MAJOR AND MINOR REQUIREMENTS
AND GRADUATES
German Major:
A minimum of eight course credits in German at or above the 300-level,
which must include German 301 and either German 302 or 304. A maximum
of two upper-level courses in other areas, approved beforehand by the
Department as relevant to the major, may be substituted for two of the
elective German courses.
The schedule of courses is constructed so that students may begin GER
101 as late as January of their sophomore year and still complete a major
in German. Nevertheless, it is advisable to begin earlier.
German Teaching Major:
This is a major designed for students intending to teach in elementary
or secondary schools. The major consists of at least nine course credits,
to include [1] six in German at or above the 300-level, including both
GER 301 and GER 302; [2] LAL 308 (Language Teaching Methods); [3] either
ENG 311 (Grammar) or LAL 352 (Linguistics; [4] and either GER 281, HIS
315 or HIS 324 (courses in German history). In addition, the student must
enroll in the major in Secondary Education (preferably at the start of
their sophomore year) and complete it. See under Education.
German Studies Minor:
This minor is designed for students who want to explore German culture
and history without necessarily taking a full complement of German language
courses. This minor might also serve as the basis for a Concentration
for the BSS degree. The requirements are GER 205 and at least five additional
course credits chosen from the following list, or other courses approved
beforehand by the Department as relevant to German culture and civilization.
GER 281 (Post-War Germany), 301, 302, 304 (language courses); HIS 304
(16th & 17th centuries), HIS 315 (20th century), HIS 324 (Modern Germany);
MUS 323 (History of Music III), MUS 352 (Wagner's Ring); PHI 306 (Modern
Philosophy), PHI 307 (Marxism); REL 373 (Post-Holocaust Religious Thought)
Minor in German:
This minor is designed for students who want to continue their study
of German language and literature, but cannot fit a full major into their
schedule. The requirements are: five course credits in German at or above
the 300-level, including GER 301.
Graduates
This list is based primarily on the 1997 Cornell College Alumni Directory,
and contains a list of all German majors graduated from Cornell since
1941. This list illustrates the various and diverse occupations which
graduates from liberal arts colleges may have. A German major may become
an interior decorator in Las Vegas, sell snowshoes in Wisconsin, or be
an investment analyst in Connecticut. Yet the professions of business,
education, law and librarianship are the most common. * = not listed in
1997 Alumni Directory.
Barbara Sterling Backmann, '60 (BSE U Hartford, MAT Wesleyan) is Development
Officer, Miss Porter's School, Farmington, CT
Karen Reimer Bahnrick, '62 (PhD & MBA Illinois) is Professor of German
and Economics at the University of Wisconsin--Superior
*Iris Baum, 86 was working as an artist (in ceramics and metal) in Berlin,
Germany
Philip Beal, '57 (MA Northwestern, PhD Oregon) is a Methodist missionary
at Ewha Girls School, Seoul, Korea
Kathryn Hamer Berkes, '69 (MA Rochester) teaches foreign languages in
North Greece, NY
Kathryn Blue, '67, (MLSS) is a librarian at the College of William and
Mary, Williamsburg, VA
Polly Niederhauser Blythe, '90 owns an antique store in Mount Vernon
Rebecca Gaul Bohde, '72 (MA U Kiel, Germany,. PhD in German, Iowa) is
working for the University of Iowa as German Collection Editor, PICS
* Myra Bolen, '77 (JD Howard U) was practicing law in Texas
* Christopher Bono, '99 spent his junior year in Vienna, and is now a
management trainee at First Chicago Bank, Chicago
Deborah Logan Breitenfellner, '88 worked in Bavaria and is now Import
Specialist, Mid-America Overseas, Wood Dale IL
Eric Brown, '65, (PhD Indiana) is a management consultant and psychologist
in Houston TX
Dorothea Koerner Buck, '53 is retired and living in Davenport IA; she
was a volunteer for the Illinois Conference of Churches Refugee Program
Marilyn Moeller Christensen, '68 is a homemaker in New Glarus, WI
Keith Collins, '69 (JD Iowa) is an attorney at Leslie, Collins & Foy,
Waverly IA
Kenneth Core, '72 (JD Iowa) is a Vice-President at Risk Management Builders
Transport, Camden SC
