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, 2024) |
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CAMWS Orator Thomas Keeline (Washington University in St. Louis, 2025) merit@camws.org |
CAMWS Social Media Director media@camws.org |
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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Andromache Karanika |
University of California - Irvine |
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Lorenzo Garcia, Jr. |
University of New Mexico |
President Elect (2024) |
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Sophie J. V. Mills |
University of North Carolina - Asheville |
Immediate Past President (2024) |
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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 (2024) |
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Yasuko Taoka |
Wayne State College (NE) |
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Timothy S. Heckenlively |
Baylor University (TX) |
Editor, CAMWS Newsletter (2024) |
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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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Roger T. Macfarlane |
Brigham Young University (UT) |
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E. Del Chrol |
Marshall University (WV) |
Chair, Steering Committee (2026) |
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Jessie Craft |
Glenn High School and Mt Tabor High School (NC) |
Member-at-Large (2026) |
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Ky Merkley |
University of Illinois - Urbana/Champaign |
Member-at-Large/Graduate Student (2024) |
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Susan O. Shapiro |
Utah State University |
Member-at-Large (2025) |
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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 |
2024 (Chair) |
| Leanna L. Boychenko |
Loyola University Chicago (IL) |
2024 |
| Benjamin S. Haller |
Virginia Wesleyan University |
2025 |
| Amy Pistone |
Gonzaga University (WA) |
2024 |
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Charlaine Lunsford |
Manor High School (VA) | 2024 |
| Sorsha Maness |
John Burroughs School (MO) |
2024 |
| Jason Nethercut |
University of South Florida |
2024 |
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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 |
Lehigh University (PA) |
2025 |
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) | 2024 |
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Grace Funsten |
American Academy at Rome | 2024 |
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Mary Jean McNamara |
City University of New York - The Graduate Center | 2024 |
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Robert H. 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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David W. Tandy |
University of Leeds (UK) | 2024 |
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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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Andromache Karanika |
University of California - Irvine | 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) |
2024 (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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Tyler Oremus |
Claremont Graduate University |
2024 |
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Krishni S. Burns |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
2025 |
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Brian M. Duvick |
University of Colorado Colorado Springs |
2025 |
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Robyn M. Rocklein |
Ringling College of Art and Design (FL) |
2025 |
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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 |
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Nicoletta Villa-Sella |
The Linsly School (WV) | 2024 |
| Jenny Strauss Clay | University of Virginia |
2024 |
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Michele Valerie Ronnick |
Wayne State University (MI) | 2024 |
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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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Sophie J. V. Mills |
University of North Carolina - Asheville |
Immediate Past President (Chair, ex officio) |
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Osman Umurhan |
University of New Mexico |
2026 |
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Nandini B. Pandey |
University of Wisconsin |
2024 |
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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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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.
| Andromache Karanika | University of California - Irvine |
President (Chair, ex officio) |
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Sophie J. V. Mills |
University of North Carolina - Asheville | Past President, ex officio |
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Lorenzo Garcia, Jr. |
University of New Mexico | President-Elect, ex officio |
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Nicholas Cross |
U.S. Naval Academy | 2026 |
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Connie Rodriguez |
Benjamin Franklin High School (LA) | 2026 |
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Jennifer L. Ferriss-Hill |
University of Miami (FL) | 2024 |
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Raymond Marks |
University of Missouri | 2024 |
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Vassiliki Panoussi |
William & Mary (VA) | 2025 |
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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.
