Spring/Summer 2017
topIn this  Issue
president_reportFrom the President
The Arts and Humanities in an Age That Needs Them

Earlier this spring SCS President S. Georgia Nugent issued a Presidential Letter treating important issues raised by the Trump administration's proposed budget. According to that plan, vital governmental educational organizations such as the National Endowment for the Humanities would be eliminated, as would the National Endowment for the Arts and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. All our members, especially those in the United States, are no doubt gravely concerned about what these proposed cuts may mean. Whatever one's political position may be, clearly thoughtful consideration of the brave new world that we all face, in which the importance of art and literature is often misunderstood and the humanities devalued, is in order.

Now is the time for us to speak boldly about the importance of our common cultural pursuits that derive from our study of ancient cultures, artifacts, languages and literature. Some may choose to follow the SCS' action steps, which include calling congress or emailing one's representative via the websites www.house.gov or www.senate.gov. There is also a form offered by the National Humanities Alliance (NHA) to assist you. Further, on the SCS' website, one can find a report from that same organization.

Far be it from me to tell you what to write or even to write at all. But I can tell you what I have written. I am calling on both houses of congress to negotiate with the executive branch to preserve all three of the organizations mentioned above. I am asking them that, however they may have to reconfigure funding, at the very least not to shutter these venerable agencies that promote humanities research, foster thought about our societal enterprise, and promote artistic endeavor in a time that, perhaps more than any before, needs all of these. My hope is that the arts and humanities are given greater opportunity to thrive in the United States.

I close with a final thought, not unrelated to this topic. It has truly been my honor to serve as the president of CAMWS during this past year, a year in which the world saw such drastic changes. Even as we attended to our business as teachers and researchers in classics, the world round about suffered, faced fears, slimly avoided and often perilously encountered disasters. We often saw, yet again, the tears of things about which I spoke briefly in Kitchener. As an organization and as each individual, while grieving with those who grieve and comforting those who mourn, we cannot let the negative things of this world hold us back. We stand on the shoulders of giants, surely we do, those educators, many of them CAMWS members, whose care, stalwart faithfulness, and excellent teaching brought each one of us to this point in our lives and careers. We have become more humane, a bit more human, because of those who were positive examples for us. Like Aeneas beholding the Trojans depicted on Juno's temple in Carthage, let us derive at least in part from the memory of our own mentors the courage to face the future with boldness precisely because we did not get this far on our own. We owe it to those mentors to be the best examples of human decency we can to our students and to the world.

Thank you all for your kind support throughout this year. Those at CAMWS central merit particular thanks: Tom Sienkewicz, Jevanie Gillen, and all the CAMWS executive committee. And now I ask you, as I close, to join me with a warm wish for Laura McClure as she embarks on her CAMWS presidency. As Horace says, sapere aude, incipe (Epist. 1.2.40f.).

Yours faithfully,
Alden  
st_reportFrom the Secretary-Treasurer
Dear CAMWS Members:

I would like to begin by thanking our Canadian hosts, and especially Local Chairs Andrew Faulkner and Sheila Ager of the University of Waterloo, for their excellent hospitality for the 113th meeting of CAMWS in Kitchener-Waterloo. As Douglas Peers, Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Waterloo observed in his welcoming remarks at the banquet, this hospitality included a taste of all phases of Canadian weather, including winter snow, spring rain, and beautiful, warm summer sunshine all in the course of three days. I enjoyed seeing many of you there and want to thank all the participants for making it a most intellectually stimulating and enjoyable meeting. This year's ovationes were particularly memorable since they were the last ones given by CAMWS orator James May of St. Olaf College. It was fitting that Jim, who is retiring this year from a long and successful teaching career, received a standing ovation at the banquet in Kitchener. If you would like to listen to Jim's last ovationes, as well as the awarding of Special Service awards, and Alden Smith's tear-jerking presidential address, entitled "Ekphrasis and Allusions: Cicero's Path and Virgil's Pathos," you can access the audio files at https://camws.org/CAMWS2017. If we did not see you this year in Canada, we hope to see you next year in Albuquerque.

During the 2016-2017 fiscal year CAMWS has implemented several important initiatives. First of all, the organization has joined the National Humanities Alliance in order to provide CAMWS leadership and its members information about issues related to the humanities and to support the humanities in these challenging times (as described by President Alden Smith in his contribution to this newsletter). CAMWS recently also became an institutional member of the Society for Classical Studies. This membership will provide access to GreekKeys to all CAMWS members. While details are still being worked out, I hope to be able soon to offer more information about such a membership benefit.

In November, CAMWS was the first classical organization to endorse the Recommendations on Requirements for Seals of Biliteracy for Classical Languages generated by the National Committee for Latin and Greek. I hope that many other classical organizations will follow CAMWS' example. Please consider taking these recommendations to your own state organizations for approval.

Another important initiative was a revision of the dues structure to provide some financial support for contingent faculty. Details are provided elsewhere in this newsletter and include a significant increase in the cost of lifetime memberships. So it might be worth considering becoming a lifetime member before these increases are implemented. The current cost of an individual lifetime membership is $1000 and a joint lifetime membership is $1400. While the new dues structure goes into effect at the beginning of the next membership year (on July 1, 2017), CAMWS will continue to accept lifetime memberships at the old rate until October 1, 2017. If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact me for a modus operandi.

In addition, this year CAMWS increased the number of fieldwork/excavation awards from three to four, including one named in honor of Peter Knox of Case Western University. CAMWS introduced several new awards this year, including awards for new teachers and Faculty-Undergraduate Collaborative Research Grants. Two promising collaborative research grants were awarded and I suspect that there will be even more interest in this opportunity in the future. Oddly, however, there were no applications for either of the awards for new teachers, including a student loan assistance award and start-up funds award. I suspect that there are new teachers who would benefit from both of these opportunities, so please spread the word and encourage people to apply next year.

One final initiative is the creation of an on-line CAMWS Presidential Portrait Gallery, which you can access at https://camws.org/about/hist.php. Just click on a presidential name to view the portrait. Many thanks, especially, to CAMWS historian Ward Briggs of the University of South Carolina, who provided many of the portraits. There are still a number of lacunae, however, so if you are able to fill in any of the gaps, please let me know.

I would like to end this message with praise for Alden Smith of Baylor University. Alden has provided CAMWS excellent leadership this year and I enjoyed working with him. I also look forward to working with his successor, Laura McClure of the University of Wisconsin, as we plan for the 2018 meeting in Albuquerque. Go Badgers!

Meanwhile, Happy Summer!
Tom Sienkewicz
CAMWS Secretary-Treasurer
annual_meeting113th Annual Meeting of CAMWS
The 113th Annual Meeting of CAMWS was held April 5-8, 2017, in Kitchener, Ontario at the invitation of the University of Waterloo. The official program is available as a PDF file from the CAMWS website and via Guidebook.com. Many thanks to the Local Committee and to all who came to Kitchener and made the meeting a great success.



Photo Highlights

Opening Panel sponsored by the WCC on the contributions of Grace Harriet Macurdy. Pictured L to R: Sheila Ager, Maria Marsilio, Ann Raia, Elizabeth Carney, Walter Penrose, and Gillian Ramsey

WCC Plenary Reception on Wednesday Night

Committee Members working through lunch on Thursday. Visible (L to R): Samuel Hahn, Sarah Teets, Elizabeth Deacon, Wesley Wood, Kara Kopchinski, Rebecca Frank, David Schenker, Mark Padillo, and Andromache Karanika. 

Lisa Whitlatch, Allison Keith, and Dennis Alley enjoying a break between panels.

Flora Manakidou and Rebecca Harrison enjoying the live music by Impromptu at the Thursday evening reception hosted by the Waterloo Institute for Hellenistic Studies.

Our hosts at the University of Waterloo provided a wonderful buffet lunch on Friday. 

If you were on campus Friday, this needs no further explanation!

Enjoying excellent food and dinner speeches at the Friday Banquet.

James May preparing to deliver his final ovationes as official - and longest serving - CAMWS orator. Naturally, he seranaded us with  " O Canada, Domus et Patria"

2016-17 CAMWS President Alden Smith addressing the banquet on 
"Ekphrasis and Allusions: Cicero's Path and Virgil's Pathos."

CAMWS 2018 Local Committee members introducing us to Albuquerque at the Saturday business meeting.

