Samford University’s Department of World Languages and Cultures (WLAC) presented its annual student honors in April, with department chair Grant Henley presiding over the ceremony. The 2021-22 WLAC student honors included:
Wheeler Hawley Awards for Excellence
French
100-Level: Molly Billingsley (presented by Dr. Heather West)
200-Level: Ellie Lynch (presented by Dr. Heather West)
300-Level: Mollie Smith (presented by Dr. Heather West)
400-Level: Lauren Laughlin (presented by Dr. Mary McCullough)
German (presented by Dr. Grant Henley)
100-Level: Lee Taylor
200-Level: Lizzy Frykman
300-Level: Laura Aughtman
400-Level: McKenzie Glaze
Spanish
100-Level: Luke Hicks (presented by Dr. Dieter Waldvogel)
200-Level: Anna Rose Honea (presented by Prof. Charley Workman)
203-Level: Mollie Smith (presented by Dr. Andy Milstead)
300-Level: Michayla Hebert (presented by Dr. Tiffany Robayna)
400-Level: Lacey Spear (presented by Dr. Sara Ortega-Higgs)
Critical Languages (presented by Dr. Heather West)
Korean 102: Megan Crawford
Chinese 202: Adam Carr
Chinese 206: Sarah Johnson
Department Scholarships
Thomas Hines/Wheeler Hawley Junior Scholarship in French
Anna Renner (presented by Dr. Mary McCullough)
Wheeler Hawley Junior Scholarship in German
Kaleigh McFadden (presented by Dr. Grant Henley)
Hilda Hicks Scholarship in German Studies
Laura Aughtman (presented by Dr. Grant Henley)
Grace Hicks Ezell Junior Scholarship in Spanish
Sarah Westmoreland (presented by Dr. Joanna Bradley)
Department Study Abroad Scholarships (presented by Dr. Marigene Chamberlain)
The David Michael Coleman Spanish Study Abroad Endowed Scholarship
Liv Peavey
Madelyn Sinn
The C. Murray and Sybil C. Frizzelle Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Mattie Grace Holley
Thomas M. and Sandra W. Hines Annual and Endowed Travel Abroad Fund
Olivia Packer
National Scholarships
Turan Future Educator Scholarship (presented by Dr. Heather West)
Lauren Laughlin
The Distinguished World Languages and Cultures Scholar Award
McKenzie Glaze (presented by Dr. Grant Henly)
Lacey Spear (presented by Dr. Kelly Jensen)
National Collegiate Honor Societies
Sigma Delta Pi Spanish Honor Society (presented by Dr. Dieter Waldvogel)
Natalie Budd
Reed Burton
Merritt Cahoon
Avery Evans
Ellie Fussel
Lane Henderson
Sonia Kerrigan
Sarah Kovach
Seth Spry
Christopher Todd
Sigma Delta Pi Internship Grant (Presented by Dr. Dieter Waldvogel)
Sarah Westmoreland
Honors
Class Honors (presented by Dr. Mary McCullough)
Sheryl Garcia-Aguilar
Madison Hooks
Riis Wilson
Highest Class Honors (presented by Dr. Mary McCullough)
Carolina Acosta
Delaney Laing
Laura Aughtman
Erica Bradley
Catherine Dodd
Graduating World Languages Seniors
German
McKenzie Glaze
Riis Wilson
Spanish
Adam Carr
Isabella Cruz
Kathryn Estes
Madison Goldberg
Michayla Hebert
Madison Hooks
Joshua Orr
Ashlee Priest
Lacey Spear
Selah Vetter
Language and World Trade
Mia Farris
Sheryl Garcia-Aguilar
Peyton Smith
Original source can be found here.
