Groton Endowed Academic Award in Greek
Results of the 2009 Groton Greek Contest
On Monday, May 4, 2009, the St. Olaf College Department of Classics held its 8th annual competition for the Groton Endowed Academic Award in Greek. Names of the winners were announced on Saturday, May 9, at the spring picnic of Delta Chi, St. Olaf's chapter of Eta Sigma Phi, the national Classics honor society.
First prize ($300) went to Hilary J. Bouxsein, a senior Classics/Philosophy major from Evanston, Illinois. She earned second place in this contest in 2008 and tied for third in 2007. This year she also received two prizes (2nd in Koine Greek, 2nd in Advanced Classical Greek) in the Maurine Dallas Watkins Translation Contests and an Award for Outstanding Accomplishment in Classical Studies from the Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS). Currently the president of Delta Chi, she was the Classics Department's Greek tutor in 2007-08. She acted in two St. Olaf Latin plays, Plautus' Menaechmi in 2007 and Plautus' Mostellaria in 2008. Elected to Phi Beta Kappa this spring, she will begin the Ph.D. program in Classics at the University of Virginia in the fall.
Second prize ($200) went to Peter T. Moench, a senior Classics/English major from Eagan, Minnesota. Elected to Phi Beta Kappa last fall, he has served as the Classics Department's Greek tutor this year. He acted in Plautus' Menaechmi in 2007.
Third prize ($100) went to David T. Estle, a junior Classics major from Tybee Island, Georgia. Currently the secretary of Delta Chi, he acted in Plautus' Menaechmi in 2007 and Plautus' Mostellaria in 2008.
This year the sight translation passage for the Greek contest was an elegy by the Spartan poet Tyrtaeus (7th century B.C.). The exam had a 1-hour time limit.
The Academic Award in Greek was endowed by Anne Groton, Professor of Classics at St. Olaf.
Results of Groton Greek Contest, 2002-2008
April 26, 2002:
1st prize: Marquis S. Berrey '03, Classics major, from Galesburg, IL
2nd prize: Joseph D. Amos '03, Classics and history major, from Menard, TX
3rd prize: Hilary J. C. Lehmann '04, Classics and English major with Women's Studies concentration, from Mission Hill, SD
April 28, 2003:
1st prize: Hilary J. C. Lehmann '04, Classics and English major with Women's Studies concentration, from Mission Hill, SD
2nd prize: Marquis S. Berrey '03, Classics major, from Galesburg, IL
3rd prize: Julia L. Kelto '04, Greek, Ancient Studies, and Music major, from Williamsburg, MI
Honorable Mention: Sarah L. Beaver '03, Classics and Spanish major, from Poway, CA
May 5, 2004:
1st prize: Julia L. Kelto '04, Greek, Ancient Studies, and Music major, from Williamsburg, MI
2nd prize: Jason G. Zencka '06, Classics and Philosophy major, from St. John, IN
3rd prize: Kathleen E. Ess '05, Classics and Philosophy major with a Linguistic Studies concentration, from Springfield, MO
April 25, 2005:
1st prize: Kathleen E. Ess '05, Classics major with Linguistic Studies concentration, from Springfield, MO
2nd prize: Christopher A. Schifani '05, Classics major, from Albuquerque, NM
3rd prize: Mark N. Royer '05, Classics and Philosophy major, from Kansas City, MO
May 16, 2006:
1st prize: Jennifer S. Starkey '07, Classics major, from Laramie, WY
2nd prize: Alaina K. Burkard '08, Portland, OR, Classics and Biology major, from Portland, OR
3rd prize: Elizabeth A. Beerman '07, Classics major, from Clive, IA
May 12, 2007:
1st prize: Jennifer S. Starkey '07, Classics major, from Laramie, WY
2nd prize: Michael W. Gulden '08, Classics and History major, from Apple Valley, MN
3rd prize: Michael C. Dow '08, Classics and French major with a Linguistic Studies concentration, from Leawood, KS
May 12, 2008:
1st prize: Michael W. Gulden '08, Classics and History major, from Apple Valley, MN
2nd prize: Hilary J. Bouxsein '09, Classics and Philosophy major, from Evanston, IL
3rd prize: Kevin J. Moore '08, Classics major, from San Bruno, CA
