Alumni News & Directory

Kristine Marsh

B.A.
Russian
1990
B.A.
Political Science
1990
Foreign Service Officer | U.S. Department of State

My degree in Russian from the U of A provided opportunities that I never dreamed possible. After graduation, I was selected as a Protocol…

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Our majors have gone on to exciting careers around the world in a wide variety of industries. Search here or browse below to see what you can do with your degree.

Pedram Aghaalikhani

M.A.
Russian
2017
Associate Instructor
Indiana University

Kenny Cargill

B.A.
Russian
2006
B.A.
English
2006
M.A.
Russian
2008
Translator
Russian Winter Olympics project
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Lee Croft

M.A.
Russian
1970
Retired Professor
Arizona State University

Ted Cross

B.A.
Russian & Soviet Studies
1992
Diplomat & Author
U.S. Department of State

Olga Cullinan

M.A.
Russian
2007
English & World Literature Instructor
Gate Way Early College High School
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Peter Davidson

B.A.
Russian Studies
1989
P. Davidson & Company
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Elaine Enriquez

B.A.
Religious Studies
2001
M.A.
Russian
2008

Sarah Erickson

B.A.
Russian
2017
B.A.
Linguistics
2017
M.A.
Russian
2019
Space Security Graduate Professional
UN Institute for Disarmament Research

Kelli Gladney

M.A.
Russian
2008

Jessica Graybill

B.A.
Russian
1997
B.S.
Geosciences
1997
Director, Russian and Eurasian Studies Program and Associate Professor of Geography
Colgate University
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Tyler Hodgin

B.A.
Russian
2018
B.A.
Political Science
2018
M.A.
Russian
2020
Law Student
The University of Arizona

Danielle Jennings

M.A.
Russian
2013
Russian Language Teacher
Clark County School District
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Katherine Kuhns

B.A.
Russian and Soviet Studies
1990
Executive Director, Stanford Global Studies
Stanford University

Donald Livingston

B.A.
Russian
1984
M.A.
Russian
1987
Senior Lecturer in Russian
Arizona State University

Kristine Marsh

B.A.
Russian
1990
B.A.
Political Science
1990
Foreign Service Officer
U.S. Department of State
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Robert Marshall

B.A.
Russian
2020
B.A.
History
2020

Megan McNaughton

B.A.
Russian Studies
2017
B.A.
Global Studies
2017
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John Pendergast

M.A.
Russian
2002

Svetlana Popovic

M.A.
Russian
2018
B.A.
Journalism, Russian
2016
Russian Teacher
Math and Science Success Academy, Tucson, AZ
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Irina Potapova

M.A.
Russian
2020
Instructor
Beloit College
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Terrel Richardson

M.A.
Russian
2010
Naval Officer
U.S. Navy
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Jim Romenesko

M.A.
Russian
2006
Director of Regional Sales
Nasco International
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Kris Rowley

B.A.
Russian
1989
Customer Service Specialist
DSV

Rick Ruth

B.A.
Russian Studies
1971
M.A.
Russian Studies
1973
Senior Advisor
Department of State
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Scott Semet

B.A.
Russian
1989
B.S.
Molecular and Cellular Biology
1989
Founder and President
Arctic Clipper Advisors
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Assem Shamarova

M.A.
Russian
2021
Ph.D. Student
Department of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Languages and Cultures at UCLA
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Alexey Shvyrkov

M.A.
Russian
2020
Ph.D.Sstudent
Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Columbia University

Lisa Sickorez

M.A.
Russian
1990
Finance Manager
Stanford University
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Natalia Sletova

M.A.
Russian
2019
Ph.D. Student
Department of Slavic Literature, Film, and Cultural Studies at the Ohio State University

Ariann Stern-Gottschalk

M.A.
Russian
1996
Faculty
Indiana University

J C Troncale

M.A.
Russian
1974
Professor
Department of Modern Literatures and Cultures, University of Richmond

Dana Vandersip

B.A.
Russian
1988
Vice President of Development
Make-A-Wish San Diego 
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Christopher Worley

B.A.
Russian Studies
1992
Vice President
Maxar
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Jiahao Zhou

M.A.
Russian
2019
Overseas-Study Consultant
Elite Education Group

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