Each year, the Department of World Languages and Literature holds a ceremony to recognize a select number of students who have shown exceptional achievements in foreign language study from Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Master of Arts in Language Teaching (MALT) and our student organization Sigma Delta Pi. All students, faculty, friends, and family are welcome to join us in celebrating these students.
If interested in learning more about these awards, please contact your advisor to learn about criteria for selection. Nominations are based on students' performance and commitment to language learning.
2025 H&A Ceremony
The Honors and Awards Ceremony will take place on Thursday, April 17 at 6 P.M. at the Community Engagement Center (CEC) Room 230. Here is a link to a map of the UNO campus so you can locate the CEC. There is a parking lot out front.
The program will include a presentation of awards to all honorees in French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish. Light refreshments will be provided!
For any questions, please contact Ms. Marie Lee.
2025 Award Recipients
Universitywide Honors
The department nominates one World Languages and Literature major for UNO Universitywide Honors.
- Tai Prauner
Outstanding Student in the Language
Departmental Honors are given to one student from each WLL major concentration: French, German and Spanish.
- FRENCH Jon Watson
- GERMAN Kyley Bishop
- SPANISH Tai Prauner
Departmental Honors
Departmental Honors recognizes a select number of majors and minors for WLL languages with concentrations. For all other languages, the top achieving students are recognized.
- FRENCH Joey Drollinger, Diana Sanchez-Godoy, Shreeya Shapkota
- GERMAN Lizzie Holloway, Theresa Isbilir, Teagan Rossman
- SPANISH Ava Delagarza, Elizabeth González, Mayam Medina Lopez, Patricia Obblink, Will Ramsey
Second-Year Honors
Second-Year Honors recognize students who excel in their language studies at the intermediate level: 2110, 2120 and SPAN 3010.
- FRENCH Colette Adair, Miacaela Haffey, Lexi Prosser
- GERMAN Jeremy Dow, Izzy Martin, Jon Watson
- JAPANESE Joey Drollinger, Alex Tippets
- SPANISH Ian Andress, Chawnta'le Bushnell, Gracelyn Dayle Hite, Madison Kramer, Kate Novinski, Ella Shulte, Rebekah Vavarek, Aaliyah Wilson, Reid Wondra
Maverick Language Maven Award
This award recognizes students who are committed to language learning and have shown particular enthusiasm in their courses.
- FRENCH Michael Howatt, Keira Miller, Ivy Neihart, Lawrence Wilson
- GERMAN Eva Burklund, Clint Plozay
- ITALIAN Keely Pinkerton, Paula Quintanilla
- SPANISH David Brennan, Greg Cobbs, Brittainee Freeman, Jane Ehrhart, Gabriela Calderón, Sophia Kouba, Antonio Moore, Ramon Ortega, Jonathon Rice
M.A.L.T Graduate Program Honors
- Nora Boyd
- Kenny Cortum
Sigma Delta Pi - National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society
- Elizabeth González
- Tai Prauner
Past Recipients