Honorary Members & Fellows

Honorary Members are distinguished Germanists or specialists in second language acquisition with a focus on Deutsch als Fremdsprache. They are recognized scholars of international stature who have contributed to the advancement of Germanic studies in the fields of literary studies, literary criticism, linguistics, second language acquisition, or pedagogy.

Honorary Fellows are distinguished men and women of letters. Distinguished men and women of letters is to be interpreted in a broad sense. They may be distinguished scholars or professionals in German studies fields outside language and literature; or they may be creative writers or essayists.

Nominations for Honorary Members and Fellows: Active AATG members may nominate persons to the committee chair. This may be done independently or through an AATG chapter. Deadline for nominations: September 1, 2012.

Nominations need to be supported by ten or more members. Nominations must include a curriculum vitae and other biographical information (including the place and date of birth of the nominee, his/her educational background, a record of his or her professional career, a list of honors, prizes, and memberships, and a list of publications and dates). The AATG does not elect individuals to honorary membership posthumously. Nominations should be sent with supporting documents by September 1, 2012, to:

John McCarthy
Dept of Germanic & Slavic Languages
Vanderbilt University
Box 1567, Station B
Nashville TN 37202

Email: john.a.mccarthy@vanderbilt.edu

Honorary Members

Sigrid Bauschinger; Heidi Byrnes; Ray Clifford; Dorrit Cohn; Peter Demetz; Wolfgang Fruehwald; Frank M. Grittner; Dan Hamilton; Jost Hermand; Ruth Kluger; Claire J. Kramsch; Eberhard Laemmert; Walter F. Lohnes*; Paul M. Lützeler; Wolfgang Mieder; Katharina Mommsen; Irmengard Rauch; LaVern J. Rippley; Jeffrey L. Sammons; Renate Schulz; Egon Schwarz; Walter H. Sokel; Guy Stern; Janet K. Swaffar; Frank Trommler; Wilhelm Vosskamp; Peter Wapnewski; Gerhard H. Weiss; Helene Zimmer-Loew; Theodore Ziolkowski.

Honorary Fellows

Ulla Berkewicz; Peter Bichsel; Barbara Frischmuth; Karin Gündisch; Walter Hinck; Konrad H. Jarausch; Juergen Kocka; Michael Krüger; Wolf Lepenies; Paul Raabe; Marcel Reich-Ranicki; Wilga Marie Rivers; Jörg Rüsen; Peter Schneider; Uwe Timm; Beatrice von Matt; Werner Weidenfeld; Harald Weinrich; Erika Weinzierl; Gabriele Wohmann.

*deceased