Outstanding undergraduates and graduate students received scholarships and other recognition.

On May 1, 2025, our community of classicists gathered on the 12th floor of McClung Tower to celebrate the many achievements of our majors, minors, graduate students, and other affiliates, in the company of family and friends. 

In addition to 11 graduating classics minors, we acknowledged 11 graduating majors: Isaac Buck, Desirae Cordell, Hunter DeBlackmere, Michael McCann, Lillian Hammer, Ethan Peebles, Makenzie Pentz, Evan Shannon, Dorothea Stansell, Elena Valerio, and Isabella Vozza. 

The following students won year-long academic scholarships in classics: 

• Landon Bryan (Arthur H. Moser Memorial Scholarship) 
• Harley Diamond (Albert Rapp Memorial Scholarship) 
• Drew Piper (McDow Scholarship) 
• Alexander Wyrick (Chris and Ann Craig Scholarship) 
• Reese Reiley (Haines-Morris Award) 

Dorothea Stansell won the Senior Latin Prize, Makenzie Pentz received the Senior Greek Prize, and Evan Shannon received the Dedication and Service Prize. 

Travel scholarships were awarded to Harley Diamond (Susan D. Martin Excellence Scholarship and Athena Scholarship); and Gabby Puckett, Anna Gibbs, Justin Langlois, and Andrew Montgomery (Haines-Morris Scholarships). Harley Diamond also received a Poikilia micro-grant. 

At the college level, we acknowledged our Outstanding Graduates in each concentration: Ethan Peebles (Greek), Hunter DeBlackmere (Latin), Dorothea Stansell (Classical Civilization), and Lillian Hammer (Classical Archaeology). 

The following majors were recognized as Volunteers of Distinction: Henry Greene, Ethan Peebles, and Evan Shannon. Alexander Wyrick received the Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS) Award for Outstanding Accomplishment in Classical Studies. We celebrated high scorers on the CAMWS Latin and Greek exams as well.

To cap off the ceremony, we heard part of Pindar’s first Olympian Ode, slightly adapted for the occasion to honor the UT Department of Classics.