2016

Galen Brokaw, Latin American & Latino Studies, co-edited a book with Jongsoo Lee:  Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxochitl and His Legacy, University of Arizona Press; 2nd edition (May 12, 2016), ISBN-10: 081650072X, ISBN-13: 978-0816500727.

Student Marisa Barthuly (French & Francophone Studies major) received the Sue Burton Cannon Memorial Award; 2016. This award is given to the outstanding Junior female student in a Modern Languages class and is based on service to the Department of Modern Languages, academic performance, and service outside the Department.

Visiting speaker Christine R. Yano, professor of anthropology at the University of Hawaii, lectured about "Pink Globalization and the Politics of Innocence" as part of the College of Letters and Science’s Distinguished Speaker series. The event took place at 6:30 p.m. on October 6 in 103 Barnard Hall. Read more about Christine Yano's talk.

Read the article about the mural project that John Thompson, Hispanic Studies, was involved with in Fene, Spain, during this summer.  See the project's flier.

Student Esther Oloff (majoring in Chemical Engineering) received the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for study abroad in Peru this summer. Read the article here.

Visiting speaker Norma Field, the Robert S. Ingersoll Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in Japanese Studies, presented "Living with/in Fukushima, Five Years Later: Our World." Her lecture took place at 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 10, in SUB Ballroom D.  Read more here.

Bridget Kevane, Hispanic Studies and Latin American & Latino Studies, has been awarded the Betty Coffey Outstanding Achievement Award. Read more here.

Patricia Simpson, German Studies, has been awarded the Cox Faculty Award For Creative Scholarship and Teaching. Read more here.

Bridget Kevane, Hispanic Studies and Latin American & Latino Studies, has been selected as the new associate dean for faculty affairs in the College of Letters and Science.  Read the announcement here.

Read about how a service project in remote Morocco is transformative for MSU students.

Read the article about how French classes opened up world for Casianne Lund. She is a recent graduate in Psychology and French & Francophone Studies, as well as an MSU Fulbright Scholar bound for Malaysia.

H. Glenn Penny, a professor of modern European history in the Department of History at the University of Iowa, presented a lecture titled "German/European Masculinity and the American West: Performing Indigeneity" on April 16 at 4pm in SUB Ballroom D.  His talk about the affinity for American Indians in German culture was part of the Letters and Science Distinguished Speakers Series.  See more information here.

 

2015

Ada Giusti, French & Francophone Studies, published a book: Integrating Service-Learning and Volunteer Opportunities into French Study Abroad Programs, American Association of Teachers of French (2015), ISBN-10: 0988549654, ISBN-13: 978-0988549654.

Read the article about research and activism that John Thompson, Hispanic Studies, is doing in Spain.

Hua Li, China Studies, was featured in an article in the Mountains & Minds Magazine: click here.

Read the Mountains and Minds article about recent MSU-Bozeman Cloe and Kristoffer Erickson's experience in Morocco. They visited a remote Moroccan village through a service project set up by Ada Giusti.  Click here.

Sonia Nazario, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author, presented a talk on April 16 at 4pm in SUB Ballroom D.  Her talk, entitled "Enrique's Journey: Child Migrants and the U.S. Response," is part of the Letters and Science Distinguished Speakers Series.  See more information here.

Patricia Catoira, Hispanic Studies and Latin American & Latino Studies, received an Award for Service Excellence at the 26th Annual Employee of the Year Awards.  She more information here.

Patricia Simpson, German Studies, has been awarded one of two Letters and Science Meritorious Research and Creativity Awards. The award will be presented at the College of Letters and Science's annual awards ceremony on Thursday, April 23rd, from 5-7pm in SUB Ballroom A.

Ada Giusti, French & Francophone Studies, received the President's Excellence in Teaching Award.  See more information here.

