Seven Augustana College seniors have been awarded Departmental Honors in Modern Foreign Languages in recognition of superior achievement in French, German and Spanish.

In order to be eligible for the honors, seniors must complete the following requirements: 3.4 minimum overall G.P.A.; 3.7 minimum G.P.A. in the student's foreign language major; and completion of an honors thesis in the target language with a minimum grade of B+.

The 2011-2012 recipients are:

• Karissa Pepin, French
  Thesis: Le Mariage et l'amour mis à l'examen dans "La Main" et "L'autre femme" de Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette
  Thesis Director: Dr. Scott Fish

• Meredith Reynolds, French
  Thesis: Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain: un conte de fée contemporain.
  Thesis Director: Dr. Scott Fish

• Hannah Rogers, German
  Thesis: Der schottische Einfluss in den Werken von Johannes Brahms.
  Thesis Director: Dr. Stephan Lhotzky

• LeAnn Severson, Spanish
  Thesis: Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz.
  Thesis Director: Prof. Elizabeth Herman

• Karise Stillson, Spanish
  Thesis: La revolucíon tecnológica y los movimientos sociales de Chile: una investigación de la Revolución de los Pingüinos de 2006 y la Movilización Estudiantil de 2011.
  Thesis Director: Dr. Pilar Cabrera

• Chelsey Viger, French
  Thesis: Diva de Jean-Jacques Beineix.
  Thesis Director: Dr. Scott Fish

• Victor Yip, German
  Thesis: Klassische Musik und das Dritte Reich
  Thesis Director: Dr. Stephan Lhotzky