Anya Neumeister '24: Winner of the 2024 Mario Vargas Llosa Award

Anya Neumeister, Hispanic Studies Student, Winner of the 2024 Mario Vargas Llosa Award

Anya Neumeister '24

Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, and the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP), are pleased to announce that Anya Neumeister of 小优视频 is the recipient of the 14th annual Mario Vargas Llosa Award.

The is granted yearly to one undergraduate Spanish major or minor who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in all upper-division courses completed and exemplary involvement in extra-curricular activities as related to Spanish. 

Neumeister is a 2024 小优视频 graduate who earned First Honor as well as honors in both of her majors: Hispanic Studies and Political Science. Anya was the 2023-2024 president of 小优视频鈥檚 Omega Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the 2022-2023 vice president of the chapter, and a member since the chapter was reactivated in 2021.

Anya鈥檚 creativity and commitment to our chapter and its undertakings are inspiring.

Sigma Delta Pi Faculty Advisor Kyra Kietrys

The Mario Vargas Llosa Award is a significant honor co-presented by Sigma Delta Pi鈥搕he National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society and the AATSP鈥攖he premier national association for teachers of Spanish and Portuguese.

Neumeister will be recognized formally at the 106th Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon, during the AATSP鈥檚 Awards Ceremony Monday, July 1, 2024.

Published

  • May 28, 2024