Student Hayley Swain (majoring in Spanish Teaching K-12, minoring in K-12 Reading Teaching and Latin American & Latino Studies) received the Steven L. Johnson Memorial Scholarship; 2015. This award is given to the outstanding Spanish Teaching major. It not only recognizes academic success, but quality of character as well, reflecting the esteem of teachers and peers in the department.

Student Miriam Rognlie (majoring in Computer Science, minoring in China Studies) received the Sue Burton Cannon Memorial Award; 2015. This award is given to the outstanding Junior female student in a Modern Languages class and is based on service to the Department of Modern Languages, academic performance, and service outside the Department.

Brent Zundel (graduate in Civil Engineering & Spanish, 2013) received a Fulbright research grant to study water resource issues facing the Patagonia region of Chile at at the University of Concepción. Read the article here.

The Goethe Society awarded their 2013 best essay prize to Patricia Simpson, German Studies, for her article “Sacred Maternity and Secular Sons:  Hölderlin’s Madonna as Muse.”  Dr. Simpson’s essay appeared in the Camden House anthology, Religion, Reason, and Culture in the Age of Goethe, which she edited along with Elizabeth Krimmer. See http://goethesociety.org/category/essay-prize/ for further details.

The Department of Modern Languages & Literatures hosted an ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview Training for MLL faculty and language teachers in the Bozeman area on January 5-8, 2015.

 

2014

The Department of Modern Languages & Literatures hosted an ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview Workshop for MLL faculty and language teachers in the Bozeman area on October 16-17, 2014.

Ada Giusti, French & Francophone Studies, received an MSU Academic Advising Award. She chose to donate her $2000 award to the Emerging Scholars Program. Read the article here.

Sally Sanchez, Spanish, received the 2014 College of Letters & Science's Outstanding Teacher Award.

Student Joseph McHugh (majoring in Spanish Teaching K-12) received the Steven L. Johnson Memorial Scholarship. This award is given to the outstanding Spanish Teaching major. It not only recognizes academic success, but quality of character as well, reflecting the esteem of teachers and peers in the department.

Student Erica Eggleton (majoring in Chemical Engineering) received the Sue Burton Cannon Memorial Award. This award is given to the outstanding Junior female student in a Modern Languages class and is based on service to the Department of Modern Languages, academic performance, and service outside the Department.

 

2013

Jack Jelinski, Professor Emeritus of Spanish, published a book of poetry for children, “Poems For Intelligent Children With a Sense of Humor (This Means You).” http://tinyurl.com/n47jjko

Student Ryan Ricci (majoring in Spanish Teaching) received the Steven L. Johnson Memorial Scholarship. This award is given to the outstanding Spanish Teaching major. It not only recognizes academic success, but quality of character as well, reflecting the esteem of teachers and peers in the department.

Student Caitlin Dahl (majoring in French & Francophone Studies and German Studies) received the Sue Burton Cannon Memorial Award. This award is given to the outstanding Junior female student in a Modern Languages class and is based on service to the Department of Modern Languages, academic performance, and service outside the Department.

Bridget Kevane, Hispanic Studies, is awarded a sabbatical for the 2013/2014 academic year.

 

2012

Student Cari Anne Kaiser-Sielbach (majoring in Spanish Teaching with a minor in Sociology) received the Steven L. Johnson Memorial Scholarship. This award is given to the outstanding Spanish Teaching major. It not only recognizes academic success, but quality of character as well, reflecting the esteem of teachers and peers in the department.

Students Kaylee Ann Bradford (majoring in German Studies and Earth Sciences) and Amy Susan Mountain Ference (majoring in History with a minor in Political Science) received the Sue Burton Cannon Memorial Award. This award is given to the outstanding Junior female student(s) in a Modern Languages class and is based on service to the Department of Modern Languages, academic performance, and service outside the Department.

Our department is proud to have hired adjunct instructors who graduated from our program:  
Sally Sanchez, Britta Hanks, Mark Lehman, Amy Wallner-Drake, and Katharina Frank Bernstein.

