Student Prizes and Awards

The Department awards a number of prizes funded by bequests, contributions in honor of retiring faculty, generous donors of endowments, and the annual fund. The prizes are listed here with their most recent recipients. For a compilation of winners over many years and more details about the rules governing each prize, see the Classics Honor Roll.

Departmental Citation for Distinction in the Major

An award of a certificate and a $250 prize to a graduating major with a highly distinguished record in work in the major.

2008 Clara Bosak-Schroeder (Classical Languages)

Chair's Award for Distinction in Classics

An award of a certificate and a $250 prize to a graduating major with a highly distinguished record in work in the major.

2008 Lia Eliades (Greek) and Amy Pistone (Classical Languages)

Chair's Book Prize

Award of a $250 book prize, funded by donations to the Chair's Annual Fund appeal, to any graduating major who is continuing classical studies at the graduate level.

2007 Courtney Nguyen

W. K. Pritchett Prize in Elementary Greek

Named in honor of Professor W. Kendrick Pritchett, a distinguished scholar and a devoted teacher of Greek, upon his retirement, a prize of at least $500 to the enrolled student who performs best in the first year of Greek.

2007 Lia Eliades

Thomas G. Rosenmeyer Prize in Greek Composition

(formerly the Marianne McDonald Prize) Endowed by Marianne McDonald to encourage mastery of Greek at a high level, renamed in 2007 to honor Thomas G. Rosenmeyer (1920-2007), distinguished professor of Classics and Comparative Literature, a prize of at least $500 for the best translation into classical Greek of a passage of English selected by the judge.

2008 Nandini Pandey

Richardson Prize in Latin Composition

Established by will of Professor George M. Richardson, who died in 1896, a prize of at least $500 for the best translation into classical Latin of a passage of English selected by the judge.

2008 Jared Hudson, Boris Rodin Maslov

Louis MacKay Prize in Translation of Latin Poetry

A prize of at least $500 for the best translation into English of a passage of Latin poetry selected by the student.

2008 Anthony Bello; (2nd prize) Cameron Jackson

J. K. Anderson Travel Award

Established with donations made in honor of Professor John K. Anderson upon his retirement, an award of at least $1500 to support an undergraduate in summer study and travel in classical lands.

2007 Stephanie Kimmey, Sara Laughtin, Lindsey Mazurek, Douglas Parada, Rebecca Sauvage, Kurtis Tanaka

Morrison Study Abroad Award

Funded with the support of a donation from alumnus Martin Morrison, an award to support a undergraduate or graduate summer study and travel in classical lands.

2007 Clara Bosak-Schroeder

Classics Summer Study Abroad Awards

Funded by a departmental endowment, an award to assist undergraduates participate in summer study programs abroad.

2007 Lisa Noel Chrisman, Amy Pistone

Outstanding GSI Awards

Awarded by Graduate Division on the recommendation of the Department to two or three GSIs teaching in the current academic year who have demonstrated excellence in teaching in a variety of classes.