Nollendorfs was decorated a knight of the Order of the Three Stars on 2 May 1997 and an officer of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany on 5 December 2017. References External links 1931 births Living people Latvian emigrants to Germany University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Letters and Science alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany German emigrants to the United States