UGA Romance Languages | Emerson Award

THE MEREDITH HOPE EMERSON MEMORIAL AWARD FOR STUDY ABROAD

To be awarded for study in a French-speaking country, with preference given to current and former residents of the French Language Community

Meredith Hope Emerson (1983-2008) was an outstanding student of French language, literature, and culture. She was the recipient of the Cecil Willcox Award for Excellence in French in 2005. An officer of the University of Georgia's chapter of the French Honor Society (Pi Delta Phi), Meredith received the Joseph Yedlicka Scholarship for Study Abroad awarded by the national organization of Pi Delta Phi in 2004. She was also a resident of the French Language Community during the academic year 2003-2004. Out of esteem and affection for her, faculty and students wish to honor and remember Meredith by creating an award that celebrates her love for and excellence in the study of French language and culture.

Dave and Susan Emerson, Meredith's parents, are very appreciative and supportive of UGA's efforts to create the Meredith Hope Emerson Memorial Award for Study Abroad. The Emersons recall, "Meredith's study abroad experience made a wonderfully positive impression on her and changed her life. Setting up a scholarship to allow others to have such an experience is a very appropriate way of celebrating how her life was enriched through her time in France."

Tax deductible gifts to The Meredith Hope Emerson Memorial Award for Study Abroad can be made by check or credit card. Make checks payable to the Arch Foundation, and write "Meredith Emerson" in the memo line. Send checks to Suzi Wong (gifts officer for the Romance Languages Department at the University of Georgia) c/o Franklin College, 124 Old College, Athens, GA 30602. To make donations via credit card, please visit our Contribute page and follow all links; at the checkout point, in the box for indicating special designation, write "in memory of Meredith Emerson."

Meredith Hope Emerson

"What impresses me most about Meredith was her ability to enjoy such a rich collegiate experience while maintaining a stellar academic record."

—President Michael F. Adams, January 11, 2008

Read the full text of President Adams' statement

"We are comforted to know that someone who loves studying French as much as Meredith did will benefit from this memorial award."

—Doug and Peggy Bailey, Meredith's godparents

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