 

2011
Christopher Pinet

It is with great sadness that we announced that Dr. Christopher Pinet passed away on November 17, 2011. You can view his obituary and further information here. He will truly be missed.

Peter Tillack, Japan Studies, introduced the showing of a Japanese film at an April 19 benefit for victims of Japan's recent catastrophe. Read the article here.

Marc James Mueller, German Studies, introduced the April 21 showing of the German film, When We Leave. He will also lead a discussion following the film. Read the article here.

Student Kaylee Triemstra (majoring in Spanish Teaching with a minor in Sociology) received the Steven L. Johnson Memorial Scholarship. This award is given to the outstanding Spanish Teaching major. It not only recognizes academic success, but quality of character as well, reflecting the esteem of teachers and peers in the department.

Student Caila R. Hall (majoring in German Studies and Earth Sciences) received the Sue Burton Cannon Memorial Award. This award is given to the outstanding Junior female student in a Modern Languages class and is based on service to the Department of Modern Languages, academic performance, and service outside the Department.

Tara Reising


Student Tara Reising (second degree in Spanish Teaching) received an MSU Alumni Association / Chamber of Commerce Award for Excellence, 2011. This award signifies exceptional achievement, both academically and in community leadership, over a student's entire college career. She in turn selected MLL Administrative Assistant Tracy Knudson as a mentor to be honored with her at the event.

Tracy Knudson, Administrative Assistant of the MLL department, received the Kathy Griffith Employee Excellence Award for exceptional performance.

 

Patricia Simpson, German Studies, received a grant ($3,200 + travel subsidies) from the German Historical Institute and the German Society of Pennsylvania to conduct research at the Joseph Horner Memorial Library for a month during the summer of 2011. With this grant, Simpson was able to pursue her research on a recent project, tentatively entitled Epistemologies of the Playroom. The book explores the relationship between concepts and practices of play, pedagogy, and citizenship in primarily German-speaking Europe and immigrant communities in America from the late 18th century to the present.

Patricia Simpson, German Studies, has also been selected to participate in a summer Fulbright Hays Seminar in Brazil. The program, entitled “Land of the Future or of the Present? A Historical Perspective on Brazil,” brought together fifteen US scholars and academics to explore the complex history of Brazil from social, economic, and cultural perspectives. During the month of July, Simpson traveled with the group from Salvador to Recife, Ouro Preto, Brasilia, São Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro and engaged in lectures and debate about key issues ranging from the legacy of slavery to current economic development. Simpson is working on a research project that focuses on German immigration and South America and is also preparing a curricular module based on her experience.

 

2010

Ada Giusti, French & Francophone Studies, received the College of Letters & Science's 2010 Outstanding Teaching Award (Tenure-track). She also received the Phi Kappa Phi Distinguished Teaching Award.

Previous graduate Chandra Brown (Spanish, 2006) was awarded a year-long Fulbright for an English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) in Ecuador.  In addition to teaching, she will be collecting folk stories in the native language.

Article about Jill Roberts, a Spring 2010 graduate in Math Education and Modern Languages-German option who was awarded a coveted Fulbright Scholarship.  As a Fulbright recipient, Roberts will teach English in the German state of Brandenburg and study German methods of teaching math.

Student Maria Pomeroy (German & French student) received the Sue Burton Cannon Memorial Award. This award is given to the outstanding Junior female student in a Modern Languages class and is based on service to the Department of Modern Languages, academic performance, and service outside the Department.

Students Collin Preftakes (Spanish major) and Garrett Smith (Hispanic Studies major) received the Steven L. Johnson Memorial Scholarship. This award is given to the outstanding Spanish Teaching major(s). It not only recognizes academic success, but quality of character as well, reflecting the esteem of teachers and peers in the department.

