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THE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION of NEW ENGLAND One Hundredth Annual Bulletin 2005 THE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION OF NEW ENGLAND One Hundredth Annual Bulletin 2005 2005-2006 OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES CANE Executive Committee President: : John McVey, 110A Milford Street, Medway, MA 02053; [email protected]. Immediate Past President: Jacqui Carlon, 5 Morning Glory Circle, Chelmsford, MA 01824; (978) 256- 4737; [email protected] President Elect: Cynthia Damon, Classics Department, AC #2257, Amherst College, Amherst, MA 01002, 413-542-8126 (W), 413-549-7471 (H), [email protected] Executive Secretary: Rosemary A. Zurawel, c/o Berwick Academy, 31 Academy Street, South Berwick, ME 03908; 207 384-2164, [email protected]. Treasurer: Ruth Breindel, 617 Hope Street, Providence, RI 02906; (401) 521-3204 (h), (401) 831-7350 (o); [email protected]. Curator of the Funds: Donna Lyons, 11 Carver Circle, Simsbury, CT 06070; (860) 658-1676; [email protected]. Editor, New England Classical Journal: John M. Lawless, History Dept., Providence College, Providence, RI 02918-0001; (401) 865-2548; [email protected]. Coordinator of Educational Programs: Rosemary A. Zurawel, 16 Northam Drive, Dover, NH 03820; (603) 749-9213; [email protected]. Editor, CANE Instructional Materials: Gilbert Lawall, 71 Sand Hill Road, Amherst, MA 01002; (413) 549-0390; [email protected]. Classics-in-Curricula Coordinator: Allen M. Ward, Department of History, Box U-103, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-2103; (860) 228-4681 (h); (860) 486-4266 (o); [email protected]. At-Large Members Katy Ganino, 63 Forest Hills Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130, (617) 524-1766; [email protected] regional.k-12.ma.us. Mark R. Pearsall, Glastonbury High School, 330 Hubbard Street, Glastonbury, CT 06603; (860) 657- 1569;[email protected] Sally Morris Brooks School, 1160 Great Pond Road, North Andover MA 01845 [email protected] State Representatives Connecticut: Nina Barclay, 3 Lathrop Lane, Norwich, CT, 06360; [email protected]. Maine: Beth Gwozdz, 1 Village Green Drive, #7; Saco, ME 04072; (207) 878-0821 (h); [email protected]. Massachusetts: Emil Penarubia, Boston College High School, 150 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 01610; (617) 776-1490; [email protected]. New Hampshire: Marion Lewis, PO Box 14 New Ipswich, NH 03071; (603) 878-2337. Rhode Island: Joe Delaney, 44 Western Promenade, Cranston, RI 02905; [email protected]. Vermont: Leanne Goulette, Champlain Valley Union H.S., 369 CVU Road, Hinesburg, VT 05461; (802) 482-8959; [email protected]. Committee on Scholarships Edmund F. DeHoratius 45 Coventry Road, Worcester, MA 01606, 508-853-1011 [email protected] Ellen Perry, College of the Holy Cross, PO Box 130A, Department of Classics, Worcester, MA 01610; [email protected]. Chris Richards, Belmont Hill School, 350 Prospect Street, Belmont, MA 02178; (617) 924-7907; [email protected]. Webmaster Raymond J. Starr, Department of Classical Studies, Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481 (781) 235-1514, [email protected] Finance Committee Donna Lyons (Chair), 11 Carver Circle, Simsbury, CT 06070; (860) 658-1676; [email protected]. Ruth Breindel (ex officio), 617 Hope Street, Providence, RI 02906; (401) 521-3204 (h), (401) 831-7350 (o); [email protected] Paul Properzio, 15 Ballardvale Road, Andover, MA , 01810, (508) 474-0195, [email protected] Thomas A., Suits, 120 Hillyndale Rd, Storrs, CT , 06268, (860_ 429-1608, [email protected] Membership Committee Ruth Breindel (Chair), 617 Hope S6treet, Providence, RI 02906; (401) 521-3204 (h); (401) 831-7350 (o); [email protected]. Kathleen L. Braden, 18 Fisk Road, Concord, NH, 03301, (603) 225-9104, [email protected] Katy Ganino, 63 Forest Hills St., Jamaica Plain, MA 02130; (617) 524-1766; [email