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Institutions in University of Illinois System
| University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, Illinois |
| University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, Illinois |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, Illinois |
Previous Recipients
| Year | Name | Language | Site | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Alizey Durrani | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 2022 | Hamza Haq | Arabic | Ibri, Oman | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2022 | Caleb Apperson | Chinese | Tainan, Taiwan | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2022 | Dahlia Davis | Korean | Gwangju, South Korea | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2022 | Maya Bhowmik | Punjabi | Chandigarh, India | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 2021 | Priyanka Zylstra | Bangla | Kolkata, India | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2021 | Mary Buchheit | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2021 | Erika Holum | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 2021 | Buyandelger Tsetsengarid | Russian | Vladimir, Russia | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2021 | Mona Zubi | Russian | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 2021 | Hannah Wernecke | Turkish | Ankara, Turkey | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2021 | Audrey Dombro | Urdu | Lucknow, India | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2020 | Anabelle Clark | Chinese | Dalian, China | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2020 | Mary Buchheit | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2020 | Buyandelger Tsetsengarid | Russian | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2019 | Luana Davila | Arabic | Meknes, Morocco | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 2019 | Ryan Mills | Chinese | Dalian, China | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2019 | Shaina Hakimian | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2018 | Aliaa Taha | Arabic | Ibri, Oman | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2018 | Zoey Martin-Lockhart | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 2018 | Aja Beckham | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2018 | Lauren Kirby | Korean | Gwangju, South Korea | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2018 | Melanie Rohla | Swahili | Arusha, Tanzania | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2018 | Matthew Schultz | Turkish | Baku, Azerbaijan | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2018 | Amber Blatt | Urdu | Lucknow, India | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 2017 | Josephine Chaet | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 2017 | Eileen Witthoff | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2017 | Amreen Matharu | Punjabi | Chandigarh, India | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 2017 | Maria Folvarska | Russian | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 2017 | Adam LoBue | Swahili | Arusha, Tanzania | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2017 | Jennifer Peruski | Swahili | Arusha, Tanzania | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2016 | Elizabeth Bastian | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2016 | Bilqees Dinkins | Korean | Gwangju, South Korea | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 2016 | James Warning | Persian | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2016 | Maria Folvarska | Russian | Vladimir, Russia | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 2016 | Mitchell Margolis | Turkish | Baku, Azerbaijan | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2015 | Isamar Mata | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2015 | Jamison Watson | Chinese | Xi'an, China | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2015 | Jinit Desai | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 2015 | Bradford Coyle | Korean | Gwangju, South Korea | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2015 | Sonia Bajaj | Punjabi | Chandigarh, India | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 2014 | Bridget Hansen | Arabic | Nizwa, Oman | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 2014 | Ruchi Tekriwal | Arabic | Ibri, Oman | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2014 | Neharika Akkoor | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 2014 | Ryan Singh | Punjabi | Chandigarh, India | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2013 | Alexander Guevara | Arabic | Ibri, Oman | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 2013 | Noreen Madden | Arabic | Rabat, Morocco | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2013 | Jeffrey Nicolaisen | Chinese | Chengdu, China | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2013 | Michelle Lee | Chinese | Xiamen, China | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 2013 | Osamah Hasan | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 2013 | Agnes Sohn | Korean | Wonju, South Korea | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2012 | Zachary Sell | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2012 | Dana Fager | Japanese | Kyoto, Japan | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2012 | Andrew Dolinar | Russian | Kazan, Russia | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2012 | Hugh Vondracek | Turkish | Bursa, Turkey | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 2011 | DINAH ARMSTEAD | Arabic | Fes, Morocco | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2011 | Whitney Carr | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2011 | Marielle Newman | Bangla | Dhaka, Bangladesh | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 2011 | Amy Schoenecker | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 2011 | Dana Fager | Japanese | Kyoto, Japan | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2011 | David Greenstein | Russian | Kazan, Russia | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2011 | Nellie Manis | Russian | Vladimir, Russia | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2011 | Victoria Jacobs | Turkish | Ankara, Turkey | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2010 | Nathan Hare | Arabic | Cairo, Egypt | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 2010 | Sean Lane | Arabic | Cairo, Egypt | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2010 | Hasan Shahid | Bangla | Dhaka, Bangladesh | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2010 | Emelyn Baker | Chinese | Shanghai, China | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2010 | Tiarra Beaver | Japanese | Kyoto, Japan | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2010 | Gregory Xanthos | Russian | Ufa, Russia | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2009 | Adam Kuranishi | Arabic | Tangier, Morocco | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 2009 | Jacquelyn Van Sickle | Korean | Suwon, South Korea | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2009 | Samuel Hotop | Russian | Kazan, Russia | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 2008 | Jared Lane Maeda | Korean | Suwon, South Korea | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 2007 | Rachel Dziallo | Arabic | Cairo, Egypt | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 2007 | Sean Poust | Arabic | Tunis, Tunisia | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2006 | Travis Curtis | Arabic | Cairo, Egypt | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2006 | Susan Johnson-Roehr | Hindi | Jaipur, India | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2006 | Fedja Buric | Turkish | Ankara, Turkey | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
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