Congratulations to all of our BA, BA/MA, MA, MS(CLASIC) and PhD graduates of Spring 2022!

 

 

Sarah Adams

Sarah Adams

MA in Linguistics; CLASP Certificate: I was supported and encouraged at every step of this program by my parents, siblings, and friends. I feel so lucky to have also made friends within this department, and to have such great mentors in the ling faculty and in Dr. Chelsea Pierotti from Psych. Thank you to every single one of you for the hugs, the advice, and the laughter.
Janely Arzate

Janely Arzate

BA in Linguistics
Mike Babb

Mike Babb

BA in Linguistics; Minor in Business; TESOL Certificate
Kade Baker

Kade Baker

MA in Linguistics: Best department in the world!

Juliana Bristol

BA in Linguistics

April Bukoski

MA in Linguistics
Marielle Butters

Marielle Butters

Ph.D. in Linguistics

Nicolas Carranza

BA in Linguistics (SAIL); BA in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Jack Carver

BA in Linguistics; BS in Mechanical Engineering
Kylie Christoffersen

Kylie Christoffersen

BA in Linguistics; Minor in Japanese; Minor in Anthropology: I want to thank my family, friends, and my amazing partner for all of the support and encouragement they have given me throughout my degree. I would not have been able to do it without them!
Kretha Connor

Kretha Connor

BA in Linguistics; BA in German; TESOL Certificate: "Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things, but learning another way to think about things." - Flora Lewis
Maverick Cosgrove

Maverick Cosgrove

MA in Linguistics
Keaton Crawford

Keaton Crawford

BA in Linguistics; Minor in Ethnic Studies: "Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." - Desmond Tutu
Ena Curtic

Ena Curtic

BA in Linguistics; BA in Spanish; Minor in Multicultural Leadership Studies: I’m glad I listened to myself and went with what interested me. Linguistics has shown me a whole new world and changed the way I think about everything. Thank you to everyone who supported me including family, friends and peers. And shout out to the people who ask “how many languages do you speak?” You never fail to make...

Eren Garza

BA in Linguistics; BA in Japanese
Bianca Godinez

Bianca Godinez

MA in Linguistics: "Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final. " -Rainer Maria Rilke
Sarah Gomez

Sarah Gomez

MA in Linguistics: Thank you so much to my family, my professors, my adviser, and my friends for helping me get through these past two years. And to my friends and masters cohort, WE DID IT!! We got through, and I'm so happy and proud of all of us!
Kim Gramse

Kim Gramse

BA in Linguistics (TESOL); Minor in Korean Language and Culture; Awards: LURA 2022, Chancellor's Recognition Award : I am forever grateful to my family – I never would have achieved any of this without their encouragement, support, and love. My special thanks as well to the outstanding professors in both the Linguistics and Korean departments for being such inspiring mentors and helping guide me on my own path through undergrad and beyond.
Richard Hayes (Richy)

Richy Hayes

BA in Linguistics; BA in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences: I can't go without thanking the linguistics department professors and my friends!

Kate Howad

MA in Linguistics
Allen Minchun Hsiao

Allen Minchun Hsiao

MA in Linguistics
Brienna Johnson-Morris (Brie)

Brie Johnson-Morris

MA in Linguistics; Culture, Language, and Social Practice (CLASP) Certificate: Thank you to the faculty and my cohort for making a great experience in difficult times!
Evi Judge

Evi Judge

BA in Linguistics; BA in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences; Minor in Computer Science; Rood Award 2021; LURA 2020 & 2021: I want to thank my parents for their support and all of the faculty I've met for being so kind and knowledgeable. I am especially thankful to Dr. Michaelis and Dr. Scarborough for being my honors thesis advisors and embarking on the journey of that-that.

Brady King

BA in Linguistics (TESOL)
Jamie Kitchens

Jamie Kitchens

BA in Linguistics; TESOL Certificate: “Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.” – Albert Camus. I'd like to thank the planet Earth and my parents for making my life possible, in so many ways.

