The links below lead to the list of members of individual Committees and Subcommittees.
CAMWS Manual of Job Descriptions
If you are interested in serving on one of these committees, please use this Volunteer Form.
Committee assignments are made by the President-elect immediately following the annual meeting.
Terms run from July 1st through June 30th.
Standing Committees
Ad Hoc Committees
| CAMWS CXX Celebration Task Force | |
| The Ladislaus J. Bolchazy Pedagogy Book Award |
| The CAMWS College Greek Exam |
| The Anthony Fauci Award for STEM and Classics |
Regional and State/Provincial Vice Presidents
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Historian |
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Podcaster |
Photographer Kristin O. Lord (Wilfrid Laurier University, ON, 2027) |
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CAMWS Orator Thomas Keeline (Washington University in St. Louis, 2025) merit@camws.org |
CAMWS Social Media Director media@camws.org |
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Contingent Faculty Committee |
Graduate Student Issues Committee affiliated with CAMWS CAMWS liaison to GSIC: Bartolo Natoli (Randolph-Macon College, VA, 2025) gsicliaison@camws.org |
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Theater in Greece and Rome (TIGR) |
Standing Committees
The Executive Committee
The Executive Committee can be reached at executivecommittee@camws.org.
The chair of this committee can be reached at president@camws.org.
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Lorenzo F. Garcia, Jr. |
University of New Mexico |
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Victoria Pagán |
University of Florida |
President Elect (2025) |
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Andromache Karanika |
University of California - Irvine |
Immediate Past President (2025) |
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T. Davina McClain |
Louisiana Scholars' College |
Secretary-Treasurer (2025) |
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Georgia L. Irby |
William and Mary (VA) |
Editor, Classical Journal (2026) |
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Kristina Chew |
Rutgers University (NJ) |
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Sarah E. Herbert |
Independent Scholar |
Editor, CAMWS Newsletter (2027) |
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Christopher Bungard |
Butler University (IN) |
Chair, CPLG (2025) |
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Paul Allen Miller |
University of South Carolina |
Chair, Finance Committee (2026) |
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Christopher McDonough |
University of the South (Sewanee) |
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E. Del Chrol |
Marshall University (WV) |
Chair, Steering Committee (2026) |
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Jessie Craft |
Glenn High School/Mt Tabor High School (NC) |
Member-at-Large - K-12 (2026) |
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Ky Merkley |
University of Illinois - Urbana/Champaign |
Member-at-Large - Graduate Student (2025) |
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Susan O. Shapiro |
Utah State University |
Member-at-Large (2025) |
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Sydnor Roy |
Marshall University (WV) |
Member-at-Large (2027) |
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Theodore Tarkow |
University of Missouri |
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| Charter | ||
Committee on Diversity and Inclusion
The Committee on Diversity and Inclusion can be reached at diversitycommittee@camws.org.
The Chair can be reached at diversity@camws.org.
| Theodore A. Tarkow |
University of Missouri |
2027 (Chair) |
| Benjamin S. Haller |
Virginia Wesleyan University |
2025 |
| Amy Pistone |
Gonzaga University (WA) |
2027 |
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Charlaine Lunsford |
Manor High School (VA) | 2027 |
| Jason Nethercut |
University of South Florida |
2027 |
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Katherine Wasdin |
University of Maryland | 2025 |
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Heather L . Vincent |
Eckerd College (FL) | 2025 |
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Victor Martinez |
University of Pittsburgh (PA) |
2025 |
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Dennis Dickerson |
Nike Corporation | 2026 |
Charter |
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Committee for the Promotion of Latin and Greek
The CPLG Committee can be reached at cplgcommittee@camws.org.
