ANNE-KATRIN GRAMBERG Auburn University Haley Center 2227 Auburn University, AL 36849 Office Phone: 334-844-2106 Cell Phone: 334-750-9082 EDUCATION Ph. D., German (emphasis Business), 1991, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI Dissertation: Vergleichende Pragmalinguistische Analyse Bundesdeutscher und Nordamerikanischer Automobil Werbeanzeigen Magister Artium, Deutsche Sprache und Neuere Deutsche Literatur, 1986, Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen, Germany Magisterarbeit: Pragmatische Untersuchung zur Textgestaltung von Werbeanzeigen im ausgehenden 19. Jahrhundert PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Senior Counsel to the President of Auburn University (2014-Present) Responsibilities include focusing on international and economic development that advances Auburn s relationships to regional, national, and international businesses; creating mutually beneficial relationships with the business community; strengthening study abroad programs; establishing summer language immersion programs; creating total immersion program for English as a second language, as well as most foreign languages, with an emphasis on those overwhelmingly represented in AL (Spanish, German, Korean, French, Chinese, Japanese); increasing international enrollment; expanding the university s cultural, ethnic, and diverse population; and leading community and civic engagement initiative to unify students, faculty, and regional, national, and international communities Senior Fellow, Women s Leadership Institute, Auburn University (2013-Present) Joint appointment in Department of Management, College of Business, Auburn University (2009-present) Professor of German, Auburn University (2002-present) Dean, College of Liberal Arts, School of Fine Arts, School of Communication and Journalism, Auburn University (2005-2013) Administrative responsibility for 3 Associate Deans, 13 Department Heads and Chairs, 3 Directors, a Diversity Officer, an 8 member Information Technology team, a 9 member Public Relations team, a 4 member Human Resources and Accounting team, a large administrative staff, approximately 4,500 students, a total of about 300,000 weighted student credit hours, around 720 course sections, over 400 faculty members, 12 buildings, and a budget of over $53 million (including endowments) Interim Associate Dean for Research and Budget, Auburn University (Spring-Summer 2005) Chair, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Auburn University (2001-2005) Associate Professor of German, Auburn University (1997-2002) Assistant Professor of German, Auburn University (1993-1997) Lecturer, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (1990-1993) Instructor, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI (1989) Instructor, Lifelong Education Programs Evening College, East Lansing, MI (1986-1987) Teaching Assistant, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (1986-1990) SELECT ADMINISTRATIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS DEAN OF CLA 2005-2013 Fundraising Secured $3 million in funding for Auburn University Band facility Secured a $3.3 million gift for the renovation and renaming of the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities, overseeing historical renovation and new construction (3 buildings) of Draughon Center Soaring Eagles, Team Award, College of Liberal Arts Development Office, for largest percentage over goal by a development team
Established fundraising campaign for the Performing Arts annual showcase concert More than doubled donations to the College of Liberal Arts (in addition to $6.3 million in gifts above) Tripled membership in the College of Liberal Arts Dean s Club Secured endowments for Women s Leadership Institute Reorganized and tripled membership in the Dean s Advisory Board Established Auburn University Theater Patrons Scholarship Fund: Scholarship Performance Night Established named scholarship in honor of Pulitzer Prize winning alumna, Cynthia Tucker Created 12 new professorships and expanded Lanier professorships Raised funds for Abroad Scholarships and increased general scholarship fund over 300% Implemented CLA Annual Scholarship Recognition Ceremony Secured over $700,000 in permanent funding for Theater and Band programs Initiated Theatre addition, black box, and dance studio (totaling 4 Million) Raised participation in Staff and Faculty campaign from 56% to 87% Created newsletter and monthly e-newsletter targeting alumni giving Expanded College Campaign Committees Created and supported CATS initiative Connecting Alumni to Students Established Departmental Advisory Councils Guided