The Literatures, Cultures, and Languages Department holds two awards ceremonies each spring towards the end of the semester, one for undergraduates and one for graduate students. The ceremonies provide a wonderful, collegial opportunity to celebrate our students’ extraordinary achievements.

Undergraduate Awards Ceremony

The 2025 undergraduate awards ceremony will take place Friday, 18 April, 3:30-6:00 pm, in Susan V. Herbst Hall 101.

At the undergraduate awards ceremony, the following prizes will be presented:

Honor Roll for Phi Beta Kappa
Excellence in Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, the Eurobiz Program, & the Eurotech Program
The Allen M Ward Prize in Ancient Greek
The Van Dusen Award
G.J. Barberet and B.J. Gilliam Scholarship
Fannie Hatheway Boss Prizes
Marie Naudin Award
Dr. Gene J. Barberet Award
Marlis Zeller Cambon Scholarship
The Lederer Prize
State of Baden-Wuerttemberg Study Abroad Scholarships
Parlette Peace Prize
Sylvia and Leo Dashefsky Award for Excellence in Hebrew Studies
Seliger Holocaust Studies Award
The Cohen and Henes Award
CJS Award for Study in Israel
Friends of Franco Masciandaro Award
Glauco Cambon Memorial Scholarship
T & F Germaine and L.B. Eyzaguirre Memorial Prize
Joseph A. Palermo Outstanding Senior Scholars
Dorothy Maguire Scholarship
Chester Obuchowski Memorial Scholarship
David K. Herzberger Study Abroad Scholarship
Joseph A. Palermo Award for the Advancement of Language Study

You may find a flyer for the undergraduate awards ceremony here.

Graduate Awards Ceremony

The 2025 graduate awards ceremony will take place Thursday, 1 May, 5-7:00 pm, in Susan V. Herbst Hall 236.

At the graduate awards ceremony, the following prizes will be presented:

Anne Berthelot Fellowship
World Poetry Books Prize for Literary Translation
Parlette Peace Prize
Graduate Teaching and Research Awards
Borys and Lida Bilokur Award
Joseph A. Palermo Award for the Advancement of Language Study

You may find a flyer for the graduate awards ceremony here.