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Gretchen Bliss
I graduated with a MA in Russian Language in 1989, was hired by the DOD for my language skills and have worked there ever since. For the first 11 years I used my Russian exclusively (and expanded my vocabulary from Chechov and Dostoevskiy to Hyrdoscoustics and tank coatings) and had a great time! After about two years in this job I dreamed in Russian and have not stopped since. I have been back to Russia 4 times and have worked with Russian emigres almost daily since graduation. My job took me to assignments in New York City, Los Angeles and Seattle but allowed me travel all over the globe to take advantage of my language abilities. I finally made it back to Colorado and currently live in Monument and work for NORAD USNORTHCOM in Colorado Springs. I am married to another alumn of CU (Business school) and have a 19 month old son Harrison, four dogs and a meadery (Spruce Mountain Meadery). I am an adjunct professor at UCCS teaching Two Undertsanding the Threat courses (classroom and on line) in the Homeland Defense Certification Program.
Having never lost track of Professor Lee (traveling the world) or Regina Avrashova (rest her soul), I maintain fond memories in my soul for them and my experiences when the program was going strong and there was a MA in Russian. Keep up the good work, you fill a very important place in academia.
Brunhilde Künne
Hello Dept. of Germanic and Slavic Languages,
December 1970, one semester earlier than normally required, I graduated from CU with a BA in German(with distinction). I was also a member of Delta Phi Alpha before I went aboard for my Junior Year at the University of Bonn. In the following years, I completed two Master degrees - one in Education at the University of Southern California and one in International Relations with Troy State University.
Presently, I am Associate Professor for German at the UMUC (University of Maryland University College) European Division and the Secretary for the European Chapter of AATG ( American Association of Teachers), and enjoy working with students and colleagues in the fields of German language, life and culture. Since I have been teaching German (at all levels) for UMUC in Germany for almost 30 years, I certainly have an interest in the German Dept at CU and appreciate this opportunity to keep in touch. My Web Page, http://faculty.ed.umuc.edu/~bkuenne contains a synopsis of my professional development.
Jeramy Hughes
I was excited to receive the postcard about the online newsletter. My name is K. Jeramy Hughes. I studied Russian and Physics at CU and I graduated in 2002. Alas, I am still a student. I am now studying to get my PhD in cold-atom physics at University of Virginia. I have about a year or so left until I finish up. I haven't been back to Russia for awhile, but there is several Russians in my department and I'm able to sustain at least a low-level of conversational fluency by talking with them. My wife, Meredith and I had a son about a year and a half ago. His name is Logan and he is the cutest thing (of course my opinion is not biased). Well, I hope everyone is doing well. If anyone remembers me, I'd love to hear back form you.
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