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Updated: 14 December 2009
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Latest additions to our Photo Gallery: Christkindelmarkt at Schoenbrunn by Hon. Consul Edgar Braun
More News from Vienna - President Bob Tate has now received communications from both of our 2009 Austrian Room Scholarship recipients.
~~~ Miss Katie Moriarty writes on her last day in Vienna as a scholarship awardee, describing the opportunities that came with the scholarship.
Dear Robert,
I'm heading out of Vienna tonight and what a great experiment and experience it has been! I've been able to see and do so much and visit museums, and churches and stay at a monastery, celebrate Austria's large numbers of festivals, fètes, holidays, etc. I look forward to being able to share my pictures and stories with you all. I've been able to improve my German by leaps and bounds!
I'm actually sitting at Cafè Sacher enjoying some "to die for" Sachertorte. I leave in 7 hours, so this may not be my last piece of küche before I head home.
I am indebted to the awesome people, awesome sights, Nationality Room for this great opportunity! Awesome experience!
Vielen Danke, Katie
~~~ Miss Boryana Dobreva, a doctoral candidate in the German Department at the University of Pittsburgh, is coordinating her work with the prestigious University of Vienna. Boryana's scholarship is in honor of Maestro Honeck. She wrote the following:
Greetings from Vienna!
Austria’s capital is an amazing and unforgettable city brimming with life, events and attractions. I am enjoying every moment spent in multi-cultural Vienna and am very happy that my Vienna trip has been thus far an extremely productive one. I was able to meet with and interview many interesting people and am looking forward to continuing my research at Vienna’s archives and libraries.
Thank you for your incredible support and for helping me realize this project!
Best regards, Boryana Dobreva - July 10, 2009
AACS featured in Austrian Information - April/May 2009 - The April/May 2009 issue of the Austrian Information bi-monthly publication published by the Austrian Press and Information Service in the Austrian Embassy in Washington, D.C. featured our Society on the cover and in the article "A Bridge from Vienna to Pittsburgh". This and all past issues may be viewed online at http://www.austrianinformation.org/ .
Please visit the AACS Archives section containing our History; the History of the Austrian Room; past AACS Officers and Staff members, Newsletters, Notices, etc.
~ "create and foster among its members a genuine love for Austrian culture and customs by establishing an Austrian Room among the Nationality Rooms at the University of Pittsburgh in compliance with the rules of the Nationality Rooms Program of the University of Pittsburgh," [task completed]
~ "sponsor cultural programs which represent authentic aspects of Austria's cultural heritage," [ongoing]
~ "and to provide scholarship funds for studies in Austria..." [ongoing]
To these ends, the AACS participates in several annual activities designed to promote and preserve Austrian culture in the United States. Among these are
- the annual Viennese Ball, patterned after the Opernball held each year in February in the State Opera House (Staatsoper) in Vienna, Austria, bringing the elegance of old world Vienna to the Pittsburgh area, recently including the presentation of debutantes along with their escorts
- the creation and maintaining of the Austrian Nationality Room at the University of Pittsburgh.
- the sponsorship of the Austrian Room Scholarship/Endowment Fund at the University of Pittsburgh, providing educational scholarships (usually two) to local Pittsburgh college students for summer study in Vienna in their chosen fields
- participation in the Gedenkgottesdienst, a Thanksgiving and Memorial service in German held at a local church in memory of the deceased members of the German Clubs of Greater Pittsburgh
- a general Membership/Dinner Meeting held in the Spring of each year
- an annual Christmas Dinner/Party, including Austrian Christmas traditions, readings, and the singing of carols in German, usually held in the Ratskeller of the Teutonia Maennerchor
- an annual Membership meeting and Election of the AACS Board of Directors, followed by the sharing of a wide selection of wines, cheeses, pastries, etc.
Robert J. Tate - President
Helen Semethy - Vice President
George Mandl - Treasurer
Irene Rosati - Recording Secretary
Jackie Dorfner - Newsletter Editor
Anne-Carol Tawoda - Chair, Austrian Room
Robert Tate - Chair, 2009 Austrian Ball
Bill and Jackie Dorfner - Chairs, 2010 Debutante Ball
Anna Kresh - Webmaster/Membership Secretary
Betty McDermott - Friendship Secretary
Dr. Ivo Fischer, Bregenz, Austria - Founder and Honorary President
Edgar Braun - Pittsburgh Honorary Consul of the Republic of Austria
AACS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
~ ~ terms expire November 2010 ~ ~
Robert Tate, Jackie Dorfner, Bill Dorfner
~ ~ terms expire November 2011 ~ ~
Elizabeth Krobot, Irene Rosati, Anne-Carol Tawoda, Frank Weiss
~ ~ terms expire November 2012 ~ ~
Edgar Braun, Betty McDermott, David McDermott, Celeste Parrendo
AACS Past Officers and Chairs - list of past AACS officers, chairpersons, support staff
Because the history of the AACS is so intertwined with the history of the Austrian Nationality Room, see also:
History of the Austrian Room. - as printed in Austrian Room Dedication booklet, June 9, 1996
People Who Created the Austrian Room - as printed in Austrian Room Dedication booklet, June 9, 1996
Membership in AACS is open to any person interested in
supporting the purpose of the corporation, and in
participating in the Society's activities, and
who is at least 21 years of age.
Membership dues of $15 for individuals, or $20 for couples, are due each year by the end of January.
For more information about membership, please contact Webmaster