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Albion College Alumni

German Major & Minors

 

Wir gratulieren!

 

 

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!

 

Please contact me (cgrimm@albion.edu) if you have any info about yourself or other alums.

 

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 off to Korea to teach 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 (soon to be Schinkel): has moved (permanently) to Rostock, Germany where she has already found a job teaching English at a private language school (Inlingua) and where she is very soon to wed her (German) fiancé Christoph Schinkel. We wish the happy couple all the best! (Alles Gute!)

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: bgirard3@yahoo.com.

  • 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: ctheturtle@msn.com

  • Erin MacLeod: German & Communication Studies with a Concentration in: Law, Justice & Society. After college Erin will be heading to Germany on a Fulbright  Scholarship where she will teach English in a German high school for the year.

  • Erica Schuster: German major, Biology minor with a Concentration in Secondary Education. After college Erica will be going to Germany on a Fulbright Scholarship, and then she will return to the States to teach German in a middle or high school classroom. Email: schusterel@gmail.com

  • Gavin Smith: German Languages and Culture for Special Purposes (GLCP) & Economics & Management--Gerstacker Institute. After college Gavin will be working at Federal Mogul in Southfield, Michigan.*2009 update*:Gavin has also become a triathlete!

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. ckborrelli@gmail.com

  • Diane Christiansen German: *2009 update*: Is studying nursing at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, MI DKC10@alumnimail.albion.edu

  • Lauren Duthie German/Political Science: Graduate School (Master of International Business) at Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane Australia. led10@alumnimail.albion.edu

  • Neil Forster Chemistry/German (minor): Neil is in Medical School at the University of Toledo, OH NRF10@albion.edu

  • Gretchen Fuchs German/Economy: *2009 update*: Gretchen is working as a Personal Banker at JP Morgan Chase in Chicago. gkf10@alumnimail.albion.edu

  • Meg Goebel German/Sociology: *2009 update*: Meg is working as a bilingual master data analyst at Sun Chemical in Cincinnati, OH.  MHG10@alumnimail.edu

  • 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 Counselingbeh10@alumnimail.albion.edu

  • 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. Kathryn.E.Knight@gmail.com

  • 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. kds12@alumnimail.albion.edu

  • Sam Sloma German/Sociology: *2009 update*: Digital Project Manager at Wunderteam Detroit. sks12@aluminmail.albion.edu

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 engaged to be married and is also 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, Niko is now International Programs Developer & Specialty Consultant at Older Persons' Commission where he designs dynamic international programs for the senior community of the Greater Rochester Hills area while also providing  consultation for restructuring of a business unit.

  • 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.

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