Erin L. Schumaker, '09
Double Major: Spanish and English
Awards and Achievements:
Dean's List '07 and '09
Sigma Delta Pi National Hispanic Collegiate Honor Society member (Tau Mu Chapter)
Honors in English
Recipient of the William H. Bloom (1945), M.D. and Jonathan R. Bloom (1988) Poetry Prize – For the best poem or series of poems by an undergraduate (2009)
Recipient of the Daniel Shocket (1972) Memorial Award – To a student majoring in English with a strong interest in creative writing (2009)
Recipient of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women Senior Thesis Prize – To a senior whose senior thesis makes the greatest contribution to scholarship on women (2009)
ISA (Independent Study Abroad Program) to Logroño Spain (Spring 2008)
Davis Projects for Peace Grant (Summer 2009)
Club or Student Organizations:
Varsity Volleyball
Editor of The Idol, Union's literary magazine
Sigma Delta Tau Sorority member
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At La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain
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Title of Senior English Thesis: "Changed Light: A Poetry Collection"
Statement: "I am incredibly honored to be recognized for my achievements in modern languages. Studying Spanish has opened up more opportunities for me than anything else at Union. After going on a miniterm along the Mexican-American border during the winter of 2008, I became very interested in the issues surrounding U.S. immigration and deportation policy. This summer (2009) I will be returning to the border with two fellow Union students on a Davis Projects for Peace grant. We will be volunteering at a Migrant Resource Center in Naco, State of Sonora, Mexico and working on a book project that focuses on the human rights violations during deportation."