The chair of this committee can be reached at cplg@camws.org.
| Christopher Bungard | Butler University (IN) |
2025 (Chair) |
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Stephen M. Kershner |
Austin Peay State University (TN) | 2025 |
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Taylor Coughlan |
University of Pittsburgh (PA) | 2027 |
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Grace Funsten |
University of Pittsburgh | 2027 |
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Mary Jean McNamara |
City University of New York - The Graduate Center | 2027 |
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Robert Holschuh Simmons |
Monmouth College (IL) |
2025 |
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Michael Goyette |
Eckerd College (FL) |
2026 |
| Charter |
Finance Committee
The Committee can be reached at financecommittee@camws.org.
The Chair can be reached at finance@camws.org.
| Paul Allen Miller | University of South Carolina |
(2026, Chair) |
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Garrett Jacobsen |
Denison University | 2025 |
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Julia D. Hejduk |
Baylor University (TX) | 2025 |
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Eleni H. Manolaraki |
University of South Florida | 2025 |
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Antony Augoustakis |
University of Illinois - Urbana/Champagne | 2026 |
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Lorenzo F. Garcia,Jr. |
University of New Mexico | President, ex officio |
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T. Davina McClain |
Northwestern State University (LA) | Secretary-Treasurer, ex officio |
| Charter | ||
History Committee
The chair of this committee can be reached at history@camws.org.
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Anne H. Groton |
St. Olaf College (MN) |
2027 (Chair, ex officio) |
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Ward Briggs, Jr. |
University of South Carolina |
ex officio |
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Michele Valerie Ronnick |
Wayne State University (MI) |
2026 |
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Thomas Sienkewicz |
Monmouth College (IL) |
2027 |
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Krishni S. Burns |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
2027 |
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Tyler Oremus |
Claremont Graduate University |
2027 |
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Joy Reeber |
University of Illinois |
2027 |
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Robert Carpenter |
University of Missouri |
2027 |
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Samuel L. Kindick |
University of Colorado Boulder |
CAMWS podcaster, ex officio |
| Charter | ||
Merit Committee
The Committee can be reached at meritcommittee@camws.org.
The Chair can be reached at merit@camws.org.
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Thomas Keeline |
Washington University in St. Louis | 2025 (Chair, Orator) |
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Sydnor Roy |
Marshall University (WV) | 2026 |
| Mary Hamil Gilbert | Birmingham Southern College |
2027 |
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Philip V. Barnes |
John Burroughs School (MO) | 2025 |
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Trevor Luke |
Florida State University (FL) | 2025 |
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Ruth Scodel |
University of Michigan | 2026 |
| Charter | ||
Nominating Committee
The Committee can be reached at nominatingcommittee@camws.org.
The Chair can be reached at nominating@camws.org.
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Andromache Karanika |
University of California - Irvine |
Immediate Past President (Chair, ex officio) |
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Osman Umurhan |
University of New Mexico |
2026 |
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Ivana Petrovic |
University of Virginia |
2026 |
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Angeliki Tzanetou |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
2025 |
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Thomas Kohn |
Wayne State University (MI) |
2025 |
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David Schenker |
University of Missouri |
2025 |
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Craig Jendza |
Denison University |
2026 |
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T. Davina McClain |
Northwestern State University (LA) |
Secretary-Treasurer, ex officio |
| Charter | ||
Program Committee
The Committee can be reached at programcommittee@camws.org.
The Chair can be reached at president@camws.org.
| Lorenzo F. Garcia, Jr. | University of New Mexico |
President (Chair, ex officio) |
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Andromache Karanika |
University of California - Irvine | Past President, ex officio |
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Victoria Pagán |
University of Florida | President-Elect, ex officio |
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Nicholas Cross |
U.S. Naval Academy (MD) | 2026 |
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Connie Rodriguez |
Benjamin Franklin High School (LA) | 2026 |
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Leanna Boychenko |
Loyola University - Chicago | 2027 |
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Vassiliki Panoussi |
William & Mary (VA) | 2025 |
| David White | Baylor University (TX) |
2026 |
| Aleah Hernandez | University of California - Irvine |
2026 |
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Timothy R. Wutrich |
Case Western Reserve University (OH) | 2025 |
| Charter |
Subcommittee on Publications
Nota bene: All members of this subcommittee serve ex officio.
