Events and Activities
Awards
Every spring the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures holds an awards ceremony to honor undergraduate and graduate students who have distinguished themselves over the course of the academic year. Descriptions of the awards may be found below.
Awards 2011
The program, photos, and the award-winning GER 102 video from the 2011 ceremony are are now available.
Award Descriptions
Goethe Institute Certificates and Book Prizes.
Awarded to an outstanding student of German in each of the four undergraduate classes: freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior, by the Goethe Institute of Chicago.
Mimi Jehle Award.
A cash prize is presented each year to the outstanding student completing the curriculum for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in the Teaching of German. Selection is made on the basis of overall scholastic average and performance in the educational practice course (student teaching).
Werner Marx Award.
A book prize is given annually to an undergraduate who has demonstrated excellence and creativity in the study of German language and literature.
Danish Aid and Relief Society Award.
A cash prize is awarded each year to a student who has demonstrated an interest in gaining knowledge about Danish culture and sharing that knowledge with others.
Anna Jensen Memorial Scandinavian Award.
A cash prize awarded to facilitate study or research in Sweden for an undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in Scandinavian courses in the department.
Pauline Steiner Schwalbe Award.
A cash prize awarded to an undergraduate student enrolled in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures and studying abroad in a program recognized by the department.
Ruth E. Lorbe Excellence in Teaching Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Instruction.
A cash prize awarded annually to a graduate teaching assistant.
Ernst A. Philippson Graduate Research Travel Award.
A cash prize awarded annually to a graduate student.