Alumni

Congratulations to all Albion College German alums!

We wish you the best of luck in all your future endeavors.

Keep in touch and please stop by whenever you're in town!

2010:

• Halene Waytes
  • Psychology Major, German Minor. Halene will be applying to graduate programs in psychology.
• Charles Wolf
  • German and Anthropology double major. Charles will be applying to graduate programs in Anthropology.

2009:

• Kim Biache
  • German & Communication Studies. Kim has said she will move out west to Utah.
• Lauren Cross
  • Pre med with a German minor. Lauren plans on attending Medical School, possibly in Colorado.
• Sarah Julian
  • German & Communication Studies. Sarah is in South Korea teaching English.
• Margaret Leiby
  • German & Women's Studies. Margaret is going to Germany on a Fulbright Scholarship to teach German for a year.
• Kelly Robbins
  • Is working as a full-time elementary school teacher of German (K-3) in Jackson, MI.
• Katie Waechter Schinkel
  • has moved to Rostock, Germany where she is happily married and busy teaching English at Inlingua language school.

2008:

• Candace Bean
  • German & Theater. *2009 update*: Candace is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Human Resource Management and Organizational Development at Eastern Michigan University.
• Lisa Dorr
  • German / Economics & Management--Gerstacker Institute. *2009 update*: Lisa writes: For now, I am studying to take the first actuary exam and hopefully when I pass, I can start job hunting. Aside from that, I waitress and teach soccer.
• Brandon Girard
  • German & English. *2009 update* Brandon has a full time job at Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting in Dexter, MI. Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
• Jessica Holden
  • German & Communication Studies.*2009 update*: Jessica is working in Boston, MA.
• Grace Keeney
  • German & International Studies. "In 2009 I will go to Brazil on a Fulbright Scholarship to conduct research on Aids-related NGO's. In Summer 2010 I will finish my Masters at the University of London."
• Christian Maciulis
  • German Minor & Economics & Management--Gerstacker Institute.*2009 update*: After working for Grace GmbH in Worms, Germany Christian is back in the state pursuing a degree in Chemistry. Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Erin MacLeod
  • German & Communication Studies with a Concentration in: Law, Justice & Society. After spending a in Germany on a Fulbright Scholarship Erin is now pursuing a post graduate degree in International Public Relations at Wayne State University.
• Erica Schuster
  • German major, Biology minor with a Concentration in Secondary Education. After a year in Germany on a Fulbright Scholarship, Erica is now teaching German at Bloomfield Hills Middle School Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Gavin Smith
  • German Languages and Culture for Special Purposes (GLCP) & Economics & Management--Gerstacker Institute. Gavin is currently pursuing an MBA at Wayne State University.

2007:

• Alex B. Becker
  • German/Political Science: *2009 update*: Alex has been studying Sports administration at Seattle University in Seattle, WA.
• Christina Borrelli
  • German/Political Science: *2009 update*: Christina is working as a policy analyst at Altarum, a nonprofit health systems research and consulting organization serving government and private-sector clients. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Diane Christiansen
  • German *2009 update*: Is studying nursing at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, MI This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Lauren Duthie
  • German/Political Science: Graduate School (Master of International Business) at Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane Australia. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Neil Forster
  • Chemistry/German (minor): Neil is in Medical School at the University of Toledo, OH This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Gretchen Fuchs
  • German/Economy: *2009 update*: Gretchen is working as a Personal Banker at JP Morgan Chase in Chicago. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Meg Goebel
  • German/Sociology: *2009 update*: Meg is working as a bilingual master data analyst at Sun Chemical in Cincinnati, OH. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Brynn Howard
  • German/Art minor: Fulbright Teaching Fellow in Germany. *update 2009*: Brynn will be attending Wayne State University beginning this fall where she will be working on an advanced degree in Social Work and Counseling. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Katy Knight
  • German/Education: Customer Service Associate with Hewitt Associates. *2009 update*: Katy is engaged to be married on October 2010 and has moved to Charlotte, NC. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Chie Okada
  • German/Environmental Studies. Is still working in the Administration and Logistics Department of the Rohm Electronics company in Willich, Germany. She says: "my life in Germany goes well & I am happy with my decision."
• Kathleen Sims
  • German/Biology minor: *2009 update*: Kathleen is in Law School at Wayne State University. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Sam Sloma
  • German/Sociology: *2009 update*: Digital Project Manager at Team Detroit. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

2006:

• Rebecca Anthouard
  • German/Chemistry (Fulbright Teaching Award recipient. *update 2007/2009*: Rebecca is pursuing a PhD in Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI.
• Kara Christenson
  • German/English *2009 update*: Is living in Portland, OR and working at the Children's Institute where she works on research and advocacy for early childhood education. Quote: "I do the "assisting" - editing, proofing, layout design, manage the office and the website, phones, mail, etc..."
• Natalie Corbin
  • German/English (Fulbright Teaching Award recipient) *update 2007/2009*: MFA student at the University of Maryland
• Diana Lancaster
  • German/Biology. *2009 update* Diana lives in Atlanta Georgia and is working at the aquarium.
• Rachael Lyon
  • German/English. MFA student, George Mason University. *2009 update* Rachael was awarded a Research Fulbright to Vienna, Austria for 2009-2010. She will be working on research and translations of contemporary female Austrian poets.
• Lizzy Anderson
  • (minor) German/Speech Communication.
• Erin Stieve
  • (minor) is in Law School at Michigan State University.

2005

• Drew Mendrygal
  • German/Economics-Gerstacker Institute: *2009 update*: Drew is working as a Senior in Risk Advisory practice at Ernst & Young.
• Marian Novak
  • German/Biology. Marian is a graduate student in Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology at the U of Kentucky.
• Ben Olbricht
  • German/Chemistry. Ben is graduate student in Chemistry at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
• Matt Walters
  • Political Science (Ford Institute) & German. Matt is an associate attorney for Lindsay, Rappaport & Postel, LLC.

2004

• Angela Baeckeroot
  • *2009 update* Angela is pursuing a Master of Social Work degree from Wayne State University.
• Rebecca Bortz
• Katie Evey
• Niko Kanagawa
  • German (Fulbright Teaching Award recipient, for two years)
  • *2009 update*:After working as an Associate / Recruiter at RSMR Global Resources in Chicago, as well as International Programs Developer & Specialty Consultant at Older Persons' Commission he is currently working at and for his Alma Mater, Albion College as part of the Admissions team.
• Lucinda Reed
• Jennifer Swindlehurst-Howland
  • German/Geology double major. Jennifer was a Master's Student in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is married to an Albion alum.
• Ben Riegler
  • (minor) Got a Masters degree in Library Sciences from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and is currently working in retail.