Faculty Honors

The Berkeley Classics Department is not only one of the largest Classics Departments in the US, but also one of the most distinguished. Thus, the Department boasts among its current faculty two winners of the Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit of the American Philological Associaton, our discipline’s highest award for best book in the field; four winners of the UC Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award; eight winners of prestigious Guggenheim Fellowships; and one recipient of a MacArthur ("Genius") Award.

Recent Honors

Four recent retiring members have received the Berkeley Citation (the campus' highest award for distinguished faculty service): Stephen Miller, Robert Knapp, Ronald Stroud, and Erich Gruen. See our News items on the presentation to Ron Stroud and on the presentation to Erich Gruen.

Two members have been selected to deliver Faculty Research Lectures: Tony Long and Erich Gruen.

Dylan Sailor has been selected to hold a Rome Prize Fellowship in 2007-2008.

Other Noteworthy Honors

Endowed chairs are or have been held by the following members:
Mark Griffith: Klio Professor of Classical Languages and Literature (for excellence in teaching of Greek language and literature) (2007-)
Erich S. Gruen: Gladys Rehard Wood Professor of History and Classics Emeritus (1986-2007)
Leslie V. Kurke: Richard and Rhoda Goldman Distinguished Professor in the Arts and Humanities (2007-2012)
Anthony A. Long: Irving G. Stone Professor of Literature (1991-)
Donald J. Mastronarde: Melpomene Professor of Classical Languages and Literature (for excellence in the teaching of Greek tragedy) (2001-)
Andrew F. Stewart: Nicholas C. Petris Chair in Greek Studies (2007-); previously Chancellor's Research Professor in Ancient Mediterranean Art and Archaeology (1998-2003)
Ronald S. Stroud: Klio Professor of Classical Languages and Literature Emeritus (for excellence in teaching of Greek history) (2001-2007)