Groton Endowed Academic Award in Greek
Results of the 2011 Groton Greek Contest
On Monday, May 9, 2011, the St. Olaf College Department of Classics held its 10th annual competition for the Groton Endowed Academic Award in Greek. Names of the winners were announced on Saturday, May 14, at the spring picnic of Delta Chi, St. Olaf's chapter of Eta Sigma Phi, the national Classics honor society.
In the Groton Greek Contest first prize ($300) went to Jennifer A. Stanull, a senior Classics major from Eagan, Minnesota. Last year she received honorable mention in Intermediate Latin in the national Maureen Dallas Watkins Contests. Currently the vice-president of Delta Chi, St. Olaf's chapter of Eta Sigma Phi, the Classics honor society, she has participated in two St. Olaf Latin plays (2009 and 2011). This year she received an award from the Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS) for Outstanding Accomplishment in Classical Studies. She will begin graduate school in Classics at the University of Georgia this fall.
Second prize ($200) went to Matthew D. Friedrichsen, a senior Greek and Mathematics major from Overland Park, Kansas. He won first prize in this competition last year. Currently the president of Delta Chi, he acted and sang in this year's St. Olaf Latin play. Recently elected to Phi Beta Kappa, he will graduate in 2011 with distinction in Mathematics.
Third prize ($100) went to Martin P. Shedd, a senior Classics and Music major from Ashburnham, Massachusetts. He won 3rd prize in the Loomis Latin Contest in 2009. In 2008 he won 2nd prize in Intermediate Latin in the national Maureen Dallas Watkins Contests. Last year he served as the vice-president of Delta Chi, and in 2008 he attended the national convention of Eta Sigma Phi in Amherst, Massachusetts. He has acted and sung in two St. Olaf Latin plays (2008 and 2011). This year he received an award from CAMWS for Outstanding Accomplishment in Classical Studies. Recently elected to Phi Beta Kappa, he will begin graduate school in Classics at Indiana University Bloomington this fall.
This year the students who entered the Groton Greek Contest had to translate at sight a passage from Xenophon's Hellenica 2.2. The exam had a 1-hour time limit.
The Academic Award in Greek was endowed by Anne H. Groton, Professor of Classics at St. Olaf.
Results of Groton Greek Contest, 2002-2010
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
May 4, 2009:
1st prize: Hilary J. Bouxsein '09, Classics and Philosophy major, from Evanston, IL
2nd prize: Peter T. Moench '09, Classics and English major, from Eagan, MN
3rd prize: David T. Estle '10, Classics major, from Tybee Island, GA
May 10, 2010:
1st prize: Matthew D. Friedrichsen '11, Greek and Mathematics major from Overland Park, KS
2nd prize: Jennifer N. Easler '10, Classics, English, and Medieval Studies major from Fredricksburg, VA
3rd prize: David T. Estle '10, Classics major from Tybee Island, GA
4th prize: Kathryn M. Weaver '11, Greek and Studio Art major from Overland Park, KS
