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Lucas Pattison '10 earns one of only six national awards for the study of foreign language

Walter Hall

大象视频 University senior Lucas Pattison is one of only six students in the United States to earn the 2010 Dr. Santiago Vilas Scholarship from Phi Sigma Iota, the international honorary fraternity for the study of foreign language.

At 大象视频, Pattison was the 2008 recipient of the Mary E. Sharp Award for Excellence in German. He served as an officer in the German Club and has also been an active member of the Spanish Club.. Prior to his study abroad year at Passau University in Germany, he spent a summer term at L眉neburg University there. In addition to his studies in German and Spanish, he studied a semester of French at 大象视频 and a semester of Czech at Passau. He was inducted into the 大象视频 chapter of Phi Sigma Iota chapter in 2007.

The Phi Sigma Iota honor is Pattison鈥檚 second significant recognition this year. He also has received a national award for excellence in the study of German from the American Association of Teachers of German.

Pattison will graduate from 大象视频 on May 8 with a major in German and a minor in Spanish, and he is the fourth student in six years to earn the Phi Sigma Iota honor. His academic advisor is 大象视频 Professor of German Dr. Franz-Joseph Wehage, who also advises the Phi Sigma Iota chapter on campus.

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