The Russian and East European Institute (REEI) was established in 1958 on Indiana University's Bloomington campus. REEI administers one of the country's leading programs in Russian and East European area studies. REEI has been designated one of sixteen U.S. Department of Education-funded Title VI National Resource/FLAS Centers for Russia and Eastern Europe for the 2014-2017 grant period.
IU Awards for REEI Alumni
1994: Irene Meister, College Distinguished Alumni
1998: Stephen Cohen, College Distinguished Alumni
1999: James F. Collins, Honorary Doctorate
2004: Richard Miles, Distinguished Alumni Sevice
REEI Awards
Distinguished Alumni
1988: Alexander Rabinowitch
1988: Charles Gati
1995: Gale Stokes
1995: Helena Goscilo
2002: Howard I. Aronson
2002: William Hopkins
2009: Donald Raleigh
2011: Stephen F. Cohen
2013: Victor Jackovich
Distinguished Service
1988: Theofanis Stavrou
1988: Robert F. Byrnes
1989: Karen Niggle
1996: Robert W. Campbell
1997: Charles Jelavich
1997: Janet Rabinowitch
2000: William B. Edgerton
2007: Denise Gardiner
2009: David L. Ransel
2010: Jerzy Kolodziej
2012: Henry Cooper
2015: Anna Sharogradskaya
201: Mark Trotter
Institute Staff
Sarah Phillips, Director
Mark Trotter, Associate Director/Outreach Coordinator
Elliott Nowacky, Student Services Coordinator/Military Relations Coordinator
Megan Imerzeel, Program Specialist
Jennifer Ashcraft, Undergraduate Academic Advisor
Lisa Bidwell, Administrative Assistant- Russian Studies Workshop
Graduate Assistants
Clare Angeroth Franks, Library Assistant
Jeff Weinberg, Outreach Assistant
Teuta Ismaili, Webmaster
Nicholas Jackson, Publications Editor
Contact Information
Russian and East European Institute
Indiana University
Global and International Studies Building
355 North Eagleson Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47405-1105
Phone: (812) 855-7309
Fax: (812) 855-6411
Email: reei@indiana.edu
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