The Department recognizes superior undergraduate research by awarding the Undergraduate Research Award every spring. In addition, it gives the following two awards for each of our language programs. Candidates for these two awards are nominated by our faculty and the awardees are recognized annually during our departmental graduation ceremony. Preference is given to juniors and seniors who have declared a major or a minor in our Department.
Undergraduate Research Award (first awards were given in the spring 2019 at the Great DEALL, an undergraduate research conference)
This award recognizes a student (or students) who has demonstrated exceptional achievement in undergraduate research.
Academics Prize
This prize recognizes a student who has demonstrated exceptional achievement in our non-language courses.
Language Achievement Award
This award recognizes a student who demonstrated exceptional achievement in our language program.
Departmental Honors
Departmental Honors are given to the students who, through additional academic work, have demonstrated high-level skills of analysis, argument, and expression through collective discussion of common research issues and through the preparation of individual research projects using primary materials and materials delivered in the target language.
Induction to CLTA and AATJ Honor Societies
Inductions to national honor societies sanctioned by the Chinese Language Teachers Association and the American Association of Teachers of Japanese are granted to students whose academic records were recognized as exceptional on the recommendation of EALL faculty.
April 2023 Awardees
- Academics Prize in Chinese: Nathaniel Aaron
- Language Achievement Award in Chinese: Helen Bovi
- Academics Prize in Japanese: Thomas Hayden
- Language Achievement Award in Japanese: Benjamin Gilby
- Academics Prize in Korean: Abby Lombardi
- Language Achievement Award in Korean: Hannah Faulkner
- Best Research: Nathaniel Aaron, Benjamin Gilby, Oleksii Kucherenko, Kellen Weidman
2023 Inductees to the National Collegiate Chinese Honor Society of the Chinese Language Teachers Association: Nathaniel Aaron, Helen Bovi, Chris McGlade
2023 Inductees to the National Japanese Honor Society of the American Association of Teachers of Japanese: Malinda Chau
April 2022 Awardees
- Academics Prize in Chinese: Marc Smith
- Language Achievement Award in Chinese: Samantha Everson-Simpson
- Academics Prize in Japanese: Austin Rosenkrans
- Language Achievement Award in Japanese: Yujiang Qing
- Academics Prize in Korean: Caroline Gish
- Language Achievement Award in Korean: Emma Tarcson
- Best Research: Evan Lee
2022 Inductees to the National Collegiate Chinese Honor Society of the Chinese Language Teachers Association: Halley Cook, Samantha Everson-Simpson, Marc Smith, Paris Yamamoto
2022 Inductees to the National Japanese Honor Society of the American Association of Teachers of Japanese: Timothy Askey, Even Lee, Yujiang Qing, Austin Rosenkrans, Christian Toth
April 2021 Awardees
- Academics Prize in Chinese: Esther Lui
- Language Achievement Award in Chinese: Sean Laufer
- Academics Prize in Japanese: Connor Wilson
- Language Achievement Award in Japanese: Christian Toth
- Academics Prize in Korean: Laura Endres
- Language Achievement Award in Korean: Iwanger-l-Ter Jia
- Best Research: Esther Lui (Chinese); Best Poster: Nathan Aaron (Chinese)
2021 Inductees to the National Collegiate Chinese Honor Society of the Chinese Language Teachers Association: Sean Laufer, Esther Lui, Marc Epstein
2021 Inductees to the National Japanese Honor Society of the American Association of Teachers of Japanese: Marc Demato, Nora Douglas, Yilun Liang, Maria Lucy, Connor Wilson
April 2020 Awardees
- Academics Prize in Chinese: Emma Russell
- Language Achievement Award in Chinese: Madeline Oppelt
- Academics Prize in Japanese: Jason Burrell
- Language Achievement Award in Japanese: Yue Chen
- Academics Prize in Korean: Emilianna Kim
- Language Achievement Award in Korean: Emma Russell
- 2020 Inductees to the National Japanese Honor Society of the American Association of Teachers of Japanese: Eric Anzalone, Michael Boroch, Brian Burke, Jason Burrell, Yue Chen, Maria Delgrande, Sean Poorman.
April 2019 Awardees
- Undergraduate Research Award: Brandon Yee. Best Poster: Wanyan Ma.
- Departmental Honors: Grace Chilson, Oliver Jia, Chisom Obasih, Brandon Yee
- Academics Prize in Chinese: Jessica Penn
- Language Achievement Award in Chinese: Heather Quinn
- Academics Prize in Japanese: Chisom Obasih
- Language Achievement Award in Japanese: Oliver Jia
- Academics Prize in Korean: Margaret Stuart
- Language Achievement Award in Korean: Courtney Cavanah
- 2019 Inductees to the National Collegiate Chinese Honor Society of the Chinese Language Teachers Association: Jessica Penn, Brandon Yee
- 2019 Inductees to the National Japanese Honor Society of the American Association of Teachers of Japanese: Douglas Graham, Chisom Obasih
April 2018 Awardees
- Academics Prize in Chinese: Lauren Manning
- Language Achievement Award in Chinese: Juules Van Leusden
- Academics Prize in Japanese: Ahona Raka Sarkar
- Language Achievement Award in Japanese: Chisom Obasih
- Academics Prize in Korean: Thet Naung Soe Aung
- Language Achievement Award in Korean: Junyao Wang
April 2017 Awardees
- Academics Prize in Chinese: Ryan Doran
- Language Achievement Award in Chinese: Joseph Sell
- Academics Prize in Japanese: Gabrielle Lee
- Language Achievement Award in Japanese: Emma Lurye
- Academics Prize in Korean: Ishtar Nyawira
- Language Achievement Award in Korean: Elise Marie Antel
April 2016 Awardees
- Academics Prize in Chinese: Paul Snyder
- Language Achievement Award in Chinese: Samuel Gonzales
- Academics Prize in Japanese: Luke Ziegler
- Language Achievement Award in Japanese: Geofrey Hollinger
- Academics Prize in Korean: Annmarie Grant
- Language Achievement Award in Korean: DeAira Anderson
April 2015 Awardees
- Academics Prize in Chinese: Rebecca Wallace
- Language Achievement Award in Chinese: Douglas A. McNeil
- Academics Prize in Japanese: Christine Marie Matt
- Language Achievement Award in Japanese: Sarah M. Dopierala
- Academics Prize in Korean: Sarah Jane Horton
- Language Achievement Award in Korean: Alyson Elizabeth Caito
April 2014 Awardees
- Academics Prize in Chinese: Nicholas Vettese
- Language Achievement Award in Chinese: Kristen Stoler
- Academics Prize in Japanese: Michael Antonacci
- Language Achievement Award in Japanese: Zeba Ahmed
- Academics Prize in Korean: Reihana Wilson
- Language Achievement Award in Korean: Deanna Puglia