NEWSLETTER

I still think it a miracle that Virtual CAMWS 2020 ran so smoothly for five full days, with no major electronic disasters! Credit for this is due primarily to the 24/7 guidance provided by our Zoom experts Amy Pistone and Emma Vanderpool and their well-trained team of 27 tech assistants. Secretary-Treasurer Tom Sienkewicz and Administrative Assistant Jevanie Gillen handled the complexities of the transition from an in-person meeting to a virtual one with an awesome work ethic and true grit. As we were scheduling, re-scheduling, and re-re-scheduling papers, panels, workshops, round-table discussions, and other events, we were conscious that Virtual CAMWS would become a model (both good and bad!) for future attempts at virtual classics conferences. I am happy to see that many of the lessons we learned have been useful in the design of the Virtual ACL Institute, which I am attending online as I write this.

Let me thank again all of the participants in the Closing Ceremonies, especially emcee extraordinaire James May, dulcet readers Ward Briggs, Davina McClain, David Schenker, and Garrett Jacobsen, organist Robert Ulery, soloist Bradyn Debysingh ’21 and his fellow singers from Samford University, and pitch-perfect Orator David White, who surprised and caught completely off guard the winners of this year’s Ovationes, Peter and Ephy Howard, Vassiliki Panoussi, and Stephen R. (Randy) Todd. I am grateful to our three undercover judges, Amy Cohen (Randolph College), Anke Walter (Newcastle University), and Robert White (Beaumont School), who spied on the virtual poster session and awarded the prize for best undergraduste poster presentation to Kelsey Myers (University of Arkansas). The Graduate Student Issues Committee (GSIC) played a prominent role in Virtual CAMWS, sponsoring a panel, a workshop, and a round table, while undergraduates had their own reception plus an Eta Sigma Phi paper session, originally to have taken place in April during the honor society’s annual convention. Last but not least, it pleases me to report that an organizational meeting held during Virtual CAMWS has already led to the birth of a new CAMWS affiliated group, Theater in Greece and Rome (TIGR), under the leadership of Timothy Wutrich (Case Western Reserve University).

The preparations for Virtual CAMWS would all have come to naught, had the Executive Committee and hundreds of other CAMWS members not believed that a virtual meeting could work. It required a huge leap of faith to make the Zoom conference a reality. In a world currently plagued with a deadly virus, agonizing racial strife, economic distress, and political turmoil, I remain optimistic that organizations like CAMWS can take the lead in offering positive ways forward. I encourage CAMWS members to continue to trust one another and not be afraid to engage in open, honest discussion of issues. If we are ever to arrive at lasting solutions, we must collaborate and treat one another with civility, understanding, and kindness.

If the Fates had allowed us to meet in Birmingham, I would have announced during the opening plenary session that the CAMWS Executive Committee had voted to direct a portion of the proceeds from the Rudolph Masciantonio estate to establish two annual awards ($500 each) to enable two diverse students, one undergraduate and one graduate, to attend the CAMWS Annual Meeting, beginning in 2020-21. Winners will receive complimentary registration for the meeting and a free one-year membership in CAMWS. Details about the criteria for the awards and the procedure for applying for them will be available by this coming fall. If you are considering a donation to CAMWS, you now have the opportunity to designate your gift for the Masciantonio Diversity Award or for any of several other special awards, including the two that were recently re-named in memory of beloved CAMWS members Keely Lake and McKenzie Lewis. You can donate to the SCS-WCC COVID-19 Relief Fund through the CAMWS website, too.

I would like to take a moment to acknowledge the wonderful contributions made to CAMWS this past year by its wide array of officers, editors, state/provincial/regional vice-presidents, standing committees, and subcommittees. We also had two excellent ad-hoc committees, one on the CAMWS Teacher Training Initiative, chaired by Fanny Dolansky (Brock University), the other on Diversity and Inclusion, chaired by Consularis Ted Tarkow (University of Missouri). The latter group has become so essential to the flourishing of CAMWS that, after an official vote at the 2021 Business Meeting in Cleveland, it will be added to the CAMWS Constitution as a standing committee, with its chair to serve on the Executive Committee.

Further thanks are due to three exemplary task forces: on the CAMWS Annual Meeting, chaired by Consularis Peter Knox (Case Western Reserve University); on Committees, chaired by President-Elect David Schenker (University of Missouri); and on Advertising, chaired by Consularis Laura McClure (University of Wisconsin-Madison). All of them completed their assignments not just on time but ahead of schedule! Building on the strength of those successes, David Schenker and I have just appointed a Task Force on Digital Options for The Classical Journal, chaired by Consularis and former CJ Editor John Miller (University of Virginia).

As Immediate Past President Andrew Faulkner (University of Waterloo) and Member-at-Large Sophie Mills (University of North Carolina at Asheville) complete their terms on the Executive Committee, to the cheers of all who have benefited from their wise counsel, we welcome President-Elect Hunter Gardner (University of South Carolina) and new Member-at-Large Kristin Lord (Wilfrid Laurier University). There are no adequate words to express how much CAMWS owes to Tom Sienkewicz and Jevanie Gillen as they prepare, after eight years of tireless, devoted service, to entrust the care of the association to two other energetic and dedicated individuals, incoming Secretary-Treasurer Davina McClain (Louisiana Scholars’ College at Northwestern State University) and Administrative Assistant Drew Alvarez. Davina and Drew are already hard at work, hand in (socially distanced) hand with incoming President David Schenker. Please be ready and willing to give to this new leadership team the same loyalty and support that you have been gracious enough to give to Tom and Jevanie and to me.

It has been a great honor to serve as President during a year that has put CAMWS to the test in ways that none of us could previously have imagined. I have no doubt that the association will emerge from these trials even more wedded to its mission and even more committed to taking bold steps to help make classical studies a field that everyone can respect and admire. Let me leave you with my heartfelt thanks and with the hope that the warm collegiality that has always been a hallmark of CAMWS will endure for at least another 115 years!

Dear fellow CAMWSians:

It is hard to believe that I have been writing these newsletter missives for eight years and that it is time for the Secretary-Treasurer’s baton to be passed on to my successor, Davina McClain. I am certainly ambivalent about this transition. While I have definitely found my work as Secretary-Treasurer to be both challenging and rewarding, I am also looking forward to a lot fewer emails in my inbox and to more time to spend in my garden and with my family, especially my three granddaughters.

COVID-19 has, without a doubt, made these last few months the most traumatic, strenuous and demanding of my tenure. The day that we realized that the annual CAMWS meeting in Birmingham had to be cancelled was particularly difficult. Jevanie Gillen and I felt as if we were in mourning for several days. It was certainly some consolation to receive in the mail from Anne Groton the memory books to which many of you contributed and which we should have received in Birmingham. Jevanie and I thank all of you who contributed memories to those books.

As we moved into planning Virtual CAMWS 2020 ( camws.org/virtualcamws2020), however, Jevanie and I became more and more revitalized and excited. President Anne Groton did an incredible job transforming a face-to-face meeting into a virtual one. While we had feared that a virtual meeting would include no more than 50% of the presentations planned for Birmingham with a lot fewer attendees, we were delighted that more than 68% of the original presenters agreed to stay on the program and that the virtual meeting was actually much better attended than the Birmingham meeting would have been. We had expected just over 500 CAMWS members to join us in Alabama but just under 600 participated in Virtual CAMWS 2020! We are also grateful to the many publishers and organizations which participated in our Virtual Exhibit Hall ( camws.org/virtualexhibithallcamws2020) and to all of you who made the CAMWS Virtual Auction so successful. (We raised in that sale about $1200 for the Keely Lake Student Group Travel Fund.) We could not have had such a successful virtual experience without the expert help of our tech gurus, Amy Pistone and Emma Vanderpool, and their bevy of tech assistants. Anne and I especially appreciated all the good words we received about the virtual meeting from many of you. Multas gratias!

Special kudos to Jevanie Gillen, who worked tirelessly for many weeks, to arrange registration refunds for the original meeting and to track new registrations for the virtual one. If you have not yet received your refund check, please contact us as soon as possible at [email protected]. Many thanks, also, to all of you who donated all or a portion of the Birmingham registration back to CAMWS. The total amount of those donations was more than $10,000.00!

