The Sue L. Nguyen (M.A. ’73) Prize for Academic Excellence in Graduate Studies

The Sue L. Nguyen (M.A. ’73) Prize for Academic Excellence in Graduate Studies in Romance Languages and Literatures is a cash award given at the end of each academic year to a student enrolled in one of the three Masters of Arts programs (French, Hispanic Studies and Italian) selected by the department °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥for outstanding performance in her/his course work. The prize was established in 2014 by the family of the late Sue Nguyen in her memory and in recognition of her appreciation for the value of graduate education in Romance Languages and Literatures. Students are nominated for the prize by the °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥of the department.

Ms. Nguyen was a dedicated guidance counselor in the Houston Independent School district for more than twenty years. After her death, the Houston Area Women's Center named their Children's Enrichment Center in her honor.


Annual Nguyen Prize Winners

2024Giordana De Rossi
2023Viktoryia Liashchynskaya
2022
Andrew Clark
2021
Greta Bonfatti
2020
Jerrica Davy
2019
Lucile Coneau
2018
Liv Westphal
Clara Gonzalez Tosat
2017
Alexandra Brown
2016
Kaitlyn Quaranta
2015
Ana Conboy
2014
Daniel Cuenca
two sisters of the late Sue Nguyen, Ms. Bich Thi Nguyen (in blue) and Mrs Nancy Lee, with (center) her daughter, Ms. Glenda Lee

A visit to °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥ College by two sisters of the late Sue Nguyen, Ms. Bich Thi Nguyen (in blue) and Mrs Nancy Lee, with (center) her daughter, Ms. Glenda Lee.