Department of Modern Languages
Sigma Delta Pi
Sigma Delta Pi is a national Hispanic honorary society dedicated to the following purposes:
- To honor those who attain excellence in the study of the Spanish language and in the study of the literature and culture of the Spanish-speaking peoples.
- To honor those who have made the Hispanic contributions to modern culture better known in the English-speaking world.
- To encourage college and university students to acquire a greater interest in and a deeper understanding of Hispanic cultures.
- To foster friendly relations and mutual respect between the nations of Hispanic speech and those of English speech.
- To serve its membership in whays which will contribute to the attainment of the goals and ideals of the society.
Sigma Zeta Chapter was chartered at Washington College in the spring of 1990 to promote the achievement of the above goals on our campus. Since that time, the Chapter has received 58 persons into membership. Additionally, we have presented honorary membership to three members of the faculty. The Chapter has sponsored lectures and readings, held receptions, and attended dramatic performances in Washington, D.C. At the end of our first year, in 1991, the Chapter was honored with the granting of a Certificate of Honor and Merit by the National Society because of our activities in support of the difusion of Hispanic culture in our area. The Chapter was so honored again in 1992 and for a third time in 1997.
To qualify for membership in the Society students:
- must have completed three years of study of college-level Spanish or the equivalent, including at least one course in Hispanic literature or culture.
- must have a minimal GPA of 3.0 in all Spanish courses taken.
- Must rank in the upper 35% of his/her class and must have completed three semesters of college work.
A student may be admitted while still enrolled in the required Hispanic literature course if all other requirements have been met and if the instructor certifies that the student's work is at least at the "B" level.
The faculty advisor for Sigma Zeta Chapter is Professor Elena Deanda Camacho.
Graduating Members of Sigma Zeta Chapter, Sigma Delta Pi
1990
- Jennifer Lynne Eisberg
- Susan Nancy McGuirk
- Kristine Joy Winschel
1991
- Frank M. Cabreja Narango
- Maria Elizabeth Karukas
- Thomas Marc Pabon
- Jocelyn Lea Reppert
- Victoria Maria Vahos
1992
- Raphael R. Koster
- Vanessa Ann Post
- Karen Jane Reck
1993
- Jessica Lisette Aspiazu
- Roswell Eldridge, Jr.
- Marie Anne Mohler
- Stephanie Marie Sherwell
- Stephanie Lynn Tennyson
- Monique LeChelle Ware
1994
- Emilio Bogado
- Elizabeth Langley Hocker
- Carlos Nuņo Langre
- Barton Arthur Manning
- Jonathan Gordon Rogers
- Tammie Marie Silva
- Stephany Lynn Slaughter
- Kate McBeth Towery
- Christopher George Sanchez
1995
- Beverly Elizabeth Diaz
- Lisa Morgan Brown
1996
- Juliana Cofone
- Tod Douglas Hall
- Patricia Anne Walton
1997
- Marcelo Antonio Brutti
- Nicole Anne Gallagher
- Lauren Marlo Levine
- Laura Elizabeth Meerholz
- Erin Margaret Miller
- Abby Rebecca Moss
- Jarrett F. Pasko
- Damián Luís Polla
- Kristin Elizabeth Smith
1998
- Shane Bates
- Kelly Lynn George
- Vernon Sebastian Goertz
- Jes&eucute;s María Hernández Aguirre
- Andreas Klimsa
- Joseph Norman McDonald
- Doris Marie Morales
- Beth Janelle Moser
- Alex David Phillips
- Abbie Marie Robbins
- Allison Denise Tuttle
1999
- Desmond Peter Donaghue
- Daniel Charles James
- Angel Prado González
- Jason P. Geary
- Tomás Lejárraga
- Joan Elizabeth Tylecki
2000
- Rosanne Mary Alastra
- Christin Anne Brady
- Meghan Kathleen Noone
- Yessenia Santiago
- Jennifer Lynn Blume
- Hope Elizabeth Glover
- Dennis Michael Ryan, Jr.
- Katherine Elizabeth Vanderhoff
2001
- Michele Bantz
- Gabriela Cárcamo
- Jorge Alejandro Cisneros
- Benjamin Clausen
- Renee Paquin
- Tracey Renfro
- Erica Schauber
- Matthew Young
2002
- Devon Hufnal
- Ian May
- Kelly McClure
- Matthew Wolfe
2003
- Melissa Downs
- David Santos Lejuez
- Vanessa Makarewicz
- Courtney Wagner
2004
- Stephanie Gerhold
- Linda Hooks
- Tamika Johnson
- Joseph Orr
- Rui Pereira Gómez
2005
- Nico Armstrong
- Jennifer Bockmiller
- Jessica Cain
- Christine Horn
- Erin Kube
- Brian Matthews
- Adrienne Nash
- Stacy Schapiro
- David Stricker
- Marilyn Wheatley
2006
- Catherine Aylsworth
- Alyssa Checkai
- Sara Chesson
- Sarah Fritz
- Frank Hudson
- Bonnie Loder
- Shanna Remsen
- Jeanne Seeberger
- Isadora Vigier de la Tour
2007
- Andrew Abbott
- Sean Conway
- Andrea Gessner
- Laura Morett
- Brianna Moulton
- Delores Richards
- Alexandria Starks
- Katherine Welch
2008
- Patricia Bonman
- Lauren Brunt
- Kelli Canada
- Katherine Kirlin
- Allison Luchey
- Jennifer Malat
- Carlo Razuri
- Wesley Schantz
- Akin Walker
2009
- Carmen A. Castillo
- Kendall Clark
2010
- Nicole Hovermale
- Piper Owens
- Erica Riley
- Victoria Heydt
2011
- Catherine Black
- John Decker
- Sarah Logsdon
- Cassandra Peart
- Morgan Phillips
2012
- Ryan Bankert
- Eric Dubrow
- Sarah Masker
- Christopher Miller
Winners of Sigma Delta Pi National Scholarships for Summer Study in Spain and Latin America
- 1990 - Marc Pabon
- 1996 - Abby Moss
- 2001 - Michele Bantz