As someone who worked exclusively with undergraduates throughout his teaching career, I was especially pleased that Virtual CAMWS 2020 was able to include two exciting new features for undergraduates: an Undergraduate Poster Presentation ( camws.org/node/1812) and Presidential Prizes for the best undergraduate paper and poster presentation. The recipients of these prizes are recognized elsewhere in this newsletter.

As I look back over these past eight years, I can see all that CAMWS has accomplished, like the on-going CAMWSCorps project ( camws.org/camwscorps), for which 106 CAMWS members have already been interviewed by graduate and undergraduate students, as well as CAMWS podcasts ( camws.org/podcast), which are, in a way, an offshoot of CAMWSCorps. I also note many new initiatives to support CAMWS members and to promote Classics, including the establishment of the pedagogy book award ( camws.org/awards/bolchazy_book.php), the College Latin Translation Exam ( camws.org/CollegeTranslationContest) , the CAMWS College Greek Exam ( camws.org/cge), fieldwork/excavation awards ( camws.org/awards/excavation.php), Student Group Travel awards ( camws.org/StudentGroupTravelGrant), support for collaborative research between faculty and undergraduates ( camws.org/node/626), support for new Latin teachers ( camws.org/newteacherawards), and travel grants for undergraduates to attend CAMWS ( camws.org/travelawards#Ruebel). A good portion of your CAMWS dues is spent to support all these good works, as well as all the other awards and scholarships CAMWS offers. Thank you all for that support.

Other changes during my tenure have included upgrading of the CAMWS website and enhancement of the program for the annual meeting, which now contains ads from many publishers, institutions and organizations. In case you are interested, here is the program for the meeting in Birmingham which might have been: camws.org/Program2020. It is also rewarding to see the number of institutional members of CAMWS reach a record high of 134 this year! Please don’t forget to renew your institutional membership for next year. It is not too early to do so here: camws.org/institutionalmembership.

As I leave office, I would be especially remiss if I did not thank, once again, my invaluable administrative assistant, Jevanie Gillen, for her daily support and help. I would also like to express my gratitude to all the presidents under whom I served: Peter Knox, Monica Cyrino, Antony Augoustakis, Ruth Scodel, Alden Smith, Laura McClure, Andrew Faulkner, and Anne Groton. They all led CAMWS according to their own personal styles and professional passions, but they all always had the best interest of the organization at heart and I valued working with all of them. They have all become my good friends. Finally, I would like to thank all of you, the members of CAMWS, for your support of this great association and for putting up with my occasional typhoons (oops--sorry!) typos, and my phone’s stubborn penchant for original and bemusing autoconnects (sigh...not again!).

JUNETEENTH STATEMENT BY THE CAMWS AD-HOC COMMITTEE ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

The CAMWS Ad-hoc Committee on Diversity and Inclusion affirms the following statement:

On this, the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth - the moment in 1865 when enslaved black peoples in Galveston, Texas were finally informed of their freedom - we aver the basic, human right to life and liberty for all peoples of African descent.

Acknowledging that Black Lives Matter is the first step in bringing recognition to the struggles of past generations and their manifold contributions to the history, heroic tales, and art of the last four hundred years.

We mourn the lives of all those destroyed by inhumane violence, greatly regretting the loss of those in the CAMWS regions, among them: Rayshard Brooks (6.11.2020, Georgia), George Floyd (5.25.2020, Minnesota), Breonna Taylor (3.13.2020, Kentucky), Ahmaud Arbery (2.23.2020, Georgia), thousands of others since the death of Michael Brown (8.9.2014, Missouri), and millions during slavery, post-Reconstruction and thereafter.

We confess and repent the role of our own field in having both purposefully and unintentionally harbored and contributed to racism in the past and in the present; we stand in support of our African American and African diaspora colleagues, friends, and neighbors; we seek to listen and learn from them as we strive to find ways to atone for our past and present failures to achieve true equality and justice; and we pledge them our help in word and in deed now and in the future.

We encourage all CAMWS members to show solidarity with African Americans and those of African descent everywhere by speaking up and by supporting groups engaged in working toward equality and justice--today on Juneteenth, and every day.

CAMWS STATEMENT ON RACISM AND RESPONSIBILITY

The Classical Association of the Middle West and South welcomes all who are interested in the study of classical antiquity, regardless of their national origin, race, gender, or identity. CAMWS is dedicated to providing an open, safe, supportive environment in which everyone is treated with fairness and understanding and allowed to thrive. We, the members of the CAMWS Executive Committee, unite with our colleagues from other classical associations (such as the Society for Classical Studies, the American Classical League, and the Archaeological Institute of America) and condemn the racially motivated injustices in Georgia, Minneapolis, New York’s Central Park, and elsewhere. These incidents are disturbing and reprehensible. We have no tolerance for discrimination or acts of hate, whether within our Classics community or elsewhere, and we encourage robust, respectful dialogue. As scholars, teachers, and students, we have a responsibility not only to shine a light on past and present wrongs in the world, but also to draw on our experience, and the experiences of the ancients, to try to right them.

Monday, August 31, 2020

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Monday, October 5, 2020

Sunday, November 15, 2020

AKA THE FIRST EVER VIRTUAL CAMWS

AT THE INVITATION OF

HIGHLIGHTS

Anne Groton's virtual Presidential Address.

CAMWS Orator, David White, delivering this year's Ovationes at the Virtual CAMWS Closing Ceremonies

The virtual passing of the gavel to incoming President David Schenker.

STILL AVAILABLE

Although the panels and workshops are no longer available, you can still explore some important parts of our virtual event.

CAMWS 2021

Μοῖραι and COVID permitting, the 117th Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South will be held Wednesday-Saturday, April 7-10, 2021, in Cleveland, Ohio at the Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center at the invitation of Case Western Reserve University.

Resolutions for the 116th meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, planned for Birmingham, Alabama, at the invitation of Samford University. March 25-28, 2020

I

WHEREAS in past years we admired the cornmeal of Albuquerque and the cornhuskers of Nebraska, we now partake of cornpone in γλυκεῖα οἰκία Ἀλαβάμα;

WHEREAS Birmingham, at the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains, boasts famous peaks such as Mons Harenosus, Mons Ruber, and Mons Speculatorum, and provides abundant hydraulic power for the popping of corn throughout the land of the Tennessee Valley Authority;

WHEREAS in Dulcis Domus Alabama, home to NASA in Huntsville and NASCAR’s Talladega Speedway in Lincoln, we have offered prayers and sacrifices to keep the pollen at bay, grateful that the services of an augur were not necessary with the end of the spring invasion of robins;

WHEREAS this region has a long history of fighting for civil rights, including the famous march organized by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from Selma to Montgomery, we have solemnly paid our respects to the city’s legacy of its centrality in the civil rights movement;

WHEREAS having come to Birmingham, this fairest of ferrous cities, to iron things out and forge alliances, we stood in the shadow of Birmingham’s 56-foot tall cast iron statue of Vulcan (circa 1904), which rises upon a pedestal to a towering 180 feet— mirabile visu—surpassing the Colossus of Rhodes;

WHEREAS the rivalry between the Aestus Ruber and the Tigres Purpurei who battle each year in the Calix Ferreus, is one of the greatest in the sport of football throughout the USA;

WHEREAS we, as serious scholars, did not refrain from the NCAA siren call of τὰ ἡδέα ἑκκαίδεκα, yet did forego curse tablets and magical papyri against our rivals;

WHEREAS the Cumberland School of Law annually celebrates the honorary 1937 degree (Doctor of Canine Jurisprudence) awarded to Rascal, for faithful class attendance, beginning in 1933, at the law school’s former campus in Lebanon, Tennessee;

WHEREAS no cave canem was needed, thanks to our warm reception from the Samford Bulldogs, and many of our number got their cat and caffeine fixes at Gatos and Beans, the only cat café in Alabama;

WHEREAS we are grateful to our hosts at Samford U, home of the Step-Sing, where we would much rather meet Rascal than encounter canem ferocissimum in vexillo during the Bulldog walk.

WHEREAS we are also grateful to the local organizing committee, comprising members from five universities and five high schools, the bedrock of Greek and Latin studies in Alabama:

BE IT RESOLVED

that we have settled in Alabama whence proximo anno we will convene among the corn growers of Ohio, and that once again CAMWS has proven itself simply “a-maize-ing.”

that in twenty-twenty, in this land of plenty, and that from nearly fordy states, we forded the rivers cum ford itudine, some driving 4-door Fords, for de most affable and af fordable classical confabulation, speaking not in 3-D but in 4-D (historical, herstorical, itstorical, and even hysterical) at the invitation of Sam ford University. Wherefore Plaudite, quaeso, fortissime hanc sodalitatem!

