter project.
Sigma Delta Pi’s “Revelations in Translation” Contest Results
The College of Charleston’s Nu Zeta Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, announces the student finalists of its inaugural “Revelations in Translation” contest:
1st Place: Emily Williams
2nd Place: Mary Kelsey Trumps
3rd Place: Elizabeth Con
4th Place: Amelia Thomson
“Revelations in Translation” is a project conceived and executed by CofC’s student Sigma Delta Pi members. A special thanks to Dylan Kornegay, Nu Zeta President, and Hannah Stevenson, Nu Zeta Vice-President, for carrying out this project.
Each qualifying participant was required to submit a photo along with English and Spanish versions of an accompanying narrative that reflect a study abroad experience in a Spanish-speaking country. Entries were judged on photo quality, narrative content and overall creativity. To view all the entries, visit http://revelationsintranslation.blogspot.com/.
Sigma Delta Pi’s 2011 S.C. Spanish Teacher of the Year Crowned at CofC
Lynn Fulton-Archer (center) of Richmond Drive Elementary School is
Sigma Delta Pi’s 2011 S.C. Spanish Teacher of the Year
The College of Charleston’s and The Citadel’s chapters of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, crowned Lynn Fulton-Archer as this year’s S.C. Spanish Teacher of the Year during an awards ceremony on November 10, 2011 in Arnold Hall of the Jewish Studies Center at the College of Charleston. Dr. Mark P. Del Mastro, Founding Director of the program, conducting the event attended by faculty, students and family and friends of the three contest finalists. Click here for CofC press release.
CofC’s Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi Receives National “Honor Chapter” Award
For the first time in its history, The Nu Zeta Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, received the prestigious “Honor Chapter” Award for its outstanding activities realized during the 2010-11 academic year. Of the 581 chapters nationwide, The CofC’s chapter was one of only 11 chapters to receive this honor. This achievement was due in large part to the direction of the chapter adviser, Dr. Marianne Verlinden, as well as the fine leadership of Nu Zeta’s student officers: Dylan Kornegay, chapter president; Sharmaine Edwards, chapter vice-president; chapter president, Katie Williamson. http://news.cofc.edu/2011/07/26/hispanic-honor-society-chapter-earns-top-marks/
Melissa Huber Awarded Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship
One final bit of good news to report about Melissa Huber (now one of our distinguished alumni). Melissa has just received word that she has been awarded a Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship. This is a national award from the honor society Phi Kappa Phi, and provides $5000 to support a year of graduate study. Another great honor for Melissa. Please join us in congratulating her.