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Classics News2013 AWARDS
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. Spring 2013 Events | |||||||||
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