Kade-Duesenberg German House and Cultural Center

[1] On the upper floor of the building, up to twelve students studying German live with a native-speaker Resident Assistant.

It was distinguished with Northwest Indiana's 2001 "Commercial Project of the Year" award, as well as the 2001 Community Improvement Award presented by the Greater Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce and the Porter County Builders Association, Inc.[3] A traditional German ceremony, the Richtfest, marked the "topping out" or completion of the framework of the Kade-Duesenberg German House and Cultural Center on December 6, 1999.

The ceremony included remarks by benefactors and by the president of the campus German Club, Janice Mulholland.

Members of the Valparaiso University Brass Ensemble, conducted by Richard Watson, and the Gjallar Quartet provided music; and the newly appointed cultural center director, Dr. Sarah DeMaris, gave a toast in German to the workers, to the donors, and to all who would use the building.

[6] After serving for 10 years as the Director of Kade-Duesenberg German House, Dr. Sarah DeMaris retired from her administrative duties.