II.

WHEREAS Latin students began the year with Ovid only to decline the embrace of (C)Ovid;

WHEREAS sagax Fauci, fauces vitae, Classics major (Holy Cross ‘62) and Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has labored like a Herakles to save the nation from the viral fauces mortis;

WHEREAS our hopes of being hospites Alabamae were dashed, President Anne Groton and the Executive Committee organized aequis animis a remote conference (May 26-30, 2020), thereby honoring the Alabama state motto: “ audemus iura nostra defendere”;

WHEREAS we are indebted to the Program Committee for their industry, artistry, and technical wizardry, and celebrate the presenters, facilitators, moderators, and audience members, all of whom Fortitudine et Virtute have ensured that we were not only entertained but enlightened during this, the twentieth anniversary of the release of “Gladiator”;

WHEREAS

The best-laid plans of Mice an’ Men,

Gang aft agley

But doughty CAMWS yet persists

Convening anyway,

Not in a room,

But via Zoom,

Sive pessime aut optime!

BE IT RESOLVED that, though we be confined to barracks now, in 2021 we shall bivouac among the Spartans when we meet in the city of Progress and Prosperity on the banks of the beautiful Scioto River.

June 2020

Luke Gorton

McKenzie Lewis, in memoriam

Anatole Mori, chair

Meredith Prince

Mark Thorne

Athanasia Worley

Accepted by the CAMWS Executive Committeee on June 6, 2020

CAMWS recognizes Randy Todd ​​​​​​(left)of Samford University as the recipient of a 2020 CAMWS ovatio. You can watch Orator David White present this award here: youtu.be/Xp6-SSfcf7Q.

CAWMS recognizes Vassiliki ("Lily") Panoussi (center) of William & Mary as a recipient of a 2020 CAMWS ovatio. You can watch Orator David White present this award here: youtu.be/mEwqv6VAFIQ.

CAMWS recognizes Ephy and Peter Howard (right) of Troy, AL, as recipients of a 2020 CAMWS Ovatio. You can watch Orator David White present this award here: youtu.be/GF0XHM3IBJk.

CAMWS looks forward to honoring both recipients in person at the 2021 annual meeting, at which time complete citations enumerating their contributions to the field will be prepared. Until then, per their request, both recipients were honored by name during this year's CAMWS online conference.

Recipients of 2020 CAMWS awards funding travel outside the United States be permitted to defer their awards, if necessary, until the summer of 2021. See https://camws.org/node/1740 for additional details.

Semple Award

Grant Award

Benario Award

The 2019-2020 recipient of the CAMWS Award for Excellence in College Teaching was Teresa Ramsby of the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Read the citation here.

The 2019-2020 recipient of the Kraft Award for Excellence in Secondary School Teaching was Robert Patrick of Parkview High School in Lilburn, Georgia.

Read the citation here.

Nandini Pandey of University of Wisconsin-Madison was a recipient of a 2020 First Book Prize for The Poetics of Power in Augustan Rome: Latin Poetic Responses to Early Imperial Iconography (Cambridge University Press, 2018)

Read the citation here.

Stephanie Roussou of University of Cyprus received a 2020 First Book Prize for The Pseudo-Arcadius' Epitome of Herodian's De Prosodia Catholica, Edited with an Introduction and Commentary (Oxford University Press, 2018). Read the citation here. Read the citation here.

Christine Loren Albright (University of Georgia) was the recipient of the 2020 Bolchazy Pedagogy Book Award for Ovid's Metamorphoses: A Reader for Students in Elementary College Latin (Routledge, 2018). Read her citation here.

Outstanding Regional Vice-President

Outstanding State Vice-President

Outstanding Promotional Activity in the Schools

2019-20 BIG and Caristia Grants

Manson A. Stewart Teacher Training Award

Manson A. Stewart Travel Award

Although The CAMWS 2020 Meeting did not take place physically in Birmingham, AL, these individuals are still recognized as recipients of this award.

Student Loan Assistance For New Teachers Award

New Teacher Start-Up Funds Award

Presidential Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Paper

Honorable Mentions:

Presidential Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Paper

Honorable Mention:

Presidential Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Poster Presentation

Although The CAMWS 2020 Meeting did not take place physically in Birmingham, AL, these individuals are still recognized as recipients of this award.

This prize is awarded to the student(s) earning the highest score on the Intermediate College Greek Exam.

This prize is awarded to the student(s) earning the highest score on the Intermediate College Greek Exam. This year's winner is David Sullivan (University of Georgia).

The Classical Association of the Middle West and South has established the Edward Phinney Book Prize, to be awarded to any student receiving a perfect score (or coming closest to a perfect score) on the College Greek Exam.

Although difficulties stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic interfered with the administration and delayed the scoring, the results of this year’s College Greek Exam are being processed and should be made available by the end of July.

Summas gratias to all the volunteers who made this year’s competition possible. If you are interested in serving on the contest committee and/or grading papers next year, please contact Nick Fletcher.

A very special thanks to the following volunteers who shared their time and expertise to assist the committee in grading papers this year: Nora Murphy (Shaker Heights High School, OH), Peter Millett (University School, OH), Patrick Yaggy (BASIS Tucson North, AZ), Patrick Bradley (Rockbridge County High School, VA), Woojin Kim (Flint Hill School, VA), Marni Dillard (John Burroughs School, MO), Bryan Carlson (Fort Worth Country Day School, TX), Stephanie Hutchings and Travis Hill (Scottsdale Preparatory School, AZ), Ralph Covino (Girls Preparatory School, TN), Alan Farnsworth (Walton High School, GA), Tom Garvey (The Meadows School, NV), Brandtley Jones (St. Anne's- Belfield School, VA), Tom Cirillo (Montgomery Bell Academy, TN), Mark Buzbee (Homeschool, FL), Jason Nabors (Central Magnet School, TN), Micheal Posey (The Episcopal School of Baton Rouge, LA), Claire Bishop (Charlotte Christian School, NC), Athanasia Worley, Sarah Wright.

Intermediate Contest – Level Two

Total Number of Exams Submitted: 189 Average Score: 7 / 50

I. Cash Award Winners, Average Score: 38 / 50

Student, School, Teacher

II. Book Award Winners, Average Score: 29 / 50

Student, School, Teacher

III. Certificates of Commendation, Average Score: 22 / 50

Student, School, Teacher

Intermediate Contest – Level Three

Total Number of Exams Submitted: 347 Average Score: 12 / 50

I. Cash Award Winners, Average Score: 40 / 50

Student, School, Teacher

II. Book Award Winners, Average Score: 36 / 50

Student, School, Teacher

III. Certificates of Commendation, Average Score: 21 / 50

Student, School, Teacher

Advanced Contest – Level Four

Total Number of Exams Submitted: 277 Average Score: 14 / 50

I. Cash Award Winners, Average Score: 45 / 50

Student, School, Teacher

II. Book Award Winners, Average Score: 37 / 50

Student, School, Teacher

III. Certificates of Commendation, Average Score: 28 / 50

Student, School, Teacher

Advanced Contest – Level Five

Total Number of Exams Submitted: 171 Average Score: 19 / 50

I. Cash Award Winners, Average Score: 48 / 50

Student, School, Teacher

* = perfect score!

II. Book Award Winners, Average Score: 41 / 50

Student, School, Teacher

III. Certificates of Commendation, Average Score: 36 / 50

Student, School, Teacher

A very special thanks to the following volunteers who shared their time and expertise to assist the committee in grading papers this year: Scott Cochran (Siegel HS, TN), Sam Caldis (Brown Univ., RI), Kathleen M. Kirsch (St. Agnes School, MN), Caleb X. Dance (Washington & Lee Univ., VA), Evelyn W. Adkins (Case Western Reserve Univ., OH), Karl P. Frerichs (University School, OH), Andrew Burrow (Mountain View Jr. High, AL), Elizabeth Deacon (Univ. of Colorado, CO), Lindley Henson (Seton Catholic Prep Academy, AZ), David West (Ashland Univ., OH). The co-chairs are especially grateful to Karl Frerichs for his extra help on all aspects of the contest.

