Alumni News & Directory

John Pendergast

M.A.

Russian

2002

Russian Program Director | West Point

The UA master's degree was an experience enhanced immeasurably by the dedicated and talented faculty, with whom it was possible to work so closely because of the small seminar sizes. I never felt lost in the crowd. The UA Russian Abroad Program…

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

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

Peter Davidson

B.A.

Russian Studies

1989

P. Davidson & Company

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

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

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

Robert Marshall

B.A.

Russian

2020

B.A.

History

2020

Megan McNaughton

B.A.

Russian Studies

2017

B.A.

Global Studies

2017

John Pendergast

M.A.

Russian

2002

Russian Program Director

West Point

Svetlana Popovic

M.A.

Russian

2018

B.A.

Journalism, Russian

2016

Russian Teacher

Math and Science Success Academy, Tucson, AZ

Irina Potapova

M.A.

Russian

2020

Instructor

Beloit College

Terrel Richardson

M.A.

Russian

2010

Naval Officer

U.S. Navy

Jim Romenesko

M.A.

Russian

2006

Director of Regional Sales

Nasco International

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

Carl Sargeant

M.A.

Russian

1992

Manager, Electronic Medical Records

Corewell Health

Scott Semet

B.A.

Russian

1989

B.S.

Molecular and Cellular Biology

1989

Founder and President

Arctic Clipper Advisors

Assem Shamarova

M.A.

Russian

2021

Ph.D. Student

Department of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Languages and Cultures at UCLA

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

Natalia Sletova

M.A.

Russian

2019

Lecturer of the Russian Language and Culture

University of Florida

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

Christopher Worley

B.A.

Russian Studies

1992

Vice President

Maxar

Jiahao Zhou

M.A.

Russian

2019

Overseas-Study Consultant

Elite Education Group

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