DAAD Alumni Association of the US
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The DAAD Alumni Association USA (also short DAAD Alumni USA) is a private, nonprofit organization whose members are German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) alumni and friends of international education. The association supports and promotes international educational and cultural exchange and the ideal most associated with mutual understanding among the peoples of the world.
The DAAD Alumni Association USA also conducts receptions in local communities in the U.S., and helps to host the annual Sound Understanding Concert {{cite web|title=Sound Understanding|url=https://www.daad.org/en/find-funding/award-recipients/sound-understanding/|publisher=DAAD.org|accessdate=13 May 2023}} at Carnegie Hall.
Brief history
The DAAD Alumni Association USA engages current and former DAAD exchange participants in lifelong experiences that advance international understanding through volunteer service to communities, people-to-people diplomacy, and international dialogue.
The DAAD Alumni Association USA is part of a global network of over 160 DAAD alumni associations.{{cite web|title=DAAD Alumni Associations|url=https://www.daad.de/en/alumni/associations/|publisher=DAAD.org|accessdate=13 May 2023}}
In 2023 the DAAD Alumni Association USA joined the German-American Alumni (GAA) network.{{cite web|title= German-American Alumni Network| url=https://www.gaa-network.org/| publisher=gaa-network.org|accessdate=13 May 2023}}
The DAAD is the world's largest funding organisation for the international exchange of students and scholars. Since it was founded in 1925, around 2.8 million scholars in Germany and abroad have received DAAD funding. Its budget is primarily derived from the German Federal Foreign Office, but also from other German ministries, the European Union and a number of enterprises, organisations and foreign governments.
In 2021, the DAAD funded more than 134,900 German and international scholars worldwide.{{cite web|title=DAAD, Who we are|url=https://www.daad.de/en/the-daad/who-we-are/|publisher=DAAD.de|accessdate=13 May 2023}}
Programs
= The DAAD Alumni Association's Prize for Excellence in International Exchange =
The DAAD Alumni Association's Prize for Excellence in International Exchange is awarded to recognize individuals who have made extraordinary contributions toward bringing peoples, cultures, or nations to greater understanding of others. The 2023 recipient of the award is John Torpey,
Presidential Professor of Sociology and History at the CUNY Graduate Center, Director of its Ralph Bunche Institute.{{cite web|title=Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies|url=https://www.gc.cuny.edu/ralph-bunche-institute-international-studies/|publisher=GC.cuny.edu|accessdate=13 May 2023}} and Director of its European Union Studies Center{{cite web|title=European Union Studies Center|url=https://www.gc.cuny.edu/european-union-studies-center/|publisher=GC.cuny.edu|accessdate=13 May 2023}}
=RISE Fellowships=
The DAAD Alumni Association USA collects donations in order to fund a number of RISE Fellowships{{cite web|title=RISE Germany|date=21 September 2015 |url=https://www.daad.de/rise/en/rise-germany/|publisher=daad.de|accessdate=13 May 2023}} for study in Germany.
Current Leadership
Mechthild Schmidt Feist,{{cite web|title=Mechthild Schmidt Feist|url=https://www.sps.nyu.edu/homepage/academics/faculty-directory/1315-mechthild-schmidt-feist.html|publisher=sps.nyu.edu|accessdate=13 May 2023}} Clinical Professor at New York University, School of Professional Studies,{{cite web|title=The NYU School of Professional Studies|url=https://www.sps.nyu.edu/|publisher=nyu.edu|accessdate=13 May 2023}} is the 2023 President of the DAAD Alumni Association USA.
Manfred Philipp, Professor emeritus of Chemistry{{cite web|title=Department of Chemistry|url=https://www.lehman.edu/academics/chemistry/faculty.php|publisher=lehman.edu|accessdate=13 May 2023}} at Lehman College
and Professor emeritus of Biochemistry and Chemistry at the CUNY Graduate Center and 2018 President{{cite web|title=Manfred Philipp|url=https://fulbright.org/manfred-philipp/|publisher=fulbright.org|accessdate=13 May 2023}} of the Fulbright Association, is the current Vice President. He was President of the Association in 2013–4.
