Pictured here is Lidia Martinez, class of 2016, in Miami, FL after receiving the award on July 10, 2016. Lidia was honored with the Mario Vargas Llosa Award at the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) 98th annual congress. http://www.sigmadeltapi.org/SAR.Premio.Mario.Vargas.Llosa.html

For press coverage of the award see the following sites:

https://www.hispanicoutlook.com/latest-news/2016/5/25/stockton-2016-graduate-lidia-martinez-wins-national-award-for-spanish-majors

http://patch.com/new-jersey/galloway/recent-stockton-university-graduate-wins-mario-vargas-llosa-award

https://blogs.stockton.edu/stocktondistinctive/2016/06/01/lidia-martinez-receives-national-award-for-achievements-in-spanish-studies/