CLA image campaign Find Your Place : DVD with corresponding logo for shirts, pins, etc. Revamped development materials: website, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, DVDs and print material Created alumni and faculty giving circles Sponsored and co-organized special lectures, discussions, and workshops for alumni/student interaction Honored invitation to address 18,000 member Atlanta-Auburn Club at annual scholarship drive Organized College of Liberal Arts pre-football game tailgate parties for friends and alumni of the college Served as guest chef for Auburn University Hotel and Conference Center fundraiser benefiting charities Sponsored and judged PRCA Corporate Spelling Bee benefiting Lee County Literacy Coalition Founded CarWalt Golf Classic to benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, held annually Program Development Leadership Established the School of Communication and Journalism Co-sponsored establishment of Raycom Studio with the School of Communication and Journalism Established MOSAIC Theatre Company (diversity dialogue through performance) Established the Living Democracy Program Established the Women s Leadership Institute Re-instated the PhD program in Economics Established Extraordinary Women Lecture Series Developed and facilitated Civic Engagement Summer Academy Created Civic Engagement Professorships, Scholarships, and Initiatives Facilitated development of experiential learning component in outreach initiatives Oversaw revisions and updates to all College of Liberal Arts undergraduate curricula with emphasis placed on increasing writing requirements Oversaw the establishment of 3 new learning communities in the College of Liberal Arts (AU Women Lead, Philosophy and the Arts, Philosophy, Politics, and Economics) Created Programs for Excellence in Research, Grant Writing, Outreach, Creative Work, Distance Education, Initiatives across the Curriculum, implementing Competitive College Improvement Leave and Competitive College Summer Grants Created Programs for Excellence in Recruitment and Retention, implementing summer grants and research leave for tenure track faculty and parental leave for tenured and tenure track faculty Raised faculty productivity Developed speakers bureau with focus on government, citizenship, and politics to increase public discourse on state issues of responsible citizenship Developed numerous majors and minors such as Music Theater, Art History, Civic Engagement, and Global Cultures Studies Facilitated joint program with Tuskegee University: Albert Murray and the Aesthetic Imagination of a 2
3 Nation: A Symposium, moderated session (Jan. 2008) Created listening-luncheons to meet with and listen to the needs and experiences of faculty and staff Held college-wide gatherings, meetings, and award ceremonies Created CLA Dean s Student Diversity Leadership Council (development of cultural competence) Created The Distinguished CLA Faculty Lecture Series as a venue for accomplished scholars Created the CLA new authors book signing event and reception for published scholars Created Dean s Choice Purchase Award for outstanding artistic student achievement Oversaw production of performance videos in Theater and Music departments to raise profile of arts Facilitated new summer and semester abroad programs; tripled number of students traveling abroad Expanded College of Liberal Arts Day, an outreach program for minority and disadvantaged 10 th graders Enhanced websites of 13 departments and Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for Arts and Humanities Enhanced Auburn University s participation in The Election Center Program Planned and proposed EIM (Engineering for the International Market), a double major in Engineering and Foreign Languages Initiated, guided and implemented College of Liberal Arts Strategic Plan Sponsorship and Support Sponsored and co-organized Welcome Week for new students Sponsored and co-organized Summer Workshops and camps for students in underserved school districts Supported the collaborative Arts in Agriculture series Supported the development of mock trial competition program Provided financial support to increase involvement of undergraduates in research and scholarly activities Supported an increase in the availability of funds for graduate students to attend conferences and professional meetings Supported research initiative for the study of diversity and first conference Understanding Difference: Diversity Research at Auburn University Funded twenty students participation in Power Shift 2007, Washington D.C. (rallying House of Representatives to pass energy bill) Supported