Awards

The Department of French recognizes its outstanding students with awards at the annual Division of Humanities Award Picnic, held in April. Not all prizes are awarded each year.

Outstanding Senior in French

Awarded to a senior who has exemplified excellence in scholarship, activities, and service.

2023: Amanda Bacallao
2022: Halley Powell
2021: Alessandra Ravelo
2020: Emilia Vicente Santana
2019: Gabriela Lovera Hernandez

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Academic Excellence in French and Francophone Studies

Awarded to an upper-level student who demonstrates excellence in French and/or Francophone Studies.

2023: Joseph Brantley
2022: Logan Holmes
2021: Armany LeBlanc
2020: Halley Powell
2019: Ana Carrasco Solla
           Emilia Vicente Santana
2018: Natalia Harley Cabada

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Outstanding Undergraduate Essay in French

Awarded to a student who has completed a significant scholarly work on a topic in French or Francophone literature or culture and presented this work in an academic setting.

2022: Joseph Brantley
2021: Alessandra Ravelo
2020: Emilia Vicente Santana
2018: Gabriela Lovera Hernandez

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Outstanding Achievement in French and Francophone Studies

Awarded to a student who has contributed to the program in an outstanding way or who has completed a significant project that does not fit into other categories.

2022: Katie Fritsche, for her exceptional contributions to Le Cercle Francophone
2020: Alexandria Kyriakidis, for her pedagogical project Business French for the DELF-Pro
2019: Alexandria Kyriakidis, for her short film Mère

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Judith E. Lyons Memorial Award for a Rising Major/Minor

This award is given in memory of Judith E. Lyons, a former French teacher at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Lexington, KY), whose legacy lives on at Jacksonville University. It is presented to a student in FREN202 who has declared a major or minor in French and who embodies the passion and enthusiasm of Mlle Lyons for la langue de Molière.

2023: Karol Palenik
2022: Nadia Shpak
2021: Joseph W. Brantley
2020: Alessandra Ravelo
2019: Halley Powell
2018: Armany LeBlanc