Michael Schneider
Professor of History, Chair of Integrated International Studies, Chair of Asian Studies
2 East South Street
Galesburg, IL 61401-4999
309-341-7512
E-mail: mschneid@knox.edu
Knox has a long history of alumni who have achieved prominence in international fields, from diplomacy to commerce and journalism. They include:
Time Magazine 100 "Most Influential People," Matt Berg '00.
Foreign Service Officer/Career Diplomat, U.S. State Department, U.S. Embassy, Tel Aviv, Israel. Eugene Tadie '74.
Diplomat, U.S. State Department, Washington, D.C. Virginia Canil '73.
Manager, International Rose Essences, Sofia, Bulgaria. Filip Lissicharov '97.
Foreign Affairs Officer, Botswana Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Benetia Chingapane '95.
Independent Consultant, Mara Simanis Consulting, Jurmala, Latvia. Mara Simanis '83.
International Services Director, ComPsych Corporation, Northbrook, Illinois. Robert Miller '79.
Central Asian Bureau Manager, Eastnet News Service, Moscow, Russia. Patricia Scymczyk '75.
Senior Vice President, International Banking Division, Bank One Corporation, Chicago, Illinois. Scott Baranski '72.
Strategic Planning, Former Head of Far East Operations, Caterpillar Inc., R. Bruce St. John '65.
Assistant Language Teacher, Japan Exchange and Teaching Program, Japan. Rachael Dean '06.
Retired Deputy Secretary of State, now International Management Consultant. Joseph Sisco '41.
Manager, Old Sourdough Studios, Healy, Alaska. Hana Lewicki '07.U.S. Ambassador to Japan. Edgar Bancroft, Class of 1878.
By utilizing an interdisciplinary approach, Knox College students in the Museums, Monuments and Memory class gain practical experience in public history and learn to see Galesburg in a new way.
The Maytag Project, published in the Galesburg Register-Mail as the six-day series "Maytag Employees in Transition," was produced by Knox College students and faculty. Now it has won an award in a statewide competition for professional news outlets.
Psychology major, now completing a Knox postbaccalaureate fellowship, will travel to India to teach English and volunteer for an organization promoting women's empowerment and literacy.
My writing process ... is a process of living with something in hopes of knowing that something by heart. I am Monica
Berlin '95, Associate Professor of English, and...
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