Departmental Honors Day Prizes
Every year, we grant prizes to recognize students' achievement and foster their potential in researching the languages and cultures of the ancient Mediterranean world.
Student Prize Winners
Senior prizes–These prizes recognize achievements by our senior majors.
The James A. Notopoulos Presidential Fellow Prize
This prize recognizes the achievement by a senior major. Awarded to the department’s Presidential Fellow
2026: Grace E. Bomberger ’26
2025: Parker Firestone ’25
2024: Rebecca Arabian ’24
2023: Jacob Ramsey Armentrout ’23
2022: John J. Stone ’22
2021: Bryn Hudson ’21
2020: Petrea Mannello ’20
2019: Katherine Novko ’19
The John C. Williams Professionalization Prize
Awarded to graduating seniors who are either continuing their education in a certificate or degree granting program for Classical Studies or a related field, or becoming teachers of Classical Studies at the secondary level.
2026: n/a
2025: Parker Firestone ’25
2024: n/a
2023: n/a
2022: John J. Stone ’22
2021: n/a
2020: n/a
2019: Morgan M. Hallow ’19
Prizes for pursuing Classical Studies through study away during summer & J-Term-– These prizes provide financial support for study away during J-Term or summer sessions. Prizes are awarded on the basis of essay contests in which competitors for a given prize all respond to the same prompt.
The James A. Notopoulos Prize in Ancient Italian Culture
For students who wish to engage in the study of ancient Italian culture beyond Trinity’s Hartford campus
2026: n/a
2025: n/a
2024: n/a
2023: n/a
2022: n/a
2021: n/a
2020: n/a
2019: Eric O Carnes ’19
The James Goodwin Prize in Ancient Greek Culture
For students who wish to engage in the study of ancient Greek culture beyond Trinity’s Hartford campus
2026: Noah R. Turner ’27 & Augustin Millet ’28
2025: Madison Schofield ’27 & Eleanor Raspa ’27
2024: n/a
2023: n/a
2022: n/a
2021: n/a
2020: n/a
2019: Giovanni Flores ’21, Bryn T. Hudson ’21 & Frank C. Orenstein ’22
Language prizes. Critical language study, philology, is seminal to our discipline’s intellectual tradition. These prizes are awarded annually to the highest-achieving students in Greek and Latin language courses at Trinity.
The James A. Notopoulos Prize in First-Year Latin
This prize is awarded on the basis of performance on exams in Latin 101-102
2026: John E. Monteiro ’29
2025: Jude Altman ’26
2024: Ellie Gray ’27
2023: John J. Campomenosi ’24
2022: John Wallace Malone ’24
2021: Jillian Schuck ’23
2020: Bailey McKeon ’22 & Peter Teel ’21
2019: Morgan M. Hallow ’19 & Anika Harkins ’21
The James A. Notopoulos Prize in Intermediate Latin
This prize is awarded on the basis of performance in no more than one semester at the 300 level
2026: Noah R. Turner ’27
2025: Alexander Casella ’27
2024: Paulina Campanella ’27
2023: John Wallace Malone ’24
2022: Rebecca M. Arabian ’24
2021: Alexander Sowinski ’22
2020: Jacob Armentrout ’23
2019: Mary E. Tursi ’20
Previous Notopoulos Latin Prize Winners (given prior to 2019)
2018: Vanessa J. Ross ’21
2017: Hazel Robertson ’21
2016: Kelcie Finn ’18
2015: Hayley M. Pappas ’17
2014: Ian H. C. Brody ’15
2014: Darcy J. Cogswell ’14
2014: Justin S. Pizzo ’14
The Melvin W. Title Prize in Advance Latin
This prize is awarded on the basis of performance in two or more semesters at the 300 level
2026: Paulina Campanella ’27
2025: Paulina Campanella ’27
2024: Rebecca Arabian ’24
2023: n/a
2022: Jacob Ramsey Armentrout ’23 & Alexander B. Sowinski ’22
2021: Bryn Hudson ’21
2020: David Marottolo ’22
2019: John J. Stone ’22
Previous Title Latin Prize Winners (given prior to 2019)
2018: Dylan Ingram ’18
2017: Maura Kathleen Griffith ’17
2016: Darcy Cogswell ’16
2016: Lydia Herndon ’18
2015: Joseph W. DiProperzio
2014: Jami R. Cogswell ’16
The John C. Williams Prize for First-Semester Greek
This prize is awarded on the basis of performance on exams in Greek 101
2026: Lucy A. Twardus ’28
2025: n/a
2024: Alexander Casella ’27
2023: Carter Paige Nelson ’24
2022: Crawford Alexander Sargent ’23
2021: Tiffany Stowers ’24
2020: Keith Tanner ’23
2019: Littphat Boonyawat ’22
The John C. Williams Prize for First-Year Greek
This prize is awarded on the basis of performance on exams in Greek 102
2026: Lexie M. Canaris ’29
2025: John (Jack) Lambros ’26
2024: Carter Nelson ’24
2023: Rebecca M. Arabian ’24
2022: Peyton Orloff ’22
2021: Ying-Chi Chen ’23
2020: Zac Schurman ’22
2019: Philip E. Jaeggi-Wong ’21
Previous Williams Greek Prize Winners (given prior to 2019)
2018 Morgan M Hallow ’19
2017 Alison L Confrancesco ’20
2017 Ben M Gambuzza ’20
2016 Mary Bennewitz ’19
2015 Dylan Ingram ’18
2014 Darcy J Cogswell ’16
2014 Jami R Cogswell ’16
The John C. Williams Prize in Summer Greek Language Study
For students who have demonstrated intent to continue studying Ancient Greek at Trinity College and want to improve their knowledge of Greek through summer coursework.
2026: n/a
2025: n/a
2024: n/a
2023: n/a
2022: n/a
2021: n/a
2020: n/a
2019: Zachary B. Schurman ’22
The Rev. Paul H Barbour Prize in Intermediate Greek: n/a
This prize is awarded on the basis of performance in no more than one semester at the 300 level
2026: n/a
2025: n/a
2024: n/a
2023: n/a
2022: James J. Carroll III ’24
2021: Keith Tanner ’23
2020: n/a
2019: Morgan M. Hallow ’19
Previous Barbour Greek Prize Winners(given prior to 2019)
2016: Dylan Ingram ’18
2015: Jami R. Cogswell ’16
The James Goodwin Prize in Advanced Greek
Awarded on the basis of performance in two or more semesters at the 300 level
2026: n/a
2025: n/a
2024: n/a
2023: n/aa
2022: Keith Joseph Tanner ’23
2021: Ananya Usharani Ravishankar ’21 & George Adams ’21
2020: Ananya Usharani Ravishankar ’21 & George Adams ’21
2019: n/a
Previous Goodwin Greek Prize Winners (given prior to 2019)
2017: Lydia G. Herndon ’18
2016: Jami R. Cogswell ’16
2016: Matthew Reichelt ’17
2015: Dimitri Adamidis ’16
