Albion College - Modern Languages and Cultures Department

Faculty and Staff

FRENCH

Dianne P. Guenin-Lelle,

Department Chair and Professor.

B.A., University of New Orleans, 1979.

M.A., University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1983.

Ph.D., Louisiana State University,1988.

Appointed 1987.

Research Interests/Theses

Bio E-mail

Emmanuel Yewah, Howard L. McGregor Endowed Professor of Humanities.

Licencie-es-Lettres, Universite de Yaounde, 1978.

Maitrise, Universite de Yaounde, 1979, M.A., 1982.

Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1987.

Appointed 1986.
Research Interests

Bio E-mail

GERMAN

Catherine Grimm, Assistant Professor.

M.A. in Comparative Literature, UMass, Amherst, 1992.

Ph.D. in German Literature and Critical Thought,

Northwestern University, 1998.

Appointed as Visiting Assistant Professor 2003.

As Assistant Professor 2004.

Bio E-mail

Susanne Myers, Adjunct Instructor (French and German).

B.A. (Interior Design), UTexas, Austin, 2002.

Study of Law, completed with Second Judicial State Examination (Assessorexamen), Goethe Universität, Frankfurt/Germany,1987.

Study of Law, completed with First Judicial State Examination (Referendarexamen) Johann-Wolfgang von Goethe Universität in Frankfurt/Germany,1984.

GERMAN and

Foreign Languages and Cultures for Special Purposes (FLCP)

Perry W. Myers, Assistant Professor.

M.B.A., Baylor University, 1981.

M.A., University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 2001

Appointed 2004.

Bio E-mail

JAPANESE

Chieko Shitara, Visiting Instructor.

SPANISH

Kalen Oswald, Assistant Professor.
B.A., 1995 Utah State University.

M.A.,1997, Ph.D., 2001, University of Arizona.

Appointed 2002.

E-mail

Julia Medina, Assistant Professor.

B.A., 1997, Ph.D. University of California at Davis.

Appointed 2006.

E-m ail

Rebecca Whitehead-Schwarz, Assistant Professor.

B.A., 1998, Berry College.

M.A., 2000, University of Kentucky.

Appointed 2006.

E-Mail

Native Speaker Teaching Assistants 2007-2008

Former Native Speaker Teaching Assistants

Native Speaker Teaching Assistants for 2006-2007

Native Speaker Teaching Assistants 2005-2006

Native Speaker Teaching Assistants 2004-2005

Former Instructors/Professors

CHINESE

Haojing Cheng, Instructor, Spring 2005

Ph.D. Michigan State University.

GERMAN

Eva Kuttenberg, Assistant Professor, 2001-2003

Ph.D. New York University.

SPANISH

Aida Diaz de Leon,

Visiting Assistant Professor, 2004-2005.

Susan Drake, Visiting Assistant Professor.

M.A. & Ph.D., Ohio State University, 2005.

Alvaro Leiva,

Visiting Assistant Professor, 2004-2005.

Assistant Professor, 2005-2006.

Cecilia McCaleb, Visiting Instructor.

M.A. Western Michigan University

FACULTY EMERITI

Jörg Baumgartner.
E-mail
Emeritus since 2006.

Ingeborg Baumgartner, Faculty Emerita.
M.A., 1959, University of Wisconsin.
Ph.D., 1970, University of Michigan.
On staff 1966-2001.
Emeritus since 2001.

Max Noordhoorn, Faculty Emeritus.
M.A.,1963, Ph.D., 1971, University of Michigan.
On staff 1968-2002.
Emeritus since 2002.

Linda Clawson, Departmental Secretary.

CONTACT US!

Foreign Languages Home

Albion College ◦ Albion, Michigan ◦ 517/629-1000