Helena Percas de Ponseti
Senior Award in Spanish

Congratulations to Jennifer L. Thornton, 2002 Recipient!

In the spring of 2000 former Grinnell Spanish professor Helena Percas de Ponseti generously established an endowment that permits the Spanish Department to recognize the superior achievement of a graduating major through an award of $2000.

The Spanish Department will select a senior Spanish major taking into account the following criteria:

• At least a 3.5 GPA in the Spanish major
• At least an overall 3.0 GPA
• Quality of the academic work in the major
• Evidence of a commitment to the study of Hispanic culture (the student's activities outside the classroom, for example, their involvement in supporting activities [lectures, visits by Hispanic authors, etc.] sponsored by the Department, Spanish Lab, the Spanish SEPC, recruitment of faculty).

Past Recipients

Matt Belknap, May 2001
Troy Dougherty, May 2000 (first recipient)