Alden Smith passing the gavel to incoming President Laura McClure

Saturday afternoon field trip to St. Jacobs Farmer's Market



Audio Highlights from the Banquet

For audio recordings from the banquet in Williamsburg, visit the CAMWS website at https://camws.org/banquetaudio2017. These recordings include:
  • Welcome (Peter Knox, Case Western Reserve University)
  • Welcome (Douglas Peers, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, University of Waterloo)
  • Response (Laura K. McClure, University of Wisconsin)
  • Special Service Award: Nick Aroutzidis (Andrew Faulkner, University of Waterloo)
  • Special Service Award: Brigette Schneebeli (Shelia Ager, University of Waterloo)
  • Ovationes Introduction (Peter Knox, Case Western Reserve University)
  • Ovatio: Antony Augoustakis, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (James May, St. Olaf University)
  • Ovatio: David Schenker, University of Missouri (James May, St. Olaf University)
  • Ovatio: Ruth Scodel, The University of Michigan (James May, St. Olaf University)
  • Address: "Ekphrasis and Allusions: Cicero's Path and Virgil's Pathos" (Alden Smith, Baylor University)
  • Closing (Peter Knox, Case Western Reserve University)
awards2016-17 CAMWS Award Winners
Ovationes

The following members of CAMWS were honored with ovationes, delivered in Latin by CAMWS orator Jim May, at the banquet in Kitchener:


Antony Augoustakis
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
David Schenker
University of Missouri
Ruth Scodel
University of Michigan




Semple

American School of Classical Studies at Athens Program
Molly Harris, University of Wisconsin-Madison



Grant

American Academy in Rome Program
Michael Tae Woo, University of Kansas



Benario

Skills in Archaeology: AAR/Gabii Summer Program in Digital Documentation of Archaeological Collections
Andrew Carroll, Regis Jesuit High School, Denver, CO

British School at Athens: Postgraduate Course in Linear B & Mycenaean Greek
Sarah Hilker, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill



Award for Excellence in College Teaching

Patrick M. Owens, Wyoming Catholic College



Kraft Award For Excellence In Secondary School Teaching

Dawn Strauss (left), Kenwood Academy High School
























CAMWS First Book Award


Tom Hawkins (not pictured), Ohio State University Iambic Poetics in the Roman Empire (CUP1014)

Meghan DiLuzio (above, center), Baylor University A Place at the Altar: Priestesses in Republican Rome (PUP2016)




Bolchazy Pedagogy Book Award


Kenneth F. Kitchell, Jr., University of Massachusetts Amherst The Other Middle Ages. A Medieval Latin Reader (Bolchazy-Carducci)

















Faculty-Undergraduate Collaborative Research Grant


"The Faces of Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Study of Graffiti" Dr. Holly Sypniewski (left) and student Brittany Hardy (right), Millsaps College


"Hoi Polloi Logoi" Dr. Christina Vester (left) and student Elizabeth Tennant (right), University of Waterloo



Manson A. Stewart Undergraduate Awards

Daniel Hintzke receiving his award.
Isabel Cusack, University of Michigan
Daniel Hintzke, Monmouth College
Jacob Sawyer, Macalester College
Michael Sloman, University of Georgia
Stephanie Wong, Loyola University Chicago

Honorable Mention:
Samantha Breecher, University of Michigan
Sarah Phillips, Mississippi State University




















Manson A. Stewart Teacher Training And Travel Awards

Recipients (L to R) Samuel Hahn, Jennifer Kendrick, Alexis Whalen, Melanie Zerlikovsky, Lauren Brooks, Mary Smith, and Sarah Teets with subcommittee chair Lorenzo Garcia (far left) and 2016-17 President, Alden Smith (far right).

Teacher Training Awards

Laura Briscoe (St. Pius High School, Atlanta, GA)
Michael Garcia (Westwood High School, Memphis, TN)

Southern Section Teacher Training and Travel Awards

Shaina Anderson (University of Florida)
Chris Dobbs (University of Missouri)
Mary Hamil Gilbert (University of Virginia)
Mark Joseph Hogan (Boston College)
Kristine Mallinson (Texas Tech University)
Maria Marable (Meigs Academic Magnet School)
Stephen B. Ogumah (The Graduate Center, CUNY)
Crystal Rosenthal (The Episcopal School of Dallas)
Brett Stine (Texas Tech University)

Travel Awards for CAMWS, Kitchener, Ontario

Mary E. Smith (Oldfields School, Sparks Glencoe, MD)
Melanie Zerlikovsky (Immaculate Heart High School, Oro Valley, AZ
Lauren Brooks (BASIS Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ)
Alexis Whalen (Sharon High School, Sharon MA)
Jennifer Kindick (Cherry Creek High School, Greenwood Village, CO)
Sarah Christine Teets (University of Virginia)
Samuel Hahn (University of Colorado, Boulder)



Mr. Aroutzidis receiving his award from Andrew Faulkner at the Friday banquet.
Special Service Awards

Brigitte Schneebeli (University of Waterloo)
Nick Aroutzidis (University of Waterloo)





















Student Group Travel Awards

Jared Copeland, Scotsdale Preparatory Academy
Jenny Luongo, St. Andrew's Episcopal School
Karen Caroe, Desert Springs Christian Academy



Graduate Student Paper Award


Ursula M. Poole, Columbia University (left)
Sarah Christine Teets, University of Virginia (right)










CPL Award for the Outstanding State Vice President


Amy K. Leonard (Georgia)









CPL Award for the Outstanding Regional Vice President


Osman Umurhan (Rocky Mountain)









Outstanding Promotional Activity in the Schools K-12:


Ian Hochberg (not pictured), St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School College/University:
Robert Holschuh Simmons (left), Monmouth College






Excavation / Fieldwork Awards (Peter Knox Award)


Elizabeth Wilcox (right), Austin Peay University
Esther Knegt, Brock University
Kaoru Yui, Mount Allison University
Jordan Bonadurer, Southern Illinois University Carbondale






Phinney Greek Prize

Zebediah Figura, Grinnell College



CAMWS Advanced Greek Prize

Justin Hone, Brigham Young University
John Martin, Brigham Young University

High School Results

Many thanks to the small army of graders who made this year's competition possible:

Committee Members: William Duffy, University of Texas at San Antonio (TX); Debbie Felton, University of Massachusetts (MA); Sarah Ellery, Montgomery Bell Academy (TN); Chris Ann Matteo, Washington Latin Charter Public School (DC).

Non-Committee Volunteers: Nicoletta Villa-Sella, The Linsly School (WV); Jaime Claymore, Mountain View High School (GA); Tom Cirillo, Montgomery Bell Academy (TN); Patrick Owens, Wyoming Catholic College (WY); Randall Nichols, Westminster Schools of Augusta (GA); Patty Lister, Thomas Jefferson High School (VA); Nora Murphy, Shaker Heights High School (OH); Tom Garvey, The Meadows School (NV); Trey Suddarth, Memphis University School (TN); Keely Lake, Wayland Academy (WI); Deanna Solomon, Classical Cottage School (VA); Kyle McGimsey, Trinity Preparatory School (FL); Dawn LaFon, White Station High School (TN); Meredith Kendall, The Bolles School (FL); Abigail Simone, Houston High School (TN).
  • 53 schools in 19 states (and one European country) participated in the contest. Georgia (9 schools) and Virginia (8 schools) were the states with the greatest representation.
  • Official submission numbers: 534 Intermediate and 451 Advanced (985 total). Compared to last year, this marks a 31% increase in the total number of submissions.
  • Awards were distributed proportionally according to the level of Latin. (For example, since about 70% of the Intermediate exams were from Latin Three, 70% of the awards in this level went to Latin Three.)
  • In order to make the contest as fair and objective as possible, all of the grading was blind, and all of the papers were evaluated according to AP-style translation "chunks."
  • In determining the top awards, ties did not cause substantial problems. When ties were a factor, awards were distributed to achieve a balance between the different graders.
  • In some cases, the number of Certificates of Commendation may be a little lower or higher than the stated 20% threshold, depending on how the ties worked out.
  • Names of winners are listed in descending order of performance.
Intermediate Contest - Level Two

I. Cash Award Winners (top 2%)

Student School Teacher
Icho Lu
Rob McFadden
Vivi Lu

The Linsly School (WV)
Memphis University School (TN)
Walton High School (GA)

Nicoletta Villa-Sella
Marilyn Reinhardt
Alan Farnsworth


II. Book Award Winners (top 3%) 

Student School Teacher
Ryan Puterbaugh
Arvind Saligrama
Julianne Cuevo
The Meadows School (NV)
Walton High School (GA)
Flint Hill School (VA)
Tom Garvey
Alan Farnsworth
Ken Andino

