William S. Heckscher
In 1932–1933, Heckscher lived in New York where he worked as Panofsky's assistant. During this time, he enrolled in the Graduate Department of Art History at the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University to study American art history. Heckscher returned to Germany to continue his studies in 1934. He and his mother were detained by the Gestapo and interrogated for ten days after being accused of having pacifist connections.
Curry Hicks
Hicks later enrolled at Michigan State Normal College (now known as Eastern Michigan University) in Ypsilanti, Michigan. He received a bachelor's degree in physical education from the school in 1909. In 1909, he attended Amherst College on a Hitchcock Fellowship before returning to the Michigan State Normal School. He was the head college football coach for the Michigan State Normal Normalites (now called the "Eastern Michigan University Eagles") for the 1910 season. His coaching record at Eastern Michigan was 0 wins, 5 losses and 1 tie. As of the conclusion of the 1910 season, this ranks him #37 at Eastern Michigan in total wins and #36 at the school in winning percentage ().