Award-Winning Instructors
The Department of German has an exceptional teaching faculty. Instructors make every effort to approach learning from a variety of angles to offer classes that are engaging and motivating, intellectually fulfilling, and, at the same time, broaden and deepen learning. This dedication to teaching is not only reflected in the success of our students who continue to win Fulbright and DAAD awards, among others, but also in the many teaching awards our faculty earned. Here is a list of the internal teaching awards won by our current faculty:
| Name | Award |
|---|---|
| Peter Fenves | Herman and Beaulah Pearce-Miller Research Professorship (1994-96) ASG Faculty Honor Roll (2003-2004, 2006-2007, 2010-2011, 2011-2012) |
| Peter Hayes | Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence (2007-10) Recipient of Northwestern University Alumni Teaching Award (2002-03) Alfred W. Chase Professor in Business Administration (1992-98) WCAS Distinguished Teaching Award (1987-88) ASG Faculty Honor Roll (2003-2004) |
| Martina Kerlova | ASG Faculty Honor Roll (2015-2016, 2018-2019) |
| Franziska Lys | Alumnae of Northwestern Teaching Professor (2006-2009) Charles Deering McCormick Distinguished Lecturer (1997-98) WCAS Distinguished Teaching Award (1987-88) ASG Faculty Honor Roll (1984-1987, 2016-2017, 2019-2020) |
| Denise Meuser | CLI Excellence in Language Teaching Award (2017) |
| John Paluch | Northwestern University Alumni Teaching Award ( 2001-02) ASG Faculty Honor Roll (2002-2004, 2013-2014, 2020-2021) |
| Anna Parkison | ASG Faculty Honor Roll (2014-2015) |
| Katrin Völkner | Northwestern University Alumni Teaching Award (HM) (2007-08) |
| Ingrid Zeller | Charles Deering McCormick Distinguished Lecturer (2011-12) ASG Faculty Honor Roll (2003-2008, 2012-2013, 2014-2015, 2016-2017) Northwestern University Alumni Teaching Award (2004-05) |