III.  Certificates of Commendation (top 20%) 

Student School Teacher
Reid Chandler
Madeline Zhang
Maria Mortala
Pranav Rajbhandari
Ray Bae
Alba Vasquez
Anna Smith
Marco Smidt
Andrew Li
Cameron Evans
Vijdan Gill
Ben Cramer
Aina Casassas
Zane Pasha
Jared Stone
John Giesler
Jonathan Milton
Anna Ju
Madison Hesse
Colleen Carrington
Will Portera
Arnab Das
C.J. Nkenchor
Charlie Eason
Kiana Solis
Ryan Burns
Kyle Koester
Neeraj Raja
James Moore
McKenna Alden
Gregory Guo
Memphis University School (TN)
Walton High School (GA)
Aula Escola Europea (Spain)
Walton High School (GA)
Walton High School (GA)
Aula Escola Europea (Spain)
Aula Escola Europea (Spain)
BASIS Tucson North (AZ)
Walton High School (GA)
Memphis University School (TN)
Memphis University School (TN)
Memphis University School (TN)
Aula Escola Europea (Spain)
The Meadows School (NV)
The Meadows School (NV)
Walton High School (GA)
The Linsly School (WV)
Walton High School (GA)
Brookfield Academy (WI)
Rockbridge County High School (VA)
Memphis University School (TN)
Memphis University School (TN)
Flint Hill School (VA)
Memphis University School (TN)
BASIS Tucson North (AZ)
Summit Country Day School (OH)
Memphis University School (TN)
Walton High School (GA)
Walton High School (GA)
Houston High School (TN)
Memphis University School (TN)
Marilyn Reinhardt
Alan Farnsworth
Montserrat Bastons Garcia
Alan Farnsworth
Alan Farnsworth
Montserrat Bastons Garcia
Montserrat Bastons Garcia
Samuel Brown
Alan Farnsworth
Marilyn Reinhardt
Marilyn Reinhardt
Marilyn Reinhardt
Montserrat Bastons Garcia
Tom Garvey
Tom Garvey
Alan Farnsworth
Nicoletta Villa-Sella
Alan Farnsworth
Ruth Osier
Patrick Bradley
Marilyn Reinhardt
Marilyn Reinhardt
Ken Andino
Marilyn Reinhardt
Samuel Brown
Larry Dean
Marilyn Reinhardt
Alan Farnsworth
Alan Farnsworth
Abigail Simone
Marilyn Reinhard

Latin Two Statistics:
Total Number of Exams Submitted 182
Average Score 12 / 41
Certificate of Commendation Average 24 / 41
Book Award Average 28 / 41
Cash Award Average 31 / 41

Intermediate Contest - Level Three

I. Cash Award Winners (top 2%)

Student School Teacher
Michael Ambrosius
Brandon Lewis
Joseph Tarquine
Mayu Takeuchi
Josh Manuel
Harry Sage
Minjung Yu
Montgomery Bell Academy (TN)
Montgomery Bell Academy (TN)
Montgomery Bell Academy (TN)
Oconee County High School (GA)
Charlotte Latin School (NC)
St. Stephen's Episcopal School (TX)
Oconee County High School (GA)
Sarah Ellery
Tom Cirillo
Tom Cirillo
Leslie Rogers
Karen McQuaid
Karen McQuaid
Leslie Rogers

II. Book Award Winners (top 4%) 

Student School Teacher
Vineet Gangireddy
Loyd Templeton
Anand Saluja
Robert Hegler
Elisabeth Rabjohus
Victoria Ayres-Ibarra
Jacob Leung
Walton High School (GA)
Memphis University School (TN)
Brookfield Academy (WI)
University School (OH)
The Old Stone School (VA)
BASIS Tuscson North (AZ)
Walton High School (GA)
Alan Farnsworth
Ryan Sellers
Ruth Osier
Peter Millett
John Siman
Samuel Brown
Alan Farnsworth

III. Certificates of Commendation (top 20%) 

Student School Teacher
Vibhusha Kolli
Arthur Laffer
Tayja Sallie
Cambell Rosener
Laura Scott Cary
Eleana Olson
Kevin Reidy
Victoria Toledo
Jacob Sloman
Ty Williams
Caroline McCain
Calvin Lucido
Varun Krishnaswamy
Jason Wu
Paul Lee
Catherine Clover
Sophia Stine
Mohammed Hyder
Jacob Warmath
Sean Longbrake
David Feo
Josefina Cuddeback
Suhwan Lee
Eliana Foley
Vivian Avery
Erin Pugh
Ty Fertel
Max Miller
Cadence Fisher
Ethan Hurst
Maheep Brar
Braedan Kelly
Ryan Lamp
James Mohn
Philip Wunderlich
Adam Kim
Sebastian Van Der Weide
Jack Magner
Thomas Drake
Ethan Lam
Kaitlyn Catapano
Isabella Hay

Joshua Stueckle
Miguel Beristain
Olivia Roberts

Jayson Wu
Bridget Lynch
Bailey Keel
Rachel Maxwell
Balin Armstrong
LeDajah Williams
Jennifer Ramsay
Luke Kobrin
Danielle Zhao
Riley Rosener
Riley Pohlman
James Blatchford
Brookfield Academy (WI)
Montgomery Bell Academy (TN)
Lone Pine Classical School (CO)
Scottsdale Preparatory Academy (AZ)
Charlotte Latin School (NC)
BASIS Tucson North (AZ)
Covington Latin School (KY)
Brookfield Academy (WI)
Pace Academy (GA)
Memphis University School (TN)
Rockbridge County High School (VA)
Flint Hill School (VA)
Walton High School (GA)
North Gwinnett High School (GA)
Montgomery Bell Academy (TN)
Charlotte Latin School (NC)
BASIS Tucson North (AZ)
Houston High School (TN)
Charlotte Latin School (NC)
Covington Latin School (KY)
St. John's School (TX)
Classical Cottage School (VA)
North Gwinnett High School (GA)
BASIS Tucson North (AZ)
Ravenscroft School (NC)
Ravenscroft School (NC)
University School (OH)
Greenhills School (MI)
D'Evelyn Jr. / Sr. High School (CO)
Memphis University School (TN)
University School (OH)
Mountain View High School (GA)
Dacula High School (GA)
St. Stephen's Episcopal School (TX)
Memphis University School (TN)
Houston High School (TN)
Flint Hill School (VA)
Flint Hill School (VA)
Westminster Schools of Augusta (GA)
Memphis University School (TN)
Mountain View High School (GA)
Marist School (GA)

Central Magnet School (TN)
Central Magnet School (TN)
Marist School (GA)

Walton High School (GA)
TMI - The Episcopal School of Texas (TX)
Memphis University School (TN)
Rockbridge County High School (VA)
Flint Hill School (VA)
Dacula High School (GA)
Dacula High School (GA)
The Bolles School (FL)
Walton High School (GA)
Scottsdale Preparatory Academy (AZ)
Greenhills School (MI)
Memphis University School (TN)
Ruth Osier
Tom Cirillo
Karen Karppinen
Jared Copeland
Karen McQuaid
Samuel Brown
Kelly Kusch
Ruth Osier
Elizabeth Kann
Ryan Sellers
Patrick Bradley
Ken Andino
Alan Farnsworth
Jeremy Martin
Sarah Ellery
Karen McQuaid
Samuel Brown
Abigail Simone
Karen McQuaid
Kelly Kusch
Mindy Wolfrom
Deanna Solomon
Jeremy Martin
Samuel Brown
Jonathan Avery
Jonathan Avery
Peter Millett
Jeffrey Allen
Pierre Habel
Ryan Sellers
Peter Millett
Jaime Claymore
Patrick Yaggy
John Rocklin
Ryan Sellers
Abigail Simone
Ken Andino
Ken Andino
Randall Nicholls
Ryan Sellers
Jaime Claymore
Thomas Marier/
A.W. Saunders
Jason Nabors
Jason Nabors
Thomas Marier/
A.W. Saunders
Alan Farnsworth
Alleyne Rogers
Ryan Sellers
Patrick Bradley
Ken Andino
Patrick Yaggy
Patrick Yaggy
Meredith Kendall
Alan Farnsworth
Jared Copeland
Jeffrey Allen
Ryan Sellers

Latin Three Statistics:
Total Number of Exams Submitted 352
Average Score 18 / 41
Certificate of Commendation Average 28 / 41
Book Award Average 34 / 41
Cash Award Average 37 / 41

Advanced Contest - Level Four

I. Cash Award Winners (top 2%) 

Student School Teacher
Jocelyn Robertson
Joanna Boyland
Margot Armbruster
Lillian Biscof
Wendy Yao
Celia Anderson
Classical Cottage School (VA)
Lone Pine Classical School (CO)
Brookfield Academy (WI)
The Linsly School (WV)
Walton High School (GA)
The Meadows School (NV)
Deanna Solomon
Karen Karppinen
Ruth Osier
Nicoletta Villa-Sella
Alan Farnsworth
Tom Garvey