Jonathan Lilley

BA in Linguistics
Madeline Lindauer (Maddie)

Maddie Lindauer

BA in Linguistics; BA in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology: I was randomly placed into the Intro to Linguistics class when I transferred to CU in the Fall of 2019. I had never heard of Linguistics before, but, by the second half of that same semester, I had declared a LING minor. By that spring, I had declared a LING major, and now here I am! I want to thank my...
Iris Liu

Iris Liu

MS in Computational Linguistics (CLASIC)
Olivia Marrese

Olivia Marrese

Ph.D. in Linguistics; Lead Graduate Student Fellow; College Teaching Certificate; Culture, Language, and Social Practice (CLASP) Certificate; CU Boulder "Best Should Teach" Silver Award (2x): Thank you Anthony, Mom, Dad, David, and all my friends and family for your unwavering support as I’ve journeyed on this great Colorado adventure. Like Dad said at my college graduation, go as far as you can see, and then you’ll go farther. With my...
Nicolas Meklo

Nicolas Meklo

MA in Linguistics: "baellgullo:w nnyae 'tu:y ad'la:di 'ba:nyu" -'If you let me say one (opinon), you did not act correctly'; I plan on teaching in South Korea after Graduation.
Sarah Moeller

Sarah Moeller

Ph.D. in Linguistics and Cognitive Science
Maisa Nammari

Maisa Nammari

BA in Linguistics (SAIL); Minor in Japanese; Rood Award; Van Ek Award; Chancellor's Recognition Award: Thank you to my family and my partner for their unceasing support and love! I love you all.

Daniel Peyton

BA in Linguistics
Karan Praharaj

Karan Praharaj

MS in Computational Linguistics (CLASIC): For my family and friends, who have been with me through the thick and the thin.
Josh Primus

Josh Primus

BA in Linguistics; Minor in Spanish; Cognitive Science Certificate; Deans List Spring 2021: Thank you so much to my family for supporting me for my time at CU, I couldn't have done this without your support. I remember when I transferred here after finally choosing linguistics as my major being relieved that the whole department was very kind and welcoming, and I'm grateful for the knowledge and humility of my...

Noah Prior

BA in Linguistics

Merlin Rasmey

MA in Linguistics
Sydney Rayl

Sydney Rayl

MA in Linguistics: Thank you to my family and friends, who have never doubted what I could accomplish, even when I doubted myself.
Sara Rosenau

Sara Rosenau

MA in Linguistics; CLASP Certificate: Thank you so much to my friends, family, partner, and the wonderful faculty here at CU Linguistics! I could not have made it through without all of you.

Alexis Schlagenhauf

BA in Linguistics
Farron Straitz

Farron Straitz

MA in Linguistics Major; ICS Graduate Certificate
Reece A. Suchocki

Reece A. Suchocki

BA in Linguistics; Minor in Information Science; David S. Rood Award
Sophia Summers

Sophia Summers

BA in Linguistics; BA in Psychology: Thank you so much to everyone who has supported me every step of the way. I couldn’t have done it without my close family by my side.

Ciana Thompson

BA in Linguistics; BA in Anthropology
Rebekah Tozier

Rebekah Tozier

MA in Linguistics (Summa Cum Laude): "Hold on to your divine blush, your innate rosy magic, or end up brown. Once you're brown, you'll find out you're blue. As blue as indigo. And you know what that means. Indigo. Indigoing. Indigone." -Tom Robbins, Jitterbug Perfume

Jack Warder

BA in Linguistics; BA in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Beilei Xiang

MS in Computational Linguistics (CLASIC)

Topher Yanagihara

BA in Linguistics

Emma Yanez

BA in Linguistics; BA in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Lucia Celeste Yao

Lucia Celeste Yao

BA in Linguistics; Minor in Chinese; Minor in Spanish; TESOL certificate: I would like to give all my thanks and appreciation to all the women in my life that supported me in this journey. My mom, my big, Rocio, my sisters and friends. I wouldn’t have made it this far without your support and love. Thank you!
Erin Yusko

Erin Yusko

MA in Linguistics; CLASP Certificate: Being in the MA program has been an incredible experience, and I’m grateful to have been part of such a great department. Thank you to everyone in and outside of the department who has helped me and supported me through the past two years.
Eva Hoppe Zenteno

Eva Hoppe Zenteno

BA in Linguistics; Minor in Literature and Cultural Studies; Literary Enrichment Certificate: "The marvelous thing is that even in studying linguistics, we find that the universe as a whole is patterned, ordered, and to some degree intelligible to us." -Kenneth Lee Pike
Katelynn Zlinsky

Katelynn Zlinsky

BA in Linguistics; Minor in German studies