Our Emeriti dedication page includes information on many retired, tenured foreign-language faculty, as well as instructors and part-time adjuncts who taught courses in the Department. When known, degrees, languages taught, and years of service are indicated. Many of the portraits below were selected from volumes of the Edda, the University's yearbook.
Patricia Akerson, B.A., Spanish 1989-1998
John G. Berdahl, B.A., German, Latin 1904-1941
Robert Bledsoe Ph.D., Spanish, Portuguese 1972-2003
Helmer M. Blegen, Lh.D., French, Spanish 1927-1965
Martin Brakas, Ph.D., German 1964-1973
Birgit Lovlie Brokenleg, Ph.D., Norwegian 1989-1993
Mrs. Charles R. Davis, French, 1921-1925
Michèle G. Diaféria, Ph.D., French, 1989-1991
Joseph Jerdee, M.A., German, 1963-1967
Monica Lhotzky, J.D., German -2021
Stephan Lhotzky, Ph.D., German -2021
Ovidio Manalich, Ph.D., Spanish 1965-1972
Barbara Nedelsky, M.A., French, German, Russian 1991-2008
Sam Ogdie, M.A., Spanish, 1996-2021
Reuben Peterson, Ph.D., German, Norwegian 1964-1987
Manuel Puerta, Spanish 1976-1979 
Carol Rogers, M.A., French 1964-1968 
Gerhard Schmutterer, Ph.D., German 1953-1985 
Michael Smith, Ph.D., German, Russian 1986-1991
Ola Andreas Solheim, M.A., Norwegian 1928-1932
Ruth Sorlie Stenseth, M.A., German, Norwegian 1946-1961