| Department of Classics | University of Colorado at Boulder | May 2001 |
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2001 Nichols Fellowships Awarded to Outstanding Students
Association of Students of the Classical World Organizes Student Symposium
Classics Faculty Receive Teaching Awards
Classics Major Adam Kay Garners Awards
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From Our Chair
Scholars, artists, and scientists converged on Boulder for three days at the end of April to discuss the use and carving of different marbles in the ancient Roman world. Participants came from across the United States and a number of foreign nations, including Denmark, England, Italy and Texas, to share their learning with the enthusiastic CU audience. The conference was organized by Diane Conlin and marked the conclusion of a very busy year, during which the faculty of the Department extended the reach of our programs to include the broader community.
The accomplishments of our faculty in teaching and research continue to be recognized both within the University and in the professional community writ large. Eckart Schütrumpf won a prestigious Faculty Fellowship to allow him time to complete the final volume of his monumental commentary on Aristotle's Politics. Barbara Hill was honored for her accomplishments in teaching, not only by the University, which awarded her a Boulder Faculty Assembly Award for Excellence in Teaching, but also by the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, which honored her at its annual meeting in April.
As usual, it is the students who generate the real excitement. Quizzical expressions greeted the sight of Peter Hunt leading students from his class, "War and Society in Ancient Greece," in hoplite formation on the Norlin Quadrangle. The Association of Students of the Classical World organized a symposium for students to make public presentations of their papers, which were subsequently published as a journal. And the Department was rewarded for its successful coin exhibition during the fall by becoming custodian of the University's Greek and Roman coin collection, which students will help organize for future use. The martial theme will be renewed next September, when CU will be visited by Legio XIIII, a British re-enactment troupe that will stage presentations for groups of CU and local secondary students about Latin, Roman history and ancient culture. Watch for news on September 6-7, when the CU Classics Department finally commands its own legion.
Peter E. Knox, Chair
