Former Grinnell students Philip Guarco and Kathryn Jackson generously established an endowment that permits the Department of Spanish to recognize the achievement of a Spanish major through a yearly monetary award.

The Department will select a senior Spanish major taking into account the following criteria:

• At least a 3.25 GPA in the Spanish major
• Successfull completion of at least three semesters of Spanish beyond Spanish 217
• Conscientious and dedicated junior in all of his or her Spanish courses
• Evidence of a commitment to intellectual life of the Spanish Department in and outside of class (including attendance to speakers' presentations, Spanish table, Spanish House activities, participation in newsletter, and Spanish Laboratory)

Recipients: Nora Shields (2006)