During spring semester 2012 the University of Georgia Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute (LACSI) carried out its first Director’s Award, Future Scholar Award and Research Development Award competitions. 

Undergraduate students compete annually for the Director’s Award, given to a LACS major who demonstrates superior academic achievement, and the Future Scholar’s Award, presented to a UGA student in any major for production of a superior research paper on a Latin American or Caribbean topic.  The Research Development Award is given annually to any graduate student who submits an exceptional research paper on a Latin American or Caribbean topic.

LACSI congratulates the following students for their commitment to academic excellence and thank them for helping LACSI fulfill its mission of promoting knowledge of the Latin American and Caribbean region:

Director's Award:

Juan Carlos Cardoza-Oquendo

Georgia Undocumented Youth Movement Frames and the Media

Future Scholar's Award:    

Mary McTague

Fordlandia and the Jari Project: Perhaps not as similar as they seem

Graduate Research Development Award:

Cristiane Barbosa de Lira

Cárcere e libertação: Uma leitura comparativa de "Cambio de armas" e "A imitação da rosa"

Congratulations to all these students, and to the Institute for creating mechanisms to connect them with the means to conduct research and further their learning.