Background
Oster, Rose Marie Gunhild was born on February 26, 1934 in Stockholm, Sweden. Came to United States, 1958. Daughter of Herbert Jonas and Emma Wilhelmina (Johnson) Hagetorn.
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Oster, Rose Marie Gunhild was born on February 26, 1934 in Stockholm, Sweden. Came to United States, 1958. Daughter of Herbert Jonas and Emma Wilhelmina (Johnson) Hagetorn.
Fil. magazine, University Stockholm, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, Kiel University, Germany, 1958.
Postdoctoral research fellow linguistics, Yale University, 1958-1960;
research fellow Germanic languages, Yale University, 1960-1964;
lecturer Swedish, Yale University, 1964-1966;
member of faculty, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1966-1980;
associate professor Germanic languages and literature, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1970-1977;
professor, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1977-1980;
department chairman, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1972-1975;
associate dean Graduate School, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1975-1979;
associate vice chancellor for graduate affairs Graduate School, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1979-1980;
dean for graduate studies and research, U. Maryland., College Park, 1980-1983;
professor Germanic languages and literature, U. Maryland., College Park, since 1980. Member Fulbright National Screening Committee, Scandinavia, 1973, 83-87, chair, 1986-1987. Member selection committee Scandinavia International Exch. of Scholars,1982-1986.
Consultant panelist National Endowment for Humanities, since 1975, member board consultant, since 1980. State coordinator American Council on Education, Colorado, 1978-1980, Maryland.,1981-1983, director department leadership program, 1986-1991. Member Executive Committee Association Graduate Schools, 1980-1983.
Member dean's Executive Committee African-American Institute, 1981-1985. Interim director Washington School Psychiatry, 1994-1995. Consultant in field.
Board of directors Washington School Psychiatry, American-Swedish History Museum, Philadelphia, Open Theatre, Washington. Member of national fellowship committee American-ScandinavianFound., since 1997. Member National Organization for Women, Modern Language Association (member Delaware Assembly since 1995), American Association of University Professors, Society Advancement Scandinavian Studies (president 1979-1980), American Scandinavian Association of National Capital Area (president 1983-1986, 96-), American-Scandinavian Foundation, American Association Higher Education, Modern Language Association (member delegate assembly).
Married Ludwig F. Oster, May 17, 1956. Children: Ulrika, Mattias.