The Subcommittee can be reached at publicationscommittee@camws.org.
The Chair can be reached at president@camws.org.
| Lorenzo F. Garcia, Jr. |
University of New Mexico |
President (Chair) |
| Andromache Karanika | University of California - Irvine |
Immediate Past President |
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Georgia Irby |
William & Mary (VA) |
Editor, The Classical Journal |
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Kristopher Fletcher |
Louisiana State University |
Editor, Classical Journal Online |
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Kristina Chew |
Rutgers University (NJ) |
Editor, Teaching Classical Languages |
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TBA |
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Editor, CAMWS Newsletter |
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Bartolo A. Natoli |
Randolph-Macon College (VA) | Editor, CJ Forum |
Resolutions Committee
The Committee can be reached at resolutionscommittee@camws.org.
The Chair can be reached at resolutions@camws.org.
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TBA |
2026 (Chair) |
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Sam Davis |
University of New Hampshire | 2027 |
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Lisa Ellison |
East Carolina University | 2026 |
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Nicholas Mataya |
Great Hearts Invictus (TX) | 2025 |
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Jonathon Zarecki |
University of North Carolina - Greensboro | 2026 |
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2014 Resolutions |
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Steering Committee on Awards and Scholarships
The Committee can be reached at steeringcommittee@camws.org.
The Chair can be reached at steering@camws.org.
The Chairs of ten Subcommittees serve ex officio.
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E. Del Chrol |
Marshall University |
2026 (Chair) |
| Luke Gorton | University of New Mexico |
Bolchazy Pedagogy Award |
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Benjamin M. Wolkow |
University of Georgia | CAMWS College Greek Exam |
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Melissa M. Morison |
Grand Valley State University |
CAMWS Excavation/Field School Awards |
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Neil Bernstein |
Ohio University |
CAMWS First Book Award |
| Amy E. K. Vail | St. John's Fisher College (NY) |
CAMWS Undergraduate Awards |
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Andrew Burrow Drew Lasater |
Carson-Newman University Mountain Brook High School |
CAMWS Latin Translation Exam |
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Hilary Lehmann |
Knox College |
Stewart Training/Travel Awards |
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Elizabeth Manwell |
Kalamazoo College |
Summer Travel Awards |
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Phillip S. Peek |
Bowling Green State University (OH) |
Teaching Awards (Kraft and CAMWS) |
| Thomas J. Sienkewicz | Monmouth College (IL) |
Anthony Fauci Award in STEM and Classics |
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T. Davina McClain |
Northwestern State University (LA) |
Secretary-Treasurer, ex officio |
| Charter |
Strategic Planning Committee
The Committee can be reached at strategicplancommittee@camws.org.
The Chair can be reached at strategic@camws.org.
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Christopher McDonough |
University of the South (Sewanee) | 2026 (Chair) |
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Marsha McCoy |
Southern Methodist University | 2026 |
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Lauri Reitzhammer |
University of Colorado - Boulder | 2026 |
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Edith Foster |
College of Wooster (OH) | 2025 |
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Thomas J. Sienkewicz |
Monmouth College (IL) | 2026 |
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Debra A. Trusty |
University of Iowa | 2025 |
| Elizabeth Manwell | Kalamazoo College |
2026 |
| Laura McClure | University of Wisconsin |
2027 |
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Andromache Karanika |
University of California-Irvine | Past President, ex officio |
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Victoria Pagán |
University of Florida | President-elect, ex officio |
| Lorenzo Garcia, Jr. | University of New Mexico |
President, ex officio |
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T. Davina McClain |
Northwestern State University (LA) | Secretary-Treasurer, ex officio |
Subcommittees for Awards and Scholarships
The Ladislaus J. Bolchazy Pedagogy Book Award Subcommittee
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Luke Gorton |
University of New Mexico | 2027(Chair) |
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Albert T. Watanabe |
Louisiana State University | 2027 |
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Robin Mitchell-Boyask |
Temple University | 2026 |
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Jeffrey Easton |
Southwestern University (TX) | 2025 |
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Michelle Valerie Ronnick |
Wayne State University (MI) | 2027 |
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Clifford A. Robinson |
Saint Joseph's University | 2025 |
| Charter | ||
College Greek Exam Subcommittee
The Subcommittee of the CAMWS College Greek Exam can be reached at cgecommittee@camws.org.
