Rebekah Calahan of Belton Named Outstanding Foreign Language Student at University of Evansville

2013 Apr 23

Rebekah Calahan, a resident of Belton, TX, has been named the 2012-13 Outstanding Student in Chinese by the Department of Foreign Languages at the University of Evansville. Calahan is a graduate of Belton High School who is majoring in French and International Studies.

One Outstanding Student was selected in each of the six foreign languages offered at UE: French, German, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, and Chinese. Faculty members chose the winners for their exceptional accomplishments in language studies during the 2012-13 academic year. Winners were recognized at a department reception on Monday, April 22.

The University of Evansville is a private, liberal arts-based university with a full-time undergraduate enrollment of approximately 2,400. UE's diverse student body represents 42 states and 46 countries. U.S. News & World Report recognizes UE as a top 10 master's-granting university in the Midwest, and third in the region for "Great Schools, Great Prices." For more information, please visit http://www.evansville.edu.