In 2008 we were awarded a Title VI U.S. Department of Education grant for Undergraduate Foreign-Language Instruction and International Studies.  Patricia Simpson, German Studies, who wrote the grant, is also the Principal Investigator and Director.  The total two-year funding ($89,517.00 in year one, matched by MSU) has enabled the Department of Modern Language and Literatures to expand its offerings and work toward establishing a new major in International Studies.  Brett Walker, who is Chair of the Dept. of History and Philosophy at MSU, is the Co-Director. His expertise has been invaluable in working toward an interdisciplinary Asian Studies program. The grant has benefited the entire Department and its students and has been, according to Simpson, a successful team effort.  Additionally, this grant has now been allowed a third-year extension for the 2010-2011 school year.

Previous graduate Diamond Wilson (Spanish & German majors, French minor, 2006) recently graduated with a master's degree in Latin American Studies from Washington State.

Previous graduate Dan Faaborg (Microbiology & Spanish Teaching K-12) is now pursuing Medical school through the WWAMI program and will start his residency this year.

Caleb Hill (History major, Japan Studies minor, 2010) will be pursuing a master's degree in law in Boston. He will focus on International law.

Article about Chad Diehl(graduated in History with a Japan Studies minor, 2003), who is a rising star in Japan Studies.

Article about Christopher Pinet, French, who received an award from the Deputy Consul General of France.

Article about Patricia Simpson, German Studies, who recently completed a year as a research ambassador for the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

 

2009

Article about Christopher Pinet, who was honored as the outgoing editor of the French Review.

Article about Elizabeth Driscoll, a Spring 2009 graduate in Modern Languages-German option (as well as degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Honors).

Student Kelsey Foster (Spanish major) received the Sue Burton Cannon Memorial Award. This award is given to the outstanding Junior female student in a Modern Languages class and is based on service to the Department of Modern Languages, academic performance, and service outside the Department.

Student Mona Carroll (Spanish Teaching major) received the Steven L. Johnson Memorial Scholarship. This award is given to the outstanding Spanish Teaching major. It not only recognizes academic success, but quality of character as well, reflecting the esteem of teachers and peers in the department.

Previous graduate Brandon Milford (Spanish, 2006) is now working at a tourist / residential development in Panama called Isla Bastimentos, which includes a canopy tour / zip line among their many attractions.

Previous graduate Amanda Lavin (Spanish, 2008) is now working for Catholic Charities in Portland, OR, in their anti-human trafficking program, Outreach and Support to Special Immigrant Populations.

Previous graduate Michelle Gollehon (Spanish, 2006) is currently pursuing two graduate degrees at Syracuse University, one in Art History and the other in Museum Studies, with plans to be finished in 2011.

Andrea Conners (Art-Graphic Design major, 2009) was accepted into the JET Program as an Assistant Language Teacher. She will go to Japan to teach English for one year.

Dan Settelen (Global & Multicultural Studies major, 2009) was accepted into the JET Program as an Assistant Language Teacher. He will go to Japan to teach English for one year.

Previous graduates Amy Johnson (Spanish major, 2003) and Jayme Kreitinger (Spanish major, Global Studies minor, 2006) are now both working in the Office of International Programs here at MSU-Bozeman.  Jayme is the Study Abroad Coordinator and Amy is a Study Abroad Advisor.

Mark Lehman (majors in History Teaching & Spanish Teaching, minor in Latin America & Latino Studies, 2008) is now a Spanish teacher at Belgrade High School.

Kathrine Penner Baldwin (majors in History and German, 2009):  Assistant to Senator John Tester; finalist, Rhodes Scholarship to enter graduate program in Migration Studies at Oxford; finalist for Woodrow Wilson Scholarship.

Catherine Heidner (majors in Secondary Education-Social Studies Broadfield and German, minor in History Teaching, 2008) completed a German Fulbright scholarship in June 2009.  She is now working with the Paedagogischer Austauschdienst (pedagogical exchange service) in Germany.

Jessica Egrid (majors in Biomedical Science and German, 2009) is now in medical school.

