Submitted by Ellwood Wiggins
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Congratulations to the Class of 2026!
Doctor of Philosophy:
Detlev Weber
Dissertation: "Wolfed: The Sociopolitical Implications of being Animalized in the Middle Ages"
(Committee chair: Annegret Oehme)
Master of Arts in Pedagogy and Culture:
Melissa Ayar
Bachelors of Arts in German
Majors:
Anne Braddock
Isabelle Drain
Claudia Fitzner
Mouse Franzen
Austin Heinz
Mark Jarosz
Milani Ornelas
Isaac Read
Minors:
Cassandra Benson
Sophie Gist
Sophie Kohler
Katharina Reiner
Bryce Smallbeck
Giorgina Nicholls
Undergraduate Awards and Scholarships:
The German Studies faculty have selected the following outstanding students to be this year's recipients of our undergraduate prize for excellence:
--German Literary Studies: Isaac Read
--German Cultural Studies: Isabelle Drain
--German Language: Mouse Franzen
--Departmental Service Award: Evan Macnow
--Study Abroad Award: Ellis Benson
These awards were endowed by Prof. Sammy McLean.
Shannon M. Paeth was the German Studies nominee for the competitive Humanities Awards open to all UW Undergraduates. She won the prestigious Mary Katherine Mackenzie and Mary Ann Whitmore Endowed Scholarship. Congratulations, Shannon!
Graduate Awards and Scholarships:
Martin Schwartz was selected for a 2026-27 Stroum Center for Jewish Studies Dissertation and Graduate Fellowship.
