St. John's Professor Marie-Lise Gazarian Wins Ruth Bennet Award For "Outstanding Contribution to Hispanic Studies"

Professor Gazarian Also Reelected Vice President for the Northeast of the National Hispanic Honor Society

Dr. Gazarian was chosen as this year’s recipient of the Ruth Bennett Award for “Outstanding Contribution to Hispanic Studies.” The award will be presented on March 16 at the 40^th Annual Gala of the Metropolitan New York Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese.

A graduate from Columbia University, Dr. Marie-Lise Gazarian is Professor of Spanish and Director of the Graduate Program in Spanish at St. John’s University. Moderator of Epsilon Kappa, St. John’s Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, she has served as Vice President for the Northeast of the National Honor Society and was reelected for the third term to serve from 2013 to 2016. 

Dr. Gazarian, author of 14 books and numerous articles, is the founder and co-editor of Entre Rascacielos, a literary journal created in the fall of 2001 by the St. John’s Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi. The 22 volume of the journal will come out in the spring in bilingual form.

Dr. Gazarian is the recipient of many prestigious awards, among them: the Order of Don Quijote; the “St. Vincent de Paul Teacher-Scholar of Excellence Award;”the Order of Alfonso X, el Sabio, one of the highest recognitions granted by the King of Spain; “the Order of Merit ‘Gabriela Mistral,” named after the Chilean poet, a decoration awarded by the Chilean Government to literary figures, artists and scholars; a Certificate of Special Recognition from the United States Congress as well as a Certificate  of Congressional Recognition from the Government of Ecuador.

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