German Essay Contest for High School StudentsPromoting business between U.S. and German companies is the mission of the German American Chamber of Commerce (GACC). Success in international business often depends on how well we communicate with our foreign business partners. To ensure that there are future generations of American business people who can communicate with their German business partners, the Minnesota Chapter of the GACC established a student scholarship program in 1998. Thanks to certain members of the German American Chamber of Commerce, Minnesota Chapter, we will be able to once again award scholarships of up to $1,000.00 to Minnesota high school students. The students must demonstrate their interest and ability in the German language (vocabulary, grammar, and spelling) and participate in a German Essay Writing Contest. The scholarship must be applied to facilitate the German learning experience and will be paid to the institution or organization providing such.
Scholarship Awards 2010
| Name | School | Teacher | Award | Overall winner | Thomas Schultz | Mora High School | Amanda Stenberg | $1,000 | Category 2 | Yalonda Nelson | Wadena High School | Lisa Winter | $500 | Category 3 | Jenna Blake | Wayzata High School | Karen Nickel | $250 | Category 4 | Corbin Gillen | Maple Grove High School | Carolyn Tischer | $250 | | | | | |
Press Releases
02/24/2010 pdf-file
02/17/2010 pdf-file
Scholarship Sponsors 2010
German American Heritage Foundation
Michael Sampson
Carl Bostrom
Renate Sharp
Gisella Corbett
Scholarship Awards 2009
| Name | School | Teacher | Award | Overall winner | Max Mayrhofer | Apple Valley High School | Rosemarie Hogan | $1,000 | Category 5 | Adam Liter | Eden Prairie High School | Daniel Murray | $750 | Category 4 | Tyler Speltz | Cotter High School, Winona | Ulrike Schorn-Hoffert | $500 | Category 3 | Kurtis Haider | Centry High School, Rochester | Kathy Bauman | $500 | Category 2 | Jenna Blake | Wayzata High School | Barbara Meylbe-Janssen | $500 |
Scholarship Sponsors 2009
German American Heritage Foundation
Center for German and European Studies, University of Minnesota
Wendling Financial Group |
