2019 Student AwardsModern and Classical Languages
Undergraduate Awards
Excellence in the Chinese Major Studies
- Christy McKay
- Katarina Micklus
- Beth Zhao
Excellence in Elementary German
- Douglas Mahn
- Megan McMahon
- Samantha (Ama) Simonoff
Excellence in the Italian Studies Minor
- Nikolas Akpata
- Mary Cassell
- Nicholas Fisch
- Amanda Freda
- Margaret Vestermark
Cesarina Horing Award
The Italian Cultural Society of Washington, DC, awards $400 to a student of George Mason University who is selected by the university's Italian language program faculty. The award is made possible by donations in honor of the late Cesarina Horing, former director of the Society’s Italian Language Program. It is funded by the individual donors of the Italian Cultural Society.
- Ryan Bartee
- Claire Cronin
- Nicholas Fisch
Gamma Kappa Alpha (National Italian Honor Society) Inductees
- Margaret Vestermark
- Nikolas Akpata
- Noah Andrews
- Mary Cassell
- Claire Cronin
- Nicholas Fisch
- Amanda Freda
- Hunter Nappi
The William Weaver Prize in Italian Studies
The William Weaver Prize in Italian Studies, which is a monetary prize in the amount of $1,000, recognizes the academic achievements of students who are minoring in Italian Studies.
- Amani Greene
- Giovanna Uberti
Japanese National Honor Society Inductees
- Riza Lei Chan Saulo
- Emily Merrick
- Margo Zuchristian
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Japanese Studies
- Amireh Saleh
- Alexander Herrick
- Yol Ho Sung
Outstanding Contribution to the Promotion of Japanese Language and Culture
- James Bruce
- Dylan Donlon-Moyer
- Scott Williams
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Japanese Studies
- Brian Cavanaugh
- Brad Stephens
- Hugo Vasgestian Dos Santos
Outstanding Achievement in Intermediate Korean
- Kelly Byrd
- Kevin Omans
- Charisse Quitoriano
Outstanding Achievement in Advanced Korean
- Innsun Roh
- Madeline N. Edwards
- Roseann H. Eldardiri
- Evangeline Ihn
KAEF Scholarship in Korean Studies
This award was established in 2018 for supporting students who are pursuing either a minor or a major in Korean.
- Nazifa Jan
Excellence in the Spanish Minor
- Om V. Arvind
- Karmen E. Caylor
- Schyler L. Cordova
- Isabella A. Farber
- Fionnuala C. Fisk
- Kaleigh E. Haines
- Faith E. Hawkins
- Hayley N. Mason
- Erin E. McAdam
- Anita Mulpuri
- Theresa T. Nguyen
- Emma Pilgrim
- Jalah M. Townsend
- Mia Wise
Excellence in the Spanish Major
- Madison Armentrout
- Dejza N. Brower
- Emily A. Brubaker
- Gloria Cruces Johansson
- Colleen M. Dowling
- Joshua Everett
- Emalie R. Freitas
- Heidi C. Gomez
- Lindsey R. Jackson
- Iliana E. Mena
- Johanna Narvaez
- Christina N. Newton
- Rachel Orga
- Kristin Ullman
- Mayra M. Villa
ACTR Post Secondary Russian Scholar Laureate Award
Sponsored by the American Council of Teachers of Russian
- Riley Hester
Helen Ludwig Sehrt Scholarship
The Helen Ludwig Sehrt Scholarship recognizes the academic achievements of students minoring in German. The scholarship was established in 2008 through the estate of Helen Ludwig Sehrt, a former professor of George Mason University.
- Melanie Rahe
Phi Sigma Iota: International Foreign Language Honor Society, Inc.
- Jenniffer Andino Cruz
- Renee Fajardin
- Felicity Gonzalez-Flores
- Adam Maung
- Deja Nichelle Watkins
- Jared Purcel
- Erich Schwartz
Excellence in the Korean Studies Minor
- Lindsey K. Choe
- Nevyat T. Gebru
- Selena Li
- Shamima Prianca