Intermediate Contest

Overall average = 14.95 chunks

5 Cash Awards = top 2.5%; average 43.4/50 chunks

10 Book Awards = top 7.5%; average 36.6/50 chunks

30 Letters of Commendation = top 22%; average 28.5/50 chunks

I. Cash Award Winners

Student, School, Teacher

II. Book Award Winners

Student, School, Teacher

III. Letter of Commendation Winners

Student, School, Teacher

Advanced Contest

Overall average = 28.65 chunks

5 Cash Awards = top 3.5%; average 48.4/50 chunks

10 Book Awards = top 10%; average 47.4/50

30 Letters of Commendation = top 30% = 41.4/50 chunks

I. Cash Award Winners

Student, School, Teacher

II. Book Award Winners

Student, School, Teacher

III. Letter of Commendation Winners

Student, School, Teacher

NOTICE: Since the 2020 CAMWS meeting in Birmingham was cancelled due to COVID-19, there was no 2020 Business Meeting at which these proposed amendments could be considered. Therefore, these amendments will be reconsidered at the 2021 CAMWS meeting in Cleveland.

Dear CAMWS Members:

The CAMWS Executive Committee has approved the following amendments to the CAMWS constitution. The constitution requires that all proposed amendments be submitted to the membership in writing at least a month before the annual Business Meeting, at which such amendments must be approved by a vote of the members in attendance.

These amendments were proposed by both the Committee for the Promotion of Latin and a Task Force on Committees appointed for this purpose by President Anne Groton.

Here is a summary of the proposed changes:

Below are provided the current wording in the constitution, the proposed wording with edits, and the proposed wording without edits.

Current Wording:

Article III. Committees.

Section 1. The standing committees of the Association include the Executive Committee, the Development Committee, the Finance Committee, the History Committee, the Membership Committee, the Merit Committee, the Nominating Committee, the Program Committee, the Committee for the Promotion of Latin, the Resolutions Committee, and the Steering Committee on Awards and Scholarships.

Article II. Officers.

Section 5. There shall be an Executive Committee consisting of the President; the President-Elect; the immediate Past President; the Secretary-Treasurer; the Editor of The Classical Journal; the Editor of Teaching Classical Languages; the Editor of the CAMWS Newsletter; the Chairs of the Steering Committee on Awards and Scholarships, the Committee for the Promotion of Latin, the Finance Committee, and the Membership Committee; and three elected Members-at-Large, who shall serve for renewable terms of three years each, one term expiring each year. The Executive Committee shall meet in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the Association, except as provided under Article V.2. Election of Members-at-Large shall take place at the Annual Business Meeting.

Proposed Wording with Edits:

Article III. Committees.

Section 1. The standing committees of the Association include the Executive Committee, the Development Committee, the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion, the Finance Committee, the History Committee, the Membership Committee, the Merit Committee, the Nominating Committee, the Program Committee, the Committee for the Promotion of Latin and Greek, the Resolutions Committee, and the Steering Committee on Awards and Scholarships, and the Strategic Planning Committee.

Article II. Officers.

Section 5. There shall be an Executive Committee consisting of the President; the President-Elect; the immediate Past President; the Secretary-Treasurer; the Editor of The Classical Journal; the Editor of Teaching Classical Languages; the Editor of the CAMWS Newsletter; the Chairs of the Steering Committee on Awards and Scholarships, the Committee for the Promotion of Latin and Greek, the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion, the Finance Committee, and the Membership  Strategic Planning Committee; and three elected Members-at-Large, who shall serve for renewable terms of three years each, one term expiring each year. The Executive Committee shall meet in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the Association, except as provided under Article V.2. Election of Members-at-Large shall take place at the Annual Business Meeting.

Proposed Wording without Edits:

Article III. Committees.

Section 1. The standing committees of the Association include the Executive Committee, the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion, the Finance Committee, the History Committee, the Merit Committee, the Nominating Committee, the Program Committee, the Committee for the Promotion of Latin and Greek, the Resolutions Committee, the Steering Committee on Awards and Scholarships, and the Strategic Planning Committee.

Article II. Officers.

Section 5. There shall be an Executive Committee consisting of the President; the President-Elect; the immediate Past President; the Secretary-Treasurer; the Editor of The Classical Journal; the Editor of Teaching Classical Languages; the Editor of the CAMWS Newsletter; the Chairs of the Steering Committee on Awards and Scholarships, the Committee for the Promotion of Latin and Greek, the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion, the Finance Committee, and the Strategic Planning Committee; and three elected Members-at-Large, who shall serve for renewable terms of three years each, one term expiring each year. The Executive Committee shall meet in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the Association, except as provided under Article V.2. Election of Members-at-Large shall take place at the Annual Business Meeting.

DEORUM BENEFICIO REI PUBLICAE PROCREATUS : CICERO’S PANEGYRICAL PORTRAIT OF OCTAVIANUS

by James M. May

Abstract:

Cicero’s persuasive goal in his Philippics was to rouse the senate and people of Rome to resist Marcus Antonius in hopes of restoring the libertas populi Romani and some semblance of the Republic as he envisioned it. As is the case in all of Cicero’s oratory, the presentation of character plays a crucial role in the persuasive process. The orator’s portrait of young Caesar Octavianus, crucial to his strategy, is rooted in elements of laudatory oratory, borrowed largely from his earlier panegyrical depictions of Pompeius Magnus and Julius Caesar. This portrait of praise, drawn throughout the Philippics, proved not only persuasive to the senate, but also influential on Octavianus himself, who later as Augustus employed several of its elements when recounting his own accomplishments.

HORACE’S “ROMAN ODES”

by A.J. Woodman

Abstract:

It is argued (a) that the title “Roman Odes” is a misnomer and should be replaced, (b) that the six odes do not constitute one long, single poem, as has recently been suggested.

THE KINGS OF THE LAURENTES: CONTRADICTIONS AND POINTS OF VIEW IN VIRGIL’S AENEID

by Sergio Casali

Abstract:

The genealogy of the kings of the Laurentes given by the narrator at Aen. 7.45–9 (Saturn–Picus–Faunus–Latinus) is at odds with the one suggested by the description of the statues of Picus’ palace at 7.177–91, where we find the sequence Italus–Sabinus–Saturn–Janus–Picus. Both genealogies are then contradicted by Evander’s account of the history of Latium at 8.313–36. These irreconcilable versions reflect the different political and cultural interests of the different characters involved (the “Varronian” narrator, the kings of the Laurentes themselves and King Evander).

SACRIFICIAL ACROSTICS AND THE FALL OF GREAT CITIES IN VIRGIL AND LUCAN

by Julia Hejduk

Abstract:

This note argues that an intertextual acrostic conversation spanning key passages in Virgil and Lucan draws a connection between the fall of Troy, depicted as a sacrifice, and the “fall” of Rome in its civil war. A long vertical utterance, spanning the lines in which the gods destroy Troy, simultaneously admonishes the city to be sacrificed and Aeneas to leave it behind ( Aen. 2.614–28). Lucan echoes this acrostic in lines whose horizontal text transitions from fulsome flattery of Nero to the reasons for Rome’s doom ( BC 1.62–70), simultaneously hinting at the necessity for “sacrificing” the emperor and questioning the theology underpinning his own poem.

PATTERNS OF PRAYER IN OVID’S METAMORPHOSES AND THE SUPPRESSED RAPE OF LAVINIA

by Megan Elena Bowen

Abstract:

Although the story of Anius’ daughters in Ovid’s Metamorphoses (13.640–74) lacks explicit erotic elements, it evokes an erotic context through allusion to entreaties made in previous scenes of attempted rape. In the first third of Ovid’s epic, prayers for divine assistance are an essential, repeated component in stories of attempted rape. The plea by Anius’ daughters in Book 13 recalls the petitions in these scenes. This reference in turn activates an alternative tradition about the daughters of Anius, known through Servius, in which Aeneas rapes a daughter of Anius named Lavinia (Serv. Dan. Aen. 3.80). Recognizing an echo of the pattern of prayer and attempted rape bolsters Casali’s idea that Ovid acts as both a corrector of Vergil and draws attention to an alternative, more dubious Aeneas. Ovid simultaneously suppresses Lavinia’s rape in his own narrative and points to Vergil’s censorship of the story in Book 3 of the Aeneid, thereby positioning himself as a critical reader of the Aeneid and Rome’s problematic “foundation in raped female bodies.”