protected] 12.ma.us. Stephany Pascetta, 250 House Street, Glastonbury, CT 06033; (860) 657-0336; [email protected]. Emil Penarubia, Boston College Parkway, 150 Morrissey Boulebard, Boston, MA 01610; (617) 776-1490; [email protected] Raymond J. Starr, Department of Classical Studies Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481 (781) 235-1514, [email protected] Other Committees as Established by the By-Laws Nominating Committee Jacqui Carlon (Chair), 5 Morning Glory Circle, Chelmsford, MA 01824; (978) 256-4737; [email protected] Roger Travis, University of Connecticut, U-1057, Storrs, CT, 06269, 6/3, 508-653-0724, [email protected] Rebecca Chodes, 519 VFW Parkway, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, 617-327-5317; [email protected] Barlow-Beach Distinguished Service Award John McVey (Chair), 110A Milford Street, Medway, MA 02053; [email protected]. Jacqui Carlon, 5 Morning Glory Circle, Chelmsford, MA 01824; (978) 256-4737; [email protected] Z. Philip Ambrose, Dept. of Classics, UVM, 481 Main Street, Burlington, VT, 05405; 802-862-6818 [email protected] Committee on Discretionary Funds Jacqui Carlon (Chair), 5 Morning Glory Circle, Chelmsford, MA 01824; (978) 256-4737; [email protected] Katy Ganino, 63 Forest Hills Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130, (617) 524-1766; [email protected] regional.k-12.ma.us. Mark R. Pearsall, Glastonbury High School, 330 Hubbard Street, Glastonbury, CT 06603; (860) 657- 1569;[email protected] Sally Morris Brooks School, 1160 Great Pond Road, North Andover MA 01845 [email protected] Program Committee (2006 Annual Meeting) John McVey (Chair), 110A Milford Street, Medway, MA 02053; [email protected]. Jacqui Carlon, 5 Morning Glory Circle, Chelmsford, MA 01824; (978) 256-4737; [email protected] Cynthia Damon, Classics Department, AC #2257, Amherst College, Amherst, MA 01002, 413-542-8126 (W), 413-549-7471 (H), [email protected] Local Arrangements Coordinator Kenneth F. Kitchell, Jr. 471 State Street, Belchertown, MA 01007,413-325-5607 [email protected] Auditors Stephen Pingree, 210 Merrow Road , Coventry, CT 06238, 860-742-3114, [email protected] Thomas A. Suits, 12 Hillyndale Rd, Storrs, CT 06268, 860-429-1608, [email protected] Resolutions Committee Francis R. Bliss, Beata Arva, 375 Taylor Hill Rd., New Vineyard, ME , 04956, (207) 652-2232, [email protected] Richard E. Clairmont, Murkland Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH , 03824, (603) 886- 1319, [email protected] Classics in Curricula Oversight: State Representatives (or the designees) Working Group: Allen M. Ward, Department of History Box U-2103, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT , 06269, (860) 429-2503, [email protected] Margaret G. Cook, , 12 Lakeshore Dr., Winthrop, ME , 04364, (207) 377-2186, [email protected] New England Latin Placement Service Stephen A. Brunet, Classics Program Murkland Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 03824, (603) -868-2007, [email protected] Kenneth F. Kitchell, Jr., 471 State Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, (413) 325-5607, [email protected] Director, CANE Summer Institute Ellen E. Perry, College of the Holy Cross, PO Box 130A, Dept of Classics, Worcester, MA, 01610; 508- 476-0169, [email protected] Steering Committee, CANE Summer Institute Shirley G. Lowe, 2 Laurie Lane, Natick MA 01760, 508-655-8701; [email protected] John M. Higgins, Box 351, Monterey , MA 01245, 413-528-6691; [email protected] Kenneth E. Wheeling, PO Box 38, North Ferrisburgh, VT, 05473, (802) 453-3759, [email protected] Alison Harvey, 15 Gilman Street, Waterville, ME, 04901, (207) 872-8276, [email protected] Joe Delaney, 44 Western Promenade, Cranston, RI 02905; [email protected]. Daniel T. , Russo, Austin Prep. School, 101 Willow St., Reading, MA, 01867, 617-333-6601, [email protected] Other Officers and Services Coordinator for CEUs Donna Lyons, 11 Carver Circle, Simsbury, CT 