Classics News

2013 AWARDS

2013 Awards Movie Clip

Congratulations to Dr. George Hendren (pictured here with his dissertation advisor Dr. Jennifer Rea), recipient of the Calvin A. Vender Werf Teaching Award, the highest honor bestowed upon a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Florida.

Congratulations to Dr. Megan Daly, Dr. George Hendren, Dr. Michael Ritter, Dr. Brian Sebastian, and Dr. David White who received their PhDs on April 26. They are pictured here with their advisors Dr. Jennifer Rea and Dr. Victoria Pagan.

Dr. George Hendren with Dr. Jennifer Rea

Dr. Megan Daly, Dr. Brian Sebastian, and Dr. David White with Dr. Pagan

DAVID YOUNG, Pindarist and Olympic Historian

David C. Young, Professor Emeritus of Classics at the University of Florida, died February 5, 2013. An internationally recognized scholar of Pindar and a pioneer in the history of the Olympic games, David was recognized with a Lifetime Distinguished Scholar Award in 2007 by the International Society of Olympic Historians. He taught at the University of California, Santa Barbara (1963-1989) and was a visiting professor at Stanford (1974, 1976) and the University of Michigan (1973, 1983) before joining the faculty at the University of Florida where he was a beloved teacher who inspired students for twenty years. Read more here >>

The Department of Classics will host a memorial service to be held in his honor in Gainesville, FL on August 24, 2013. Please do not hesitate to contact us if we may assist you to attend. Contributions can be made to the David C. Young Memorial by check made payable to UF Foundation with "David C. Young Memorial, Fund 018543" referenced in the memo (sent to our office at PO Box 117300, Gainesville, FL 32611). Online contributions can also be made at www.uff.ufl.edu/Appeals/YoungMemorial.

The Glory that was Greece: A web-only course in Summer A with Dr. Yates: http://mediasite.video.ufl.edu/Mediasite/Play/dc463ff8aeb6466dae8857c80635b97f1d

Congratulations to Dr. Robert Wagman on a great success at the Cave of the Nymphs, where he delivered a lecture on "The Cave of the Nymphs of Pharsalus: Archaeological Survey and Prospects for Sustainable Use of Space,"followed the next day by a heavily attended public on-site tour of the cave.

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