State, National, and International Awards
Modern Language faculty have received recognition from state, regional, and national levels of organizations in their disciplines. Government offices and non-profit organizations have also given awards to our faculty.
| Award | Recipient and Title |
|---|---|
| Mississippi Humanities Council Teacher of the Year | 2021 - Dr. Allen Clark, Associate Professor of Arabic and Director of the Arabic Flagship Program |
| 2016 - Dr. John Gutiérrez, Croft Professor of Spanish | |
| 2014 - Dr. Felice A. Coles, Professor of Spanish and Linguistics | |
| 2010 - Dr. Jason Klodt, Associate Professor of Spanish | |
| 2008 - Dr. Daniel E. O’Sullivan, Associate Professor of French | |
| 2004 - Dr. Donald L. Dyer, Professor of Russian and Linguistics | |
| Mississippi Foreign Language Association Award of Distinction | 2022 - Mr. Edgar Serrano, Lecturer of Spanish |
| 2016 - Dr. Valentina Iepuri, Associate Professor of Russian | |
| 2016 - Dr. Diane Marting, Professor of Spanish | |
| 2006 - Dr. Felice A. Coles, Associate Professor of Spanish and Linguistics | |
| 2006 - Dr. Donald Dyer, Professor of Russian and Linguistics | |
| 2004 - Dr. George Everett, Associate Professor of German (Retired) | |
| 1995 - Dr. Teresa R. Arrington | |
Mississippi Foreign Language Association Teacher of Excellence | 2015 - Mr. Edgar Serrano, Lecturer of Spanish |
| Mississippi Foreign Language Association Best of Mississippi | 2014 - Mr. Edgar Serrano, Lecturer of Spanish |
| Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation Award for Outstanding Service | 2020 - Dr. Michael Raines, Instructional Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics |
| US State Department English Language Teaching Fellowship | 2020 - Ms. Dinorah Sapp, Lecturer in the Intensive English Program |
| Faculty Fulbright | 2023 - Dr. Stephen Fafulas, Associate Professor of Modern Languages |
| 2023 - Dr. Corina Petrescu, Professor of Modern Languages | |
| 2021 - Dr. Heather Allen, Associate Professor of Spanish | |
| Audrey Lumsden-Kouvel and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship, Newberry Library | 2019 - Dr. Heather Allen, Associate Professor of Spanish |
| United States Air Force Academy Professor of Distinction | 2015 - Dr. John Gutiérrez, Croft Professor of Spanish (Retired) |
| National Outstanding Teacher of the Year, American Assoc. of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese | 2018 - Mr. Edgar Serrano, Lecturer of Spanish |
| Friend of C.A.R.T.A. | 2015 - Dr. Donald L. Dyer, Chair and Professor of Russian and Linguistics |
| Kenneth E. Naylor Memorial Lecturer in South Slavic Linguistics | 2014 - Dr. Donald L. Dyer, Chair and Professor of Russian and Linguistics |
| Lambda Sigma November Teacher of the Month | 2014 - Mr. Ahmed Mansour, Instructor of Arabic |
| Mary Finocchario Award for Excellence in Non-Published Pedagogical Materials for “Perceptual Prose” | 2010 - Dr. Tamara Warhol, Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics and Director of the Intensive English Program |
| Central Association of Russian Teachers of America Excellence in Teaching Award | 2008 - Dr. Valentina Ierupi, Instructor of Russian |
| Southeastern Medieval Association Award for Teaching Excellence | 2022 - Dr. Veronica Menaldi, Assistant Professor of Spanish |
| Senior Core Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies at Central European University in Budapest, Hungary | 2015-16 - Dr. Corina L. Petrescu, Associate Professor of German |
| Research Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation | 2016-19 - Dr. Corina L. Petrescu, Associate Professor of German |
| Research Fellow at the Israel Institute for Advanced Studies in Jerusalem | 2025-26 - Dr. Corina L. Petrescu, Professor of German |