Project Vote Smart Bus Supported and co-organized sustainability initiatives: Focus on the Nation: A Symposium on Climate Change and Solutions (Jan. 2008) The first project Green Roof, outside Dean s Office Haley Center Earth Day Competitions such as Writing Competition, AU Environmental Scavenger Hunt, Earth Day Challenge Co-sponsored the Desk-Side Recycling Program with CLA Student Eminent Society Initiated and supported the Blue Ocean Film Festival (2011-2013) Consulted on and supported CLA Student Eminent Society faculty-student forum Supported Pebble Hill Books, publishing agreement between Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for Arts and Humanities and U of AL Press Supported and participated in the Movie Gallery Awards and Jay Sanders Film Festival Supported increased attendance at theatre programs which now plays to record capacity of over 90% Supported Discover Auburn lecture series Supported The Nuisance of Freedom: A Series on Censorship, a collaboration among Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for Arts and Humanities, the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Arts, and the Art Department Supported The Clothesline Project benefiting abused women, a collaboration among the Art and Theater Departments and the Women s Studies Program Supported development of Long Distance Education Programs and Hybrid Programs Management Transformed Liberal Arts from a collection of various departments to a united College with a common identity, vision, and mission Integrated the Economics Department into the College of Liberal Arts as it transitioned from the College of Business
Managed one of the largest colleges in the state of Alabama (CLA generates 32% of Auburn s Student Credit Hours) Achieved Highest Global Job Satisfaction among Junior Faculty Members, COACHE (collaborative on academic careers in higher education) Harvard project surveyed thousands of junior faculty and found Auburn exemplary in humanities Overhauled the budget for the College of Liberal Arts Created and implemented successful incentive retirement plan Added new tenure track positions distributed over the departments Hired 25 department chairs, 10 interim chairs, 7 associate deans, and 8 directors Implemented evaluation system for Heads, Chairs, and Directors Supported 15 Academic Program Reviews and 9 reaccreditations Initiated College Diversity Leadership team and appointed a Diversity Officer for the College of Liberal Arts Increased percentage of women and minorities in leadership positions Increased number of diversity hires Hired additional full-time and part-time instructors, advisors, IT personnel, Public Relations Specialists, Development Officers, and added new staff positions Restructured Information Technology Team Expanded use of technology in the classroom Implemented enrollment management programs Increased pay scale for staff members and streamlined job descriptions to create greater flexibility, efficiency, and job satisfaction Increased faculty salaries through innovative retirement incentives and merit based market equity adjustment plans Increased the space allocation for CLA; supervised extensive space survey Oversaw Tenure and Promotion processes Oversaw large-scale renovations in 10 buildings, and small-scale renovations in 7 buildings Conducted exit interviews with faculty Facilitated receptions and exhibitions for Theater, Art, and Music performances Facilitated faculty receptions (including 20 th anniversary celebrations for the college) 4 PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP POSITIONS Boards, Councils, and Leadership Executive Board, Alabama Humanities Foundation, Finance and Government Relations (2012-present) Vice President of Education, Executive Board, Alabama Germany Partnership (2006-present) Advisor to the Auburn Gay and Lesbian Graduate and Undergraduate Student Organizations (2005-present) Board of Directors, Alabama Germany Partnership (2005-present) Board of Directors and Planning Committee, Women s Leadership Institute (2003-present) Chair, SACS reaffirmation Compliance Readiness Audit Team (2010-2013) Auburn University Strategy Review Council (2009-2013) University Budget Advisory Council (2008-2011, 2001-2002) Honorary Chair, United Way Campaign (Fall 2010) Chair, COSAM Dean s Search Committee (2009-2010) Educational Technology Advisory Council (2005-2008) Auburn University Outreach Council (2005-2007) Office of International Education Advisory Council (2005-2007) Board of Directors, Languages Across the Curriculum (2004-2007) Advisory Board to the Center of Diversity and Race Relations (2002-2006) Chair, Committee on College Mission and Vision (2004) Diversity Leadership Council (2002-2004) Chair, Diversity Leadership Search Procedures; initiated creation of position for Assistant Provost for Women s Initiatives (2002-2004) Co-Chair, Diversity Leadership Business Case (2002-2004) Advisor to the Assistant Provost, Office of Multicultural Affairs (2002-2003)