II. Book Award Winners (top 6%) 

Student School Teacher
Matteo Stocco
Shini Raja
Michael Hu
Arjun Guidroz
Simon Van Der Weide
Chang Yu
Olivia Zhang
Rebecca Mays
Sophia Dort
Brian Lu
Ashley Stonely
Karan Shenoi
Classical Cottage School (VA)
Walton High School (GA)
Walton High School (GA)
Thomas Jefferson High School (VA)
Flint Hill School (VA)
Memphis University School (TN)
St. John's School (TX)
Thomas Jefferson High School (VA)
The Old Stone School (VA)
Montgomery Bell Academy (TN)
Walton High School (GA)
Walton High School (GA)
Deanna Solomon
Alan Farnsworth
Alan Farnsworth
Patty Lister
Ken Andino
Ryan Sellers
Mindy Wolfrom
Patty Lister
John Siman
Sarah Ellery
Alan Farnsworth
Alan Farnsworth

III. Certificates of Commendation (top 20%)

Student School Teacher
Sana Kamboj
Charlie Evans
Davis DeFoor
Joseph Delamerced
Katherine Lager
Daniel Marks
Soham Sonthi
Joshua Ocampo
Daniel Rhodes
Matthew Wright
Kyle Neary
Emma Ellis
Soma Hannon
Anna Miele
Harrison Dinsbeer
Connor Merritt
Jason Wang
Malathi Reddy
Lucas Kuan
Simran Minhas
Gautam Apte
Jon Staffel
Jacob Webb
Matt Nelson
Jason Suh
Michael Warden
Brad Kerkhof
Matthew Temple
Jackson Howell
Andrew Mayor
Alexander Brandt
Alan Li
Brady Slinger
Josh Tyler
John Tarvin
Lily Zheng
David Rubin
Charles Mayock-Bradley
Jocelyn Ting
Bethany Lowenkamp
Allison Park
Henry Richter
Joseph Warren Coleman
Christopher He
Zoe Boggs
The Meadows School (NV)
Memphis University School (TN)
Summit Country Day School (OH)
Summit Country Day School (OH)
Walton High School (GA)
Walton High School (GA)
Walton High School (GA)
The Meadows School (NV)
Classical Cottage School (VA)
Classical Cottage School (VA)
Marist School (GA)
The Lovett School (GA)
The Linsly School (WV)
The Lovett School (GA)
The Bolles School (FL)
University School (OH)
Memphis University School (TN)
Walton High School (GA)
Walton High School (GA)
Walton High School (GA)
Shaker Heights High School (OH)
Memphis University School (TN)
Memphis University School (TN)
Lone Pine Classical School (CO)
Shaker Heights High School (OH)
Summit Country Day School (OH)
Memphis University School (TN)
Memphis University School (TN)
Memphis University School (TN)
University School (OH)
Durham Academy (NC)
D'Evelyn Jr. / Sr. High School (CO)
Montgomery Bell Academy (TN)
Memphis University School (TN)
Covington Latin School (KY)
Charlotte Latin School (NC)
Greenhills School (MI)
Rockbridge County High School (VA)
Shaker Heights High School (OH)
Shaker Heights High School (OH)
North Gwinnett High School (GA)
Rockbridge County High School (VA)
University School (OH)
Walton High School (GA)
Durham Academy (NC)
Tom Garvey
Ryan Sellers
Larry Dean
Larry Dean
Alan Farnsworth
Alan Farnsworth
Alan Farnsworth
Tom Garvey
Deanna Solomon
Deanna Solomon
Thomas Marier/A.W. Saunders
Ken Rau
Nicoletta Villa-Sella
Ken Rau
Meredith Kendall
Karl Frerichs
Ryan Sellers
Alan Farnsworth
Alan Farnsworth
Alan Farnsworth
Nora Murphy
Ryan Sellers
Ryan Sellers
Karen Karppinen
Nora Murphy
Larry Dean
Ryan Sellers
Ryan Sellers
Ryan Sellers
Karl Frerichs
Edith Keene
Pierre Habel
Sarah Ellery
Trey Suddarth
Kelly Kusch
Karen McQuaid
Jeffrey Allen
Patrick Bradley
Nora Murphy
Nora Murphy
Jeremy Martin
Patrick Bradley
Karl Frerichs
Alan Farnsworth
Edith Keene

Latin Four Statistics:
Total Number of Exams Submitted 295
Average Score 16 / 43
Certificate of Commendation Average 28 / 43
Book Award Average 36 / 43
Cash Award Average 40 / 43

Advanced Contest - Level Five

I. Cash Award Winners (top 3%)

Student School Teacher
*Aspen Bombardo
Sam Katz
Elijah Martincek
Mitchell Arnold
Trinity Preparatory School (FL)
Shaker Heights High School (OH)
North Gwinnett High School (GA)
Flint Hill School (VA)
Kyle McGimsey
Nora Murphy
Jeremy Martin
Ken Andino

*perfect score!

II. Book Award Winners (top 8%)

Student School Teacher
Lily Gray
Josh Eiland
Bryan Wu
Lucy Wang
Adithya Suresh
Malcolm Reynolds
Allen Zhang
Kristin Myers
Lone Pine Classical School (CO)
The Lovett School (GA)
Walton High School (GA)
Walton High School (GA)
Charlotte Latin School (NC)
St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School (VA)
Walton High School (GA)
Thomas Jefferson High School (VA)
Karen Karppinen
Ken Rau
Alan Farnsworth
Alan Farnsworth
Lawrence Wall
Ian Hochberg
Alan Farnsworth
Patty Lister

III. Certificates of Commendation (top 20%)

Student School Teacher
Akshay Balaji
Hailey McDonnell
Brooks Eikner
Noah Harris
Sanjeevani Bhavsar
Nathan Wu
Jason Tan
Landon Rhodes
Anand Prabhu
Eric Liu
Margaret Lee
James Wilusz
Jane Matthews
Kevin Zhang
Noah McThenia
Ally Koh
Ram Gollapudy
Dylan Kim
Rahul Mehra
Fiachra Rottinghaus
Thomas Jefferson High School (VA)
Flint Hill School (VA)
Memphis University School (TN)
Oak Hall School (FL)
Thomas Jefferson High School (VA)
Walton High School (GA)
Brookfield Academy (WI)
Classical Cottage School (VA)
The Lovett School (GA)
Thomas Jefferson High School (VA)
Rockbridge County High School (VA)
St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School (VA)
The Lovett School (GA)
Walton High School (GA)
Oak Hall School (FL)
Walton High School (GA)
Brookfield Academy (WI)
Walton High School (GA)
Memphis University School (TN)
Lander Catholic High School (WY)
Patty Lister
Ken Andino
Trey Suddarth
Generosa Sangco-Jackson
Patty Lister
Alan Farnsworth
Ruth Osier
Deanna Solomon
Ken Rau
Patty Lister
Patrick Bradley
Ian Hochberg
Ken Rau
Alan Farnsworth
Generosa Sangco-Jackson
Alan Farnsworth
Ruth Osier
Alan Farnsworth
Trey Suddarth
Patrick Owens

Latin Five Statistics:
Total Number of Exams Submitted 156
Average Score for all Latin Five Papers 18 / 43
Certificate of Commendation Average 31 / 43
Book Award Average 38 / 43
Cash Award Average 42 / 43



College Results

Many thanks to the graders who made this year's competition possible:

Committee Members: Krishni Burns, University of Akron (OH); Salvador Bartera, Mississippi State University; Amy Leonard, Grady High School (GA); Margaret Musgrove, University of Central Oklahoma
  • 40 different schools in 18 different states (and two schools in Canada) participated in the contest.
  • Official submission numbers: 282 Intermediate and 189 Advanced (471 total). Compared to last year, this marks a 34% increase in the total number of submissions.
  • In order to make the contest as fair and objective as possible, all of the grading was blind, and all of the papers were evaluated according to AP-style translation "chunks."
  • In determining the top awards, ties did not cause substantial problems. When ties were a factor, awards were distributed to achieve a balance between the different graders.
  • In some cases, the number of Certificates of Commendation may be a little lower or higher than the 15% threshold, depending on how the ties worked out.
Intermediate Contest

I. Cash Award Winners (top 2%)

Student School Teacher
Amy Matthews
Bretton Cotton
Emily Palm
Stephanie Stoker
Isabella Reilly
Emory University
University of South Florida
Christendom College
Brigham Young University
Christendom College
Louise Pratt
Eleni Manolaraki
Andrew Beer
Karen MacFarlane
Andrew Beer

