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    • About Us
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    • Cultural Enhancement Fund
    • Stammtisch and Program
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    • Scholarships
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    • Essay Contest
    • Carmel Christkindlmarkt
    • Sankt Nikolaus
    • The Friends of Wyneken
  • LIBRARY
    • Recorded Presentations
    • Publications
    • Newsletters
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      • German Customs, Traditions and Origins of Holidays
      • German Americana Quiz
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IGHS Executive Board

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​President:
​Brian Griesemer, PE
Eli Lilly and Company
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Vice President:
​Don Flick, RA
Pyramid Consulting
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​​Secretary:
Ron Flick

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Treasurer:
​Al Hirt
Retired: Land O'Lakes
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IGHS Past President
Giles Hoyt, Ph.D.
IUPUI Professor Emeritus
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​Legal Counsel
​Keith Osburn

​Osburn & Osburn

IGHS Board of Directors

1. Paul Brockman (2027)
2. Inge Davies (2027)
3. Allison Deprey-Singleton (2027)
4. Don Flick (2026)
5. Ron Flick (2027)
6. Marcia Gascho (2027)
7. Brian Griesemer (2027)
8. Dr. Claudia Grossmann (2027)
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9. Worth Hartman (2026)
10. Thomas Haynes (2027)
11. Melissa Hopson (2027)

12. Al Hirt (2026)
13. Dr. Giles Hoyt (2026)
14. Dr. Travis Jerde (2026)

15. Fabian Knöpfler (2026)
16. Maria Rosenfeld (2026)




17. Keith Osburn (2026)
18. Janet Price (2027)
19. Dr. Nichole Neumann (2027)
20. ​Colin Renk (2027)

21. Patrick Rutledge (2026)
22. William Selm (2027)
23. ​Jeff Swiatek (2028)

24. Dr. Wendy Westphal (2026)
25. Lucy Wright (2027)

 IGHS Committees

Executive
Brian Griesemer – President
​Don Flick - Vice President
Ron Flick - Secretary
Al Hirt - Treasurer
Keith Osburn – Legal
Giles Hoyt – Past President
               
Finance
Fabian Knöpfler (Chair)
Al Hirt
Melissa Hopson
Giles Hoyt
 
Governance
Brian Griesemer (Chair)
Ron Flick
Giles Hoyt
               
Historic Preservation
Ron Flick (Chair)
Don Flick
Marcia Gascho
Thomas Haynes
Bill Selm
Allison Singleton

​Membership
Patrick Rutledge (Chair)
Brian Griesemer

Worth Hartman
Wendy Westphal
Newsletter Editorial Board
Interim - Brian Griesemer
(Chair and Editor)
Claudia Grossmann
Inge Davies

 
Funds Development
Needs Chair
Fabian Knopfler
Brian Griesemer
Al Hirt 

Nominations
Bill Selm (Chair)
Fabian Knopfler
 
Program
Ron Flick (Co-Chair)
Bill Selm (Co-Chair)
Don Flick
Marcia Gascho
​Melissa Hopson

Travis Jerde
Allison Singleton​
Public Relations
Maria Rosenfeld (Chair)
Inge Davies
Brian Griesemer
Worth Hartman
Travis Jerde
Janet Price
Patrick Rutledge
Allison Singleton
 
Research and Publications
Giles Hoyt (Co-Chair)
Steven Schmidt * (Co-Chair)
Nichole Neuman
Bill Selm
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State Council
Claudia Grossmann
(Chair)
Ron Flick
Travis Jerde
 
Youth Development and Education
Wendy Westphal (Chair)
Claudia Grossmann
Melissa Hopson
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Nichole Neuman
Janet Price
​Lucy Wright
​*Not on the Board of Directors

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