Student Prizes and Honors

Congratulations are in order to several Linguistics majors who were awarded scholarships, prizes, and honor society memberships in 2020.

Special merit scholarships:

  • Elena Groves was awarded the Ralph B. Abrams Scholarship for academic excellence
  • Michelle Edwards received the Wirth Scholars Award for high achievement in pursuit of a research oriented career

The following students were inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Society:

  • Yige Chen
  • David Owen
  • Brock Wroblewski

Phi Beta Kappa is one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic honor societies. Approximately 10% of college graduates are invited to join at participating universities each year.

Congratulations to all – we are immensely proud of your accomplishments!