Daily Archives: 31 March, 2014

FLL Students Receive Multiple Awards

As an example of the FLL Department’s commitment to providing students with a quality education and opportunities to excel in their fields of interest, the following is a list of FLL Graduate Students, Majors, and Minors who have received several awards and scholarships in the past weeks:

2014 Outstanding TA / Excellence in Classroom Teaching Award

  • Johanna Montlouis-Gabriel, Graduate Teaching Assistant in French, MA in FLL (French concentration)
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French TA Johanna Montlouis-Gabriel on winning the Excellence in Classroom Teaching Award from French faculty Dr. Valerie Wust

2014-15 CHASS Merit Scholarships

  • Emma Cathell, Sophomore, Social Work & Spanish
  • Heather Griffin, Sophomore, Spanish & Animal Science
  • Micah Khater, Junior, French & History
  • Emily Lait, Junior, Psychology & Spanish
  • Ruth Sirkin, Senior, Psychology & Spanish
  • Hannah Taylor, Freshman, French
  • Maria Withrow, Junior, German Studies & Mechanical Engineering
  • Maggie Zargo, Freshman, International Studies and Spanish

 2014-15 Abraham Holtzman Scholarship

  • Catherine Ann Longo, Sophomore, Spanish & Chemical Engineering
  • Tianna Soto, Sophomore, Psychology & Spanish
  • Ruth Sirkin, Senior, Psychology & Spanish

2014 Goldwater Scholarship

  • James D. Turner, Junior, Spanish & Mechanical Engineering

Congratulations to them all!

By Samuel F. Sotillo (Lecturer/FLL Webmaster)

FLL Major to Receive Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

Spanish Major James David Turner is one of three NC State students to receive the prestigious 2014 Goldwater Scholarship.  According to the Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation’s press release,

The Goldwater Scholars were selected on the basis of academic merit from a field of 1,166 mathematics, science, and engineering students who were nominated by the faculties of colleges and universities nationwide. One hundred seventy-two of the Scholars are men, 111 are women, and virtually all intend to obtain a Ph.D. as their degree objective. Twenty-two Scholars are mathematics majors, 191 are science and related majors, 63 are majoring in engineering, and 7 are computer science majors. Many of the Scholars have dual majors in a variety of mathematics, science, engineering, and computer disciplines.

James is completing his Junior year and is a Major in both Mechanical Engineering and Spanish.  He is also a Park Scholar and a member of the University Honors Program. In 2011, James was also named US Presidential Scholar.  James has worked in the laboratory of MAE faculty Dr. Yong Zhu.  In addition to Dr. Zhu, James’s references included Drs. Timothy Shafer (EPA) and Jeffrey Eischen (NC State Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering).

Congratulations to James!

Sources: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering News & Goldwater Scholarship Foundation

By FLL Webmaster