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Germanistic Society of America

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
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