Russian Honor Society: Dobro Slovo
Dobro Slovo was established at the University of California, Berkeley in 1926. In 1963, the National Slavic Honor Society – Dobro Slovo – was founded with the help and encouragement of the American Associaton of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL). With over 130 local chapters and a total membership of over 6,200, the society recognizes and encourages academic excellence in the study of Slavic languages, literature, history, and culture.
The name of the society is represented by the two glagolitic letters, Dobro (on the upper left corner of the key), which means "beautiful," and Slovo (on the lower right corner), which means "word." The firebird (zharptitsa), a well-known figure from Slavic folk tales, appears on the upper right corner of the key, representing the ancient roots of Slavic culture. The lower left corner of the key, designed to look like a page about to be turned, represents the ongoing search through books and manuscripts in pursuit of greater understanding Slavic Language, Literature, and Culture.
Students are nominated by Stanford Language Center lecturers and DLCL faculty members based on the criteria below.
- Two years (or equivalent) of study of Slavic languages, literature, culture, or related subjects
- Minimum average grade of 85% (B) or its letter or point equivalent in Slavic courses
- 3.0 cumulative GPA
- Indication of active and continuing interest in Slavic Studies
- Graduating senior
Inducted 2024
Inducted 2024
- Sophie Callcott
- Ashley Elizebeth Meyer
- Parker Vance Watt
Inducted 2023
- Hope Rose Ertz
- Danielle Healy
- John Cole Mihaly
- Ekatarina Rjavinski
- Lucy Kross Wallace
- Lindsay Wu
- Ethan Yuen
Inducted 2022
- Nicholas True Bill Sweetser
- Jocelyn Beatrice Brody
- Ian Ruohoniemi
Inducted 2021
(none)
Inducted 2020
- Faith E. Harron
- Felicia Ann Schuessler
- Victoria Tsai
- Tiffany Zhu
Inducted 2019
- Rossella Lucia Cerulli
- Steven Kyle Newman
- Sanja Savic
- Madeline Kate Snigaroff
- Raveen Kumarasinghe
Inducted 2018
- Sarah Noel Manney
- Rory Lipkis
- Niall Sohan
Inducted 2017
- Madelaine Graber
- Yisroel Quint
- Lorraine Vitek
- Lacey Wickersham