Posted on Thursday, July 1, 2004
Dr. Jacob Erhardt, professor emeritus of German at ¾¨Ó㴫ý, recently received recognition for his founding of the International Film Festival.
During a ceremony, the series was renamed in his honor as the Jacob Erhardt International Film Series, and a plaque was presented. The plaque was placed in the Sebastian Mueller Theater in the McKelvey Campus Center at ¾¨Ó㴫ý, where the films are shown.
"Jake taught German at the College for 36 years and was a major contributor to his field and the campus," said Dr. Ann Murphy-Dammron, chair of the Department of Modern Languages. "We hope this is one way that he and his contributions will always be remembered here."
Erhardt, who taught at ¾¨Ó㴫ý from 1968 until his retirement in 2004, earned his undergraduate degree from Baldwin-Wallace College, his master's from Middlebury College, and his Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University. While at ¾¨Ó㴫ý he served as chair of his department from 1970-1986, was the Language Educator of the Year by the Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association, translated into English Robert Reitzel's Adventures of a Greenhorn, and was recognized by the National Endowment for the Humanities as an outstanding member.
For more information, contact Murphy-Dammron at (724) 946-7265 or e-mail maddroa@westminster.edu.
