French & Italian Awards ceremony - April 17, 2009
Welcome from the ChairProf. Emanuel J. Mickel
French Associate Intructor Awards
Presenter: Dr. Kelly Sax
Audrey Dobrenn (PhD student, French literature)
Amandine Lorente Lapole (PhD student, French linguistics)
Italian Associate Instructor Award
Presenter: Prof. Colleen Ryan-Scheutz
Heather Mulhern (MA student, Italian)
Albert and Agnes Kuersteiner Memorial Prize
Presenter: Dr. Kelly Sax
Katelyn Colvin (Sophomore, French)
This award was established in 1980 by IU alumnae Ruth Kuersteiner Fink and Elsa Kuersteiner Martin in memory of their parents, Agnes Duncan Kuersteiner (IU class of 1907) and Dr. Albert Kuersteiner, who was Professor of French here from 1898 until his death in 1917. The award consists of French books selected by the Department and the student.
Grace P. Young Graduate Awards
Presenter: Prof. Oana Panaïté
Audrey Dobrenn (PhD student, French literature)
Frédérique Loisseau (MA student, French literature)Grace P. Young, whose great-grandfather David H. Maxwell was one of the founders of Indiana University, served as an Instructor in French from 1917-1923; and as Professor from 1923 until her retirement in 1956. She collaborated with her husband Bert Young on the publication in 1947 of Le Registre de la Grange, 1659-1685, an account of the theatrical activities of Molière’s troupe. It was through a bequest of copies of the Registre that the Grace P. Young Fund was established in 1970.
Grace P. Young Undergraduate Awards
Presenter: Prof. Jacques Merceron
Tristin Allen (Senior, French & Biology)
Paula Dias (Senior, French & Anthropology)
Julie Rawe (Senior, French & Anthropology)
Mario & Katrina Vangeli Graduate Award
Presenter: Prof. Massimo Scalabrini
Federico Pacchioni (PhD student, Italian)
The Vangeli Awards were established by Professor Edoardo Lèbano and his wife Mary Vangeli Lèbano in 1989 to honor the memory of Captain Mario G. Vangeli, of the US Navy, Mary’s father. He was a graduate of the US Naval Academy in Annapolis and later attended MIT where he earned a Masters Degree in Naval Architecture. After a distinguished Navy career including service in WWII, he became European President of Raytheon International. As of 2003, the awards also honor the memory of his wife, Katrina Vangeli.
Mario & Katrina Vangeli Undergraduate Award
Presenter: Prof. Massimo Scalabrini
Lindsay Hermecz (Senior, Italian & Spanish)
Peter Cannings Memorial Prize
Presenter: Prof. Kevin Rottet
Claire Renaud (PhD student, French linguistics)
A British citizen, Peter Cannings studied French and linguistics at the School of Economics and Political Science of the University of London and then received a Maîtrise and Doctorat de troisième cycle at the Université de Provence in Aix-en-Provence. He joined the faculty of the Department in 1974 where he distinguished himself as an enthusiastic and creative teacher and a highly talented scholar in theoretical linguistics. He helped found the journal Studies in French Linguistics but did not live to see its first issue published in 1978. His life was cut short at the age of 27 by a car accident after less than four years at IU, in October 1977. His family helped establish this award in his memory.
Carol Ann Brush Hofstadter Memorial Scholarships
Presenter: Prof. Edoardo Lèbano
Clare Rosenbalm
Robert B. SmithCarol Brush studied Italian and art history at Indiana University and in 1977 spent a summer in Bologna, Italy, through an IU exchange program. She adored Italy -- its people, its culture, and its language -- and nine years later returned there for the summer with her husband, IU professor Douglas Hofstadter. One day while dining in a Roman restaurant, they randomly ran into Edoardo Lèbano, Carol's favorite Italian professor, and had a great reunion. In 1993, motivated by their shared love for Italy, Carol and Doug chose to spend Doug's sabbatical year in Trento with their two young children, Danny and Monica, but after just three months there, Carol died very unexpectedly. Despite the tragedy, Doug and the children remained in Trento for the rest of the sabbatical year and as a consequence, Danny and Monica became fluent in Italian -- a gift from their mother. In the wake of Carol's death, her family and friends created a scholarship in her memory, so that more students could discover Bologna and learn to love it as she did.