The chair of this subcommittee can be reached at cge@camws.org.
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Benjamin M. Wolkow |
University of Georgia | 2025 (Chair) |
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Philip Peek |
Bowling Green State University (OH) | 2026 |
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Caleb X. Dance |
Washington and Lee University | 2027 |
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Stephen M. Bay |
Brigham Young University (UT) | 2027 |
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Douglas C. Clapp |
Samford University (AL) | 2025 |
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James Patterson |
Yale University (CT) | 2025 |
| Justin Arft |
University of Tennessee - Knoxville |
2026 |
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Valentina Popescu |
University of California-Davis | 2025 |
The Excavation and Field School Awards Subcommittee can be reached at archaeologycommittee@camws.org.
The chair of this subcommittee can be reached at archaeology@camws.org.
| Melissa M. Morison | Grand Valley State University (MI) |
2025 (Chair) |
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Holly Sypnewski |
Clarkson University | 2026 |
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Shannon R. Flynt |
Samford University (AL) | 2027 |
| Tara Wells |
Duke University (NC) |
2025 |
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Lisa Hughes |
University of Calgary (AB) | 2026 |
| Rhodora Vennarucci |
University of Arkansas |
2026 |
| Charter | ||
The Anthony Fauci Award in STEM and Classics Subcommittee
The Subcommittee can be reached at faucicommittee@camws.org.
The Chair can be reached at fauci@camws.org.
| Thomas J. Sienkewicz | Monmouth College (IL) |
2025 (Chair) |
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Jessica Lamont |
Yale University (CT) | 2027 |
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Bronwen Wickkiser |
Hunter College (NY) | 2026 |
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Debby Sneed |
California State University - Long Beach | 2027 |
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Tyler Jo Smith |
University of Virginia | 2025 |
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Molly Jones-Lewis |
University of Maryland-Baltimore | 2027 |
| Michael Goyette | Pennsylvania State University |
2026 |
| Charter | ||
The First Book Award Subcommittee
The Subcommitee for the CAMWS First Book Award can be reached at firstbookcommittee@camws.org.
The chair of this subcommittee can be reached at firstbook@camws.org.
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Neil Bernstein |
Ohio University |
2027 (Chair) |
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Anise K. Strong |
Western Michigan University |
2026 |
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Helena Dettmer |
University of Iowa |
2026 |
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Robert Rabel |
University of Kentucky |
2026 |
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Emily Baragwanath |
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill |
2026 |
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Kathryn Simonsen |
Memorial University - Newfoundland |
2025 |
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Jenny Strauss Clay |
University of Virginia |
2027 |
| Charter | ||
International Latin Translation Exam Subcommittee
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Andrew Burrow |
Carson-Newman University (TN) |
2025 (Co-Chair) |
| Drew Lasater | Mountain Brook High School |
2025 (Co-Chair) |
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Rebecca Moorman |
Boston University | 2026 |
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Matthew J. Harrington |
Tufts University (MA) | 2026 |
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Aleah Hernandez |
University of California - Irvine | 2026 |
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Hilary Lehman |
Knox College (IL) | 2027 |
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E. Del Chrol |
Marshall University (WV) | 2027 |
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Guilio Celotto |
University of Virginia | 2027 |
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Athanasia Worley |
Shawnee Mission East High School (KS) | 2025 |
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Lindley Henson |
Seton Catholic Preparatory Academy (AZ) | 2025 |
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Debra Freas |
Wellsley College | 2026 |
| Charter |
Undergraduate Awards Subcommittee
The Undergraduate Awards Subcommittee can be reached at undergraduatecommittee@camws.org.
