▁ex ▁offic io ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁sen ate ▁( 2 0 1 3 – 2 0 1 8 ) ▁ ▁Kon rad ▁A den auer ▁Foundation , ▁Member ▁ ▁Total ▁E - Qual ity ▁initi ative , ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁trust ees ▁ ▁Volks wagen ▁Foundation , ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁trust ees ▁( 2 0 1 2 – 2 0 1 6 ) ▁ ▁Political ▁positions ▁During ▁W anka ' s ▁term ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Kult us minister kon fer enz , ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁German ▁orth ography ▁reform ▁was ▁put ▁into ▁place . ▁After ▁continued ▁discussion ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁about ▁the ▁reform ▁which ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁put ▁into ▁force ▁by ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁W anka ▁pushed ▁the ▁state ▁minister s ▁to ▁go ▁ahead ▁without ▁del ays . ▁However , ▁few ▁months ▁after ▁her ▁term ▁as ▁president ▁had ▁ended , ▁she ▁was ▁quoted ▁by ▁the ▁influ ential ▁German ▁journal ▁Der ▁Sp iegel ▁as ▁follows : ▁" The ▁Minister s ▁of ▁Culture ▁have ▁long ▁known ▁that ▁the ▁sp elling ▁reform ▁was ▁wrong . ▁For ▁reasons ▁of ▁state , ▁it ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁with dra wn ." ▁ ▁Selected ▁publications ▁ ▁L ös ung ▁von ▁Kont akt - ▁und ▁Ste uer problem en ▁mit ▁potential the oret ischen ▁Mitt eln ▁( Sol ution ▁of ▁contact ▁and ▁ste ering ▁problems ▁with ▁potential - the oret ical ▁methods ). ▁Dis sert ation ▁A ▁( first ▁dis sert ation ) ▁submitted ▁to ▁the ▁Fac ulty