Cherie LeJeune Leimkuehler

Lecturer of French at UMKC since l983

 Coordinator for French, UMKC High School/ College Program since l999

M.A. in French, University of Missouri-Columbia; B. A. in French, University of Missouri-Columbia;     A.A. Columbia College, Columbia, MO;  Diplôme Annuel de Langue et Civilisation Françaises,  Sorbonne, Paris, France;  One year program in preparation for Licence de Lettres Modernes, Université de Grenoble, France; Rotary International Foundation Graduate Fellowship, l976-1977,  at Grenoble University;  Study abroad program at Grenoble University, France, Columbia College.

Professional Affiliations: 

Foreign Language Association of Missouri since l989

American Association of Teachers of French since l998

Alliance Française of Kansas City since l979

Prof. Leimkuehler is a native of Lexington, Missouri.  Her family is of French/ Italian origin, including grandparents from Brittany, France and Brusnengo, Italy.  She resides in Lee’s Summit, MO with her husband Bill and two sons.  She is an avid tennis player,  loves music and attending K.C. Symphony concerts. She plays flute & guitar and loves to sing. She enjoys  traveling, hiking and camping in national parks.  She is an avid Mizzou Tiger football fan and a Marching Mizzou parent. She enjoys traveling to Quebec where Quebec City is one of her favorite places to explore. She recently had the opportunity to go on a whale watching excursion out of Tadussac, Quebec, where she was lucky to see several whales very close up and personal!