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Classical Studies

In its Honors Program the Classical Studies Department awards one level of Honors to student research projects. (Note: prior to Fall 2022 Highest Honors and High Honors were awarded as well.) The projects listed below have been defended successfully, and a copy of the thesis deposited in Swem Library.

Key:
  • Student, "Thesis" (Honors level)
    Committee Chair + Other Committee Members

2023-2024

2022-2023

2021-2022

2020-2021

2019-2020

  • No Honors students this year

2018-19

2017-18

2016-17

2015-16

2014-15

2013-14

  • No Honors students this year

2012-13

2011-12

  • No Honors students this year

2010-11

2009-10

2008-09

  • No Honors students this year

2007-08

  • Barbara Blythe, "The Rape of the Bough: The Persephone Myth in Vergil's Aeneid" (High Honors)
    Vassiliki Panoussi + John Chesley, Paula Blank (defended December 2007)
  • Jessica Lamont, "Sacred Space and Healing: The Cult of Asklepios in Athens" (High Honors)
    Barbette Spaeth + Linda Reilly, Mary Voigt

2006-07

  • Emily Rossow, "Ranting and Reading: Stand-Up Comedy and the Satiric Recitatio" (Honors)
    John Donahue + John Chesley, Gary Green

2005-06

  • Julie Colaneri, "The Sicilian Tyrants: Greek or Not?" (Honors)
    William Hutton + Linda Reilly, Ted Perlmutter
  • William Hall
    Georgia Irby-Massie + William Hutton, George Greenia
  • Leigh Oldershaw, "Roman Domestic Religion: An Archaeological Examination of the Domestic Divinities Depicted in Pompeian Lararium Paintings" (High Honors)
    Barbette Spaeth + Linda Reilly, Michael Blakey
  • Timothy Treem
    Georgia Irby-Massie + John Chesley, Noah Lemos

2004-05

  • William Burghart
    John Donahue + John Oakley, Phil Daileader
  • Julie Mills
    James Baron + Georgia Irby-Massie, Noah Lemos
  • Robert Schwieger
    William Hutton + Linda Reilly, John Conlee