The Chair can be reached at undergraduate@camws.org.
| Anastasia Hutterli | University of Kentucky |
2026 (Chair) |
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David Pollio |
Christopher Newport University (VA) | 2026 |
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Christian Rhoads |
University of California - Berkeley | 2027 |
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Marcia H. Lindgren |
University of Iowa | 2025 |
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Teresa Ramsby |
University of Massachuesetts - Amherst | 2026 |
| Amy E. K. Vail | St. John Fisher College (NY) |
2026 |
| Charter | ||
The Manson A. Stewart Teacher Training and Travel Award Subcommittee
The Stewart Teacher Training and Travel Subcommittee can be reached at stewartteachercommittee@camws.org.
Chair of the subcommittee can be reached at stewartteacher@camws.org.
This subcommittee also makes the Ruebel Undergraduate Travel Awards
as well as awards to new K-12 Latin and Greek teachers for start up funds and loan assistance.
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Osman Umurhan |
University of New Mexico |
2027 (Chair) |
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Monica Cyrino |
University of New Mexico | 2026 |
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Cynthia White |
University of Arizona | 2025 |
| Jacqueline DiBiasie-Sammons | University of Mississippi |
2027 |
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Daniel W. Turkeltaub |
Santa Clara University (CA) | 2027 |
Summer Travel Awards (Semple, Grant, and Benario) Subcommittee
The Summer Travel Awards Subcommittee can be reached at summertravelcommittee@camws.org.
The chair of this subcommittee can be reached at summertravel@camws.org.
| Andrew J. Carroll | Lyme-Old Lyme High School |
2027 (Chair) |
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Kathleen M. Kirsch |
University of Mary (ND) | 2026 |
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Zoe Stamatopoulou |
Washington University in St. Louis |
2026 |
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Tara J. Ligon |
Walnut Hills High School (OH) | 2025 |
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Amy Sowder-Koch |
Towson University (MD) | 2025 |
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Tadeusz Mazurek |
University of Notre Dame (IN) | 2027 |
| Charter |
The Teaching Awards (Kraft and CAMWS) Subcommittee
The Teaching Awards Subcommittee can be reached at teachingcommittee@camws.org.
The chair of this subcommittee can be reached at teaching@camws.org.
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Phillip S. Peek |
Bowling Green State University |
2027 (Chair) |
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Daniel Germain |
Timber Creek High School in (FL) | 2025 |
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Roger T. Macfarlane |
Brigham Young University (UT) | 2027 |
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Marie-Claire A. Beaulieu |
Tufts University (MA) | 2026 |
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Sam Caldis |
Brown University (RI) | 2026 |
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Valerio Caldesi Valeri |
University of Kentucky | 2027 |
| Thomas Rose | Randolph-Macon College |
2025 |
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Andrea Stehle |
St. Thomas Episcopal School (NC) | 2027 |
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Clifford Robinson |
Saint Joseph’s University | 2027 |
Theater in Greece and Rome Steering Committee
The chair of TIGR can be reached at tigr@camws.org
The committee can be reached at tigrcommittee@camws.org
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Christopher Bungard |
Butler University (IN) | 2026 (Chair) |
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Evan Armacost |
Culver Academy (IN) | 2026 |
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Charissa Skoutelas |
Johns Hopkins University (MD) | 2026 |
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Amy R. Cohen |
Randolph College (VA) | 2024 |
| Cecilia Cozzi |
University of Cincinnati (OH) |
2025 |
| Robert W. Groves |
University of Arizona |
2025 (Secretary) |
| Josh Streeter |
Ohio State University |
2026 |
| Anastasia Pantazopoulou |
Carleton College |
2025 |