Quentin M. Hope Memorial Award
Presenter: Prof. Emanuel Mickel
Brittany Woedl (Senior, International Studies & Near Eastern Languages and Cultures)
Quentin M. Hope was professor of French in the Department of French and Italian from 1956 to 1988, serving as chair from 1965 to 1977. His life-long passion was 17th-century French literature, in particular the writing of Charles de Saint-Evremond, and his PhD thesis at Columbia University explored the work of this French soldier and essayist. He went on to publish two monographs on Evremond as well as many articles on the freethinking libertins.
John K. Hyde Award
Presenter: Prof. Emanuel Mickel
Joseph Zettel (Senior, Business)
John Kenneth Hyde received his PhD in French from Indiana University in 1965. He taught at Oberlin College 1962-67 until returning to IU as professor of French from 1967 until his death in 1983. He was particularly interested in teaching French and Quebecois civilization and culture, and also spent time developing the Department’s business French class during the later years of his career. He served as faculty advisor for the French House and as Director of Graduate Studies. The John K. Hyde award was first given in 1985.
Mary V. Lèbano Memorial Award
Presenter: Prof. Marco Arnaudo
Kenna Daniel (Senior, Italian)
This award was established by Professor Edoardo Lèbano to honor the memory of his wife Mary Vangeli Lèbano, who died on September 8, 2007. Mary, who studied and lived in Italy for extended periods of time, loved Italian language and culture and nourished a sincere interest in the progress made by her husband's students. She would be happy to know that the accomplishments of a deserving student of Italian are recognized through this award.
Lander MacClintock Memorial Award
Presenter: Prof. Barbara Vance
Teresa Bellono (Senior, French & International Studies)
Lander MacClintock was a professor of both French and Italian in the Department from 1920 to his retirement in 1960. He received BA, MA, and PhD degrees from the University of Chicago and his scholarly works and editions include The Age of Pirandello (1951), Sainte-Beuve’s Critical Theory and Practice, and The Contemporary Drama of Italy. He was a life-long devotee of the arts and music, from his early days of touring with the San Carlos Opera Company to his organization of a special exhibit in conjunction with the Orchestre National of France performing on campus in 1948. The MacClintock award is given in alternate years to a student of French and of Italian.
Charlotte F. Gerrard Memorial Prize
Presenter: Prof. Oana Panaïté
Graham Erwin (Senior, Biochemistry & French)
This award honors the memory of Charlotte F. Gerrard, who was a lecturer and professor of French in the Department from 1965 to 2000. She earned her PhD from the University of Pittsburgh in 1966 and was a specialist of 20th century French theatre. In addition to her research and teaching on theatre, she acted in plays as a young student and then directed several readings of French plays during her time at IU. She will be remembered for her love of teaching and her lasting friendships with former students throughout the world.
Gamma Kappa Alpha Italian Honor Society
Presenter: Prof. Massimo Scalabrini
Anna Cox (Senior, French & Linguistics)
Charlotte Kies (Sophomore, Music)
Michelle Miles (Sophomore, Biology & Italian)
Nicole Phillips (Sophomore, Italian)
Annie Walters (Sophomore, Music)
Phi Beta Kappa initiates
Presenter: Prof. Emanuel J. Mickel
Teresa Bellono (Senior, French & International Studies)
Laura Birkenbeul (BA, Dec. 2008, French & History)
Lindsay Hermecz (Senior, Italian & Spanish)
Alison Howard (Senior, French & Comparative Literature)
Scholarship recipients
Presenter: Prof. Emanuel J. Mickel
Graham Erwin (Senior, Biochemistry & French): Malcolm A. Kochert Scholarship
Stephen Hiller (Senior, Italian & Spanish Education): Jeanice Bartling Lewis Memorial Scholarship and Abel Scholarship
Paula Dias (Senior, French & Anthropology): Beinecke Scholarship for Graduate Study
Trustees Teaching Award
Presenter: Prof. Andrea Ciccarelli
Fellowship Recipients
Presenter: Prof. Emanuel Mickel
Elizabeth Kirby (Incoming graduate student, French linguistics): Marvin D. Moody Fellowship
Diana Cervone (PhD student, French literature): Charlotte F. Gerrard Fellowship
Closing from the Chair
Prof. Emanuel J. Mickel
The Department would like to give special thanks to:
Gilda Epstein,
Douglas Hofstadter, Edoardo Lèbano,
Marvin D. Moody, and
Olga Ragusa whose generosity helps sustain our students and programs.