* Caroline Csavas, '67 was the wife of a Cornell professor
* John Daleiden, '57 was a teacher in Cedar Rapids and in Shellsburg,
IA
John Delibos, '73 is an interior designer for Concepts in Design, Las
Vegas, NV
Andrea Leila Deneke, '72 is an artist in ceramics in Minneapolis
Colin DeVaughan, '94, did graduate work in German at Washington University,
and is now a camp administrator in Cook Station, MO
Sara Pillnik DeVilder, '83, MA Iowa) coached the Cornell swim team, but
is now Parks and Recreation Mgr., Lee County Government, Fort Myers, FL
Melody Brooks Dill, '73 is President, Rehab. Marketing Management, Mequon,WI
Raymond Dochterman, '83 lives in Marion, IA and is employed by Local
125 Pipefitters Union
Karen Dudas, '68, (PhD Illinois) is a librarian for the University of
Illinois--Urbana
Mark Dunlap '79 (MA Iowa) is Recreation Superintendent, City of Lenexa,
KS
Robert Engel, '55 (BD Drew, PhD Iowa) is Professor of Education, University
of Iowa, and a trustee of Cornell College
Steven Espe, '73 (MS) is an exercise physiologist in New Hartford NY
Jean Jankowski Finks, '63 (JD) is an attorney in Punta Gorda, FL
Kathryn Gerety Friedman, '85 is a homemaker in Sherman Oaks, CA
Arlynn Friesen, '76 (MIM Thunderbird) is Asst. Vice-President, Bank America
Leasing and Capital Group, San Francisco CA
Nancy Neese Geisinger, '64 is a homemaker in Mankato, MN
Kathryn Gilbert, '87 (JD Colorado) taught in Austria for a year on the
Fulbright Exchange, and is now Deputy Public Defender, Fort Collins, CO
Susan Schuler Glenn, '75 (MA Minnesota) is a librarian at the Minneapolis
Public Library
Susan Zale Greenwood, '68 (MA Wisconsin) is Writer/Editor at Alexander
& Alexander, Owings Mills MD
Scott Grinna, '89 lives in Sheboygan, WI
* Gene Hanglish, '49
Sharon Plagman Harrington, '64 is a Vice-President at Ford Tool & Gage,
Milwaukee
Jacquline Garrett Hastay, '65, (MAT Northwestern) teaches German at LBJ
H.S. in Austin TX
Carol Bargoni Hatch, '70 (JD Wisconsin) is an attorney at Nowlan & Mouat,
Janesville, WI
Virginia Synder Haury, '66, is an accountant for Farm Wholesale, Salem
OR
Paul Hazzard, '89, lives in Cedar Rapids, IA
James Hille, '57 is President, Alumismiths Inc., Deland, FL
Stacey Hoffman, '93 is a graduate student at U Nebraska--Lincoln
Brittmarie LaBissioniere Hoverman, '82 (JD Minnesota) is an attorney
for West Publishing, Egan MN
* George Hunt, '67
Richard Johnson, '71 (JD Iowa) is an attorney at the Iowa Legislative
Services Bureau, Des Moines
Gary Johnston, '71 (PhD Arizona) is Assoc. Provost and Director of Off-Campus
Studies at Hobart & Wm. Smith Colleges, Geneva NY
Charles Jurasz, '61, is Director, Sea Search Ltd., Auke Bay, Alaska
John Klaus, '64 (MA Chicago) taught music at Cornell 1979-1993 and now
resides in Mount Vernon
Cynthia Bayer Klein, '88 works at Entertainment Plus, Appleton WI
* Denise Koehlert, '81 worked for Dairy Queen and lived in Carpenterville,
IL
Audrey Micholson Koch, '41 is a knitter and crossword puzzle maker in
St. Charles IL
Ortwin Kolowe, '61 (MS Loyola) is President, Kjeldsen and Associates,
St. Paul, MN
David Lange, '71(MSEd Illinois) lives in Aurora, IL
Andrew Leong, '71 (MA Hawaii) is Project Manager for the Regional Transportation
District, Denver
Kenneth Lindquist, '71 (MA and MBA Illinois) is Business Analyst for
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria
* Lena Littell, '53 deceased
Ross Ludemann, '54 (BD) is Senior Pastor, Westminster Presbyterian Church,
West Hartford, CT
Marcia Quist Ludley, '71 (MA Illinois State) teaches at Riverdale H.S.,
Riverdale GA
Traci Mach, '94, did an internship for Daimler/Chrysler in Sindelfingen,
Germany. She is now studying for a Ph.D. in economics at Ohio State
Lon Mathews, '68, (JD, Washington University) is an attorney for Kelley
Engineering, St. Louis
Carol Kintzinger Mauer, '80 (MBA) is a homemaker in Waterloo, IA
Peter McCormick, '65 (PhD from that other Cornell) is a professor of
philosophy at Coe College, Cedar Rapids
Rebecca Martin McClennan, '64 is a homemaker in Glenview, IL
Kenneth McMillan, '70 is Senior Vice-President for Operations, The Boyt
Co., Iowa Falls IA
Gail Parker Mehlan, '74 (MA Northwestern) is Preschool Director, Prince
of Peace Lutheran Church, in Schaumburg,IL
Betty Bardin Meinders, '68 is a high school teacher in Freeport, IL
Darlene Harbuziuk Melton, '80 (DDS Iowa) is an endodontist in Downers
