2024 Award Winners
Boston University Center for the Humanities Awards, 2024:
John Oddy Memorial: Sophia Fruehauf, Sydney Jessup, & Eleanor Moran
Elsbeth Melville Latin Prize: John Griffin
College of Arts and Sciences Award, 2024:
College Prize: Kit Huong Li
Departmental Awards, 2024:
Antonis Fragoudakis Memorial Award: Spiridon-Iosif Capotos & Artemios Kayas
The Meyer Reinhold Prize: Sofia Podgorski
The Ann Vasaly Prize for Excellence in Classics: Vivian Dai
The following awards are presented each Spring to undergraduates concentrating in the Department of Classical Studies.
The College Prize
The College of Arts & Sciences, on the recommendation of the Department of Classical Studies, awards this prize to the senior who has demonstrated excellence and superior achievement both as a scholar in ancient Greek and Latin and as a member of the classics community in terms of service to the University, college, and/or the department. The award is presented every year on Friday of Commencement Weekend.
The Meyer Reinhold Prize
The Department of Classical Studies awards this prize to one or more undergraduate(s) enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences who have demonstrated superior achievement in the study of ancient history, Roman civilization, or the classical tradition. The award is presented at a spring reception hosted by the Department of Classical Studies held each April.
The Dean Elsbeth Melville Latin Prize
The Department of Classical Studies, in conjunction with the Center for the Humanities, awards this prize, on the recommendation of the faculty of the Department of Classical Studies, to an undergraduate who has demonstrated superior achievement in the study of Latin and who anticipates a profession in the classics. The award is presented at the Humanities Foundation award ceremony held each April.
The John Oddy Memorial Award
The Department of Classical Studies, in conjunction with the Center for the Humanities, awards this prize on the recommendation of the faculty of the Department of Classical Studies, to a select number of junior or senior women who have distinguished themselves in a course in classical history or classical civilization. Applicants need not be in the College of Arts & Sciences. Financial need may be taken into account in making the selection. The award is presented at the Humanities Foundation award ceremony held each April.
In addition, other prizes and fellowships for which classics concentrators are eligible are awarded by nomination to the Boston University Center for the Humanities (617-353-2641).
The Ann Vasaly Prize
The Department of Classical Studies awards this prize to the student who has excelled in the study of ancient Greek and Latin. The award is presented at the department’s Commencement ceremony in May.
Past Award Winners
2022-2023
Boston University Center for the Humanities Awards, 2023:
John Oddy Memorial: Vivian Dai, Mairead Downes, Anna Rafferty, Aarohi Goel, Emma Rits
Elsbeth Melville Latin Prize: Kit Houng Li
Alice M. Brennan Humanities Award: John Griffin
College of Arts and Sciences Award, 2023:
College Prize: Zowie Rico
Departmental Awards, 2023:
Antonis Fragoudakis Memorial Award: Georgia Karantenislis & Luke Kennedy
The Meyer Reinhold Prize: Sophia Igarashi, Sofia Podgorski, & Elizabeth Sprague
The Ann Vasaly Prize for Excellence in Classics: Brain Ko
Excellence in Classics Teaching: Joseph Watkins
2021-2022
Boston University Center for the Humanities Awards, 2022:
John Oddy Memorial: Zowie Rico & Nicolette Salmi
Elsbeth Melville Latin Prize: Nicole Beymer
Alice M. Brennan Humanities Award: Sydney Jessup, Charles Kielt, & Kit Hong Li
Edwin S. and Ruth M. White Prize: Carter Fehey
College of Arts and Sciences Award, 2022:
College Prize: Kira Solovay
Departmental Awards, 2022:
Antonis Fragoudakis Memorial Award: Emmanuel Smirnakis
The Meyer Reinhold Prize: Grace Deustachio
The Ann Vasaly Prize for Excellence in Classics: Hallie Baggaley
Excellence in Classics Teaching: Philip Levine
2020-2021
Boston University Center for the Humanities Awards, 2021:
John Oddy Memorial: Nicole Beymer, Kalliope Glavas, Sarah Hancock, Kira Nash, Catherine Peerson, Kira Solovay, Yarden Tsofni
Elsbeth Melville Latin Prize: Hallie Baggaley
Unrestricted BUCH: Brain Ko
College of Arts and Sciences Award, 2021:
College Prize: Margaret Evans
Graduate School Award, 2021:
Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award: Maya Chakravorty
Departmental Awards, 2021:
Modern Greek Award: Adam Chrysostomou
Boston University Philhellenes Award: Margaret Evans
The Meyer Reinhold Prize: Zowie Rico
The Ann Vasaly Prize for Excellence in Classics: Kira Nash and Catherine Peerson
Excellence in Classics Teaching: Alicia Matz
2019-2020
Boston University Center for the Humanities Awards, 2020:
John Oddy Memorial: Margaret Evans, Elisabeth Kotsalidis, Rebecca Martin, Mari Rooney, Christina Tavella
Alice Brennan Humanities Award: Kira Solovay
Edwin and Ruth White Prize: Gianni Vaughan
Elsbeth Melville Latin Prize: Joseph Droegemueller
College of Arts and Sciences Award, 2020:
College Prize: Noah Lawson
Graduate School Award, 2020:
Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award: Peter Kotiuga
Departmental Awards, 2020:
Modern Greek Award: Grace Beery and Kalliope Glavas
The Meyer Reinhold Prize: Justin Messmer and Matthew Goebel
The Ann Vasaly Prize for Excellence in Classics: Cory Willingham
Excellence in Classics Teaching: Joshua Paul
2018-2019
College Prize: Emily Damiano
The Dean Elsbeth Melville Latin Prize: Noah Lawson
The John Oddy Memorial Award: Eleni Constantinou, Kennedy Blake Farrow, Wenyi Jiang, Dorothy Modrall-Sperling, and Ningyin Zhao
Meyer Reinhold Prize: Cory Willingham
Prize for Excellence in Modern Greek: Eleni Constantinou
Vasaly Prize: Joseph Droegemueller
2017-2018
College Prize: Claire Chiodini
The Dean Elsbeth Melville Latin Prize: Elizabeth Chastain Foster
The John Oddy Memorial Award: Emily Damiano and Zoe Tran
Meyer Reinhold Prize: Gideon Breslaw
Prize for Excellence in Latin: David Murauskas
Vasaly Prize: Evan Armacost
2016-2017
College Prize: Katherine Rachel Quinn
The Dean Elsbeth Melville Latin Prize: Richard Driscoll
The John Oddy Memorial Award: Samantha Farr Arnold, Rebecca Behrends, Clare Marie Chiodini, and Elizabeth Higgins
Meyer Reinhold Prize: David Murauskas
Prize for Excellence in Modern Greek: Liane Tarnecki
2015-2016
College Prize: Joshua Allbright
The Dean Elsbeth Melville Latin Prize: Katherine Quellin
The John Oddy Memorial Award: Claire Brown, Elizabeth Ethier, Hannah Hamilton, and Katrice Kemble
Meyer Reinhold Prize: Claire Bloom, Katrice Kemble, Cassandra Kocek
Prize for Excellence in Ancient Greek: William Erickson Bridges