Chair, Steering Committee for the Advisor to the Provost on Gender Issues (2002-2003) Dean s Cabinet (1999-2001) Advisory Council to the President on the Status of Women and Minorities (1994-1997) Chair, Grievance Committee (1995-1996) 5 Participation University Efficiency Task Force (201-2013) University Senate Presidential Appointee (2008-2013) University Facilities Committee (2010-2012) Committee on Research Institutions, Council for Colleges of Arts and Sciences (2008-2012) Member, Ad Hoc Committee-Centralization of Communication and Marketing (2010) Research Initiative for the Study of Diversity Advisory Board (2008-2010) Auburn Human Rights Group (2005-2008) Commission on the Status of Women (2004-2008) Search committee member, Director of Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Arts (2006-2007) Faculty Retention Committee on Women and Minorities (2002-2007) Building Committee, Haley Center Council (2005) Maintenance Budget Committee (2002-2005) Dean Search Committee (2003-2004) Provost Search Committee (2002-2003) Viability Review Committee (1997-2001) College Budget Advisory Committee (1998-1999) University Advisory Committee (1998-1999) University Cultural Diversity Committee (1994-1997) PUBLICATIONS Refereed Articles Pittman, Iulia and Anna Gramberg. An Assessment of the Need for Knowledge of German at German Companies in Alabama. College Connections: Liberal Arts and Community & Civic Engagement in the Land Grant Tradition. Brunner, Brigitta, ed. University of Alabama Press, forthcoming. McEldowney, Rene P., Paula Bobrowski, and Anna Gramberg. Factors Affecting the Next Generation of Women Leaders: Mapping the Challenges, Antecedents, and Consequences of Effective Leadership. Journal of Leadership Studies. 3.2 (2009): 24-30. Gramberg, A. K., M. Boehringer, and C. Bongartz. Language Learning and Intercultural Training: The Impact of Cultural Primers on Learners and Non-Learners of German, Journal of Language for International Business 15.2 (2004): 1-18. Gramberg, A. K. Business Culture: The Implicit Message in Persuasive Discourse, Handbook for German in Business and Engineering. Waldsteinberg, Germany: Heidrun Popp Verlag, (2002): 126-141. Gramberg, A. K. German for Profit: Foreign Language for Sale, Journal of Language for International Business 12.1 (2001): 27-36. Gramberg, A. K. German for Business and Economics, Clearinghouse Center for Applied Linguistics 74.6 (2001): 317-22. Gramberg, A. K. and B. Cothran. Business German, the Next Step: The Birth of a New Discipline, Die Unterrichtspraxis 33.2 (2000): 148-71. Gramberg, A. K. Persuasionsstrategien im Kulturellen Kontext: Diskursanalyse deutscher und nordamerikanischer Automobilwebeanzeigen. Deutsche Sprache: Zeitschrift für Theorie, Praxis, Dokumentation 26.2 (1998): 174-89. Gramberg, A. K., and R. Sabino. The Implications of Lectal Variation for the Reassessment of Erik Pontoppidian s 19 th Century Creole Proverbs. SECOL Review 21.2 (1997): 126-40. Gramberg, A. K. Höflichkeitsmerkmale und Intensifikatoren im Deutschen und Amerikanischen im Rahmen der Werbung. Schatzkammer der Deutschen Sprachlehre, Dichtung und Geschichte 22.2 (1996): 29-42. Gramberg, A. K. Gender and Foreign Cultures in Business Language Classes. Dimension 96: Global Access Through Languages (1996): 69-78. Gramberg, A. K. and K. Heinze-Evans. Die indirekte Rede als Diskursstrategie: Innovative Lernmethoden zum
Konjunktiv. Die Unterrichtspraxis 26.2 (1993): 185-93. 6 Books Gramberg, A. K and B. Cothran, eds. The Global Connection: Issues in Business German. Heidrun Popp Verlag, Waldsteinberg, Germany, 2002. Paulsell, P., A. K. Gramberg, and K. Heinze-Evans. German for Business and Economics, 2 nd Ed., Volume I, Die Volks-und Weltwirtschaft. East Lansing: Michigan State UP, 2000. Paulsell, P., A. K. Gramberg, and K. Heinze-Evans. German for Business and Economics, 2 nd Ed., Volume II, Die Betriebswirtschaft. East Lansing: Michigan State UP, 2000. Paulsell, P., A. K. Gramberg, and K. Heinze-Evans. German for Business and Economics, 2 nd Ed., Volume I, Teacher s Resource Handbook. East Lansing: Michigan UP, 2000. Paulsell, P., A. K. Gramberg, and K. Heinze-Evans. German for Business and Economics, 2 nd Ed., Volume II, Teacher s Resource Handbook. East Lansing: Michigan State UP, 