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Notes on Researchers
and Authors

Mark A. Ashwill received his Ph.D. in comparative and higher education from the State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY/Buffalo), where he is currently director of the World Languages Institute. Ashwill's doctoral dissertation dealt with upper secondary school completion examinations in East and West Germany. Ashwill was born in the United States but has spent considerable time as a student, teacher, and educational researcher in Germany, including the former German Democratic Republic.

William Foraker received his B.A. in economics and English from Williams College and an M.B.A. from New York University. Foraker, an American, has spent several years in Germany both as a student at the University of Regensburg and as a management intern at Siemens AG in Mannheim, where he conducted research on the process of organizational integration in the merger between Siemens and Nixdorf AG. Foraker conducted the research for the chapter on individual differences.

Roberta Nerison-Low received her B.A. in anthropology from Moorhead State University and her M.A. in communication from the University of Minnesota. Nerison-Low, an American, is a research associate at the University of Michigan's Center for Human Growth and Development, where she has served as the administrative director of the Case Study Project.

Mark Milotich was born in the United States and received his B.A. in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.A. in anthropology from the University of Michigan. He earned a certificate in German as a Second Language from the Wilhelms-Westfälische-Universität in Muenster. Milotich has conducted research in the United States, Bolivia,and Germany. Currently, he is managing director of Strategic Management Group, Germany, where he teaches management development seminars for German organizations.

Ute Milotich was born in Germany and received her B.A. in education from Wilhelms-Westfälische-Universität in Muenster and an M.A. in German language and literature from the University of Washington. She also obtained a secondary teaching certificate in German and social science from the University of Michigan. Before coming to the United States to continue her education, Milotich worked as a research assistant in Germany. She has also completed her teaching qualification and worked as a teacher in Germany.

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