The 2004 Wilfrid L. Bitzer Awards Event
$20,000 Awarded to German Language Students in Kitchener-Waterloo
(Award 2001)      (2003)  

see photos   Dignitaries                    Sponsors & Student Awards Recipients  see photos

German-Canadian Business and Professional Association of Kitchener-Waterloo

presents the

GERMAN LANGUAGE  AWARDS

5 October, 2005
7:30 p.m.  
Theatre of Arts
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

PROGRAMME

Click on names to see photos

Introduction of Guest of Honours:
Vorstellen der Ehreng�ste
M.C:  Harry Drung
Photos of the event
Welcome Addresses  
Herwig Wandshneider


Marga Weigel, Ph.D.

 President of the G-C & Professional Association

Chairperson of the Wilfrid L. Bitzer Award, 
German-Canadian Business & Professional Association
GREETINGS:  

David Johnston, LL.B

President of the University of Waterloo
Robert Kerton, Ph.D Dean of Arts
David John, Ph.D. Chair of the Waterloo Center for German Studies
Ken Seiling

Chairman, Region of Waterloo
Carl Zehr: Mayor, City of Kitchener
Ulrich Schmidt Deputy Consul General -Fed. Republic of Germany
Claudio Leoncavallo: Consul General of Switzerland
Anton Bergmeier President of the German Canadian Congress
 
INTRODUCTION OF GUEST SPEAKER: Herminio Schmidt, Ph.D
Vice-President - German-Canadian Education Fund
   
ADDRESS: Roger Alexander, Senior Vice-President, Siemens Canada Limited
   
SONG:  �Kein sch�ner Land in dieser Zeit�
PRESENTATION OF AWARDS

High School Students of 1ST and 2ND -Year German

University Students: in Business German
Trophies:   School Trophies -�Wanderpokal�
German Language School Concordia receives School Trophy "Wanderpokal"

HIGH SCHOOL (O.A.C) AND UNVERSITY STUDENTS:


Sponsors and Award Recipients

For Photos Please Click on sponsor name
 
Presented by:  Sponsors: Recipients:
Justin Nesbitt Victoria Star Motors Inc. Maja Katanic
Justin Nesbitt Mercedes-Benz Canada George Chiran
Gary Bromberg Bromberg Homes Jenifer Schwens
Adrian Conrad The Cora Group Inc. Dajana Papaz
Gordon Crosby Joka Radic
Norbert Englisch Geo. Guenzler & Son Ltd. Thomas Drung
Norbert Friedel Ernst Friedel Investment

David Eckel

Ernst Friedel Sherwa Investments Inc Katie Fliestra
Siegmund Guderian Friedel & Guderian Holdings Matthew Chabot
Wilhelm Huber Piller's Sausage & Deli Alexandra Smali
Wolfgang Pfenning Pfenning's Organic Veg. Farms Ashley Grier
Wolfgang Pfenning Pfenning's Organic Veg. Farms  Alexander Hoeck
Wolfgang Pfenning Pfenning's Organic Veg. Farms  Melissa Kappes
Wolfgang Pfenning Pfenning's Organic Veg. Farms  German Club WLU
Georg Piller  Gross-Klein Investments Amanda Hogle
Georg Piller  Gross-Klein Investments Sarah Allmendinger
Willi Ristau  Willi Ristau Construction Ilvana Lupic
Gerhard Sowa Sowa Tool & Machine Co. Bianca Pokorny
Bernhard Wagenknecht Ontario Drive & Gear Ltd. Ian Walford
Fred Stork F.J. Stork Holdings Veronica Miller
Walter Guderian Delta Elevator Co. Ltd. Elizabeth Brunger
Otto Baumgaertner Baumeier Watertechnology Inc.  German Club UW
John Heffner Heffner Lexus-Toyota Ron Rhodes
Helmut Oberlander Oberlander Family Award Ulrike Niebuhr
Paul Tuerr Paul Tuer Construction Ltd. Corissa Ford
     

                    

GEWINNER DES O.A.C. SPRACHWETTBEWERBS
WINNERS OF THE WILFRID L. BITZER � LANGUAGE CONTEST for O.A.C. STUDENTS

     

REGULAR CATEGORY:

Corissa Ford, Glenview Park. S.S.
$1,000
David Eckel, Eastwood Collegiate I.
$   500
Katie Fliestra, Glenview Park S.S.
$   500
Matthew Chabot, Galt Collegiate I
$   500

Uwe Kind, Promoter of the German Language at a forthcoming Regional school event
$   500

 

