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Meet Our Students

Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a world language major, second major, minor, or double minor at Illinois State? A wide variety of students study languages. This page features the accomplishments of not only our very best students, but is also meant to provide an idea of what the typical language student's life is, both in the classroom, as well as in clubs, in community engagement, and study abroad.

LAN Current Students' Stories

People major or minor in a world language for so many reasons, and benefit from it differently. Nothing is better than hearing straight from the student what their experience is. Read below to find out. Want to share your story? Complete our Student Story Submission form.

Bone Scholar Recipients

As the highest honor that a student can receive at Illinois State, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures is proud to highlight the significant number of LAN majors that have been Bone Scholars over the years. Read more about the Bone Scholarship and the application process.

  • 1967-1968
    Harwood, Grace L. - Russian

  • 1969-1970
    Barz, Diane - French
    McAlister, Jan - Spanish

  • 1970-1971
    Mason, Victoria - Spanish

  • 1976-1977
    Buehner, Heidrum M. - German

  • 1980-1981
    DeBaillie, Beth - French

  • 1981-1982
    Addy, Denise - French

  • 1982-1983
    Anderson, Wallace - French and Biology

  • 1986-1987
    Wiese, Rebecca - Spanish and Economics

  • 1987-1988
    Fortin, Christel - French and International Business

  • 1990-1991
    Hanse, Keven Richard - German and History and Math

  • 1991-1992
    Ahlgrim, Kimberly - French and International Business
    Rogers, Lance - French and Applied Computer Science

  • 1992-1993
    Kramer, Christina - Spanish

  • 1995-1996
    Schnorr, Cheyenne D. - Spanish Teacher Education
    Warth, Anne Elizabeth - French and International Business

  • 1999-2000
    Klima, Donna Erlene - Spanish Teacher Education

  • 2001-2002
    Wagner, Emily May - Spanish

  • 2002-2003
    Hake, Karin

  • 2003-2004
    Damery, Rebecca - Spanish

  • 2004-2005
    Gibson, Sarah - French

  • 2008-2009
    Trautwein, Sarah - French Teacher Education

  • 2010-2011
    Coker, Kelsey - Spanish and English

  • 2011-2012
    Kopp, Caitlin - Spanish and Anthropology
    Soppett, Laura - Spanish

  • 2015-2016
    Karim, Elora - Spanish and English

  • 2016-2017
    Koszyk, Lauren - German and Music
    Ott, Beau - Spanish and History

  • 2017-2018
    Walsh, Kiley - Spanish Teacher Education

  • 2019-2020
    Jessup, Erin - History and French and Francophone Studies

  • 2021-2022
    Blake, Kaitlyn - English Teacher Education; Spanish
  • 2022-2023
    Gamboa, Ignacio - Spanish Teacher Education
  • 2023-2024
    Martin, Emma - Mathematics major, Spanish minor
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