Background
Laane, Tiiu Virkhaus was born on September 14, 1940 in Tartu, Estonia. Daughter of Leonhard and Ida Adele (Uulits) Virkhaus. came to the United States, 1949.
German language and literature educator
Laane, Tiiu Virkhaus was born on September 14, 1940 in Tartu, Estonia. Daughter of Leonhard and Ida Adele (Uulits) Virkhaus. came to the United States, 1949.
Bachelor, Mount Holyoke College, 1963; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1979.
Fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1965-1966; teaching fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1965-1968; assistant professor German, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1986-1992; associate professor, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, since 1992; visiting assistant professor German, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1983-1986; director German study abroad program, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1986; affiliate women's study program, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, since 1991. Lecturer in field.
Board directors OPAS Mediterranean Shipping Company Opera and Performing Arts Society, 1989-1992. Member Modern Language Association, American Association German Teachers, Texas Association German Students (convention director 1992), South Center Modern Language Association (grantee 1991), Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association, Women in German, Fulbright Alumni Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Beta Delta.
Married Jaan Laane, September 3, 1966. Children: Christina, Lisa.