06070; (860) 658-1676; [email protected]. Writing Contest President-Elect (Chair, ex officio); Executive Committee State Representatives (ex officio) Student Paper Award President (Chair, ex officio) Weincke Prize At-Large Members of the Executive Committee (ex officio) Phinney Scholarship Nina Barclay (Chair), 3 Lathrop Lane, Norwich, CT , 06360, (860) 889-9899, [email protected] Kenneth F. Kitchell, Jr., 471 State Street, Belchertown, MA, 01007, (413) 325-5607, [email protected] Alison Harvey, 15 Gilman Street, Waterville, ME , 04901, (207) 872-8276, [email protected] Vincent J. Rosivach, Classics Dept., Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT , 06824, (203) 336-1011, [email protected] CANE Certification Scholarship Classics-In-Curricula working group (ex officio) Emporium Romanum Donna Lyons, 11 Carver Circle, Simsbury, CT 06070; (860) 658-1676; [email protected]. Newsletter Emil Penarubia, Boston College High School, 150 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 01610; (617) 776- 1490; [email protected] CANE Centennial Committee John Lawless (Chair), History Department/Libr. 112, Providence College, Providence, RI , 02918, (401) 467-5442, [email protected] Z. Philip Ambrose, Dept. of Classics UVM, 481 Main Street, Burlington, VT , 05405, (LIFE), (802) 862- 6818, [email protected] Representative on the Council of the American Classical League Paul Properzio, , 15 Ballardvale Road, Andover, MA , 01810, (508) 474-0195, [email protected] Alternate to the Council of the American Classical League Deborah Rae Davies, , 123 Argilla Rd, Andover, MA, 01810, (978) 749-9446, [email protected] Delegate to the National Committee for Latin and Greek Deborah Rae Davies, , 123 Argilla Rd, Andover, MA, 01810, (978) 749-9446, [email protected] Delegate to the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Mark R. Pearsall, Glastonbury High School, 330 Hubbard
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    Cynthia Damon 4517 Osage Ave. Department of Classical Studies Philadelphia, PA 19143 University of Pennsylvania 413-687-8145 [email protected] TEACHING: University of Pennsylvania, Professor, 2007- Amherst College, Assistant Professor to Professor, 1995-2007 Harvard University, Assistant Professor, 1990-1995 EDITING: Transactions of the American Philological Association, 2000-2005 EDUCATION: Stanford University Ph.D. (Classics) 1990 Boston College M.A. (Classics) 1984 Stanford University B.A. (History) 1979 AWARDS: Dean’s Leave, spring 2019 Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in the Price Lab for Digital Humanities (2016/17) College of Liberal and Professional Studies Distinguished Teaching Award for Standing Faculty (2015) Loeb Classical Library Foundation Fellowship (2013/14) National Humanities Center Fellowship (2013/14, declined) Penn Humanities Forum Faculty Fellow (2009/10) BOOKS: Caesar, Civil War. Loeb Classical Library 39. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2016. C. Iuli Caesaris commentariorum libri III de bello ciuili. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015. Studies on the text of Caesar’s Bellum ciuile. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015. Translation of Tacitus, Annals. London: Penguin Classics, 2013. Caesar’s Civil War, co-written with W.W. Batstone for the series Oxford approaches to classical literature, New York: Oxford University Press, 2006. Tacitus, Histories 1, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. The mask of the parasite: A pathology of Roman patronage, Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1997. 1 Res gestae divi Augusti, Bryn Mawr: Bryn Mawr Latin Commentaries, 1995. Nepos, Life of Atticus, Bryn Mawr: Bryn Mawr Latin Commentaries, 1993. BOOK IN PROGRESS: Caesar, Gallic War. Loeb Classical Library 72. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press (forthcoming 2021).
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