 

2008

Student Mark Lehman (Spanish Teaching major) received the Steven L. Johnson Memorial Scholarship. This award is given to the outstanding Spanish Teaching major. It not only recognizes academic success, but quality of character as well, reflecting the esteem of teachers and peers in the department.

Student Ivie English (Spanish student) received the Sue Burton Cannon Memorial Award. This award is given to the outstanding Junior female student in a Modern Languages class and is based on service to the Department of Modern Languages, academic performance, and service outside the Department.

Congratulations to these MLL students who received Student of Achievement Awards!
     -- Katherine Baldwin (2nd major in German)
     -- Ivie English (2nd major in Spanish, minor in Latin American & Latino Studies)
     -- Jessica Potter (2nd major in Spanish)

Student Keese Lane (graduate in German & Political Science) will be participating in an English teaching assistantship program sponsored by the Austrian Fulbright Commission.  He will be working in Elixhausen, which is 6k north of Salzburg.  Keese will work for three English teachers at the Höhere Bundeslehranstalt für Landwirtschaft, an agricultural boarding school for people who want to work in the agricultural fields. He will be teaching for 8 months there, working with students in their late teens. Congratulations, Keese!

Student Cathy Heidner (graduate in secondary education & German) received a Fulbright grant to teach English in Germany.  She will spend 10 months as a teacher's assistant in Saxony, a German state in the eastern part of the country.  Read the article from the MSU News Service.

Patricia Simpson, Associate Professor of German, recently returned from an invited lecture at the University of Georgia, Athens, where she participated in a conference on the "Meaning of Culture" and spoke about her book project, Cultures of Violence in the New German Street.  Simpson has also been invited to participate in an editorial workshop in London this summer, 2008.

We were awarded a a Title VI U.S. Department of Education grant for Undergraduate Foreign-Language Instruction and International Studies.  Patricia Simpson, who wrote the grant, is also the Principal Investigator and Director.  The total two-year funding ($89,517.00 in year one, matched by MSU) will enable the Department of Modern Language and Literatures to expand its offerings and work toward establishing a new major in International Studies.  Brett Walker, who is Chair of the Dept. of History and Philosophy at MSU, will be Co-Director. His expertise will be invaluable in establishing an interdisciplinary Asian Studies program. The grant will benefit the entire Department and its students and was, according to Simpson, a successful team effort.

Patricia Simpson, German, accepted a three-year appointment as Co-editor for the Women in German Yearbook. The journal, which will soon celebrate its 25th anniversary, is a peer-reviewed publication with a focus on feminist approaches to German literature and culture. (July 2008)

Graduate Brita Boehm (Spanish Teaching K-12, 2008) is currently teaching 2nd grade at a Spanish immersion school in Minnesota.

Michael Mahony (German major) was accepted into the JET Program as an Assistant Language Teacher. He will go to Japan to teach English for one year.

Article about students Rick Fox and Derek Hammons (both pursuing a minor in Japan Studies) who combined their interests of computer science and Japanese.

Amy Wallner Drake (Spanish Teaching major, Government Teaching minor, 2007) has completed her M.A. from the University of New Mexico in Latin American Studies.  She is now a teacher at Bozeman High School.

Jaimie Hensley (majors in English-Literature and German, 2007) is now a student at the University of Glasgow in Scotland pursuing a master's degree in creative writing. She is planning to teach or go on to pursue a Ph.D. in Cultural Studies or Contemporary Literature.

Mike Silvestrini (major in Japan Studies, minor in History, 2008) was accepted to the JET Teaching Program as an Assistant Language Teacher. He will go to Japan to teach English for one year.

Chandler Gibbons (Japan Studies, 2007) now has a teaching job in Japan.  He wrote that the Japan Studies Program gave him "a sense of direction that [he] was having difficulty finding in my previous program (Earth Sciences/Paleontology)... because of the dedication of the faculty members and the quality of their classes."  He wrote that the connections made in his classes eventually led to a teaching job in Japan.  "Taking Japanese for three years at MSU definitely made it easier to transition into life in Japan."

