Alison Dignam of Chicopee, Mass., who graduated from Fairfield University on May 20, received the Departmental Award for Outstanding Work in Spanish. The award is given each year to a senior Spanish major who has demonstrated excellence in the subject.

Dignam, who majored in Psychology and Modern Languages and Literatures, studied in Chile in the fall of 1999. She is a tutor and assistant teacher of Spanish Language Oral Practice Sessions. In addition, she is active with campus ministry's community programs and with the Fairfield University Student Association and Senate.

After a summer of European travel, Dignam hopes to work as a volunteer at the Annunciation House Program in Texas and Mexico.

Posted On: 06-01-2001 09:06 AM

Volume: 33 Number: 244