OVIDIAN SYNCHRONISMS

by Joseph Farrell

Abstract:

Recent research has emphasized Ovid’s attention to the conventions of historiography and mythography, especially in the Metamorphoses and the Fasti. These conventions include the trope of synchronism, which is common to several genres of history and mythography. Ovid’s use of synchronism as a transitional device in the Metamorphoses, censured by critics since Quintilian, has recently been defended by Thomas Cole, who argues that these synchronisms are not merely indices of Ovid’s indulging his own cleverness, but also proof of his determination to preserve chronological decorum in the poem’s structure. This challenges the idea that Ovid subverts virtually all forms of authoritative organization, including those involving time. While broadly persuasive, Cole’s intervention does not address the tendency of synchronisms to attract a significance that exceeds what is necessary to maintain a coherent chronological framework. In this paper, I defend this claim by discussing some of the early, programmatic synchronisms of the Metamorphoses and some broadly similar passages.

FORMA MANET FACTI (OV. FAST . 2.379): AETIOLOGIES OF MYTH AND RITUAL IN OVID’S FASTI AND METAMORPHOSES

by Denis Feeney

Abstract:

Beginning with an understudied variety of aetiology in the Fasti—the “contingent” aetiology—this paper argues that Ovid exploits the Roman tradition of multiple aetiology in order to explore important aspects of the relationship between the present and the past. The paper concludes by examining the great differences between the Fasti and the Metamorphoses in their treatments of aetiology, change and continuity.

OVID’S ARISTAEUS ( FAST . 1.363–80)

by Carol E. Newlands

Abstract:

John Miller has helped illuminate the sophistication of Ovid’s didactic approach in the Fasti by showing that even in aetiological variants for a festival’s etymology, in this case the Agonalia, a playful and refined Callimacheanism is at work. This paper follows up on his insight by examining further examples of Ovid’s intertextual engagement in the Agonalia, including, notably, with his own Metamorphoses and with Virgil’s Aristaeus epyllion at the end of the Georgics. Allusion for Ovid acts as a rhetorical tool for critical, authorial intervention into the Virgilian and didactic tradition.

CARMENTIS AND THE POET: DEIFICATION AND EXILE IN OVID’S FASTI

by Anke Walter

Abstract:

In Fasti 1, the festival dedicated to Carmentis, a prophetess ( vates) named after carmen, “song” itself, has strong programmatic implications for Ovid’s own song and his vatic persona. Harking back to Aeneid 8, where Carmentis is mentioned in passing, Ovid presents her in a new light: as a vates of exile and deification. Carmentis both prophesies and prefigures what will become an entire chain of deifications of members of the house of Augustus, and she is deified herself. She strikingly contrasts with the poet Ovid, who will not receive similar honors. Instead, his own fate is mirrored in Carmentis’ first speech, on the topic of exile. We can recognize a ring structure with strong closural force: the prophecies of the very first vates, Carmentis, foreshadow the birth of “gods” that were so powerful that they could send Ovid into exile and silence Rome’s most recent vates. Ovid’s exile thus becomes more than a personal mishap. It marks the completion of a circle of events that began once the first vates set her foot on Italian soil.

DIVINE JOURNEYS: GEOGRAPHICAL CATALOGUES IN OVID’S FASTI 4

by K. Sara Myers

Abstract:

This paper examines the geographical catalogues that describe the journeys of the goddesses Cybele and Ceres in Fasti 4. Looking beyond their narratological function as transitional devices and as displays of erudition, it seeks also to show how geography intersects with and further illustrates the poem’s interest in religious innovation, generic experimentation and imperial expansion. The journeys of the two goddesses, which are notable as the only geographical catalogues of the poem, provide imaginary maps of both the previous literary tradition and of the Roman empire.

NAMING JUNE: CULT, INTERTEXTUAL COMPETITION AND AUGUSTAN POLITICS IN OVID’S FASTI 6

by Christopher Nappa

Abstract:

The sixth and final book of Ovid’s Fasti begins with an argument over the origin of the name of June. Three goddesses—Juno, Juventas and Concordia—claim to be the source of the name. The whole competition is framed as a repeat of the judgment of Paris, and Ovid finally declines to make a choice. The result of the original judgment of Paris is the Trojan War, a legend inextricably connected to the narrative of Rome’s own foundation. Thus all three claimants for the name rely on the narrative of history brought about—in poetic terms—by the fall of Troy. In refusing to pass judgment, Ovid prevents a second Trojan War and does not take the decisive step that authorizes any of the contending narratives and brings about Augustan Rome. In refusing to settle the origin of June’s name, Ovid stops the calendar from moving on to July and August, the months named for the founders of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Thus, Ovid ends his calendar by calling into question the Augustan future, one that had not yet been written.

BACCHUS, HERCULES AND LITERARY HISTORY IN STATIUS’ ACHILLEID

by Charles McNelis

Abstract:

Epic characters often reflect attributes of the gods, and in Statius’ Achilleid, Achilles is no different. At various moments in the poem, he is similar to Jupiter, Apollo and Bacchus. This paper develops the connections between Achilles and Bacchus by arguing for the importance of the dramatic representation of Bacchus—and that of his brother Hercules—to understanding the larger plot of Statius’ poem. Achilles’ behavior recalls in particular the comic presentations of Bacchus and Hercules as figures who can transgress normal bounds without compromising their elevated status. Moreover, the comic Bacchus and Hercules afford models for the coexistence of seemingly paradoxical or even contradictory attributes within a character. While Achilles’ literary heritage is undoubtedly part of the Homeric tradition, Statius also draws upon other genres and artistic strategies for his treatment of the hero.

Teaching Classical Languages ( TCL) is the peer-reviewed, online journal dedicated to exploring how we teach (and how we learn) Greek and Latin.

IMPLEMENTING IPAS: ONE DEPARTMENT'S ODYSSEY

by Evelyn Beckman and Richard Green, Bullis School

Abstract:

Integrated Performance Assessments (IPAs) allow students to show what they know via the three modes of communication: Interpretive, Interpersonal, and Presentational. This is an account of one foreign language department’s multi-year journey in refining its assessments and transitioning to the use of IPAs throughout the year, including in lieu of final exams. This paper will provide an account of the work that one foreign language department has been doing in recent years to improve the way students are assessed by adopting IPAs, with specific examples provided from Latin classes. Examples given will focus primarily on Interpretive Reading, Interpersonal Writing, and Presentational Writing. This paper addresses the reasoning behind choosing IPAs, detailed information about what they are, and the results the department has had so far. Lastly, this paper discusses how the department has changed the way classes are taught and assessed, with specific attention given to the Latin classroom.

VISUALIZING VOCABULARY: STUDENT-DRIVEN VISUAL VOCABULARIES  

by Christopher Bungard, Butler University

Abstract:

This article explores the use of visual vocabularies created by students on Padlet as a tool for enhancing students’ engagement with Greek and Latin vocabulary. Given that vocabulary may be undervalued by instructors in favor of more complicated grammatical concepts, this article claims the necessary focus that instructors should put on vocabulary exercises. Informed by research in cognitive psychology on dual coding (i.e., encoding information in memory both visually and lexically), this article also argues that instructors can enhance student retention of Greek and Latin vocabulary through the use of visually rich, student-driven visual vocabularies. By providing students with vocabulary lists of frequently used Greek or Latin words and asking students to find images that illustrate the meaning of those words, instructors enliven the learning process for students, helping students to make meaningful connections with these words in the target language. Using visual vocabularies, instructors help students move towards a greater level of language fluency, processing lexical entries more in terms of concepts and images.