II. Book Award Winners (top 3%) 

Student School Teacher
Sara Culbertson
Natalia Gimenez
Tanner Slaughter
Wake Forest University
Brigham Young University
George Washington University
Michael Sloan
Karen MacFarlane
Elise Friedland

III. Certificates of Commendation (top 12%)

Student School Teacher
Ashley Derr
Cary Blandford
Ty Rocher
Ian Myers
Stephen Bothwell
James Stebbings
Alexa Alexander
Joshua Butek
Emelyn Hatch
Hartej Singh
Stephen Webinga
Duncan Miller
Kathryn Hazleton
Giuliana Savini
Bryan Robins
John Martin
Cole Warlick
Dylan Severino
Lauryn Hanley
Dylan Winkler
Mary Porter
Justin Blair
University of South Florida
Xavier University
Xavier University
University of Texas at Austin
Xavier University
Xavier University
University of Texas at Austin
Christendom College
Wake Forest University
Emory University
University of South Florida
University of South Florida
University of South Florida
Wake Forest University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Davidson College
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin
Emory University
University of Tennessee
Eleni Manolaraki
Thomas Strunk
Thomas Strunk
Aaron Cogbill
Thomas Strunk
Thomas Strunk
Aaron Cogbill
Andrew Beer
Michael Sloan
Louise Pratt
Eleni Manolaraki
Eleni Manolaraki
Jason Nethercut
Michael Sloan
Karen MacFarlane
Karen MacFarlane
Jeanne Neumann
Matthew Loar
Aaron Cogbill
Paul Hay
Louise Pratt
Justin Arft

Intermediate Statistics:
Total Number of Exams Submitted 282
Average Score 21.18 chunks/41 total
Cash Award Average 39
Book Award Average 36.7
Certificates of Commendation Average 32.5

Advanced Contest

I. Cash Award Winners (top 2%)

Student School Teacher
Kathleen Kelly (Perfect Score)
Jamie Wheeler (Perfect Score)
Catherine Johnson
Ethan Russo
Eva H. Buchanan-Cates
Ave Maria University
Baylor University
Davidson College
University of Texas at Austin
Kenyon College
Joseph Yarborough
Julia Hejduk
Jeanne Neumann
William Nethercut
Adam Serfass

II. Book Award Winners (top 4%)

Student School Teacher
Nick Rozema
Laura Cermak
Mary Billion
Rebecca Deitsch
Grand Valley State University
Christendom College
University of St. Thomas
University of Dallas
Quinn Griffin
Andrew Beer
Lorina Quartarone
Teresa Danze

III. Certificates of Commendation (top 15%)

Student School Teacher
Irene Carriker
Thomas Hogan
Jaclyn Lund
Anne Larsen
Michael Sloman
Daniel W. Chen
Jacob Hornecker
Emma Vanderpool
Stefan Czarnecki
Sam Ross
Matthew Summers
Ryan Yeazell
Jonathan Assis
Michael DeFelice
Ethan Farber
Henry Bauer
Samantha Meyer
Max Handler
Daniel Politte
David Nussman
University of Dallas
University of Dallas
University of Virginia
Indiana University
University of Georgia
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
University of St. Thomas
Monmouth College
Wayne State University
University of Texas at Austin
Christendom College
Xavier University
University of South Florida
University of Virginia
Washington University in St. Louis
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Sewanee: The University of the South
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis
Xavier University
Teresa Danze
Teresa Danze
Jane Crawford
Cynthia Bannon
Professor O'Connell
Ariana Traill
Lorina Quartarone
Bob Simmons
Thomas Kohn
William Nethercut
Andrew Beer
Thomas Strunk
Jason Nethercut
Jason Nethercut
Kirstin Mann
Matthew Loar
Stephanie McCarter
Kirstin Mann
Kirstin Mann
Thomas Strunk

Advanced Statistics:
Total Number of Exams Submitted 189
Average Score 24.4 chunks/43  total
Cash Award Average 42.4
Book Award Average 40.3
Certificates of Commendation Average 35.95
cplResolutions
Resolutions for 113th CAMWS Meeting,
Kitchener, Ontario
08 March 2017

WHEREAS neither snow, nor hail, nor sleet, nor tornadoes, nor dark of night have kept CAMWS from crossing the northern border for only the third time in 113 years, where we have been welcomed  a mari usque ad mare identidem ad mare to our rendez-vous in Kitchener,

WHEREAS we have come with gratitude to the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishnawbe, and Haudenosaunee peoples,

WHEREAS those of us who RSVP'ed, or not, were regaled by tales of the Drunken Duchess of Vassar (a.k.a. Grace Harriet Macurdy) and rocked anachronism not through Google but through (Peter) Bing,

WHEREAS we, 380 strong and did we say free, enjoyed 15 panels, 10 sessions of papers, 14 round table discussions, and four workshops, despite being waylaid at Pearson airport,

WHEREAS at our banquet Peter Knox opened the door to a Dean who has no Douglas Peers, and led us by the via temptanda of Alden Smith and on to mortal things that touch the mind,

WHEREAS we honored, with special service awards, the achievements of Nick Aroutzidis from the Canadian Order of American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association and Brigitte Schneebeli, administrative assistant sans pareil of the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Waterloo,

WHEREAS James May's sixteenth and final ovationes were met with a standing ovation, while he waved the flag to O Canada, Domus et Patria,

WHEREAS we cheered the distinguished achievements of Antony Augoustakis, David Schenker, and Ruth Scodel, and celebrated the award-winning student papers of Ursula Poole and Sarah Teets,

WHEREAS the faculty, staff, students, and catering services of the University of Waterloo; Renison University College; the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Waterloo; and the local organizing committee, ably led by Sheila Ager and Andrew Faulkner, have seen to our every need, their forethought and charm befitting the True North of strong coffee and free sumptuous breakfasts and breaks,

WHEREAS the Holiday Inn Kitchener Waterloo Hotel and Conference Centre provided excellent accommodation and fed us cuisine magnifique avec service exceptionnel,

WHEREAS receptions with Impromptu and Bites McLellan Trio soothed our savage breasts, only to leave us thanking the Waterloo Regional Police for not raiding the wild party in the Presidential - we mean Prime Ministerial - suite after the Friday banquet,

WHEREAS we crossed paths four times at King and Weber Streets without getting lost once, or even using the sortie de secours, thanks to our drivers and our student guides, en route to Waterloo and hope to do so again this afternoon at the St. Jacobs Farmers' Market,

BE IT RESOLVED, BEFORE THIS GETS TOO SYRUPY, that we sadly take our maple leaf from the home of vicious Canada Geese, so that we reconvene, Laura McLured by a new president, to the Land of Enchantment in Albuquerque in 2018.

Members of the Resolutions Committee in Attendance at this year's CAMWS  (in alphabetical order):
Kristopher Fletcher
Anne Groton
Kristin Lord
Robert White
CJNew in The Classical Journal
VOL. 112 / NO. 4

NARRATIVE DESIRE AND THE LIMITS OF LAMENT IN HOMER

by Tyler Flatt

Abstract: This article demonstrates how a particular type of narrative formula in Homer - the pivotal counterfactual - creates in contexts of lamentation a suggestive correspondence between the desire to mourn and the desire to hear (and relate) more narrative. The various other structural functions of such formulae are best understood in relation to this more fundamental effect. Pivotal counterfactuals that express a longing for extended mourning occur in thematically parallel locations in the Iliad and Odyssey, and significantly enhance the power of subsequent formal lamentations while reinforcing the narrative teleology of both poems.

ALEXANDER-IMITATORS IN THE AGE OF TRAJAN: PLUTARCH'S DEMETRIUS AND PYRRHUS

by Mallory Monaco Caterine

Abstract : Interest in Alexander the Great witnessed a revival among Greek intellectuals at the beginning of the 2nd century AD , coinciding with the reign of the Alexander inspired emperor Trajan. This paper argues that Plutarch's Demetrius and Pyrrhus participate in this contemporary discourse by exploring the phenomenon of Alexander imitation directly. Plutarch portrays these Hellenistic kings as men whose perceived similarities to Alexander failed, for various reasons, to bring them lasting success. These Lives call into question which of Alexander's traits a ruler should imitate and suggest that an association with Alexander can do as much harm as good to a ruler's reputation.