David Kottas (Japan Studies, 2007) wrote that, in addition to being "a great way to learn a second language," the program was "also a great gateway to the JET [Japan Exchange and Teaching] Program." Currently studying architecture, he found that his coursework in Japan Studies was the reason he was placed under the mentorship of an architect who focuses on Japanese architecture.

 

2007

Student Shauna Baker (Spanish student) received the Sue Burton Cannon Memorial Award. This award is given to the outstanding Junior female student in a Modern Languages class and is based on service to the Department of Modern Languages, academic performance, and service outside the Department.

Student Tara Reising (Spanish Teaching major) received the Steven L. Johnson Memorial Scholarship. This award is given to the outstanding Spanish Teaching major. It not only recognizes academic success, but quality of character as well, reflecting the esteem of teachers and peers in the department.

Student Claire Wing (Spanish major) was named MSU Rotary Student of the Month for February. This award is given to honor high academic achievement and community involvement.  Read the article about her in the MSU News.

Student Adam Hicks (Spanish major) received a paid internship with the Spanish government.  He will be teaching English in secondary school (high school) classes.

Student Michael Mahoney (German major, Japan Studies minor) received the Norma Stillings Memorial Scholarship for outstanding achievement in German.

Patricia Simpson, German, released her book The Erotics of War in German Romanticism, published by Bucknell University Press (2007), ISBN 978-083875662X.

Patricia Catoira, Spanish, is the recipient of an Award for Excellence, 2007. This award is given by MSU's Alumni Association and the Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce for exceptional guidance and inspiration.

Bridget Kevane, Spanish, received the President's Award for Excellence in Service Learning for her Supervised Practicum course and two courses in volunteerism, 2007.

Article about Azouz Begag, the former French Minister who spoke on immigration here at MSU.

Rima Joseph and Rebecca Roland have moved on to other endeavors... We wish them both the best!

Ari Blatt, French, has moved on to a faculty position at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA. We wish him the best!

Previous graduate Amy Hartman (Spanish & Nursing) competed in the Pacific Grove Triathlon event in Oregon as a member of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team In Training.  She raised $570 for the event!

Previous graduate Erika Offerdahl (Spanish & Interdisciplinary Studies) conducted a workshop for 90 Puerto Rican teachers in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as part of her graduate studies in Biochemistry at the University of Arizona.  She was complimented on her fluency and credited her teachers at MSU-Bozeman as one of the reasons for her competency!

Previous graduate Janice Shewey (Spanish) is starting a Master's degree in Hispanic Studies at the University of Victoria, BC.

Previous graduate Jennifer Rivera-Rockwell (English Teaching & Spanish Teaching K-12) is now teaching high school English and Spanish in Pennsylvania.

 

2006

Ada Giusti, French, gave some insight into the reason for the riots in France in this MSU News article.

Ada Giusti, French, received the Dean’s Award for Meritorious Research and Creativity.

Yuka Hara, Adjunct Instructor of Japanese, was awarded the Mortor Board Professor of the Month for January 2006.

Carolyn Pinet, Adjunct Instructor in Spanish, was the winner of a 2006 Alumni Association/Chamber of Commerce Award for Excellence. This award signifies exceptional student guidance and mentorship.

Carolyn Leavengood and David Schrupp, both Adjunct Instructors in German, retired at the end of the 2005-2006 school year. We hope you enjoy your retirement!

Student Katie Baldwin (second major in German) received an Adell & Hancock Fund Scholarship from the Institute of International Education, 2006. She used this $2400 award to do research while she was studying in Germany during the next school year.

Katharina Frank (Spanish major)received the Steven L. Johnson Memorial Scholarship. This award is given to the outstanding Spanish Teaching major. It not only recognizes academic success, but quality of character as well, reflecting the esteem of teachers and peers in the department.

