UM Russian language students and faculty are shown following the universityâs 2012 induction ceremony for Dobro Slovo, a National Slavic Honor Society. Shown with Valentina B. Iepuri (third from left), assistant professor of Russian, and her teaching assistant/graduate student, Tamar Karakozova (far right), are students (from left) Chelsea Dickinson, Elizabeth Williamson and Carley Rodgers, winners in the 2012 ACTR National Russian Essay Contest; Arpi Grigoryan, a winner in the 2012 and 2013 ACTR contests; Brad Gordon and Vihara Dharmaratne, Russian Language Initiative program participants; and Timur Brodskiy, a winner in the 2012 and 2013 ACTR contests.