ROMA(NA) MATRONA

by E.V.Mulhern

Abstract: In the Bellum Civile, Lucan in part draws his three major characters by illustrating their relationships with women. Cato and Pompey appear with their Roman wives, where Caesar appears only in an illicit relationship with the foreign Cleopatra and while rejecting the apparition of Roma at the Rubicon. This article will demonstrate that Caesar's repudiation of Roma is emblematic of his rejection of Rome, Roman womanhood, and Romanness, in contrast to Cato and Pompey, whose devotion to their wives echoes their devotion to the doomed res publica. The poet develops this scheme by identifying Roma and the republic with the virtuous Roman matron.

OFF THE BEATEN PATH: GENERIC CONFLICT AND NARRATIVE DELAY IN PUNICA 14

by Raymond Marks

Abstract: In Punica 14, Silius Italicus uses several digressions to associate Sicily with poetic traditions that were felt by the Romans to espouse a decidedly non- or anti-martial epic agenda (Alexandrian, Callimachean, neoteric). These digressions interrupt, delay and push back against the book's martial epic content, its narrative about Marcellus' invasion of the island. A conflict of genres or literary modes thus ensues in which epic's struggle to assert its hegemony over unepic literary traditions mirrors Rome's struggle to conquer Sicily. Through this conflict Silius explores the consequences of imperialism for Rome's Hellenistic heritage, including the influence of the Alexandrian poetic tradition on Roman epic.
TCLNew in Teaching Classical Languages

Teaching Classical Languages 8.1 Now Available! 

Summer is a perfect time to check out the latest issue (8.1) of  Teaching Classical Languages . The three articles in this issue share several common themes. First is the importance of teacher self-reflection and dedication to constant improvement. Each author tells the story of how they perceived a need in the classroom and sought a solution. Additionally, each author shows that it is okay to take risks in the classroom as long as one can articulate the challenges faced, the goals of the course, and then respond with thoughtful revision. Second, these authors review both old (the Direct Method), recent (communicative language instruction) and new (SCALE-UP) methods to see how they might be adapted to the Latin or Greek classroom. Finally, each article offers a different approach to research. In "Competency and Collaboration: An Approach to the Second Semester Latin Course," Kristina Meinking takes advantage of both experiential data provided by her students in the heat of the course and qualitative data retrieved from them at the end of the course. In "An Old Teaching Dog Tries Some New Tricks: Changing a Traditional Latin Classroom," Matthew Panciera offers an autobiographical case study, chronicling key events and offering sample activities as he sought to transform his classroom from an eclectic, traditional reading approach to a more communicative one. Finally, in his review article of the Greek reader  Alexandros , Paul Nitz sets the work in historical context and suggests new ways to make use of it in a communicative classroom. Wishing you a fabulous summer. Enjoy! 

To find these articles and more, click on Current Issue at tcl.camws.org.

Teaching Classical Languages 8.1
  • Kristina Meinking, "Competency and Collaboration: An Approach to the Second Semester Latin Course"
  • Matthew Panciera, "An Old Teaching Dog Tries Some New Tricks: Changing a Traditional Latin Classroom"
  • Paul Nitz, Review of Díaz Ávila and Rouse, Alexandros, to Hellenikon Paidion
Teaching Classical Languages welcomes articles offering innovative practice and methods, advocating new theoretical approaches, or reporting on empirical research in teaching and learning Latin and Greek. Contact John Gruber-Miller, Editor,  Teaching Classical Languages , Cornell College, Mount Vernon, IA 52314, jgruber-miller@cornellcollege.edu .
camws_newsCAMWS News and Announcements
Upcoming Deadlines
  • Friday, August 18, 2017: Deadline for receipt of CAMWS 2018 Panel and Workshop Proposals
  • Friday, September 1, 2017: Deadline for receipt of 2018 CAMWS First Book Award and 2018 Bolchazy Pedagogy Book Award nominations
  • Friday, September 18, 2017: Deadline for receipt of individual abstracts for CAMWS 2018


Support CAMWS by giving your of time. Please consider volunteering to serve  on one of our many committees and subcommittees: https://camws.org/volunteerform.



New Structure for CAMWS  Membership Dues for the fiscal year July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018

At the 2017 Business meeting in Kitchener, the following dues structure was approved by the membership. The categories marked in bold reflect the following changes:
  • Creation of a new category (contingent faculty) to provide some financial assistance to CAMWS members who are not currently in a full-time, tenure track position. CAMWS follows the AAUP definition of contingent faculty.
  • The individual and joint/spouse categories have both been increased by $10 to provide this financial assistance for contingent faculty.
  • The life membership categories have been raised to follow best practice of a Lifetime Membership rate at 20 x regular Individual (Annual) Membership.
  • Note that these increase will be implemented gradually over a three-year period.

1. Individual, $65

2. Contingent Faculty, $45

3. First-Time Teacher or New CAMWS, $30

4. Student, $30

5. Retired Active (with CJ), $306.

6. Retired Associate (no CJ), $0

7. Joint Spouse/Partner (single mailing), $90

8. Retired Active (with CJ) Joint Spouse/Partner (single mailing), $50

9. Life Individual (one-time fee), $1200*

10. Life Joint Spouse/Partner (one-time fee), $1600**

 

Notes: *Life Individual would increase to $1250 in FY 18-19 and to $1300 in FY19-20. **Life Joint would increase to $1700 in FY18-19 and to $1800 in FY 19-20.

 



CAMWS 2018 Call for Submissions

The 114th Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South will be held Wednesday-Saturday, April 11-14, 2018, at the Hotel Albuquerque in Albuquerque, NM, at the invitation of the University of New Mexico. Proposals for panels, workshops, individual papers and round-table discussions on any aspect of Graeco-Roman antiquity are now being accepted. Especially welcome are submissions likely to be of broad interest, including those on pedagogy. Teachers and students at any level (K-12, college, or university) may submit proposals, but papers written by undergraduates will be evaluated separately and assigned to sessions designated for them.

All panel and workshop proposals (with accompanying abstracts) must be received by 12:01 a.m. on Friday, August 18, 2017. All individual paper proposals must be received by 12:01 a..m. on Friday, September 22, 2017. All submissions will be judged anonymously by the Program Committee, chaired by CAMWS President Laura Mcclure of the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

An individual may deliver no more than one paper or workshop at the meeting and may submit no more than one abstract. A person is free to organize a panel, or a workshop, or a round-table discussion in addition to presenting a paper (whether in his/her own panel or in another session). No one whose paper has already been accepted for a panel or a workshop may submit an individual abstract. An organizer may submit no more than one proposal for a panel or a workshop. A panel must have a minimum of three, and no more than six, papers. Workshops must have at least one presenter and one presider and include significant activities for audience participation.

Papers delivered at CAMWS should present new ideas to the audience, not repeating work already presented in a similar venue. Members are welcome to present work delivered at the author's home institution, at a specialized conference, or at a meeting outside North America, especially if it is work-in-progress that would benefit from wider discussion. However, if an abstract has been accepted for a meeting of a regional or national classical organization in the United States or Canada, it must not be submitted for the CAMWS meeting, unless they have been substantially changed.

Authors of abstracts and organizers of panels/workshops are not to be identified by name anywhere in their proposals. The panel or workshop organizer will submit a description of the panel or workshop along with the abstracts of the panelists or workshop participants. All submissions must follow these Formatting Guidelines for CAMWS Submissions. Submissions which do not follow these guidelines will be returned to the author for revision.

The maximum time for an individual paper is 15 minutes. Papers in panels with fewer than six participants may exceed this time limit, but no panel may last longer than 100 minutes. Workshops will typically last one hour. Requests for audio-visual equipment must be made at the time the abstract is submitted. CAMWS welcomes papers on material culture and reception; however, because LCD projectors are expensive to rent, please request them for textually-based papers only when necessary. Individuals must provide their own laptop computers and adapter/sound cables. CAMWS cannot provide internet access during presentations.

Please submit all proposals electronically at Individual Abstract Submission Form, Panel Submission Form, Workshop Proposal Form or Round Table Discussion Proposal Form. If, for some reason, electronic submission is not possible, please contact the CAMWS office at the address below.

All presenters and organizers are required to be members of CAMWS for the 2017-2018 fiscal year (July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018). Membership dues may be paid at camws.org/ membership/memberinfo.php by credit card ($3.00 processing fee) or by mailing a check along with a membership form to CAMWS, Department of Classics, Monmouth College, 700 E. Broadway, Monmouth, IL 61462 (office 309-457-2284; fax 815-346-2565; camws@camws.org).

The Program Committee will reach its decision about proposed panels and workshops by September 15, 2017 and individual abstracts by November 15, 2017. Please be aware that submission of an abstract is a commitment to present the paper in person in Albuquerque. Individuals whose papers have been accepted are expected to register for the CAMWS meeting by December 31, 2017 in order to guarantee a place on the program.