2000. Paulsell, P., and A. K. Gramberg. German for Business and Economics, Volume I, Die Volks-und Weltwirtschaft. East Lansing: Michigan State UP, 1994. Paulsell, P., and A. K. Gramberg. German for Business and Economics, Volume II, Die Betriebswirtschaft. East Lansing: Michigan State UP, 1994. Paulsell, P., A. K. Gramberg, and K. Heinze-Evans. German for Business and Economics, Volume I, Teacher s Resource Handbook. East Lansing: Michigan State UP, 1994. Paulsell, P., A. K. Gramberg, and K. Heinze-Evans. German for Business and Economics, Volume II, Teacher s Resource Handbook. East Lansing: Michigan State UP, 1994. Multi-Media Publications Paulsell, P., A. K. Gramberg, and K. Heinze-Evans. German for Business and Economics. 2 nd Ed., CD-ROM software for Volumes I and II. East Lansing: Michigan State UP, 2000. Paulsell, P. A. K. Gramberg, and K. Heinze-Evans. German for Business and Economics. 2 nd Ed., Audio Cassettes for Volumes I and II, Listening Texts. East Lansing: Michigan State UP, 2000. Paulsell, P., A. K. Gramberg, and M. Reichert. German for Business and Economics. CD-ROM software for Volumes I and II. East Lansing: Michigan State UP, 1994. Paulsell, P. And A. K. Gramberg. German for Business and Economics. Audio Cassettes for Volumes I and II. East Lansing, Michigan State UP, 1994. Gramberg, A. K. and G. Clay, et al, Materialien zum Video im Fach Wirtschaftsdeutsch. Video. München, Germany:Goethe-Institut, 1988. Reviews and Other Publications Gramberg, A. K. Foreward. Scholarship in Action: Communities, Leaders, and Citizens. Baker, Barbara A., Kathleen Hale, Giovanna Summerfield, eds. Urbana: Common Ground Publishing. (2013): xi-xii. Gramberg, A. K. Preface. Albert Murray and the Aesthetic Imagination of a Nation. Pebble Hill Books, Tuscaloosa, U of Alabama P. (2010): vi-vii. Gramberg, A. K. Classroom Talk: Exploring the Sociocultural Structure of Formal ESL Learning by Debbie G.E. Ho. Review. The Modern Language Journal. 92.4 (2008): 652-653. Gramberg, A. K. and B. Baker. Noun Combination in Interlanguage: Typology Effects in Complex Determiner Phrases by Christiane Bongartz. Review. Southern Humanities Review. 39.1 (2005): 102-04. Gramberg, A. K. Deutsch im Berufsalltag by Michael Hager. Review. Modern Language Journal. 89.1 (2005): 149-50. Gramberg, A. K. German, a CD-Rom by Learnware. Review. The Journal of Language for International Business 9 (1998): 55-56. Gramberg, A. K. and R. Sabino. Translation. Some Notes on the Creole Language of the Danish West Indian Islands by Erik Pontoppidan (1881). Journal for Ethnologie 13 (1998): 130-38. http://www.ling.su.se/creole/old Sabino, R. and A. K. Gramberg. Translation. The Danish West Indian Creole Language by Erik Pontoppidan (1887). Tilskueren 4 (1998): 295-303. http://www.ling.su.ed/creole/old Gramberg, A. K. The Committee on German for Business and Engineering. AATG Infoblatt
(Winter 2000-2001): 2. Gramberg, A. K. The Committee on German for Business and Engineering. AATG Infoblatt (Winter 1999-2000): 8. Gramberg, A. K. German for Business and Engineering. AATG Newsletter 34.3 (1999): 5. Gramberg, A. K. The Freedom to Speak: Are there self-imposed limitations? Auburn Horizon 3.4 (1997): 6. Gramberg, A. K. The Language-Culture Interface in German Advertisement. Selected Proceedings Eastern Michigan University Conference on Languages and Communication for World Business and the Professions, ERIC, National Institute of Education, ED324948, FL018931 (1989): 1-20. 7 Editorial Board and Manuscript Review International Journal of Management and Marketing, 2013-Present Alles klar? by Otto, Bryant, and von Schmidt, Prentice Hall, 2001. Treffpunkt Deutsch, 3 rd Ed. by Widmaier and Widmaier, Prentice Hall, 2000. Deutsch im Berufsalltag by Hager, Holt Rinehart, and Winston, 2000. Practical Review of German Grammar by Dippmann, Prentice Hall, 1997. Kontakte, 2 nd Ed. by Terrell, Tschirner, Nikolai, and Genzmer, McGraw-Hill, College Division, 1997. Rückblick by Lixl-Purcell, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1995. Im Spiegel der Zeit-Deutschland 1945 bis heute by Turneaure, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1993. OTHER Given over 70 invited talks, keynote addresses, and professional presentations at the meetings of such groups as Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences; Alabama Germany Partnership; Centers for International Business Education and Research; American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language; South Atlantic Modern Language Association; Southeastern Conference on Linguistics; Alabama Association of Foreign Language Teachers, and the Goethe Institute.