2017 CAMWS Latin Translation Contest – College Winners
Many thanks to the graders who made this year’s competition possible:
Committee Members: Krishni Burns, University of Akron (OH); Salvador Bartera, Mississippi State University; Amy Leonard, Grady High School (GA); Margaret Musgrove, University of Central Oklahoma
- 40 different schools in 18 different states (and two schools in Canada) participated in the contest.
- Official submission numbers: 282 Intermediate and 189 Advanced (471 total). Compared to last year, this marks a 34% increase in the total number of submissions.
- In order to make the contest as fair and objective as possible, all of the grading was blind, and all of the papers were evaluated according to AP-style translation “chunks.”
- In determining the top awards, ties did not cause substantial problems. When ties were a factor, awards were distributed to achieve a balance between the different graders.
- In some cases, the number of Certificates of Commendation may be a little lower or higher than the 15% threshold, depending on how the ties worked out.
Intermediate Contest
I. Cash Award Winners (top 2%)
Student School Teacher
1. Amy Matthews Emory University Louise Pratt
2. Bretton Cotton University of South Florida Eleni Manolaraki
3. Emily Palm Christendom College Andrew Beer
4. Stephanie Stoker Brigham Young University Karen MacFarlane
5. Isabella Reilly Christendom College Andrew Beer
II. Book Award Winners (top 3%)
Student School Teacher
6. Sara Culbertson Wake Forest University Michael Sloan
7. Natalia Gimenez Brigham Young University Karen MacFarlane
8. Tanner Slaughter George Washington University Elise Friedland
III. Certificates of Commendation (top 12%)
Student School Teacher
9. Ashley Derr University of South Florida Eleni Manolaraki
10. Cary Blandford Xavier University Thomas Strunk
11. Ty Rocher Xavier University Thomas Strunk
12. Ian Myers University of Texas at Austin Aaron Cogbill
13. Stephen Bothwell Xavier University Thomas Strunk
14. James Stebbings Xavier University Thomas Strunk
15. Alexa Alexander University of Texas at Austin Aaron Cogbill
16. Joshua Butek Christendom College Andrew Beer
17. Emelyn Hatch Wake Forest University Michael Sloan
18. Hartej Singh Emory University Louise Pratt
19. Stephen Webinga University of South Florida Eleni Manolaraki
20. Duncan Miller University of South Florida Eleni Manolaraki
21. Kathryn Hazleton University of South Florida Jason Nethercut
22. Giuliana Savini Wake Forest University Michael Sloan
23. Bryan Robins Brigham Young University Karen MacFarlane
24. John Martin Brigham Young University Karen MacFarlane
25. Cole Warlick Davidson College Jeanne Neumann
26. Dylan Severino University of Nebraska-Lincoln Matthew Loar
27. Lauryn Hanley University of Texas at Austin Aaron Cogbill
28. Dylan Winkler University of Texas at Austin Paul Hay
29. Mary Porter Emory University Louise Pratt
30. Justin Blair University of Tennessee Justin Arft
Intermediate Statistics:
Total Number of Exams Submitted 282
Average Score 21.18 chunks/41 total
Cash Award Average 39
Book Award Average 36.7
Certificates of Commendation Average 32.5
Advanced Contest
I. Cash Award Winners (top 2%)
Student School Teacher
- Kathleen Kelly (Perfect Score) Ave Maria University Joseph Yarborough
- Jamie Wheeler (Perfect Score) Baylor University Julia Hejduk
- Catherine Johnson Davidson College Jeanne Neumann
- Ethan Russo University of Texas at Austin William Nethercut
- Eva H. Buchanan-Cates Kenyon College Adam Serfass
II. Book Award Winners (top 4%)
Student School Teacher
- Nick Rozema Grand Valley State University Quinn Griffin
- Laura Cermak Christendom College Andrew Beer
- Mary Billion University of St. Thomas Lorina Quartarone
- Rebecca Deitsch University of Dallas Teresa Danze
III. Certificates of Commendation (top 15%)
Student School Teacher
- Irene Carriker University of Dallas Teresa Danze
- Thomas Hogan University of Dallas Teresa Danze
- Jaclyn Lund University of Virginia Jane Crawford
- Anne Larsen Indiana University Cynthia Bannon
- Michael Sloman University of Georgia Professor O’Connell
- Daniel W. Chen University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Ariana Traill
- Jacob Hornecker University of St. Thomas Lorina Quartarone
- Emma Vanderpool Monmouth College Tom Sienkewicz
- Stefan Czarnecki Wayne State University Thomas Kohn
- Sam Ross University of Texas at Austin William Nethercut
- Matthew Summers Christendom College Andrew Beer
- Ryan Yeazell Xavier University Thomas Strunk
- Jonathan Assis University of South Florida Jason Nethercut
- Michael DeFelice University of Virginia Jane Crawford
- Ethan Farber Washington University in St. Louis Kirstin Mann
- Henry Bauer University of Nebraska-Lincoln Matthew Loar
- Samantha Meyer Sewanee: The University of the South Stephanie McCarter
- Max Handler Washington University in St. Louis Kirstin Mann
- Daniel Politte Washington University in St. Louis Kirstin Mann
- David Nussman Xavier University Thomas Strunk
Advanced Statistics:
Total Number of Exams Submitted 189
Average Score 24.4 chunks/43 total
Cash Award Average 42.4
Book Award Average 40.3
Certificates of Commendation Average 35.95