Mario Vargas Llosa Award 2017

Nomination Form
Please read carefully the eligibility requirements on last page.

Full name of Nominee: ______

Sigma Delta Pi Chapter where initiated (institution): ______

Nominee’s permanent e-mail: ______

College/University: ______

College/University address: ______

Nominator's full name: ______

Nominator’s AATSP membership number (required): ______

Nominator’s college/university of employment ______

(if different from above)

Nominator’s phone: ______Nominator’s e-mail: ______

Please include the following with this form:

1) Justification for Nomination

Please complete the "Justification" section (page 2 below)AND explain in the space provided (page 3 below) inNO MORE than 500 words why you believe this nominee should be selected for the 2017Mario Vargas Llosa Award.

2) Letters of Recommendation (no more than two)

In addition to this "Nomination Form," please include a letter of recommendation from the followingif they have not completed the “Justification for Nomination” (“a” and “b” MUST be two different individuals):

a)Sigma Delta Pi Chapter Adviser

b)Nominee’s current or past professor of Spanish

3) Current Academic Transcript of Nominee

Include acopy of the nominee’s current academic transcript. Unofficial copies are accepted.
Your signature confirms you have reviewed the Eligibility Requirements on the last page of this form.

______(typed name is acceptable)______

Signature of Nominator Date

ByMay 1, 2017sendvia e-mail 1) page 1 of this form, 2) the justification for nomination, 3) the letters of recommendation and 4) the nominee's current academic transcriptto the Chair of the 2017 Mario Vargas Llosa Award Committee:

Dr. Mark P. Del Mastro,

Hispanic Studies, College of Charleston, Charleston, S.C.

NOMINEE'S INFORMATION
SPANISH (check one) / [ ] MAJOR / [ ] MINOR
LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION
Chapter Adviser's Name
Professor's Name
COURSES COMPLETED
Courses Taken / List Each Course Individually / Grades
Major/Minor GPA*: / Cumulative GPA:
Study Abroad / [ ] yes [ ]no / Location
Course(s) Abroad / Grades
EXTRACURRICULAR/COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES RELATED TO SPANISH

Justification
Expand spaces below as needed to include necessary information.

*To determine GPA in Spanish courses completed for the "Major/Minor GPA":
If there is no "plus" (+) or "minus" (-) system at your institution, use the customary whole numbers (4=A; 3=B; 2=C, etc.) to calculate the GPA: add all the whole number grades, then divide by the number of upper-level Spanish courses completed.

If there is a "plus" or "minus" system as reflected in the academic transcript, then use the following scale:
A=4.0; A- =3.7; B+ =3.3; B=3.0; B- = 2.7; C+ =2.3; C=2.0; C- = 1.7; D+ =1.3; D=1.0; D- =.7; F= 0.

Justification Narrative

In no more than 500 words below, please explain why you believe this nominee should be selected for the 2017 Mario Vargas Llosa Award.

Eligibility Requirements:

1)Nominee must be a full-time undergraduate student;

2)Nominee must have completedat least eight (8) upper-division courses total in Spanish language, literature and culture; at least half of ALL these upper-division courses completed must have earned grades (not “Pass/Fail”).

3)Nominee must be a member of Sigma Delta Pi;

4)Nominator must be a member of the AATSP.

5)Thecompleted “Nomination Form” along with all specified supporting materials must be submitted via e-mail to by May 1, 2017. Incomplete nominations will be disqualified.

Judging Criteria

1)Academic performance in all upper-division courses completed;

2)Involvement in extra-curricular activities as related to Spanish.

The awardee will be notified prior to the July 2017 AATSP Conference.

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Sigma Delta Pi and AATSP: Mario Vargas Llosa Award 2017