Ellert-Brauner Essay Prize
Each year, the German and Scandinavian Studies Program recognizes students who have written outstanding essays in German language and culture courses in honor of professors Frederick C. Ellert and Sigrid Brauner.
Ellert was born in Holyoke, MA and attended UMass as an undergraduate. He then went on to study at Heidelberg University and Columbia University before receiving an M.A. from Amherst College and a Ph.D. from Stanford. Ellert taugt at UMass from 1958 - 1983 and was one of the key founders of the Massachusetts Review journal. He was an avid translator of 19th Century German poetry and a compassionate teacher. Ellert passed in 1983
Brauner was born in Hofheim, Germany. She studied at the University of Frankfurt where she received a B.A. and then immigrated to the United States. Brauner completed her Ph.D. at the University of California Berkely in 1989 and joined the UMass as a faculty member later that year. She was an outstanding teacher and served on the executive committee of the Woman's Studies Program at UMass unti her death in 1992.
Below are the students who received the award in recent years.
2021
310-Level German
- Renee Owen
- Hadley Beauregard
- Quinn Dyer-Hawes
320-Level German
- Ka Wing Cheung
- Noelle McManus
- Nicholas Weiske
German 425
- Franziska Bright
English: General Education Courses
- Jeanne Grutchfield
- Owen Drescher
- Caelan Dammer
2020
310-Level German
- Caelan Dammer
- Luke Champney
- Jesse Girrell
320-Level German
- Naina Woker
- Ka Wing Cheung
- Quinn Dyer-Haws
English: General Education Courses
- Carlin Morris
- David Smith
- Sarah Weise
2019
300-level German
- Stefan Kussmaul
- Luke Sprenkle
- Dylan Agbarha
Courses taught in English
- Ryan Rausch
- Constance Roberts
- Roxanne Castelone
Upper level German
- Constance Roberts
2018
300-level German
- Franziska Bright
- Luke Sprenkle
- Stefan Kussmaul
Courses taught in English
- Manon Garulay
- Aliya Mathura
- Alison Arico
Upper level German
- Kelly Champine