RECEIPT DEADLINES:
 Friday, August 21, 2017 for panels/workshops, Friday, September 22, 2017 for individual abstracts, and Monday, November 6, 2017 for Round Table Discussions.



CAMWS Endorses NCLG Recommendations on Requirements for Seals of Biliteracy for Classical Languages


These recommendations, based upon ACTFL guidelines, were generated by the National Committee for Latin and Greek (NCLG). This document was endorsed by the CAMWS Executive Committee on November 17, 2016. CAMWS encourages other state, provinicial, regional and national classical organizations to endorse these guidelines as well. The Illinois Classical Conference endorsed these recommendations at its annual meeting in September, 2016. For a copy of these recommendations, see https://camws.org/sealofbiliteracy.



Festschrift Celebrating James M. May

(PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE CAMWS LADISLAUS J. BOLCHAZY PEDAGOGY BOOK AWARD)
James M. May of St. Olaf College served as CAMWS President in 1998-1999 and as CAMWS Orator 2002-2017.
 
Ab omni parte beatus  Classical Essays in Honor of James M. May
ed. Anne H. Groton
xi + 374 pp., 2 illustrations (2017) 6" x 9" Hardbound, ISBN 9780-86516-843-5

That the influence and interests of Classics Professor James M. May extend well beyond his chosen areas of research and publication - Cicero, classical rhetoric, and Latin pedagogy - is amply illustrated in the Festschrift his professional colleagues and former students present in his honor: eighteen essays whose subjects range from the Homeric poems of the eighth century BCE to classical allusions in present-day winner of the Man Booker Prize. Contributors include Dean M. Apel, Marquis S. Berrey, Hilary J. Bouxsein, Christopher Brunelle, Gwendolyn L. Compton-Engle, Christopher P. Craig, Jane Webb Crawford, Robert N. Gaines, Anne H. Groton, Jon Hall, John F. Miller, Rick M. Newton, Sarah A. Nix, Terry L. Papillon, Steve Reece, Jon Solomon, Jennifer S. Starkey, Matthew C. Steenberg, Ann Vasaly, Jakob Wisse.

For more information and to purchase, visit  Ab omni parte beatus on the B-C website.



CAMWS Presidential Portrait Gallery

Our website now includes a gallery of CAMWS Presidents: https://camws.org/about/hist.php. Just click on a presidential name to view the portrait. We are still missing a number of portraits, so if you can fill any of the lacunae, please let us know.
CAMWS Member Save with Oxford!

Oxford University Press is offering a 25% discount on its entire Classics list to all CAMWS members. Go to https://camws.org/oup-promotion to take advantage of this promotion. Please note that only CAMWS members can access this page with their personal email address and a password which has been sent to all current members.
institutional_membersFrom Our Institutional Members
CFP ILLINOIS CLASSICAL CONFERENCE (FALL 2017 MEETING)

Call for Papers
Illinois Classical Conference Meeting
October 7-9, 2016

The Illinois Classical Conference seeks proposals for its annual conference, to be held at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Urbana, IL, from October 6-8, 2017. There is no set theme: we would like to maintain variety both in level and in topic. We encourage presenters to meet the high standard of quality we have seen in the past by offering presentations which are engaging, enlightening, and focused. Speakers have been from all backgrounds (educators, non-educators, Classics enthusiasts, students) and from all levels (kindergarten through university). Our annual meetings exhibit Illinois's profound commitment to the Classics by offering a wide variety of topics.

Proposals are being accepted in two formats:
  • Paper: traditional talk, 15-20 minutes
  • Workshop: interactive presentation, 30-40 minutes
The Illinois Classical Conference was established in 1937 and has enjoyed a robust membership every year since (including presidents emeriti Farrand Baker, Bernice Fox, and Tom Sienkewicz). Our membership is a dedicated mix of elementary, secondary, and post-secondary educators who are interested in a wide variety of topics related to history, culture, mythology, and pedagogy. The ICC draws its membership from 8 elementary school programs, 15 middle school programs, 79 high school Latin programs, and 23 colleges and universities that offer Classics programs. The ICC assists in the development of an MAT program in Latin at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and also supports a certamen league, the Illinois Junior Classical League, the Illinois Latin Tournament, and the Latin Pedagogy Workshop.

Please contact Ariana Traill ( traill@illinois.edu) with any inquiries.  Submissions will be reviewed and accepted on a rolling basis.

Please submit this form electronically to traill@illinois.edu or by mail to Ariana Traill, Classics Department, 4080 Foreign Languages Building, 707 S. Mathews Ave, Urbana IL 61801.  (Please be aware that campus mail can add an extra week to delivery time.) 

Submissions deadline: August 1, 2017




LIVING GREEK IN GREECE
August 5-20, 2017



Course Description

Living Greek in Greece is an intensive introduction to spoken Attic Greek. In two seminar-style meetings every day, participants read and discuss ancient Greek literature and philosophy in Attic Greek. Each year, readings are organized around a set theme. This year's theme is Inspiration and texts will include selections from Hesiod's  Theogony and  Works and Days as well as passages from the LGiG Anthology of Greek passages in prose and verse. In addition to the daily seminar sessions, Living Greek in Greece includes a variety of optional fun activities designed to build one's facility in speaking and understanding Greek, as well as lectures both in English and (ancient) Greek on topics relating to classical as well as modern Greek culture. Every year the program also features a trip to an important site in Greece that is relevant to the year's theme. In 2017, the course will visit Delphi and Mt. Parnassus.

Prerequisites

Participants should have a basic reading knowledge of Attic Greek. This is usually the equivalent of at least one year of Greek at the university level.

Classroom and Housing

Living Greek in Greece is held at the Hellenikon Idyllion, a hotel and Hellenic cultural center located in the charming seaside village of Selianitika on the north coast of the Peloponnese. Classes take place outdoors in a lush garden, just a few meters from the beach.

Accommodation at the Idyllion in shared bungalow apartments is included in the cost of the course. All apartments have a full bath, kitchen access, and air conditioning. Groceries can be purchased in the village and there are numerous seaside tavernas within walking distance. The garden also has fruit trees available to the program's participants.

Living Greek in Greece Staff

Claire Catenaccio, Joseph Conlon, Anna Conser, Richard Hutchins, Darrel Janzen, Jason Pedicone, Alex Petkas, Barbara VInck

Tuition and Fees

The cost of Living Greek in Greece is $2750.

This amount includes tuition, housing, course materials, and site visits. Airfare and transport to and from the airport is not included.

The Paideia Institute is able to offer a number of full and partial scholarships to students with financial need. Please visit our scholarships page to learn more.

Academic Credit

Academic credit is available for Living Greek in Greece on an optional basis through Brooklyn College. Students taking Living Greek in Greece for credit enroll as students at Brooklyn College, take a final exam and pay an additional Brooklyn College tuition of  $2400 ($800 / credit) for non-residents of New York State and  $1140 ($380 / credit) for New York residents directly to Brooklyn College. All students seeking credit should indicate this on their application. The Paideia Institute will support students admitted to Living Greek in Greece through the Brooklyn College application and enrollment process.




"Time and Eternity:
The Conception of Time in Archaic Greek Literature"

22-24 September 2017
University of Virginia

Organizers:

* Jenny Strauss Clay (Virginia), jsc2t@virginia.edu

* Athanassios Vergados (Newcastle)
 
athanassios.vergados@ncl.ac.uk 

* Anke Walter (Rostock), anke.walter@uni-rostock.de


 
For further information, complete program, and registration (free), please contact Matthew Pincus: mbp3cf@virginia.edu.

 

Conference Website:

 




Call for Papers: Lutheranism & the Classics V:
Arguing with the Philosophers

Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana
September 27-28, 2018

WHAT: The Wittenberg Reformation held the classical languages in high esteem and fostered the study of ancient Greek and Latin literature, including philosophy. While Martin Luther distrusted meretricious reason if it supplanted faith, nonetheless he and other reformers regarded Plato and Aristotle highly. Luther himself was a gifted logician and loved disputation. Dialectic was an important component of the traditional Trivium and Melanchthon wrote influential textbooks on the subject. The conference organizers seek individual papers (or panels with at least three participants) on such topics as follow:
  • Reformation-era Perspectives on Ancient Latin/Greek Philosophers
  • Early Christian Philosophers (Justin Martyr, Tertullian, Origen, etc.)
  • Cicero: Stoicism, Epicureanism, the Middle Way
  • 500th anniversary of Luther's Heidelberg Disputation
  • Luther's Supposed Hatred of Philosophy: Real or Imagined?
  • The Relationship between Rhetoric and Dialectic
  • The Logic of the Liturgy
  • Does Philosophy Contribute to Lutheran Hymnody?
  • How Might Christian Children Learn Logic?

