Phillips native honored by Marquette University's Department or Foreign Languages and Literatures

MILWAUKEE, WI (07/19/2012)(readMedia)-- William Marshall, son of Bruce and Sue Marshall, was honored with the Goethe Prize from Marquette University's Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. Marshall graduated in May with a bachelor of arts in German with a second major in philosophy.

The Goethe Prize recognizes a graduating senior with a German major for their excellence in the study of Germanics and leadership in the German program. Over the course of several years, the winner(s) of the award must have demonstrated sound knowledge of the German language, scholarly success in the study of German literature, and a broad knowledge of German culture and the history of ideas.