Both Elizabeth Driscoll (German major) and Alissa Hondlik (Spanish major) received the Sue Burton Cannon Memorial Award. This award is given to the outstanding Junior female student(s) in a Modern Languages class and is based on service to the Department of Modern Languages, academic performance, and service outside the Department.

Students Megan Seaton and Bridget Mullins, both Spanish majors, received Student of Achievement Awards from the Women's Center. This award is given to students who have demonstrated leadership abilities, have worked towards promoting diversity and equality, have excelled in their school work, have exhibited excellent team building skills and have been strong role models for their peers.

Student Chris Owens (second major in Spanish) was named the Rotary Student of the Month for February 2006. Read the article by MSU News.

Student Erica Dobbs (second major in Spanish) received an MSU Alumni Association / Chamber of Commerce Award for Excellence, 2005-06. This award signifies exceptional achievement, both academically and in community leadership, over a student's entire college career.

Student Heidi Harriman (a 2005 graduate in German) received a Fulbright Teaching Assistantship in Düsseldorf, Germany for the 2005-06 academic year. She taught English to German high-schoolers and studying at the University of Düsseldorf.

Student Jayme Kreitinger (Spanish major) was awarded a $5,000 Gilman scholarship to study abroad for the 2005-2006 academic year at Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco. She had two semesters of Arabic through MSU's Arabic Distance Learning Program and continued her Arabic language studies in Morocco at Al Akhawayn University.

Student James Murray (second major in German) won a DAAD Scholarship (German Academic Exchange Service) that paid for travel and living expenses while he attended the University of Tubingen in Germany during the 2005-06 school year. Read about our student Veronica Schreibeis who received this award the previous year.

Student Jennifer Lindberg (Japan Studies Minor) taught English in Japan during the 2005-06 year through the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program. She was located in the Hokkaido prefecture while she was teaching.

 

2005

Jack Jelinski, Professor Emeritus of Spanish, recently published a book of poetry: Water like the Soul of an Angel: Memoirs of a Fisherman.

Read the article about John Thompson's research on Spanish Civil War literature written in the Galizan language.

Rene Secilia Marino (Spanish Teaching major)received the Steven L. Johnson Memorial Scholarship. This award is given to the outstanding Spanish Teaching major. It not only recognizes academic success, but quality of character as well, reflecting the esteem of teachers and peers in the department.

Kimberly Strehlow (German major) received the Sue Burton Cannon Memorial Award. This award is given to the outstanding Junior female student in a Modern Languages class and is based on service to the Department of Modern Languages, academic performance, and service outside the Department.

Article about student Matt Wilson (Spanish major), a world-class kayaker who runs a kayak school and youth program here in Bozeman. He was studying abroad at the Universidad de Veracruz in Mexico when the article was published.

Previous graduate Amy Hartman (Spanish) works at the oncology floor at Providence Portland Hospital, OR. She combined her degrees in nursing and Spanish to help patients with limited English-speaking abilities.

Student Janice Shewey is now a graduate student in Hispanic Studies.

Student Jodie Deignan teaches ESL for Spanish-speaking teens as part of Crossing Borders Consulting.

Previous graduate Bill McClintock (Spanish, 2004) is now teaching for the Templeton School System (near Atascadero, CA).

Read the article about Shannon Terry's experience studying abroad in Morocco!

 

2004

MSU students teach Spanish to elementary school students in the Bozeman Public Schools.

MSU's Arabic Language Program received a grant to expand to other universities across the country and previously won a national award.

Previous graduate Chad Diehl (History major, Japan Studies minor, 2003) is pursuing his Ph.D. in Japanese History, focusing on the modern history of Japan, at Columbia University. He expects to graduate by May 2011. His dissertation details the reconstruction of Nagasaki City from 1945 to the early 1970s.

Article about Veronica Schreibeis (degrees in Architecture & German, 2005) who received a scholarship to study abroad in Germany.

