UofA Junior in French wins Fifth Prize in National Essay Contest.

On April 6, 2007, the Délégation de l’Alliance Française in Washington announced that José H. Garcia, AF Tucson's choice for Category A (college juniors and seniors), won the fifth prize in the Concours national essay contest held in February. The UA French junior received books, CDs and a journal subscription.

The Alliance Française of Tucson has been administering the Concours national locally since 1991, with an area student winning national honors almost every year.

UA French majors have done very well in the Concours National over the years.
Top-Five UA French Major Winners in the last 15 years:

1991 James Blair 5th National Prize
1992 Lisa Klein 1st National Prize
1993 Daniel Biggs 4th National Prize
1994 Daniel Christensen 2nd National Prize
1997 Emily J. Fullmer 2nd National Prize
1998 Shelly Dawn McDonald 5th National Prize
1999 Elizabeth Roy 5th National Prize
2003 Julia Shimaoka 5th National Prize
2005 Ashley Davidson 2nd National Prize
2006 Kate Loughrey 1st National Prize
2007 José H. Garcia 5th National Prize

The next Concours will take place in February 2008.

Lise Leibacher