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German

Students of the German program have been recognized by receiving awards, being accepted for graduate studies, and entering their professions. Representative examples are: David King (2002): received a J.D. degree and practiced law for several years, then later received a Ph.D. degree in political science and became a professor; Sean Wright (1996): received an M.B.A. degree from Wharton School of Business, interned with Allianz Insurance in Germany and later was employed by Allianz Insurance; Maximillian Muller (2014): has been pursuing a Ph.D. in philosophy at University of Cologne in Germany; Henry Wolfgang Carter (1985): received the J.D. degree while on a California State Governor's Fellowship; Jeremy Haug (1995): received a Fulbright Award to teach English for a year at a German high school; Diana Perez-Buck (1996): received a Fulbright Award for a year to teach English at a German high school; Ruth Dowdey-Lévai (1998): majored in German and French; received a Fulbright Award to teach English at a French high school; received an M.A. degree from Moscow State University in comparative literature; currently completing a Ph.D. in comparative literature at University of Budapest; Kristina Buchholz (2000): received a Fulbright Award to teach English in a German high school; Molly Oster (2006): received a Fulbright Award for research work in Germany; Keith Colclough (2008): received a Fulbright Award for a year of study and training as an opera singer; completed a Ph.D. degree in music at UCSB and is a visiting professor in the Fine Arts Division; Tony Shaver (2008): received a DAAD Award from Germany for graduate studies in biology; Lindsey Banister (2009): received a Fulbright Award for a year to teach English at a German high school; Anjel Helms (2009): received a Fulbright Award for a year of research in biology at a German university; later received a full scholarship for Ph.D. studies at Penn State University; Leslie Reed (2009): received a Fulbright Award for a year to teach English at a German school; completed a Ph.D. degree in German at Vanderbilt University and received a faculty position at Abilene Christian University; Natalie Forde (2013): received an internship at Yad Vashem in Israel; received a Fulbright Award for a year to teach English at a German high school; now employed at Pepperdine University in the International Programs office; Steven Fleming (2016): received a Fulbright Award for research work in Germany; Christopher Mazich (2017): received a Fulbright Award for a year to teach English at a German high school; currently in an M.Ed. program at USC; Micah Lambert (2017): received a Fulbright Award for a year to teach English at a German high school; currently pursuing an M.A. at University of Marburg in Germany.