Sigrid Berka,{{cite web|title=Sigrid Berka|url=https://web.uri.edu/languages/meet/sigrid-berka/|publisher=uri.edu|accessdate=13 May 2023}} Professor of German; executive director, International Engineering Program at the University of Rhode Island, is chair of the Excellence Award Committee.
Erika Berroth,{{cite web|title=Erika Berroth|url=https://www.southwestern.edu/live/profiles/25763-erika-berroth|publisher=southwestern.edu|accessdate=13 May 2023}} Associate Professor of German at Southwestern University, is co-Secretary.
Ingo Brachmann, {{cite web|title=Ingo Brachmann|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/ingo-brachmann-phd-8427a814/|publisher=linkedin.com|accessdate=17 September 2023}} Technical Manager for Project Analysis, Oversight, and Review at the National Nuclear Security Administration, is Treasurer.
Tina Frühauf, Adjunct Associate Professor at Columbia University and member of the doctoral faculty of the CUNY Graduate Center, is member of the Fundraising and Program Committees.
Erich Haratsch,{{cite web|title=Erich Haratsch|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/erich-haratsch/|publisher=linkedin.com|accessdate=13 May 2023}} 2019-2021 President of the Association, is chair of the Governance Committee.
Helena Kane Finn{{cite web|title=Helena Kane Finn|url=https://www.humanrightscolumbia.org/profile/visiting-scholars/helena-kane-finn|publisher=humanrightscolumbia.org|accessdate=13 May 2023}} a visiting scholar at Columbia University's Institute for the Study of Human Rights{{cite web|title=Institute for the Study of Human Rights|url=https://www.humanrightscolumbia.org/|publisher=humanrightscolumbia.org|accessdate=13 May 2023}} was the 2022 President of the Association.
Anne MacLachlan,{{cite web|title=Anne MacLachlan|url=https://cshe.berkeley.edu/people/anne-maclachlan/|publisher=berkeley.edu|accessdate=13 May 2023}} retired Senior Research Associate and Visiting Scholars Coordinator at the University of California, Berkeley Center for Studies in Higher Education, is Chair of the University Liaison Committee.
Christopher Medalis,{{cite web|title=Christopher Medalis|url=https://www.sit.edu/sit_leadership/christopher-medalis-phd/|publisher=sit.edu|accessdate=13 May 2023}} Director, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at the School for International Training, is co-Treasurer.
Can M. Olgun,{{cite web|title=Can Olgun | url=https://canolgun.com/bio/|publisher=canolgun.com|accessdate=13 May 2023}} a faculty member at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, is member of the Program Committee.
Ingeborg Rocker {{cite web|title=Ingeborg Rocker | url=https://arch.gatech.edu/people/inge-rocker/ | publisher=gatech.edu|accessdate=13 May 2023}} a professor at the Georgia Tech School of Architecture,{{cite web|title=School of Architecture| url=https://arch.gatech.edu/ | publisher=gatech.edu|accessdate=13 May 2023}} is the most recent Vice President.
Susanne Rott {{cite web|title= Susanne Rott| url=https://german.uic.edu/profiles/rott-susanne/| publisher=uic.edu|accessdate=13 May 2023}} a professor of Germanic Studies at the University of Illinois Chicago, is Chair of the Scholarship Committee.
Uli Wagner, Principal/Owner at Uli Wagner Design Lab,{{cite web|title= Uli Wagner| url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/uli-wagner-b094b65/|publisher=linkedin.com|accessdate=13 May 2023}} is a member of the Media and Web Committee.
Rick White, a professor at Sam Houston State University is a member of the Scholarship and University Liaison Committees
Rebecca Williams {{cite web|title= Rebecca Williams | url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-williams-3989827b/|publisher=linkedin.com|accessdate=13 May 2023}} is Co-Secretary and Chair of the Fundraising Committee.
Helene Zimmer-Loew {{cite web|title= Helene Zimmer-Loew| url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/helene-zimmer-loew-7416a54b/|publisher=linkedin.com|accessdate=13 May 2023}} is former president and Honorary Member of the Board.
Amra Dumisic is the liaison to DAAD.
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External links
- {{cite web |title=DAAD Alumni Association USA |url=https://www.daad-alumni-usa.org}}
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Category:Educational organizations based in the United States