Department of Romance Studies

Prizes and Awards

Anna S. Aronson Memorial Award

This award is given yearly to recognize a student with outstanding promise in French and Francophone Studies.

Past Recipients

  • 2023 - Jonathan Kelly
  • 2022 - Erin Islay Magill
  • 2021 - Rebecca Ellen Kane
  • 2020 - Yvette Jane Sei
  • 2019 - Alicia Anne Mooney
  • 2018 - Taïsha Victoria Joseph
  • 2017 - Mia Nicole Edelstein
  • 2016 - Brandon Michael Sousa

Eli D. and Mollie Goodstein Prize in Spanish

This prize is given yearly to recognize an outstanding student in Hispanic Studies.

Past Recipients

  • 2023 - Matthew Driben
  • 2022 - Savannah Emily Jackson & Huining Xia
  • 2021 - Aaron Luke Newitt
  • 2020 - Allison Paige Donahue & Domingo Antonio Fortuna Jr.
  • 2019 - Samuel Lieb & Santiago Montoya Palacios
  • 2018 - Rachel Lauren Portnoy
  • 2017 - Ledia Delenesa Erkou & Sydney Lauren Sperber
  • 2016 - Hannah Corinne Marion

Murray Sachs Prize for Outstanding Work and Dedication in French and Francophone Studies

This prize is given yearly to recognize a student’s outstanding work and dedication in French and Francophone Studies.

Past Recipients

  • 2023 - Annabel Wheeler
  • 2022 - Alaina Dawn Solomon
  • 2021 - Akim Sanni
  • 2020 - Rachel Charlotte Stutman
  • 2019 - Peri M. Meyers
  • 2018 - Hannah Julia Chidekel
  • 2017 - Jade Alessandra Lara
  • 2016 - Breanna Lynn Vizlakh

Turock Family Prize in Italian Studies

Past Recipients

  • 2023 - Renée Brown & Liana Perlman
  • 2022 - Rachel Gavriella Klein & Nicholas August Simonetti
  • 2021 - Leah Ray Sagan-Dworsky