The following table lists the locations of Society for German American Studies annual symposia since 1977. For recent years, the Symposium program is available. Hover over the Symposium location in the table and click on the link.
The table also includes the winners of Outstanding Achievement Awards. This award is presented at the annual symposium to an individual who has distinguished him- or herself in the field of German American Studies. Click here for more information on the award and nomination criteria.
| Year | Location | Outstanding Achievement Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | William E. Petig, Stanford University |
| 2024 | Austin, Texas | Walter Kampfhoefner, Texas A&M University |
| 2023 | Alexandria, Virginia | Cora Lee Kluge, University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| 2022 | University of Iowa, Iowa City | Karyl M. Rommelfanger, German teacher [ret.] Manitowoc (WI) School District |
| 2021 | Virtual Symposium | Werner Sollors, Harvard University, Emeritus |
| 2020 | Washington D.C. (Cancelled) | |
| 2019 | Madison, WI | Mark Louden, Max Kade Institute, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 2018 | Indiana Historical Society (Indianapolis, IN) | Jerry Glenn, Univ. of Cincinnati |
| 2017 | Philadelphia, PA | Wolfgang Helbich, Ruhr Universität-Bochum |
| 2016 | San Antonio, TX | William D. Keel, Univ. of Kansas |
| 2015 | St. Louis, MO | Kathleen Neils Conzen, Univ. of Chicago |
| 2014 | Milwaukee, WI | Reinhard R. Doerries, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg |
| 2013 | The Historic New Orleans Collection (New Orleans, LA) | Dolores and Giles Hoyt, Indiana Univ.-Purdue Univ.-Indianapolis |
| 2012 | Univ. of Kansas (Lawrence, KS) | Helmut J. Schmeller, Fort Hays State Univ. |
| 2011 | Univ. of Delaware & Winterthur Estate and Museum (Newark/Wilmington, DE) | Alexander Ritter, Universität Hamburg AND LaVern J. Rippley, St. Olaf College (Special Award) |
| 2010 | New Harmony, IN | Frederick C. Luebke, Univ. of Nebraska |
| 2009 | St. Olaf College (New Ulm, MN) | Frank Trommler, Univ. of Pennsylvania |
| 2008 | Univ. of Virginia & William and Mary College (Williamsburg, VA) | Gerhard Weiss, Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities |
| 2007 | Univ. of Kansas (Lawrence, KS) | Don Heinrich Tolzmann, University of Cincinnati |
| 2006 | Kutztown Univ. (Lancaster, PA) | Christoph E. Schweitzer, Univ. of North Carolina-Chapel Hill |
| 2005 | Grand Valley State Univ. (Grand Rapids, MI) | Leo Schelbert, Univ. of Illinois-Chicago AND William and Mary Seeger, Grand Valley State Univ. (Special Award) |
| 2004 | St. Olaf College (New Ulm, MN) | The City of New Ulm, Minnesota |
| 2003 | Loyola College in Maryland (Baltimore, MD) | Steven Rowan, Univ. of Missouri-St. Louis |
| 2002 | Scott Community College (Amana, IA) | Guy Stern, Wayne State Univ. |
| 2001 | Grand Valley State Univ. (Grand Rapids, MI) | Lisa Kahn, Texas Southern Univ. AND Ilse Hoffmann, Steuben Society of America (Special Award) |
| 2000 | Bremerhaven | Antonius Holtmann, Universität Oldenburg AND Dirk Schroeder, Bremen, Germany (Special Award) |
| 1999 | St. Olaf College (New Ulm, MN) | Bradford Miller and Gary Grassl, German Heritage Society of Greater Washington, DC |
| 1998 | Indiana Univ.-Purdue Univ. (Indianapolis, IN) | Robert E. Cazden, Univ. of Kentucky |
| 1997 | Univ. of Missouri, St. Louis (St. Louis, MO) | Helmut E. Huelsbergen, Univ. of Kansas |
| 1996 | Univ. of Wisconsin (Madison, WI) | Willi Paul Adams, Freie Universität Berlin |
| 1995 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| 1994a | Special Symposium – Claussen Centennial (Davenport, IA) | |
| 1994 | Pennsylvania State Univ. (State College, PA) | C. Richard Beam, Millersville State Univ. |
| 1993 | Univ. of Texas (Austin, TX) | Robert E. Ward, Youngstown State Univ.(Special Award) |
| 1992 | Univ. of Kansas (Lawrence, KS) | Hildegard Binder-Johnson, Macalester College |
| 1991 | Georgetown Univ. (Washington, DC) | Günther Moltmann, Universität Hamburg |
| 1990 | Indiana Univ.-Purdue Univ. (Indianapolis, IN) | John A. Hostetler, Temple Univ. |
| 1989 | Northeastern Illinois Univ. (Chicago, IL) | Paul Schach, Univ. of Nebraska |
| 1988 | Millersville Univ. (Millersville, PA) | Don Yoder, Univ. of Pennsylvania |
| 1987 | Univ. of Kansas (Lawrence, KS) | Lester W. J. “Smoky” Seifert, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 1986 | Univ. of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH) | Adolf E. Schroeder, Univ. of Missouri-Columbia |
| 1985 | Univ. of Nebraska (Lincoln, NE) | J. Anthony “Toni” Burzle,University of Kansas |
| 1984 | Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, WI) | - |
| 1983 | Univ. of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA) | - |
| 1982 | Fort Hays State Univ. (Hays, KS) | - |
| 1981 | Institute for Texan Cultures (San Antonio, TX) | Adolf E. Schroeder, Univ. of Missouri-Columbia AND LaVern J. Rippley, St. Olaf College |
| 1980 | Univ. of Missouri, Columbia (Columbia, MO) | Robert E. Ward, Youngstown State Univ. (Meritorious Achievement) |
| 1979 | St. Olaf College (Northfield, MN) | - |
| 1978 | Baldwin-Wallace College (Berea, OH) | - |
| 1977 | Baldwin-Wallace College (Berea, OH) | |
| 1976 | Univ. of Kansas at Lawrence | - |