Award Opportunities

The Jessie Babcock’03 Award

Eligibility
In order to be considered for this award, students have to be nominated by a professor, other students or themselves. They have to submit a research project in Spanish before the end of Spring semester of their senior year (date to be determined by department) and fulfill the following conditions:

• senior student, major in Spanish
• strong (and visible) passion for Spanish language and culture
• GPA 3.75
• active participation in the depart. activities (tutoring, Spanish tables, searches...)

2008-2009 Award

Name: Diana Danova
Title of the paper: Volver

History of the Award

“In 2003, during the week before Commencement, I was already considering how I might leave a legacy to Mount Holyoke. After four years of living, studying, and learning from fellow students and faculty, I wanted to give back in some tangible way. But what could a philanthropist-minded young woman on a student’s budget do? The answer presented itself as a $250 graduation gift from my family, which I used to establish the Jessie E. Babcock Prize in Spanish. The donation was timely: up to that point, the Spanish department had no academic prizes, as most other departments did. My intention in creating the prize was to honor future students’ hard work and dedication to the department, as well as recognize their contributions to the study of cultures and literatures from Spanish-speaking countries” --Jessie Babcock

Students Awarded Since 2004

04-05 – Rebecca Garfield
05-06 – Committee determined no major met requirements for prize that year
06-07 – Vanessa Di Cecco
07-08 – Jennifer Garner
08-09 – Diana Danova
08-09 – Kelsey Andersen and Gabriela Rico