ADVANCED CATEGORY:

Ulrike Niebuhr, German Language School Concordia
$1,000
Maja Katanic, German Language School Concordia
$   500

George Chiran , German Language School Concordia
$   500
Jennifer Schwens , German Language School Concordia $   500
Thomas Drung, German Language School Concordia $   500
Dajana Papaz, Eastwood Collegiate I $   500
Joka Radic , Eastwood Collegiate I. $   500
Jane Thompson, Waterloo Collegiate I. $   500

 

UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO STUDENTS (Top Students in German)

Sarah Allmendinger
$    500
Amanda Hogle
$    500
Ilvana Lupic
$    500
Bjanka Pokorny
$    500
Ian Walford
$    500
Veronica Miller
$    500
Elizabeth Brunger
$    500
German Club at UW
$    500

WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY (Top Students in German)

Alexander Smali
$    500
Ashley Grier
$    500
Alexander Hoeck
$    500
Melissa Kappes
$    500
German Club at WLU
$    500

 

Wanderpokal - TROPHY AWARDS

German Language School Concordia

Last Year:
Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute

URKUNDEN UND GELDPREISE F�R DIE KLASSENBESTEN
DES 10. UND 11. SCHULJAHRE 

CERTIFICATES AND CASH PRIZES
FOR GRADE 10 AND 11 STUDENTS
RANKING AT THE TOP OF THEIR CLASS

 
Schule
1. Jahr Deutsch
2.Jahr Deutsch
School
1st Year German
2nd Year German
($150 Prize)
($250 Prize)
Bluevale Collegiate I.
Stefanie Blankenstein

Cameron Heights C.I.
Jason Gehl
Hanna Vandermaas
Alison Brohman
Eastwood C. I.
Heather Blake
David Etienne
Forest Heights C. I.
Deb Roth
Mandi Gingerich
Galt Collegiate I.
Vinaya Shyam
German L.S. Concordia

Andrea Cowan (Gr.9)
Joanna Doody

Sabrina Wirz
Glenview Park S. S.
Sam Dick
Andrew Merritt
Grand River C. I.
Kristen Storer
Dijana Radanovic
K-W Collegiate & V.C.
Preston High School

Lisa Bishop
M ichelle Bishop
Jolene Straus
Rockway Mennonite C
Katie Neufeld
Southwood S. S.
Kelly Adamson
Julie Nero
Waterloo Collegiate I.
Andy Tizhoosh
Waterloo Oxford S.S.
  Kenneth Roth    
German-Canadian Education Fund
Board of Directors

Marga Weigel, Ph.D - President
Herminio Schmidt, Ph.D. -Vice President
Manfred Richter, Ph.D. - Secretary-Treasurer
Peter Bufe - Director
Karen Scherl, LL.B. - Director
Larry Wettlaufer, CRM, ICEA,RIB (Ont) - Director

We recognize the efforts of the following teachers and principals whose students participated in the
German Language Contest.

 
Stephanie Mueller   Eastwood Collegiate Institute
    Principal:  Agnes Dufournaud
     
Ilse Smith   Waterloo Collegiate Institute
    Principal:  Nelson Cuthbert
     
Nancy Pauls   Glenview Park Secondary School
    Principal:  Jim Woolley
     
Sylvia Park   Grand River Collegiate Institute
    Principal:  Ray Teed
     
Monica Kauck   Galt Collegiate Institute
    Principal:  Earl Famme
     
Ron Rhodes   Cameron Heights Collegiate I.
    Principal: Kelly Kempel
     
Marty Merlihan   Elmira District Secondary School
    Principal:  Gary Ayre
     
Gabriella Hartmann    K-W Collegiate & Voc. School
    Principal:  Jim Rodger
     
Linda Jung   Bluevale Collegiate Institute
    Principal:  Kathy Young
     
Virginia Watts   Forest Heights Collegiate Institute
    Principal:  Peter Rubenschuh
     
Monica Hartman   Southwood Secondary School
    Principal:  Bruce Deacon
     
David Nesbitt   Preston High School
    Principal:  Murray Baker
     

Heike Koester
Zbigniew Pasterkiewicz
Peter Speckner
Klaus Sonnenberg

   German Language S.Concordia
Principal:   Monika Matthaes

Kim McCutcheon   Waterloo Oxford D.S.S.
     
