Congratulations to the students of the Classics community at the University of Washington for their accomplishments over the past academic year, 2025-2026, and to those who have won awards for 2026-2027! We wish you the best in the next chapter of your lives. Well done!
Degrees Conferred and Expected
Doctor of Philosophy
Classics
Lauryn Hanley
Doctoral thesis: “Womb of the Earth: Caves and the Feminine in the Ancient Greek World”
Master of Arts
Classics
Caden Hanrahan
MA Paper: “Perspectives on Speech and Articulation Disorders in Classical Athens: Two Case Studies”
Bachelor of Arts
Classics
Samuel Abraham, Katie Brudvig, Zinnia Hansen, Jayden Naab, Sophia Van Beek
Classical Studies
Lisa Isaacs, Theodore Killian, Joanna Mianowany, Rachel Nordmark, Luke Strole
Greek
Natalia Poliakova
Greek & Classical Studies
Jillian Prince
Latin & Classical Studies
Carlo Cremona
Latin
Friday Elkan
Undergraduate Minors
Classical Studies
Lily Aronson, Alex Benson, Aiden Bonheyo, Marki Caitlin, Aditi Chegu, Remi Cogan, Kiana Mae Crawford, Addysin Davis, Dalal Dashti, Alex Dreistadt, Abigail, Erickson, Marina Kathryn Fehr, Mouse Franzen, Devon Gerik, Zane Godil, Garrett Gunnarson, Melissa Haas, Aster Monroe Hansen, Ellie Hoffman, Carlee Kaswinkel, Sam Anderson Kirk, Lucia Kuhn, Gayatri Kundassery, Alexander Lee, Katie Leija, George M. Lerdal, Daria Levenkova, Dante Lee Mollkoy, Tate Nelson, Esra Ozbura, Evenora Pearce, Alex Phan, Ansonia Rainville, Lindley K Sandidge, Tara Shnain, Anikka Bella Luna Stanley, Sheridan Stanner, Holland Stuart, Dora Wang
Classics & Ancient History
Annika Eileen Miller, Alec Takahashi
Greek
Jinyi Lu, Logan Tsui
Latin
Joseph Bennet, Kyla Marshall
Departmental Undergraduate Awards
Classics Student Travel Endowment
Ayden Erickson, Ameli Graff
Harvey Bruce Densmore Scholarship
Jayden Naab, Jillian Prince (2025/26)
Bronislaw Andrus (2026/27)
Jim Greenfield Summer Language Study Scholarships
Sarah Dittle
Jim Greenfield Undergraduate Scholarship
Bronislaw Andrus, Malana Brown, Ameli Graff, Avery Hassan, Lauren Kwak, Yueran Liu
Jim Greenfield Undergraduate Travel Award
Ayden Erickson, Tedi Fortune, Ameli Graff, Lauren Kwak, Beatrice McNally, Mindy Trinh
Lawrence Bliquez Student Support Fund Scholarship
Beatrice McNally
Ringland Classics Travel Fund Scholarship
Mindy Trinh
Meg Greenfield Undergraduate Essay Prize
Samuel Abraham, Carlo Cremona, Jayden Naab, Sophia Van Beek
Roseanna Wabel McDermott Endowed Fund for Study Abroad
Tedi Fortune, Lauren Kwak
UW Undergraduate Awards
Irene Dickson McFarlane Endowed Scholarship
Oliver Zhu
External Undergraduate Awards
Society for Classical Studies Certificate of Excellence
Samuel Abraham, Zinnia Hansen, Jayden Naab
Departmental Graduate Awards
Jim Greenfield Dissertation Fellowship
Liam Dulany
UW Graduate Awards
Dean’s Medal (Graduate)
Laura Harris
GSEE Graduate Fellowship
Jonathan Clark (2025-2026)
Joff Hanauer Graduate Fellowship
Luke Giuntoli (2025-2026)
GSEE Excellence Award
Eco Zhang (2025-2026)
Top Scholar Award
Beck Faletti (2025-2026)
Society of Scholars Summer Fellowship
Laura Harris
External Graduate Awards
US Fulbright Student Researcher
Lauryn Hanley (2025-2026)
Crake Doctoral Fellowship
Laura Harris