Founded in 1908 the Germanistic Society of America has promoted cultural and educational exchange between Germany and the United States. Since 1961 the Society’s Quadrille Fellowship program has supported close to 600 outstanding German and American graduate and undergraduate students in the pursuit of their studies at German or American universities. The funds are raised through the annual Quadrille Ball. The stipend recipients are chosen in cooperation with the Institute of International Education in New York, Fulbright, Germany, and Columbia University. The Germanistic Society of America is a 501(c)3 Non-profit organization. Donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.
BOARD MEMBERS
PRESIDENT
Dr. Barbara Elling
TREASURER
Mrs. Lya Friedrich Pfeifer
MEMBERS
Mr. Reinhard Augustin
Mrs. Heide Herz
Ms. Irmintraud Jost
Mr. Jean-Baptiste Kresser
Dr. Dorothea von Mücke
Mrs. Susanne von Turk
QUADRILLE BALL COMMITTEE
CO-CHAIRS
Ms. Irmintraud Jost
Mr. Jean-Baptiste Kresser
VICE CHAIRS
Mrs. Simone Bye
Mr. Thorsten Schmidt
Mr. Ryan Smith
HONORARY CHAIR
Mrs. Heide Herz
MEMBERS
Dr. Zoran Budimlija Mr. Gordon Cooper Ms. Kathrin DiPaola Ms. Stephanie Heintzeler | Mr. Markus Hoecherl Mr. Brian Hutchinson Ms. Bettina Lippisch Ms. Priya Nayar | Mr. Jon Omahen Ms. Katherine Pfeiffer Mr. John Vricella Ms. Susanne von Türk |
QUADRILLE JUNIOR COMMITTEE
CO-CHAIRS
Mr. Christopher Adams
Ms. Emma Sweeny
VICE CHAIRS
Mr. Cesar Vera
Ms. Sherry Caldwell
MEMBERS
Ms. Ana Barbu Ms. Katherine Bopp Mr. Frank Bull Ms. Dianne Campanella Mr. Walker Dornisch Ms. Otilia Enica Ms. Mary-Kate Grohoski Mr. Rohit Gupta Mr. Wolfgang Held Mr. Craig Long Mr. Jordan Maka Mr. Xavier Marzan | Mr. Francisco Miranda Dr. Ella Grace Morgan Ms. Inna Muratova Mr. Lopo Neto Ms. Natasha Nouri Ms. Amanda Pennfield Mr. Justin Perri Ms. Lenna Perrotta Mr. Welvin Potter Mr. Paul Renner Ms. Sinthema Roy Mr. Nicholas Salcedo | Ms. Rachel Seitz Mr. Aaron Smyth Ms. Valentina Stanovova Ms. Isabelle-Geneva Stanton Ms. Emma Sweeny Mr. Nicholas Tan Ms. Yana Valieva Mr. Christopher Wagenaar Ms. Stephanie Wilson Ms. Claire Wiskind Mr. Leo Zambrano |
QUADRILLE ALUMNI COMMITTEE
CO-CHAIRS
Mr. Andrew Bevan
Mr. Conrad Steinmann
MEMBERS
Ms. Mia Barayang Ms. Nicole Clarke Mr. Shawn Desker Mr. Jonathan Doucette Mr. David Escamilla | Mr. Michael Golia Mr. Jeffery King Mr. Frank Luo Mr. Daniel Mazza Ms. Olivia McDonnell | Ms. Erika Meister Mr. William Palumbo Mr. Michael Pecnik Mr. Varun Sanyal Mr. Edwin Sheffield |