2024 Anneliese and Alfred Strauch Scholarship for Language Study Recipient: Uma Plenz

German Studies Major Uma Plenz receives one of the 2024 Anneliese and Alfred Strauch Scholarships

Congratulations to Uma Plenz on being awarded a 2024 Strauch Scholarship!

Uma Plenz is pursuing a dual-degree in German studies and general biology at the University of Maryland. She plans to study abroad in Berlin during spring 2025, and after graduating, she wishes to spend a year in Germany teaching English. Uma is also a music performance minor and hopes to attend medical school in the future.

The Anneliese and Alfred Strauch Scholarship for Language Study was established in 2003 by Department of German Studies faculty member Dr. Gabriele Strauch (emerita) in memory of her parents. Each spring, the scholarship recognizes the outstanding efforts of two to three German majors or double majors who hold junior standing at the University of Maryland. To apply, you must have between 60 and 89 cumulative credits (junior standing) and have declared German as a major or double major. Preference will be given to those applicants who are planning to study abroad.