Undergraduate Awards
Ann Nichols Fellowship
The Ann Nichols Fellowship is a yearly competition that has been going on for well over 20 years. It is sponsored by the very generous support of Ann Nichols, who is a former CU Classics alumna. The winners of this award do everything from travel to archeological digs during the summer or study abroad throughout the regular semester.
We are pleased to award this year's Ann Nichols Fellowship to David Reynolds. Congratulations, Daivd!
Matthew Dwyer Translation Competition
This contest is held annually and awards are presented to those students who best translate a short work of Greek or Latin prose or poetry. We are grateful to Matthew Dwyer for his generous, continued support of CU Classics!
The 2021 Dwyer Prize for Greek translationhas been jointly won by Cameron Fragoso and David Reynolds for their translations of a passage from Lysias' Oration 12. They willeachreceive a copy of the Liddell and Scott Greek lexicon. Congratulations Cameron and David!
Cameron Fragoso
2021 Dwyer Competition, Greek Translation
David Reynolds
2021 Dwyer Competition, Greek Translation
2021 Ann Nichols Fellow
Graduate Awards
Joy King & Barbara Hill Award
This award is given annually to a Master's student specializing in the teaching of Latin and on the M.A. teaching track. We are very grateful to Joy King and Barbara Hill for making this award possible.
This year's receipient is Rachael Grimes. Congratulations, Rachael!
Rachael Grimes
2021 King Hill Award
Rachael has an Honours B.A. in Classics from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario and a B.A. Cum Laude in Liberal Studies (focus in Music) from Mansfield University of Pennsylvania. Her undergraduate research project at McMaster University focused on the practical application of a modified direct method approach in the teaching of Latin. Thissummer she will be studying for her comprehensive exams and beginning her teaching project under the direction of Dr. Reina Callier. Her teaching project will focus on the Hero's Journey in Virgil'sAeneidand other Latin works.
Dilts Swartz Award
This award was established in honor of CU alumna Dorothy Dilts Swartz to support the training of CU Classics graduate students in archaeology and material culture, broadly defined.
This year, we are pleased to present this award to two recipients: Richard Ciolek and Hannah Slough. Congratulations, Richard and Hannah!
Richard Ciolek
2021 Dilts Swartz Award
Richard received an A.B.summa cum laudefrom the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA where he majored in Classics. Richard is planning on using his award this summer to study for his comprehensive exams in Greek. He will be preparing for his independent study in the Fall on provincial perceptions of Roman imperial authority by working through background readings on Roman Egypt, provincial administration, ancient martyr narratives, and papyrology.
Hannah Slough
2021 Dilts Swartz Award
Hannah has a B.A. in Classics from Loyola University Chicago and a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate from UCLA. Hannah plans to use her award to continue research into the western migration of dance iconography in the ancient Mediterranean.
Hunter Rawlings Award
This award was established in honor of the distinguished scholar of Greek historiography, former president of Cornell University,
and last but not least former CU professor, Hunter Rawlings the Third. It's goal is to enhance the intellectual and professional development of CU Classics graduate students.
We are pleased to present the award this year to William Frost. Congratulations, William!
William Frost
2021 Hunter Rawlings Award
William received a B.A. in Classics from Marquette University in the spring of 2019. He will be spending the summer working on adapting his paper on the use of the “Song of Datis” in Aristophanes’Peacefor publication, and will work on revising his translation of Isaac Barrow’s treatiseAnimae Humanae Corporibus Non Praeexistunt. He will also be working through the Greek MA reading list.
Coming Soon! Congratulations to all!