Buffalo, NY - Canisius student Sarah Marie Lynch ’24 is the recipient of a prestigious grant from Sigma Delta Pi, the national collegiate Hispanic honor society. The $2,000 grant supports participation in an internship where the primary language spoken is Spanish. To be eligible to receive the grant, an undergraduate student must be a Spanish major or minor, be an active member of Sigma Delta Pi, and have a superior academic record.
Lynch also received Sigma Delta Pi’s Premio Gabriela Mistral Award. This award recognizes an outstanding undergraduate student of Spanish who is an active member of Sigma Delta Pi and has demonstrated noteworthy involvement and initiative in the chapter. Lynch is vice president of the Canisius Chi Tau chapter of Sigma Delta Pi and recently coordinated a trip to Chicago for chapter members to see the opera “Carmen.”
Lynch is a triple major at Canisius, pursuing degrees in Spanish, integrated marketing communication and digital media arts. She is originally from Watertown, CT and will enter her senior year at Canisius in fall 2023.
Founded at the University of California, Berkeley in 1919, Sigma Delta Pi is a non-profit organization whose mission is to honor those who excel in the study of the Spanish language and in the study of literature and culture of the Spanish-speaking world.
Canisius was founded in 1870 in Buffalo, NY, and is one of 27 Jesuit colleges and universities in the U.S. Consistently ranked among the top institutions in the Northeast, Canisius offers undergraduate, graduate and pre-professional programs distinguished by close student-faculty collaboration, mentoring and an emphasis on ethical, purpose-driven leadership.
