Hal Hellmut Rennert

Background

Rennert, Hal Hellmut was born on November 29, 1939 in Weimar, Germany, Federal Republic of Germany. Came to the United States, 1959. Son of Berthold Otto and Charlotte Erna (Schlegel) Rennert.

Education

Bachelor, Wichita State University, 1966. Master of Arts, Wichita State University, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, University Washington, 1975.

Career

Instructor, Wichita State University, 1973-1974; teacher, Wichita Collegiate High School, 1974-1975; assistant professor, Carnegie-Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1976-1979; assistant professor, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1979-1984; associate professor, U. Florida, Gainesville, since 1984. Translator Copperweld Corporation and American Cyanimid, Pittsburgh, 1979. Consultant Consortium German in S.E., Atlanta, since 1989.

Achievements

• Hal Hellmut Rennert has been listed as a noteworthy foreign language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Arts and Civilization Club, Gainesville, 1979-1984. Active Florida Endowment for Humanities, Tampa, Florida, since 1980. Member Modern Language Association, American Association Teachers of German (executive council 1989-1992), American Literary Translator Association, Florida Association Teachers of German (president 1988-1989).

Interests

• Avocations: international travel, gardening, tennis, golf, ballroom dancing.

Connections

Married Sarah Eliza Amsden, January 17, 1963. 1 child, Eric Otto.

Father:

Berthold Otto Rennert

Mother:

Charlotte Erna (Schlegel) Rennert

Spouse:

Sarah Eliza Amsden

child:

Eric Otto Rennert