Our subject is broadly conceived and considerable latitude will be given to cogent abstracts. Proposals should exemplify philological excellence, contribute to the conference theme however broadly and avoid overspecialization. Individual presenters should plan for their papers to be 18 minutes in length. Selected papers from this conference may be published.

 

WHO: Keynote addresses by Dr. Roland Ziegler, Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne; Dr. Angus Menuge, Concordia University Wisconsin; Dr. Sarah Byers, Boston College; and E. Christian Kopff, University of Colorado.

 

WHEN: Abstracts of no more than 250 words should be submitted by electronic attachment to Carl P.E. Springer, professor, SunTrust Chair of Excellence in the Humanities, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, at springercarl@ymail.com by November 1, 2017.  





LIVING LATIN IN PARIS
December 27, 2017 - January 3, 2018


Course Description 

Living Latin in Paris is an intensive Latin experience focusing on Medieval Latin and set in Paris. Participants read important Latin texts from the Medieval to the Renaissance period that relate to the city of Paris, the intellectual capital of Medieval Europe. Daily readings are paired with visits to important historical and literary sites in Paris and its environs. Both on site and in the classroom, participants are encouraged to communicate with instructors and each other in Latin. The program's goal is to provide an intensive period of Medieval Latin study while helping participants form strong connections with Medieval Latin literature and culture.

Prerequisites

Participants must be over the age of 18 by the time the program starts and should know the basics of Latin grammar. This usually means the equivalent of one year of college or two years of high-school Latin. No experience speaking Latin is required, but experienced Latin speakers are also encouraged to apply.

Classroom and Housing

Classes for Living Latin in Paris are held in the Monastery of the Congregation de St. Esprit, one of the last remaining monasteries in the Latin Quarter. Le Quartier Latin takes its name from the Medieval students at the Sorbonne, who continued to speak Latin long after the rest of Europe had begun speaking the vernacular languages. To make the course as accessible as possible to all, there are four housing possibilities of different comfort and price: a bunk bed in a youth hostel; one bed in a hotel room shared with another course participant. Participants selecting this option will be matched by gender and age; a single hotel room; a hotel room shared with a non-participant. For photos of classrooms and accommodation click here.

Living Latin in Paris Staff

Daniel Gallagher, Catherine Lambert, Matthew McGowan, Gregory Stringer

Academic Credit

Continuing Education Units (CEU's) are also available for this program at no cost.

Costs
  • Tuition and youth hostel housing: $1750
  • Tuition and shared hotel room: $2500
  • Tuition and single hotel room or double room with non-participant: $3000
Request an Application

Students of at least 18 years of age and at least an intermediate knowledge of Latin grammar are invited to apply. This usually means at least one year of college or two years of high school Latin.

contributorsFinancial Contributors to CAMWS for 2016-17
General Fund

Anonymous Donor
Emily E. Baragwanath
Herbert W. and Janice M. Benario
Christopher M. Brunelle
Ann Raia Colaneri
James H. Dee
Kristopher F. B. Fletcher
Charles A. George
Emily E. Gering
Nicolas P. Gross
Rebecca R. Harrison
Liane Houghtalin
George W. Houston
Dennis P. Kehoe
Peter E. Knox
Adam Kozak
Paul J. Lotz
James M. May
Stephanie A. McCarter and Daniel S. Holmes
Laura K. McClure
Sophie Mills
Stephen A. Nimis
John R. Porter
Stephanie J. Quinn
Kenneth J. Reckford
Christina A. Salowey
L. William Schneider
Janice F. Siegel
Marcia M. Stille
Theodore A. Tarkow
Barbara P. Wallach
Lanetta M. Warrenburg

Awards & Scholarships

Joel P. Christensen
Christina A. Clark
Christopher P. Craig
Monessa F. Cummins
Kristopher F. B. Fletcher
Katherine A. Geffcken
Charles A. George
Rebecca R. Harrison
Liane Houghtalin
Stanley A. Iverson
Sharon L. James
Joy K. King
Eleanor W. Leach
Jamie Meyer
Carole E. Newlands
Diane J. Rayor
L. William Schneider
Thomas J. Sienkewicz
Runako K. Taylor

Benario Travel Award

Lynne McClendon
Bolchazy Pedagogy Book Prize

Suzanne L. Brown
Helena R. Dettmer
Charles A. George
Emily E. Gering
Anne H. Groton
Stanley A. Iverson
L. William Schneider

Excavation / Fieldschool Prize


Jenny S. Clay
Kristopher F. B. Fletcher
Laura Gawlinski
Charles A. George
Emily E. Gering
Liane Houghtalin
Martha J. Payne
R. G. Peterson
L. William Schneider

Ruebel Undergraduate Fund


Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc.
David F. Bright
Christopher P. Craig
Julia D. Hejduk
Daniel B. Levine
Christine G. Perkell
Ruth Scodel
Thomas J. Sienkewicz
Niall W. Slater
Alden Smith

CPL


Wisconsin Latin Teachers Association

Other

Charles A. George
L. William Schneider

Contributions to the Annual Meeting

American Classical League
Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc.
Eta Sigma Phi
National Latin Exam
University of Waterloo, Department of Classics
Waterloo Institute for Hellenistic Studies
Women's Classical Caucus

Total: $12,494.00 
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2016-17 Institutional Members
Ave Maria University, Ave Maria, FL
Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Baylor University, Waco, TX
Beaumont School, Cleveland Heights, OH*
Brock University, St. Catharines, ON
Brown University, Providence, RI
Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI
Charlotte Latin School, Charlotte, NC
Christendom College, Front Royal, VA
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO
Covington Latin School, Covington, KY
Davidson College, Davidson, NC
Denison University, Granville, OH
DePauw University, Greencastle, IN
Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA*
Duke University, Durham, NC
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Episcopal Collegiate School, Little Rock, AR
Eta Sigma Phi, Memphis, TN
Fort Worth Country Day, Fort Worth, TX
Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA*
Furman University, Greenville, SC
Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Haverford College, Haverford, PA  
Hollins University, Roanoke, VA
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (2003-17)
John Burroughs School, St. Louis, MO
Kenyon College, Gambier, OH
Liberty Common High School, Fort Collins, CO
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Loyola University, Chicago, IL
Loyola University, New Orleans, LA
Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, VA
Marshall University, Huntington, WV
Miami University, Oxford, OH
Millsaps College, Jackson, MS
Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
Monmouth College, Monmouth, IL
Montgomery Bell Academy, Nashville, TN
National Latin Exam, Fredericksburg, VA
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Ohio University, Athens OH*
Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH
Paideia Academy, Knoxville, TN*
Paideia Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Randolph College, Lynchburg, VA*
Ripon College, Ripon, WI
St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN*
St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Trent University, Peterborough, ON
Trinity University, San Antonio, TX
Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
Tufts University, Medford, MA
University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB*
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
University of Dallas, Dallas, TX*
University of Georgia, Athens, GA
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University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA
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University of Texas, Austin, TX
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
Wayland Academy, Beaver Dam, WI
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH

*CAMWS would like to welcome 1st-time Institutional Members.
members_in_the_newsCAMWS Members in the News

Alden Smith

CAMWS recognizes  Alden Smith of Baylor University as a recipient of Baylor's Cornelia Marschall Smith Professor of the Year Award. To read more, go here .










Ronnie Ancona

CAMWS recognizes  Ronnie Ancona of Hunter College CUNY as a recipient of a 2017 Pegagogy Award from the Society for Classical Studies to attend the Paideia Institute's Living Latin in NYC program. 










Elizabeth Wilcox

CAMWS recognizes  Elizabeth Wilcox of Austin Peay University as the first recipient of the Peter Knox Excavation/Fieldwork award. See here for the news release at Austin Peay .

classics_newsClassics in the News
Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal explored the many reasons behind the 30% rise in National Latin Exam participation over the past 16 years, offering a portrait not merely of language survival, but of revival: " Carpe Diem: U.S. Students Revive Latin and Greek."

In May, Mary Beard reviewed Colm Toibin's House of Names, a novel based on Aeschylus'  Oresteia, and David Vann's Bright Air Black, a similar project rooted in Euripdes' Medea, for the New York Times

While we were busy at the annual meeting, early April brought news of the rediscovery of the Roman city of Ucetia in France, and some samples of its magnificent mosaics.

In March, John Henry Silva published a thoughtful article in Eidolon on the benefits of Classics in general and in particular for military veterans: " Semper Fidelis: How Classics Can Help Veterans."
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Abierunt Ad Maiores
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