Grove, IL
Judith Meyer, '79 (PhD Wisconsin-Madison) is Professor of Geography at
Carthage College WI
Jay Miller, '66 (MAT Iowa), teaches German at Linn-Mar H.S., Marion,
IA
Richard Morris, '90 (PhD Ohio State) is an Assistant Professor of Linguistics
at East Tennessee State
* William Morrison, '81 (MD Iowa) interned in Des Moines
Lance Neckar, '69 (MLA Harvard, MA Wisconsin) is Professor of Landscape
Architecture at the University of Minnesota--Minneapolis
Judith Hock Noble, '93 is the database coordinator for the Denver Ballet
* Michelle Noggle, '86 deceased. She was a career soldier in the US army
and served several years in Germany
Betty Reichmann Olson, '65 teaches piano and other subjects in Millard,
NE
Ellen Palmer, '66 (MA Rosary College) is an indexer/librarian at the
National Safety Council, Chicago
Eva-Marie Gabor Parnell, '59 (MA Iowa State) is a retired German professor
at Bowling Green U, OH
* Emily Peak, '98
Sharon Person, '78 (MA Illinois) is the ESL Coordinator for St. Louis
Community College, MO
Cyd Petre,'83 (MIM Thunderbird) is with Greyrock Capital Group, Stamford
CT
MaryGodfriaux Phillips, '65 is a realtor in Las Cruces, NM
Sharon Pigman, '85 is Community Relations Specialist for Housing Opportunities
Made Equal, Buffalo NY, and a law student
Ruth Krekeler Pilsbury, '88 (MA Johns Hopkins) is working on a PhD in
German at the U of Virginia
Teresa Purnell,'92 (MA Wisconsin-Milwaukee) is a teacher of German in
West Allis WI
Jeremy Quinn, '94 is Director of Sales and Marketing, Sherpa Snowshoe
Co., Burlington WI
Carol Pott Rickert, '75 (MLS Illinois) is Head of Outreach Services,
Newark Public Library OH
Thomas Riedmiller, '87 (MS Radford U) is an instructor of ESL at the
U of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls
May Kolbe Rounds, '56 is a volunteer/homemaker/ and editor for the Boy
Scouts of America, Rockford, IL
Ruth Sault, '63 (PhD and MSW Illinois) is a social worker in Bloomington,
IL R.
Larry Scovil, '62 (MBA Illinois) is Investment Analyst for State Farm
Insurance, Bloomington, IL
Nancy Schneider Searle, '72, lives in Lake Bluff, IL
* Kelly Shannon, '96, served in the Peace Corps in Latvia
Karl J. Smith, '68 (PhD NYU) is Senior Chemist at Anitec/International
Paper, Binghamton NY
Mildred Kutlik Sowl, '47 (MEd Laverne U) is a retired teacher from Palos
Park Schools, IL
* Susan Taylor Spielman, '75 was a German teacher in Richfield, MN
Janet Scott Stoltenberg, '66, teaches in Davenport IA
William Stoppel, '55 (PhD Iowa) is Director of Libraries, Drake University,
Des Moines, and taught German at Cornell College 1960-1963
John Struchen, '66,is an auditor in the Inspector General's office at
HUD in Washington, D.C.
* Margaret Sullivan, '71 lived in Wilmette IL
Jennifer Swails, '95 is a student at U Iowa Medical School
Walter Tubbs, '59 (PhD Drew U) was a professor of Neuropsychology and
Philosophy at UC-Redlands, taught at Reitaku U., Japan, in the 1980s,
and helped to found the Biofeedback Society of California. He now lives
in Redlands, CA
Gayle Jensen Van Auken, '65 (MA Syracuse) is a librarian in Kansas City
MO
James D. Wagner, '92, lives in Huntley, IL and has played professional
golf
* Elizabeth Wells, '98
* Melissa Wensel, '82 (MA Rutgers) is Director of Advising, English Dept.,
U of Washington, and was "Adviser of the Year 1998" for the Association.
of Professional Advisers & Counselors
* Darcy White, '98
Dawn Wiebold,'94 (MA Wisconsin) is now teaching German at Urbandale H.S.,
Iowa
Corinne Wiedel, '94 (MIM Thunderbird) is a management consultant in Warsaw,
Poland
Holly Wiemers, '83 is Course Director for North Carolina Outward Bound,
Morganton, NC
* Julia Wilkens, '77 was trained as a nurse in South Bend, IN
Karen Pennell Willis, '67, (MAT Reed College) is a research assistant/graduate
student at Iowa State
Robert E. Wilson, '75 (JD Columbia) is a partner at Fulbright & Jaworski,
Houston TX
Karen Dennett Witek, '85 is an independent sales representative in Geneva,
IL
Helen Jo Taliaferro Wullenschneider, '74 (MAT Indiana, MINN Union Theological
Seminary) resides in Wyoming MI
Jennifer Zimbrick, '92 (MAT Colorado College) teaches at the International
School, Conakry, Guinea
Barbara Harris Zinn, '65, is a learning disabilities teacher in Toledo
OH
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