Prizes and Awards
Borghild K. Sundheim Endowed Scholarship
Established by alumni, colleagues and friends in memory of Dr. Sundheim, professor and chair of the French Department from 1927-1967. This scholarship goes to a junior or senior who is an outstanding student with a concentration in French who demonstrates financial need.
Past Award Recipients
Virginia A. Schubert Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship fund is to be used to provide financial assistance to a junior or senior majoring in French, who demonstrates financial need and has a GPA of 3.3 or higher
Past award recipients
Virginia McKnight Binger Prize
Rose Giblin-Vance ’24
A cash award to students who show exceptional proficiency in modern languages and literature.
Past award recipients
Hélène Peters Prize for Study in a French-Speaking Country
- Carly Carte ’24
- Jane Slentz-Kesler ’24
- Henry Walker ’24
Established by alumni, colleagues and friends in honor of Dr. Hélène Peters, Professor Emerita of French and founder of the French Study Abroad Program. A cash award to a deserving student with a concentration in French for study in a French-speaking country.
Past award recipients
Karl C. Sandberg Endowed Prize
- Ginnetho Boateng ’24
- Caedmon Kollmer-Dorsey ’24
- Aldo Palacio ’24
- Cristina Suarez Lopez ’24
Established by alumni, colleagues and friends in memory of Dr. Karl Sandberg, DeWitt Wallace Professor of French and Humanities from 1968-1992. A cash award to an outstanding senior with a concentration in French who has a demonstrated engagement with the literature and philosophical ideas of France and their relationship to the arts.
Past award recipients
Prizes for Excellence in French Studies
Prizes for Excellence in French Studies (Level I)
- Anneke Stracks ’26
- Amanda Tu ’27
Prizes for Excellence in French Studies (Level II)
- Enrico Verita ’26
- Jack Nussbaum ’27
- Emmanuella Tapsoba ’27
- Hermogenes Rios Torres ’27
- Emery Teague ’26
- Sudhi K Adusumilli ’27
Prizes for Excellence in French Studies (Level III)
- Tanguy Lesegretain ’26
- Bruno Cesare Guiduli ’26
- Claire Kelly ’26
- Kendall Strauss ’26
- Flor Perez Nunez ’26
- Oscar Reza Bautista ’27
Level I (first year, French 101 and/or 102). Past award recipients
Level II (second year, French 203 and/or 204).Past award recipients
Level III (third year, French 305 and/or 306). Past Award Recipients. Past Award Recipients