WHY LEARN LATIN? MOTIVATION FOR LEARNING A CLASSICAL LANGUAGE  

by Joshua Katz, University of Saskatchewan; Kimberly Noels, University of Alberta; Amanda Fitzner, Carleton University

Abstract:

Few studies have examined why people learn classical languages, and none have grounded learners’ reasons within theories of motivation for language learning. We conducted interviews with 12 advanced Latin learners and teachers to investigate why they chose to learn this classical language. A thematic analysis of the interview transcripts revealed nine themes. Some themes were consistent with Self-Determination Theory, including “intrinsic interest” (intrinsic motivation), “sense of prestige” (introjected regulation), and “program requirements” (external regulation), whereas other themes paralleled aspects of Gardner’s Socio-Educational Model (SEM; e.g., “transferable language benefits” is consistent with the instrumental orientation). Some themes posited by extant motivational models were not evident in the transcripts, or necessitated a reinterpretation of extant constructs (e.g., the SEM’s integrative orientation). Other themes that have not been addressed in modern language models pertain specifically to the learning of classical languages like Latin. For example, some participants suggested that learning Latin instills a disciplined or “methodical approach to learning,” particularly for people with certain personality characteristics. The results of this study are discussed in terms of contemporary theories’ capacity to describe motivation to learn classical languages and the implications of the findings for language pedagogy.

THE THOMAS PROJECT: EVALUATING A WEB-BASED LATIN RESEARCH PROJECT FOR LEARNERS AT MULTIPLE LEVELS  

by Elizabeth Manwell, Kalamazoo College

Abstract:

This article describes the author’s experience in fashioning a research experience for undergraduate Latin students and in evaluating the success of the project in its early stages. The author developed an on-line translation and commentary project for her students, using a medieval encyclopedia, Thomas Cantimpratensis’s Liber de natura rerum. After addressing the challenges of finding a text and creating the assignment, the article shows how reflecting on such a project can lead to concrete improvements in the student experience. The article outlines the areas of evaluation of the project—rubric, assignment, and student engagement—and summarizes the results of the evaluation to date.

CAMWS TASK FORCE ON DIGITAL OPTIONS

FOR THE CLASSICAL JOURNAL

On June 18, 2020, CAMWS President Anne H. Groton and CAMWS President-Elect David J. Schenker jointly appointed a CAMWS Task Force on Digital Options for The Classical Journal.

The charge for the task force is to investigate digital options for CJ and make recommendations in a report submitted to the CAMWS Executive Committee by November 1, 2020. The members are

The chair of the Task Force can be reached at [email protected]

All the members of the task force can be reached at [email protected].

TEACHER TRAINING INITIATIVE (TTI) PROPOSAL APPROVED BY CAMWS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

In the spring of 2018 the CAMWS Development Committee, under the leadership of its chair John Miller (University of Virginia), launched the Teacher Training Initiative (TTI), dedicated to supporting K-12 Latin teacher training and professional development. Since then, CAMWS consulares, officers, and individual members have contributed $21,273 to the campaign, and the Executive Committee has approved a commitment of $10,000 from the CAMWS endowment, bringing the total amount of available funds to $31,273.

During 2019-20 an ad-hoc committee, chaired by Fanny Dolansky (Brock University), brainstormed about how best to disburse the funds. In its report, submitted to the Executive Committee this spring, the committee suggested ideas in four categories: teaching certification, training experiences, mentoring experiences, and start-up costs. Building on those suggestions, and believing that our top priority should be brand-new initiatives to attract pre-college as well as undergraduates into the profession, the outgoing and incoming CAMWS Presidents and the outgoing and incoming CAMWS Secretary-Treasurers propose a two-pronged approach to spending the TTI funds: a partnership program and a scholarship program.

This proposal was approved by the CAMWS Executive Committee on June 29, 2020.

Learn more at https://camws.org/node/1899.

CALL FOR PAPERS: CAMWS 2021

The 117th Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South will be held Wednesday-Saturday, April 7-10, 2021, in Cleveland, Ohio at the Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center at the invitation of Case Western Reserve University. Proposals for panels, workshops, individual papers, posters, and round-table discussions on any aspect of the ancient Mediterranean world are now being accepted. Teachers (K-12, college, university) and independent scholars, as well as graduate and undergraduate students, are encouraged to submit proposals. Papers that are likely to be of broad interest, such as those with direct applicability to teaching or those engaged with issues of diversity, gender, sexuality, race, and ethnicity, are especially welcome.

All panel abstracts, workshop proposals, and round-table discussion proposals (with accompanying abstracts) must be received by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, August 31, 2020.

All individual paper abstracts must be received by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, October 5, 2020.

All abstracts for poster presentations (open to undergraduates only) must be received by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, December 2, 2020.

All submissions will be judged anonymously by the Program Committee, chaired by CAMWS President David Schenker of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. He can be reached at [email protected].

Please visit https://camws.org/cfpCAMWS2021 for complete information and submission instructions.

Nota Bene: While we certainly hope that the 2021 CAMWS Meeting will take place in Cleveland, OH in-person, we will be monitoring the situation and will notify members as soon as possible if health and safety concerns require a change in plans. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we all continue to navigate this new world.

CAMWS-SS 2020 CANCELLED

The 100th Anniversary Meeting of CAMWS-SS scheduled for November 12-14, 2020, in Waco, Texas at the Hilton Waco hotel at the invitation of Baylor University has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for the fall of 2021. Additional information will be posted to the CAMWS website as soon as it is available.

CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS:

DRAMA IN PRACTICE

The newly formed Theater in Greece and Rome Affiliated Group (TIGR) of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South ( camws.org) invites proposals for a workshop on the performance of ancient theater and/or related theatrical traditions to be held under TIGR’s sponsorship at the annual meeting of CAMWS in Cleveland (April 7-10, 2021). Proposals should focus on practical aspects of performance, such as the use of props and costumes, the integration of music with action, the navigation of theatrical space, or the possibilities of movement on stage. Workshops that explore aspects of design or production development are equally welcome.

This workshop seeks to explore the physical practice of performance, so preference will be given to proposals with a hands-on component. However, as the future of in-person conferences next year is still uncertain, proposers are encouraged to demonstrate that they can modify their planned activities, should CAMWS 2021 be held in virtual space.

Submissions, which should not exceed 800 words total in length, should include:

Workshop proposals should follow CAMWS’s formatting guidelines ( https://camws.org/formattingguidelines). Send submissions via e-mail to Krishni Burns ( [email protected]) on behalf of TIGR by Monday, August 17, 2020. It should be noted that selection and sponsorship of a panel topic by TIGR does not in itself guarantee final acceptance of the panel by the CAMWS Program Committee. The organizer of any panel selected by the TIGR must be a fully paid-up member of CAMWS for 2020-21.

DRAMA GROUP APPROVED FOR

AFFILIATE CAMWS STATUS

This petition was approved by the CAMWS Executive Committee on June 19, 2020.

We the undersigned would like to request affiliated status for our group “The CAMWS Drama Working Group.” The group has as its mission the study of all aspects of Greek and Roman theater (texts, acting,xmasks, costumes, properties, theatrical spaces, theory and criticism) and performance of Greek and Roman drama and theater in all forms including, but not limited to, tragedy, comedy, satyr play, paratragedy, mime, and pantomime. The members of the group are members of CAMWS. We understand that members of the organizing committee need to be members of CAMWS. In practice the group proposes to hold its meetings concurrent with the regular annual meeting of CAMWS and would like to have two events included on the annual program: (1.) a table-reading of a Greek or Roman play to be determined in advance of the meeting by the members of the Drama Working Group and (2.) an academic workshop or panel for the purpose of studying aspects of ancient performance, whether scripted (e.g., multiple stagings of the same scene of one play) or improvised (e.g., experimental readings of fragmentary plays or trying out costumes or props to reconstruct a mime or pantomime, etc.). The workshop or panel would be chosen through the usual process of soliciting proposals, vetting those proposals in committee, and submitting the workshop or panel to the CAMWS program committee for final vetting.The Drama Working Group is in the process of forming. At present I, Timothy Wutrich, will serve as chair. My report from the meeting recently completed at CAMWS 2020 was sent to those present at the organizational meeting and those interested who were unable to attend. The individuals whose names and e-mail addresses appear at the end of this petition constitute the CAMWS Drama Working Group at present. I have already volunteered to lead the table-reading for CAMWS 2021 which will take place in Cleveland, Ohio, my hometown, at Case Western Reserve University, the university where I teach. The play that I have chosen in Plautus’s Amphitryon. Krishni Burns has written a call for proposals for the first workshop that we plan to sponsor. A draft of that document is attached. Please note that the name “CAMWS Drama Working Group” is a working title used for thecpurpose of starting our organization. The group is in the process of discussing and choosing a permanent name which it hopes will be both descriptive and attractive. Once a permanent name has been chosen, the group will communicate that name to the Executive Committee.Finally, please note that in spring 2021 the Case Western Reserve University Department of Theater is planning to produce a completely staged ancient Greek tragedy as one of its mainstage shows to coincide with the CAMWS annual meeting. The Theater Department’s production is independent from the Drama Working Group; its production is being coordinated with the CWRU Department of Classics’s plans for the conference; and the Theater Department’s mainstage production should receive the spotlight as the main theatrical offering for CAMWS 2021.

