Recipients of 2025-26 Undergraduate Awards

Recipients of 2025-26 Undergraduate Awards

We are delighted to announce the recipients of this year’s Undergraduate Awards in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures. These awards recognize outstanding achievement in German and Yiddish Studies, including academic excellence, language proficiency, and leadership in community engagement. Please join us in congratulating the following students for their exceptional contributions and accomplishments.

Leadership & Community Engagement in German Studies Award

Zoe Angermann
Veronica Streibel-May
Rudy Yuan

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Excellence in German Studies Award

Maris Rice-Cameron
Annika Rempel
Julien Levit
Andrea Perez

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German Language Prize

Winners of the German Language Prize are nominated by the instructors of GER100Y: Introduction to German. All recipients demonstrated a high level of participation, strong dedication to language learning, and outstanding academic performance throughout the course.

Kiara Blaic
Colette Choi
Jazmín Espinosa-Bucio
David Han
Joshua Duncan Lee
Xinying Liang
Chloe Mason
Thuy Nguyen
Yasmine Omar
Rafaela Taranova-Gomelsky
Solomiia Svidrak

The Bella and Solomon Shek Award in Yiddish Studies

Ilya Pugachev