Jessica Allman, French/English double major and German minor, and Renata Ballesteros-Lopez, German major, have both been awarded the 2009-2010 Congress-Bundestag scholarship. German coordinator Natasa Masanovic has assisted UAA German majors in winning this scholarship for the past four years: Amy Voss for 2006-2007, Zachary Juback for 2007-2008, and Natalia Udovyk for 2008-2009.
Kori Gwynn, a Russian major, has been awarded the Fall 2008 Kibrik-Bergelson Sutdy in Russia Scholarship to study for an academic year in St. Petersburg.
Noriyasu Harada Li, a Japanese and History major, has been awarded the Japan Student Services Organization Scholarship to study at Hokkaido University of Education in Japan from October 2008-August 2009.
Nataliya Udovyk, a German major, has been awarded the 2008-2009 Congress-Bundestag scholarship. German coordinator Natasa Masanovic has assisted UAA German majors in winning this scholarship for the past three years: Amy Voss for 2006-2007, Zachary Juback for 2007-2008, and now Natalia for 2008-2009.
Linda Remaley, a Russian major, has been awarded the Spring 2008 Kibrik-Bergelson Study in Russia Scholarship for a semester of study at the Linguistics University in Nizhnij Novgorod.
Student Academic Recognition
Martin Glaves, a Russian major, has been named a 2009 Post-Secondary Russian Scholar Laureate (PSRSLA). This is a national award based on academic achievement as well as contributions to the University and larger community demonstrating a continuing commitment to Russian language and culture. The Post-Secondary Russian Scholar Laureate personifies a dedication and commitment to Russian that is unparalleled among his or her peers.
Amber Vanderpool has won an Honorable Mention in the Tenth Annual ACTR (American College Teachers of Russian) National Post-Secondary Russian Essay Contest. 1,024 essays were submitted to the contest from 60 universities and colleges across the nation. Amber competed successfully against students from all over the United States, and many of the winners in her category are students who attend Columbia, Yale, the University of Chicago, and other top universities and colleges. Amber was a second-year Russian student during the 2008-09 academic year. This was the first year that students from the UAA Russian program participated in the contest.
Montgomery Dickson has won an Honorable Mention in the 2009 UAA Student Showcase for his paper, "A Study of the Usage and Origin of Youth Slang in Japan".The paper was written while Mr. Dickson was an exchange student at the Hokkaido University of Education.
The following UAA students were winners at the 6th annual Statewide Japanese Speech Competition: Sam Slone (JPN 302 & 310) (Advanced Speech, 1st place) Amanda Fitzgerald (JPN 202) (Intermediate Speech, 2nd place) Grant Kinney (JPN 202) (Intermediate Speech, 3rd place) Shayla Valentine (JPN 302 & 310) (Poetry, 2nd place) Lynn Lethin (JPN 302 & 310) (Haiku, 1st place) Ann Lethin (JPN 302) (Song, 2nd place) Sujin Schott (JPN 102) (Song, Special Sister City Prize)
Christiana Lenamond, a Russian 202 student, won the 2008 Russian Olympiada at West High and will represent the United States at the International Olympiada in Moscow this summer. She also won a gold medal in essaywriting a few weeks prior to the Olympiada.
Jean Kollantai, a Russian major, was awarded the highest honors at the 2007 UAA Student showcase for her service-learning project completed for Advanced Russian. Ms. Kollantai translated a scholarly presentation given at the international 2007 Beringia Days Conference, and her English translation is included in the published proceedings. The Shared Beringian Heritage Program is a program of the National Park Service.
Jean Kollantai, a Russian major, has been named a 2008 Post-Secondary Russian Scholar Laureate (PSRSLA). This is a national award based on academic achievement as well as contributions to the University and larger community demonstrating a continuing commitment to Russian language and culture. The Post-Secondary Russian Scholar Laureate personifies a dedication and commitment to Russian that is unparalleled among his or her peers.
2008 Direct Exchange Students to Hokkaido, Japan Noriyasu Harada Li, a History and Japanese double major Nicholas Shellabarger, a Engineering major
Post-graduate Achievement
Cameron Cartland, a Russian and International Studies double major and Economics minor who graduated in May 2008, has been accepted to the ACTR Business Russian Language and Internship Program. This competitive program incorporates a specialized business language curriculum with a 10-hour per week internship in Moscow or St. Petersburg.
Seong Hee Park, a Japanese major who graduated in May 2008, has been accepted to the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program and is teaching in Japan (2008-2009).