The members of the CAMWS Drama Working Group at present include the following, listed alphabetically:

Bungard, Christopher

Burns, Krishni Schaefgen

Clevinger, Donna

Cohen, Amy R.

Cozzi, Cecilia

Groton, Anne

Groves, Robert W.

Jeppen, Seth

Jusino, Emily

Lippman, Michael

Lord, Kristin

Major, Wilfred E

Mehta, Arti

Mills, Sophie J. V.

Moore, Timothy

Pistone, Amy

Ranck, Jennifer

Rollins, Dominica

Schenker, David J.

Sienkewicz, Tom

Wutrich, Timothy (chair)

2020 REPORTS FROM

CAMWS OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES

The various officer and committee reports for 2020 (normally presented to membership at the annual business meeting) are available for review online at https://camws.org/Reports2020.

APPOINTMENT OF INTERIM PRESIDENT-ELECT AND INTERIM MEMBER-AT-LARGE

Due to the cancellation of the 2020 Business Meeting in Birmingham, at which the elections for these positions take place, the CAMWS Executive Committee, guided by Article II, Section 6, of the CAMWS Constitution (provided below) has voted to designate Hunter Gardner (University of South Carolina) as Interim CAMWS President-Elect and Kristin Lord (Wilfrid Laurier University) as Interim Member-at-Large of the CAMWS Executive Committee. They will serve in these positions and become voting members of the Executive Committee beginning July 1, 2020. Each of them will need to be elected at the 2021 Business Meeting in order to serve, respectively, as President and Member-at-Large beyond 2020-21.

Congratulations to Hunter and Kristin!

Rationale: If this request is not granted, the EC will have two vacancies on it, beginning July 1, 2020. The procedure for filling vacancies is spelled out by the CAMWS Constitution:

Article II. Officers:

Section 6. The Executive Committee shall have the power to fill vacancies occurring among the officers or within its own membership between Annual Business Meetings. All such appointments shall be deemed interim in character, the appointee to serve only until the time of the next Annual Business Meeting, but persons so appointed to any office shall be eligible to succeed themselves directly by election at the next Annual Business Meeting. A President-Elect so designated by interim action of the Executive Committee shall not succeed automatically the next year to the office of President, but his or her name shall automatically be placed in nomination for election to that office at the next Annual Business Meeting.

COVID-19 RELIEF FUND

The CAMWS Executive Committee has approved a proposal that CAMWS contribute $5000 to the newly established SCS-WCC COVID-19 Relief Fund ( https://classicalstudies.org/scs-news/scs-wcc-covid-19-relief-fund) and offer a free 1-year CAMWS membership as an option for any of the recipients. Our hope is that the other classical associations in North America will follow our lead so that, by consolidating our resources, the fund can grow as large as possible. We are grateful to the SCS and WCC for spearheading this initiative and providing a way for CAMWS as an institution to assist those classicists who are most in need of relief funds. We encourage individual donations as well; if you wish, you may use the donation designation button below.

C. MCKENZIE LEWIS

EXCAVATION AND FIELD SCHOOL AWARD

The CAMWS Executive Committtee has voted to name one of the CAMWS Excavation and Field School Awards after McKenzie ("Mac") Lewis of the University of Waterloo, Canada. Lewis passed away suddenly on March 8, 2020. Mac, who completed his Ph.D. in Classical Archaeology at Florida State University, was from 2012 the director of the Villa del Vergigno Archaeological Project. He was a much beloved colleague and teacher, who last year won a CAMWS faculty-undergraduate collaborative research grant for digitizing data from the excavations. He was serving on the CAMWS Resolutions Committee at the time of his death.

STARTER BIBLIOGRAPHY ON RACE AND ETHNICITY

This categorized bibliography emphasizes open-access resources and is meant to be introductory rather than comprehensive. It was created by Clara Bosak-Schroeder, Dan Leon, and Ashley Weed for the Diversity and Inclusion Committee of the Classics Department at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m7Me3Wp3gSndJAA17Y7XJ8a_TlPl30iJ_jkUE7nxOkU/edit.

Available in the U.S. and Canada only.

CAMWS members have full access to the Loeb Classical Library On-Line.

Go to https://cj.camws.org/loeb. (password protected)

COLLEGE YEAR IN ATHENS (CYA)

FALL 2020 GAP PROGRAM

College Year in Athens (CYA), introduces Fall 2020 Gap Program,  Learning from the Ancients: a Hands-on Approach to Life from the Ancient Times to Today's Healthy Living; that explores the relationship between ancient Greek practices and modern-day health and wellness via hands-on, experiential learning.

Founded in 1962, CYA has nearly 60 years of experience serving the needs of students abroad in Greece. CYA is the oldest and largest independent institution in Greece exclusively devoted to studying abroad, with more than 10,000 alumni.

If you think this option may be of interest to your audience, we would welcome the opportunity to provide additional details. In the meantime, please feel free to share CYA social media:  Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Linkedin or follow YouTube.

Looking forward to establishing new partnerships,

Popi Triantafyllidou

Strategic Planning Director

Lutheranism & the Classics VI: Beauty

October 1-2, 2020

Concordia Theological Seminary

Fort Wane, Indiana

Features of the conference include:

The conference is intended for professional classicists with an interest in Luther’s Latin, pastors, classical educators (principals, teachers, parents), high school Latin students, and collegians.

To register online, visit www.ctsfw.edu/Classics.

For personal inquiries, contact Dr. John G. Nordling by email at [email protected].

Baylor Postbac Program

For additional information and application instructions visit

www.baylor.edu/classicspostbac

VIRTUAL 2021 JOINT ANNUAL MEETING

Dear members and past Annual Meeting participants,

After extensive research and discussion, AIA and SCS staff and officers have decided that the January 2021 Joint Annual Meeting scheduled to take place from January 7-10 in Chicago will now be a virtual event. We know that many of you were looking forward to attending paper sessions and other events, to seeing old friends and colleagues, and to making new connections and we recognize that a virtual event cannot substitute in many ways for a face-to-face experience. However, after full consideration of the public health risks and significant impact of COVID-19 on the ability of most of you to travel to and participate in a large conference in the upcoming months, AIA and SCS have decided that a virtual event is the most prudent course.

A virtual conference does have some advantages. Attendees do not have to be concerned about travel and hotel costs and a combination of pre-recorded and live events will hopefully mean that many of you in different time zones can attend and participate in some way. AIA and SCS are in the early stages of planning the virtual meeting and will be surveying our memberships and past attendees about potential meeting formats and options. Please watch your inbox for a link to our survey in early July.

We will be reaching out to all session organizers and open session presenters that were accepted this spring by the AIA Program for the Annual Meeting Committee regarding scheduling and presentation options later this summer. We are still accepting open session paper and poster proposals as well as workshops through our August deadlines.

We look forward to seeing you virtually in January and working with you to plan the best meeting that we are able to produce in the next six months.

Sincerely,

Rebecca W. King

Executive Director, AIA

Helen Cullyer

Executive Director, SCS

VIRTUAL MEETING SURVEY

Since this will be the first ever joint virtual annual meeting, AIA and SCS are requesting feedback on your preferences regarding a number of aspects of the conference. Please take a few minutes to fill out the very short survey linked below:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Q695GXT

The survey will be available until July 15th.

NEW PUBLICATION: "CAREERS FOR CLASSICISTS: UNDERGRADUATE EDITION"

We're proud to announce the digital publication of "Careers for Classicists: Undergraduate Edition." This work is a completely new version of our previous "Careers for Classicists" pamphlet, providing the latest insights on how undergraduate classics majors can best prepare for jobs in a variety of fields.

You can read this newest publication in our online book format here: https://classicalstudies.org/careers-classicists-undergraduate-edition.

We'd like to thank Adriana Brook, Eric Dugdale, and John Gruber-Miller for doing so much work in putting this volume together. The print version of "Careers" will be available in a few months, and will be one of several benefit choices for departmental membership.

