RLL 2018 Commencement Celebration Highlights

Elizabeth Scarlett, Professor of Spanish and Chair

 Elizabeth Scarlett, Professor of Spanish and Chair

Paola M. (Giacobbe) Kersch, Commencement speaker

 Paola M. (Giacobbe) Kersch, Commencement speaker

RLL Faculty. Back row, L to R: David Castillo, Paola Ugolini, Henry Berlin, Laura Chiesa, Fernanda Negrete, Mary Lorene Thomas (emerita), Amy Graves Monroe, Jean-Jacques Thomas, Maureen Jameson. Front row: Christian Flaugh, Jeannette Ludwig (emerita), Mireya Camurati (emerita), Justin Read, Jorge Guitart, Elizabeth Scarlett, Margarita Vargas, Stephanie Schmidt, Sharonah Fredrick

 RLL Faculty. Back row, L to R: David Castillo, Paola Ugolini, Henry Berlin, Laura Chiesa, Fernanda Negrete, Mary Lorene Thomas (emerita), Amy Graves Monroe, Jean-Jacques Thomas, Maureen Jameson. Front row: Christian Flaugh, Jeannette Ludwig (emerita), Mireya Camurati (emerita), Justin Read, Jorge Guitart, Elizabeth Scarlett, Margarita Vargas, Stephanie Schmidt, Sharonah Fredrick

French Faculty and Graduates. Back row, L to R: Jean-Jacques Thomas, Fernanda Negrete, Amy Graves-Monroe, Christian Flaugh, Maureen Jameson. Front row: Angelique Romulus, Jenna Reiner, Brian Page, Roxanna Herreid, Katherine Gutierrez, Sandrine Duboscq, Gina Calaiacovo

 French Faculty and Graduates. Back row, L to R: Jean-Jacques Thomas, Fernanda Negrete, Amy Graves-Monroe, Christian Flaugh, Maureen Jameson. Front row: Angelique Romulus, Jenna Reiner, Brian Page, Roxanna Herreid, Katherine Gutierrez, Sandrine Duboscq, Gina Calaiacovo

Spanish Faculty and Graduates. Back row, L to R: Henry Berlin, Justin Read, David Castillo, Arielis Rosales, Xavier Perez, Jorge Guitart, Michelle Pereda, Sharonah Fredrick, Margarita Vargas, Stephanie Schmidt, Elizabeth Scarlett, Liam McMahon, Maureen Jameson. Front row: Lauren Kacherski, Taylor Heaphy, Coral Gama, Mayia Feagin, Alex Bakke, Christina Aponte, Maria Alvarenga, Kelly Aldinger

 Spanish Faculty and Graduates. Back row, L to R: Henry Berlin, Justin Read, David Castillo, Arielis Rosales, Xavier Perez, Jorge Guitart, Michelle Pereda, Sharonah Fredrick, Margarita Vargas, Stephanie Schmidt, Elizabeth Scarlett, Liam McMahon, Maureen Jameson. Front row: Lauren Kacherski, Taylor Heaphy, Coral Gama, Mayia Feagin, Alex Bakke, Christina Aponte, Maria Alvarenga, Kelly Aldinger

Margarita Vargas, Director of Graduate Studies, and Daniela Falca, First Place Winner, UB Spanish Essay Contest for High School Students

 Margarita Vargas, Director of Graduate Studies, and Daniela Falca, First Place Winner, UB Spanish Essay Contest for High School Students

Katherine Gutierrez, French minor, and Maureen Jameson, Director of Undergraduate Studies

 Katherine Gutierrez, French minor, and Maureen Jameson, Director of Undergraduate Studies

Ashley Byczkowski, PhD Candidate and RLL Excellence in Teaching Award recipient; Margarita Vargas, Director of Graduate Studies; Sue Walker, Graduate Secretary

 Ashley Byczkowski, PhD Candidate and RLL Excellence in Teaching Award recipient; Margarita Vargas, Director of Graduate Studies; Sue Walker, Graduate Secretary

French graduates and faculty

 French graduates and faculty

Daniel and Paola Kersch

 Daniel and Paola Kersch

Second from left: Sandrine Duboscq, Lauren Kacherski, Katherine Gutierrez

 Second from left: Sandrine Duboscq, Lauren Kacherski, Katherine Gutierrez

Roxanna Herreid

 Roxanna Herreid

Liam McMahon and family

 Liam McMahon and family
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RLL honored 2018 Bachelor's and Master's degree recipients with a ceremony and reception at UB's Center for Tomorrow on May 18, 2018.  Paola M. (Giacobbe) Kersch, 2008 UB graduate with a PhD in Hispanic Literature and Culture, and now Associate Professor of Spanish and Director of Foreign Languages at D'Youville College, delivered the commencement address.

Also recognized were RLL Excellence in Teaching Award recipients Ashley Byczkowski and Fernando Simon Abad; Dean's Medalist for RLL Kelly Aldinger; newly inducted Spanish and French National Honor Society members Maria Evelyn Alvarenga, Gina Calaiacovo, Brian Page, and Angelique Romulus; and area high school student winners  in French and Spanish excellence competitions.  We congratulate all of our students, and wish them the best as they begin new adventures!