Renata Schepp   Rockway Mennonite Collegiate
    Principal:   Terry Schellenberg
 
PAST PRESIDENTS
and still Active Member of the
German-Canadian-Business & Professional Association
 
Paul Tuerr 1968/69 Tony Bergmeier 1988/89
Eddie Koch 1970/72, 1976 Willi Ristau 1990/93
Fred J. Stork 1977 Ernst Friedel 1996/99
Norbert V. Englisch 1978 Marga Weigel 1999/03
 

HONORARY MEMBER

Paul Tuerr

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2002-3

 

PRESIDENT:

 

Past President:

Herwig Wandschneider


Marga Weigle

746-2314

 

696-2446
VICE-PRESIDENT: Harry Drung 884-7600
SECRETARY: Andy Mikolaiczyk 741-0544
TREASURER: Heinz Nowak 886-4663
     
DIRECTORS:                 
Manfred Blum
Sigrid Gallagher,
Guenther Haas,
Ursel Kampmann,
Herminio Schmidt		  
 

The GERMAN-CANADIAN BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION

was established in 1967. Members, both men and women, are German-Canadian business and professional people. The purpose of the Association is the cultivation of friendship and cooperation among us. We are also involved in community projects, i.e. Christkindl Market, German Pioneers Day, Oktoberfest and the co-operation of German-Canadian clubs.

Although the Association is officially bilingual and either German or English is the accepted mode of communication, the ability to understand spoken German is an asset, but no longer a prerequisite for new members. To our monthly meetings we invite well-known representatives of government, business and other areas of mutual interest to give lectures on various topics. On occasion, one of our own members will speak on his or her area of expertise. These lectures give the members valuable insights into the fabric of Canadian society.

In 1974 the German Language Contest was initiated. Each year in May, students of the German Language in the Region of Waterloo are invited to participate in this competition. Also, high school students who scored highest in their class in first and second-year German receive awards. Trophies, certificates and valuable cash awards are presented to the winning students at the Wilfrid L. Bitzer Event celebrated in October with an attendance of over 300 guests.

As of 1999, university students at the top of their class in German at the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University, have been given substantial cash prizes. Generous sponsors, companies and individuals, make this event possible. The Association in conjunction with the cities of Kitchener and Waterloo participates in activities that help preserve the German heritage.
 

Supporters
of the
Wilfrid L. Bitzer Event

GERMAN CANADIAN BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF WATERLOO REGION

       Top Award Sponsors:


German-Canadian Business & Prof. Association
($3,500.00)
Pfenning's Organic Vegetable Farms
($ 1,500)
Friedel & Guderian Holdings/Ernst Friedel Investments/Sherwa Investments Inc.
($ 1,000)


Helmut Oberlander Family
Georg Piller - Gross Klein Investments
Paul Tuerr Construction Limited

Award Sponsors:

($500.00)

Baumeier Waterjet Technology
Bromberg Homes
The Cora Group Inc.
Crosby Volkswagen Inc.
Delta Elevator Co. Ltd.
Geo. Guenzler & Son Ltd.
Heffner Lexus-Toyota
Mercedes-Benz Canada
Nature's Pharm
 Ontario Drive & Gear Ltd.
Piller�s Sausage & Deli Ltd.
Willi Ristau Construction Ltd.
Scotia Bank
Siemens Canada Ltd.
Sowa Tools & Machine Co. Ltd.
F.J. Stork Holdings 2000 Ltd.
Victoria Star Motors Inc.
Volkswagen Canada Inc.
Marga Weigel Property Management

Event Sponsors:
($50. - $250.)

Horst Allmendinger
Allprint Ainsworth Associates Inc.
Hermann Becker
Tony Bergmeier
Manfred Blum
E. Bollenbach Insurance
James Breithaupt, Q.C.
German-Canadian Hunting & Fishing Club
Gray Property Management - Manfred Hilgers
H.H.D. Imports Inc.
Philipp Hofmeyer
Klaus W. Koeppen
Ludwig, Lichtenheldt & Eby
Peter Miller Law Firm
Manfred Richter
Ulrich Roetsch
Evelyn Saley
Hilde Scheid
Eric Schuele Construction Ltd.
Silesia Holdings Ltd.
Schwaben Club
H.L. Staebler Insurance
Viessmann Manufacturing Co.
S. Paul Weigel

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Heinz Nowak Family Endowment Fund

We thank the above Companies and Individuals for sponsoring this Event, and we are grateful for the support received from the University of Waterloo.

 

Musicians performing this evening:

Angela Cox-Daly (violin)
Ross Daly (violin)
Vicky Dvorak (violin)
Nancy Wharton (cello)

 

Special thanks to Erich Sonnenburg of 1st Impressions
for donating the printing of this program

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