CU Linguistics junior Maisa Nammari is the winner of the 2020 David S. Rood Undergraduate Scholarship. Awarded since 2017, the prize听recognizes outstanding achievement, as well as potential for further success in linguistics. The scholarship is named in honor of professor David Rood, a specialist in Siouan-Caddoan languages,听who retired in 2016 after 48 years of teaching at CU. He was known for his devotion to undergraduate students and undergraduate courses. Maisa is not only an outstanding student, but has also听made important contributions to the听CU Linguistics departmental community. She was a member of the Linguistics Departmental Action Team, which created our new program of major tracks.听In听addition, she was co-organizer听of the Linguistics Undergraduate Club's听keynote lecture by David听J. Peterson听on the CU campus. Finally, Maisa provided valuable service as a student听organizer of the , using her graphic design talents to create the conference logo.听Maisa is a junior majoring in Linguistics, pursuing the Cognitive Science certificate, and minoring in Japanese. She is interested in linguistic anthropology, interactional linguistics, and linguistic relativity, among many other topics. Her passion for linguistics was first sparked by her grandfather.听
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