And, in case you missed it, you can read the Graduate Student version of this publication here: https://classicalstudies.org/careers-classicists-graduate-student-edition.

ALEXANDER G. MCKAY PRIZE COMPETITION

FOR THE BEST NEW BOOK IN VERGILIAN STUDIES

The Vergilian Society is pleased to announce the opening of the next competition for the Alexander G. McKay Prize for the best book in Vergilian studies. The prize, which is accompanied by a cash award of $500 or a life membership in the Vergilian Society (valued at $800), is awarded every other year to the book that, in the opinion of the prize evaluation committee, makes the greatest contribution toward our understanding and appreciation of Vergil or topics related to Vergil. Works of literary criticism, biography, bibliography, textual criticism, reference, history, archaeology, and the classical tradition are all eligible, provided that Vergilian studies represent a significant portion of the discussion. The current competition will cover books published during the years 2018 and 2019. The winner will be announced at the Vergilian Society session at the annual meeting of the Society for Classical Studies in Chicago in January 2021. The authors of books being considered for the McKay prize must be members of the Vergilian Society at the time their books are submitted; for new members or to renew memberships see https://www.vergiliansociety.org/memberships-and-donations.

A copy of each book to be considered, and an email listing any book sent, should be sent to both members of the prize evaluation committee by August 1, 2020. Copies may be submitted in the traditional book form or in digital form. For the addresses of the prize evaluation committee members and for any questions about the competition, please contact Barbara Weiden Boyd, Vergilian Society President, at [email protected].

SIEGAL LIFELONG LEARNING

Case Western Reserve University’s lifelong learning program is looking for remote instructors

Case Western Reserve University's Lifelong Learning program is seeking instructors for non-credit remote learning courses. Teach 4, 6 or 8-week sessions via Zoom to active, engaged adult learners interested in a broad variety of topics. Instructors with PhD preferred, ABD will be considered. Compensation based on credentials as well as the number of sessions per course.

Send us an email with your CV and suggested course topics to Brian Amkraut.

VISITING INSTRUCTOR IN LATIN

AT MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN

Visiting Instructor position in Latin. Mississippi University for Women is looking to hire one or two instructors to teach two sections of undergraduate Latin (Elementary and Intermediate) online. 18 hours of graduate work in Latin or Classics with an emphasis on Latin is required. Here is a link to the position announcement. https://muw.peopleadmin.com/postings/3798

INSTRUCTOR IN CLASSICS

MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY

The Department of Classical & Modern Languages and Literatures (CMLL) at Mississippi State University is seeking excellent candidates for a one year terminal salaried position, with full benefits, at the rank of Instructor of Classics.

To apply, follow the link: https://explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/cw/en-us/job/499614?lApplicationSubSourceID=

SCHOOL OF ST. MARY IN LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS

The School of St. Mary in Lake Forest, Illinois, is searching for a 4th-8th grade Latin Teacher for the second semester of this year and for the coming year. They are committed to continuing their program and are currently offering it via an online platform. If interested, please email [email protected] for contact info.

The following publishers and organizations purchased ads in the program for CAMWS 2020 or agreed to sponsor a break. Please thank them for their support of CAMWS. Click on each item for a more detailed view. Links for each vendor and/or sponsor are available at https://camws.org/node/1741.

Note: the above event has been postponed until 2021.

For fiscal year 2019-20

Individual membership in CAMWS for the fiscal year July 1 through June 30 may be purchased for $65 ($30 for student, retiree, first-time teacher, or new CAMWS member; $45 for contingent faculty). Joint spouse/partner membership is available for $90, retired spouse/partner membership for $50 Life memberships are also available for individual or for joint spouse/partner.

A membership includes a one-year subscription to The Classical Journal as well as on-line access to the Loeb Classical Library. Please indicate on the membership form whether you would prefer to receive CJ electronically (via JSTOR) or in print. For an extra $5 you may receive the journal in both formats. Please note that membership in CAMWS provides electronic subscription only to the current volume of CJ. CAMWS members wishing to have access to back issues of the journal can do so at a special rate through JSTOR. Please contact T. Davina McClain at [email protected] for additional information.

The CAMWS Newsletter is sent electronically to all members with e-mail addresses. If you would like to receive a print version in addition, you may indicate that on the membership form.

As part of your CAMWS membership, you are automatically subscribed to Classical Journal On-Line from which you will received frequent reviews of new books in the classical field, unless you indicate on the membership form that you opt out of this subscription.

Membership in CAMWS also includes on-line access to the Loeb Classical Library. (Please note that it may take two or more weeks following payment to process this on-line access.) CAMWS members can also request a complimentary subscription to Greek Keys.

Individual membership in CAMWS makes one eligible to submit an abstract for a CAMWS meeting and to apply for various CAMWS awards and scholarships.

Please note: Individual memberships or subscriptions to CJ sent to an address outside the United States or Canada are subject to a $20 postage surcharge. Individual subscriptions automatically include membership in CAMWS.

You may use the CAMWS membership form to join ACL or SALVI, subscribe to any of eight other scholarly journals, order a copy of Herbert Benario’s CAMWS: A History of the First Eighty Years, purchase various CAMWS merchandise (including 6-inch ‘Roman’ rulers, a CAMWS YoYo, shot glasses or koozies) and/or make a tax-deductible contribution to CAMWS.

An individual must be a current member of CAMWS in order to 1.) submit panel, workshop or individual paper proposals for the annual meeting, 2.) register for the annual meeting; 3.) apply for any CAMWS awards or scholarships, including CPL awards; or 4.) hold a CAMWS office or serve on a CAMWS committee.

If you are already a CAMWS member and wish to order CAMWS memorabilia or subscribe to other journals, please use this Miscellaneous Order Form.

How to Join or Renew Your Membership

Please use this electronic membership form. Payment by credit card is possible through the CAMWS web site (A $3 processing fee will be added to each credit-card transaction.) or you can print out this membership form and mail it to CAMWS with a check or money order drawn on a U.S. bank or a bank that uses U.S. routing codes to:

CAMWS

Watson Memorial Library, Rm 313

Northwestern State University

Natchitoches, LA 71497

Benefits of Institutional Membership

If your institution or organization becomes a member of CAMWS, it receives the following benefits:

Institutional membership also supports CAMWS awards and scholarships and efforts to promotion Classics in the CAMWS region.

For further information, please contact [email protected].

Becoming an Institutional Member

Any educational institution or organization can become a member of CAMWS by paying an annual fee of either $60 (for a K-12 school or a college or university offering a B.A. in Classics), $75 (for a college or university offering a M.A. only in Classics) or $110 (for a university offering a Ph.D. in Classics). Please note that institutional memberships are for the fiscal year beginning July 1st through June 30th. Please submit your membership application and payment as soon as possible in the fiscal year. The cost of additional student honorees is $30 per student.

To become an institutional member (and/or to order up to two additional student honorees), you can use this on-line form camws.org/membership/ institutionform.php. Payment can be made by check via groundmail or online by credit card or Paypal account A $3 processing fee will be added to each credit-card transaction.

Please send your payment by a check or money order to:

CAMWS

Monmouth College

700 E. Broadway

Monmouth, IL 61462

To designate your student honoree(s), please complete the on-line award designation form and submit it no later than May 1st for each academic year.

If your institution requires an invoice to pay by check, please send an email to [email protected] to request an invoice.

* CAMWS would like to welcome 1st-time Institutional Members

Do you have news to share? Let us know! We welcome news of note from both individual and institutional members: [email protected].

Although it might have been hard to notice among all the COVID-19 news, there were some other stories to note.

Abierunt ad Maiores

Listed here are those individuals whose deaths have come to the attention of CAMWS since the last Business Meeting. A full listing of deceased members may be found on our  Necrology of CAMWS Members page . You are invited to leave comments, anecdotes, and other loving remembrances of these CAMWS members on the  CAMWS Necrology Blog .

The CAMWS Newsletter is published three times per year, in the fall, winter, and spring/summer. The deadline for the fall edition will be  September 15, 2020 . Send submissions by email: [email protected] or [email protected] . Send submissions by regular mail to:

Dr. Timothy Heckenlively

CAMWS Newsletter Editor

Department of Classics

Baylor University

One Bear Place #97352

Waco, TX 76798

If you have questions, email or call 254-710-1399.