Twenty-year old Charmaine Dalli, currently following a post-graduate Master in Teaching & Learning, was awarded the Alistair David Robert Chalmers (ADRC) Bursary for placing first in her final year in 2015-2016, obtaining a first class degree in Spanish & Latin American Studies. In addition to following a course at the University of Salamanca last summer she was able to deepen her knowledge of Spain and its people with visits to Seville and Barcelona.
The ADRC Trust was established in 2013 by members of the Chalmers family, in memory of their late son and brother Alistair, whose many interests included Hispanic Studies with a particular focus on Latin America, where he travelled extensively and did voluntary work.
Present at the award ceremony were Ms Charmaine Dalli and her mother, Ms Marthese Dalli; Prof. Dominic Fenech, Dean of the Faculty of Arts; Ms Anita Zerafa, Ms Alessia Cilia Portelli and Prof. Carmel Vassallo of the Department of Spanish & Latin American Studies; and three generations of the Chalmers family, Mr Roderick and Mrs Mary Rose Chalmers, their daughter Mrs Amanda Kaye, and her young daughter Ms Francesca Kaye.