Classical Studies at Brandeis
Brandeis University
Classical Studies Department
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Annual Fellowships, Scholarships, and Commencement Prizes & Awards
for Undergraduate Classical Studies Majors

FELLOWSHIPS IN CLASSICAL STUDIES

THE EUNICE M. LEBOWITZ COHEN FELLOWSHIP IN CLASSICAL STUDIES
The Eunice M. Lebowitz Cohen Fellowship in Classical Studies was established in 2006 to help support Classical Studies majors (and in some cases, minors) work on a year-long research or creative project in conjunction with a Classicist Faculty Mentor. The competition takes place in early spring each year. N.B.: For information about the Eunice M. Lebowitz Cohen Fellowship in Classical Studies, see Research Classics.

EMLCFellows 2006-07

Eunice M. Lebowitz Cohen Fellows for 2006-07 [left to right]: Alice Ittelson '08, Matt Brown '08, and Kevin Goscinak '08. A listing of fellows selected to date follows.


Year Fellow Mentor Project
2008-09 L. Aimée Birnbaum '10 Patricia A. Johnston A Myth through the Ages: The Story of Theseus and Ariadne
Dianne J. Ma '09 Cheryl L. Walker The Psychological and Cultural Influences on Ancient Roman Feasting
Alexander J. Smith '09 Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow Preserving and Presenting the Classical Artifact Research Center: A Study in Conservation
Theodore Tibbitts '09 Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow The Practical Side to Roman Wine
2007-08 Matthew A. Brown '08 Patricia A. Johnston The Ideal Roman Statesman
Zachary Margulies '10 Charles McClendon A Study and Exhibition of the Brandeis Coin Collection
Joshua Nudell '08 Cheryl L. Walker Collapse: The Fall of the Western Empire and Continuation in the East
Theodore Tibbitts '09 Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow Recreating Roman Cuisine for Modern Tastes
2006-07 Matthew A. Brown '08 Cheryl L. Walker If Homer Made Movies
Kevin E. Goscinak '08 Leonard C. Muellner An Examination of Primary Sources Concerning the Peloponnesian War
Alice D. Ittelson '08 Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow Guide to Greek and Roman Art in the Greater Boston Area


SCHOLARSHIPS IN CLASSICAL STUDIES

THE EUNICE M. LEBOWITZ COHEN SCHOLARSHIP IN CLASSICAL STUDIES
The Eunice M. Lebowitz Cohen Scholarship in Classical Studies was established in 2004 to honor an exceptional student of Classical Studies who has shown academic excellence and rigor. Please note that students may not nominate themselves or apply for this need-sensitive scholarship, which the Department of Classical Studies awards annually to a promising undergraduate Classics major. The first Lebowitz Cohen Scholar was named in the 2004/05 academic year. Our scholar for the 2008/09 academic year will be selected in fall 2008.

    2008 Kevin E. Goscinak
    2007 Michael P. Mello
    2006 Benjamin M. Woodring
    2005 Benjamin M. Woodring

EMLC & Students

Eunice M. Lebowitz Cohen flanked by recipients of her 2006 fellowships, scholarship, and awards: [left to right] Kevin Goscinak '08, Ben Woodring '06, Ms. Cohen, Alice Ittelson '08, Matt Brown '08, and Catherine Baker '06. Ms. Cohen met with students at a special awards tea in April 2006.


ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT PRIZES AND AWARDS IN CLASSICAL STUDIES

THE EUNICE M. LEBOWITZ COHEN PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN CLASSICAL ART & ARCHAEOLOGY
The Eunice M. Lebowitz Cohen Prize for Excellence in Classical Art & Archaeology was established in 2002 to honor a junior or senior who has demonstrated academic prowess in the study of Classical Art and Archaeology.

    2008 Jenny A. Zimmer
    2007 Christopher A. Farrell
    2006 Catherine K. Baker
    2005 Rebecca C. Pynoos
    2004 Jessica R. Greenberg
    2003 Erin I. Bryan
    2002 Andrea Lankin

THE EUNICE M. LEBOWITZ COHEN PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN CLASSICAL LITERATURE
The Eunice M. Lebowitz Cohen Prize for Excellence in Classical Literature was established in 2002 to honor a junior or senior who has demonstrated academic prowess in the study of Classical Literature.

    2008 Matthew A. Brown
    2007 Nathaniel L. Ralston
    2006 Benjamin M. Woodring
    2005 Catherine K. Baker
    2004 Abigail R. Porter
    2003 Jane A. Callahan
    2002 Sonya L. Taaffe

THE DAVID S. WIESEN MEMORIAL PRIZE
The David S. Wiesen Memorial Prize was established following the untimely death of Professor David S. Wiesen (1936-1982), quondam Samuel Lemberg Professor of Classics, who taught at Brandeis from 1966-1975. A creative scholar and teacher, Professor Wiesen published studies of Vergil, Tacitus, and Juvenal. We honor him annually by bestowing this prize on a particularly worthy graduate in the field of Classics; below we show our latest recipients. In his eulogy of David, our own Professor Douglas Stewart quoted Catullus: Atque in Perpetuum Frater ave Atque Vale. The fund continues through gifts from David's former colleagues and students, including particularly generous pledges from David's widow, Ellen Cohen Wiesen '60, and his students Frederic Siegel '71 and Paul Trusten '73, R. Ph.

    2008 Kevin E. Goscinak
    2007 Michael P. Mello
    2006 Gayle M. McElvain
    2005 Jessica R. Greenberg
    2004 Jane A. Callahan
    2003 Sonya L. Taaffe
    2002 Lyndsey Menzin
    2001 Joel Christensen
    2000 ----
    1999 Ely Levine

Photographs: Polydus (victorious charioteer for Red faction) and lead horse Compressor, centerpiece mosaic, imperial baths, mid 3rd century C.E., Landesmuseum, Trier (Photographic Credit: Barbara McManus, 1988), by courtesy of the VRoma Project: http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/polydus2.jpg; Eunice M. Lebowitz Cohen at tea with students, April 2006 (Photographic Credit: Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow).

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