William McClintock (Spanish Teaching major) received the Steven L. Johnson Memorial Scholarship. This award is given to the outstanding Spanish Teaching major. It not only recognizes academic success, but quality of character as well, reflecting the esteem of teachers and peers in the department.

Both Heather Nickol (Spanish Teaching major) and Emily Seipel (German Teaching) received the Sue Burton Cannon Memorial Award. This award is given to the outstanding Junior female student(s) in a Modern Languages class and is based on service to the Department of Modern Languages, academic performance, and service outside the Department.

 

2003

Yuka Hara, (Adjunct Instructor of Japanese) received the College of Letters & Science's 2003 Outstanding Teaching Award.

Previous graduate Valli Lonner (Elementary Education K-8 & Spanish Teaching K-12) is now teaching in a Two-Way Bilingual Immersion program in Klamath Falls, OR.  She also teaches junior high Spanish.

Chad Diehl (History major, Japan Studies minor, 2003) was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for a year of advanced academic study abroad. He will spend a year in Japan researching the ways inhabitants of Hiroshima and Nagasaki remember and write about the atomic bombings of August 1945.

Michelle Yearous (German major, International Business minor, 2003) was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for a year of advanced academic study abroad. She will spend a year in Germany focusing on the interaction of students of different nationalities and how the German educational institutions react to and assist students from many countries now immigrating to Germany.

Jennifer Gampetro (Spanish major) received the Sue Burton Cannon Memorial Award. This award is given to the outstanding Junior female student in a Modern Languages class and is based on service to the Department of Modern Languages, academic performance, and service outside the Department.

 

2002

Kathy Laubach (Business major, minors in Japan Studies & International Business, 2003) was accepted into the JET Program as a Coordinator for International Relations, a position which requires a high level of Japanese language skills.

Michele Adams (Spanish Teaching major) received the Steven L. Johnson Memorial Scholarship. This award is given to the outstanding Spanish Teaching major. It not only recognizes academic success, but quality of character as well, reflecting the esteem of teachers and peers in the department.

Jennifer Gampetro (Spanish major) received the Sue Burton Cannon Memorial Award. This award is given to the outstanding Junior female student in a Modern Languages class and is based on service to the Department of Modern Languages, academic performance, and service outside the Department.

 

2001

Catherine Dratz (Spanish major) received the Steven L. Johnson Memorial Scholarship. This award is given to the outstanding Spanish Teaching major. It not only recognizes academic success, but quality of character as well, reflecting the esteem of teachers and peers in the department.

Kathy Laubach  (Japan Studies minor) received the Sue Burton Cannon Memorial Award. This award is given to the outstanding Junior female student in a Modern Languages class and is based on service to the Department of Modern Languages, academic performance, and service outside the Department.

 

2000

Both Lusha Alzner (German minor) and Teresa Kolnik (Business major) received the Sue Burton Cannon Memorial Award. This award is given to the outstanding Junior female student(s) in a Modern Languages class and is based on service to the Department of Modern Languages, academic performance, and service outside the Department.

 

1999

Student Charles Acheson (Spanish Teaching major) received the Steven L. Johnson Memorial Scholarship. This award is given to the outstanding Spanish Teaching major. It not only recognizes academic success, but quality of character as well, reflecting the esteem of teachers and peers in the department.

 

1998

Student Kenneth Williams (Spanish Teaching major) received the Steven L. Johnson Memorial Scholarship. This award is given to the outstanding Spanish Teaching major. It not only recognizes academic success, but quality of character as well, reflecting the esteem of teachers and peers in the department.

 

1997

Student Holly Stanish (Spanish Teaching major) received the Steven L. Johnson Memorial Scholarship. This award is given to the outstanding Spanish Teaching major. It not only recognizes academic success, but quality of character as well, reflecting the esteem of teachers and peers in the department.

 

1996

Student Jessica Ann Erickson Beer (English major) received Modern Languages Writing Award.