Honorary Members and 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, linguistics, second language acquisition, or pedagogy, or distinguished K-12 educators with significant regional and/or national impact.
Honorary Fellows are distinguished persons of letters. Distinguished people 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.
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, their educational background, a record of their professional career, a list of honors, prizes, and memberships, and a list of publications and dates). The file should be combined as a single pdf.
Note: The AATG does not elect individuals to honorary membership posthumously. Nominations are due by September 1 annually.
Guidelines for Honorary Members and Fellows are posted on the AATG policy page.
Send nominations to:
Dr. Didem Uca
Emory University
Honorary Members
Katherine Arens; Sigrid Bauschinger; Heidi Byrnes; Albrecht Classen; Ray Clifford; Carol Anne Costabile-Heming; Thomas Keith Cothrun; Peter Demetz; Daniel Hamilton; Peter Uwe Hohendahl; Charles James; Claire J. Kramsch; Paul Michael Lützeler; Wolfgang Mieder; Katharina Mommsen; Karl F. Otto, Jr.; Irmengard Rauch; Renate A. Schulz; Nella Spurlin; Janet K. Swaffar; Lynne Tatlock; Frank Trommler; Erwin Tschirner; Wilhelm Vosskamp; Helene Zimmer-Loew
In Memoriam
Stuart Atkins; Heinrich Baumhof; Ernst Behler; Elizabeth Bernhardt; Richard Brinkmann; Dorrit Cohn; Wolfgang Frühwald; Reinhold Grimm; Frank M. Grittner; Ruth Klüger; Jost Hermand; Eberhard Lämmert; Victor Lange; Sol Liptzin; Walter F. Lohnes; Kurt Mueller-Vollmer; Wolfgang Paulsen; Herbert Penzl; Alan Pfeffer; LaVern J. Rippley; Frank Ryder; Jeffrey L. Sammons, Egon Schwarz; Walter H. Sokel; Guy Stern; Peter Wapnewski; Gerhard H. Weiss; Theodore Ziolkowski
Honorary Fellows
Peter Bichsel; Barbara Frischmuth; Karin Gündisch; Konrad H. Jarausch; Jürgen Kocka; Michael Krüger; Wolf Lepenies; Emine Sevgi Özdamar; Jörn Rüsen; Peter Schneider; Zafer Şenocak; Hans-Michael Speier; Yoko Tawada; Uwe Timm; Ulla Unseld-Berkewicz; Beatrice von Matt; Werner Weidenfeld; Krishna R. Winston
In Memoriam
Ilse Aichinger; Elisabeth Borchers; Hilde Domin; Walter Hinck; Ika Hügel-Marshall; Reinhard Koselleck; John le Carré; Klaus Piper; Paul Raabe; Marcel Reich-Ranicki; Wilga Marie Rivers; Wendelin Schmidt-Dengler; Siegfried Unseld; Harald Weinrich; Erika Weinzierl; Gabriele Wohmann