| Andromache Karanika |
University of California - Irvine |
President (Chair) |
| Sophie J. V. Mills | University of North Carolina - Asheville |
Immediate Past President |
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Georgia Irby |
William & Mary (VA) |
Editor, The Classical Journal |
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Sergio Yona |
University of Missouri |
Editor, Classical Journal Online |
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Yasuko Taoka |
Wayne State College (NE) |
Editor, Teaching Classical Languages |
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Timothy S. Heckenlively |
Baylor University (TX) |
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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William Tortorelli |
Texas Tech University |
2026 (Chair) |
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Meredith D. Prince |
Auburn University (AL) | 2024 |
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Lisa Ellison |
University of Eastern Carolina | 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) |
| Timothy F. Winters | Austin Peay University (TN) |
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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Laury A. Ward |
Hillsdale College (MI) |
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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Roger T. Macfarlane |
Brigham Young University (UT) |
2024 (Chair) |
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Christopher McDonough |
University of the South (Sewanee) | 2026 |
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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 |
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Andromache Karanika |
University of California-Irvine | President, ex officio |
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Sophie J. V. Mills |
University of North Carolina-Asheville | Past President, ex officio |
| Lorenzo Garcia, Jr. | University of New Mexico |
President-elect, ex officio |
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T. Davina McClain |
Northwestern State University (LA) | Secretary-Treasurer, ex officio |
Ad Hoc Committees
CAMWS CXX Celebration Task Force
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Thomas J Sienkewicz |
Monmouth College (IL) | Co-organizer |
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Anne H. Groton |
St. Olaf College (MN) | Co-organizer |
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Ward W. Briggs |
University of South Carolina | Co-organizer |
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Emma C. Vanderpool |
Springfield Honors Academy (MA) | |
| James V. Lowe | John Burroughs School (MO) |
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Sarah C. Keith |
University of Michigan | |
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Timothy Wutrich |
Case Western Reserve University (OH) | |
Subcommittees for Awards and Scholarships
The Ladislaus J. Bolchazy Pedagogy Book Award Subcommittee
| Timothy F. Winters | Austin Peay University (TN) |
2024 (Chair) |
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Luke Gorton |
University of New Mexico | 2026 |
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Robin Mitchell-Boyask |
Temple University | 2026 |
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Jeffrey Easton |
Southwestern University (TX) | 2025 |
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Mary Hamil Gilbert |
Birmingham Southern College (AL) | 2024 |
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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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Albert T. Watanabe |
Louisiana State University | 2024 |
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Stephen M. Bay |
Brigham Young University (UT) | 2024 |
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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 |
York University | 2026 |
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Shannon R. Flynt |
Samford University (AL) | 2024 |
| 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) |
2024 (Chair) |
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Kenneth Kitchell |
University of Massachusetts - Amherst | 2024 |
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Bronwen Wickkiser |
Wabash College (IN) | 2023 |
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Nathalie R. Roy-Mitchell |
Glasgow Middle School (LA) | 2023 |
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Tyler Jo Smith |
University of Virginia | 2025 |
| 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 |
2024 (Chair) |
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Anise K. Strong |
University of Western Michigan |
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 |
| Charter | ||
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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Caleb X. Dance |
Washington and Lee University (VA) | 2024 |
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E. Del Chrol |
Marshall University (WV) | 2024 |
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Karl P. Frerichs |
University School (OH) | 2024 |
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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.
| Amy E. K. Vail | St. John Fisher College (NY) |
2026 (Chair) |
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David Pollio |
Christopher Newport University (NJ) | 2026 |
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Tadeusz Mazurek |
University of Notre Dame (IN) | 2024 |
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Valerio Caldesi Valeri |
University of Kentucky | 2024 |
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Marcia H. Lindgren |
University of Iowa | 2025 |
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Anastasia Hutterli |
University of South Florida | 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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Hilary Lehmann |
Knox College (IL) |
2024 (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 |
2024 |
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Salvador Bartera |
Mississippi State University | 2025 |
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David Ligon |
Ursuline Academy (OH) | 2025 |
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.
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Zoe Stamatopoulou |
Washington University in St. Louis | 2026 |
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Kathleen M. Kirsch |
University of Mary (ND) | 2026 |
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Jennifer Starkey |
San Diego State University (CA) | 2024 |
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Katherine Wasdin |
University of Maryland (DC) | 2024 |
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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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Andrew J. Carroll |
Independent Scholar (MA) | 2024 |
| 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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Amy Leonard |
Midtown High School (GA) |
2024 (Chair) |
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Daniel Germain |
Timber Creek High School in (FL) | 2025 |
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Margaret-Anne Gillis |
Innisdale Secondary School (Ontario) | 2024 |
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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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Mike Lippman |
University of Nebraska | 2024 |
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Philip Peek |
Bowling Green State University (OH) | 2025 |
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Daniel W. Turkeltaub |
Santa Clara University (CA) | 2024 |
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 |
University of Florida |
2025 |