25th Annual Homerathon a grand success!
25th Annual Homerathon a grand success!
On Friday May 10, 2019 we celebrated the 25th Homerathon with a reading of Iliad 3 in ancient Greek, Italian, and English. Dean Pat Okker as well as Chancellor Cartwright joined the festivities, and we are also grateful to Olivia Love taking part and even putting the Homerathon on the air:
Click here for a segment on the Homerathon in an episode of KBIA's "Off the Clock."
During the ceremony that preceded the Iliad reading we honored our outstanding students who have earned numerous awards:
Katie Allgaier: Wake Foster Latin Prize
Julian Blower: LaBrunerie Greek Prize
Sarah Gilmer: Excellence in Archaeology Award
Laura Evans and Erin Zimmerman: Theodore Tarkow New Major Awards
Katie Allgaier, Brendan Hay, Megan Matheny: Society for Classical Studies Outstanding Student Awards
Katie Allgaier, Brendan Hay, Amanda Steinman, Ben Truska: A&S Scholarship Awards
The AMS graduate students also honored our retiring faculty members, Sue Langdon, Marcus Rautman, Ted Tarkow, and Barbara Wallach. Watch this space for more information about the reception in their honor in fall 2019.
Dawn Smith-Popielski, an MU alum, joined Chancellor Cartwright, Melinda Cartwright, and AMS chair Annie Mori in the Ferd and Ann LaBrunerie Library to celebrate the 25th Homerathon with the AMS faculty, students, and friends.