2018-2019 News
June

Jörg Kreienbrock was promoted

Anna Parkinson wins Mellon Fellowship

Ted Frank Laport wins DAAD and Fulbright Awards
May
Departmental Achievement Awards
Several undergraduate students won awards for their achievements in learning German.
- Northwestern University Award for Outstanding Achievement in First-Year German
Bianca Emanuelle Crockett - Northwestern University Award for Outstanding Achievement in Second-Year German
Alexander Hamilton and Drake Amy - Geza von Molnar Essay Award in English
Kendyl Counts and Olivia Pura - Geza von Molnar German Achievement Award
Eric Hammarlund and Erica Henschen - Award for Outstanding Work in German Language and Culture
Sarah Dinegar
Friedman-Kline-Family-Foundation Fellowships
The department awarded nine undergraduate students with a Friedman-Kline-Family Foundation Fellowship in the amount of $ 1300 each to study abroad in Germany during
- Lia Davis
- Brianna Heath
- George Papajohn
- Stella Cole
- James Drake
- Mackenzie Gentz
- Weihui (Wendy) Li
- Aaron Pulvermacher
- Daniel Vesurai
Max Kade Travel Scholarships to Germany
Ten undergraduate students were awarded Max Kade Travel Scholarships in the amount of $ 1000 each to defray travel costs to Germany for studying abroad during
- Audrey Abbott
- Kenya Alexander
- Brianna Heath
- George Papajohn
- Benjamin Povman
- Julia
Tesmond - Ngo Tamunodiyeprive
- Nicholas Chen
- Binayak Pande
- Erica Henschen

Jonas Rosenbrück wins Teaching Award
German departmental honors for 2018-2019
The Weinberg College Committee on Undergraduate Academic Excellence has awarded
Sarah Dinegar tthesis deals with the most effective diabetes 2 management methods in Germany and the US. Sarah received a URG to interview physicians in the US and in Germany. Thesis supervisors: Franziska Lys, Jan Behrs, Vinzenz Unger, Department of Molecular Biosciences.
Courtney Chatterton, Using the theoretical framework of critical Jewish memory and Jewish visibility, explores Jewish identity and life in Germany during the immediate post-war period, examining primary and secondary sources in both German and English. Thesis supervisors: Lauren Stokes, History, Jan Behrs, and Sarah Cushman, History/Holocaust Education Foundation.
