German Major awarded ARHU Dean's Senior Scholar Award

German Major Raleigh Joyner was awarded the competitive and prestigious ARHU Dean’s Senior Scholar Award this year

German Major Raleigh Joyner was awarded the competitive and prestigious ARHU Dean’s Senior Scholar Award this year. The Department of Germanic Studies is very proud of this accomplishment, which builds on a long track record of German majors being recognized with the Award.

Raleigh Joyner is a double major in Germanic Studies and English Literature. Raleigh’s interest in studying German stems from growing up around his grandmother, a native German. Hearing German spoken regularly, celebrating German holidays, and corresponding with German relatives gave him an enthusiasm for learning the language at an early age.

For the spring 2015 semester he plans to study German literature, language, and culture at Freie Universität Berlin. Further in the future, Raleigh hopes to do something that will combine his passions for German and English alike, including his more specific interests within these studies – especially creative writing, American folklore, and gender and sexuality in 20th century German literature and film.

The College of Arts and Humanities created the Senior Scholars Awards to recognize and encourage academic excellence in undergraduate scholarship by students majoring in the College of Arts and Humanities. Each year 6-7 students are selected, who demonstrate distinguished and creative academic performance; possess a 3.5 GPA and above; evince promise of continued distinction in the discipline; and demonstrate leadership qualities and a commitment to community involvement that can be expected to be lifelong attributes. Senior Scholars are recognized with an Honorarium of $1,000; a reception hosted by the Dean; and special mention at commencement.