Results of the 2023 Loomis Latin Contest
On May 3, 2023, the Department of Classics held its 22nd annual competition for the Loomis Endowed Academic Award in Latin. Winners were announced on May 10 at the spring picnic of Delta Chi, St. Olaf’s chapter of Eta Sigma Phi, the national Classics honor society.
First prize ($300) went to Eli C. Moore, a junior majoring in Classics and Chemistry, from Sioux Falls, SD.
Second prize ($200) went to Olivia G. Simonson, a senior majoring in Classics and Gender & Sexuality Studies, with a Linguistic Studies concentration, from Seattle, WA. She is the 2022-23 Greek lab instructor and prytanis of Delta Chi.
Third prize ($100) went to Zachary V. Martin, a first-year student majoring in Mathematics, from St. Paul, MN,.
The Academic Award in Latin was endowed by Kenneth and Kathleen Loomis, parents of Stephen Loomis ’97.
This year’s translation passage came from Sallust’s Bellum Catilinae (1st century BCE).
Results of the Loomis Latin Contest, 2001-2022
May 9, 2001:
1st prize: Jennifer L. Brown ’01, Classics major, from Danville, Virginia
2nd prize: Kristina (Nina) L. Alton ’02, Classics and English major, from Red Wing, Minnesota
April 26, 2002:
1st prize: Lauren V. Christensen ’05, Art History and Asian Studies major, from Minneapolis, MN
2nd prize: Marquis S. Berrey ’03, Classics major, from Galesburg, IL
3rd prize: David R. Schiedler ’04, Classics and German major with Historical Perspectives concentration, from Fountain, CO
April 28, 2003:
1st prize: Christopher A. Schifani ’05, Classics major, from Albuquerque, NM
2nd prize: Marquis S. Berrey ’03, Classics major, from Galesburg, IL
3rd prize: Katharine A. Monson ’04, Classics and Religion major, from Beresford, SD
Honorable mention: Keeley Esterhay ’06, Classics and Spanish major, from Englewood, CO
May 5, 2004:
1st prize: Jennifer S. Starkey ’07, Classics major, from Laramie, WY
2nd prize: Lauren E. Gioe ’06, Classics and Asian Studies major with a Media Studies concentration, from Bartlett, IL
3rd prize (tie): David R. Schiedler ’04, Classics and German major with a Historical Perspectives concentration, from Waco, TX, and Stephanie E. Walker ’05, Classics and English major, from Sheridan, WY
April 25, 2005:
1st prize: Jennifer S. Starkey ’07, Classics major, from Laramie, WY
2nd prize: Christopher A. Schifani ’06, Classics major, from Albuquerque, NM
3rd prize: Elizabeth A. Beerman ’07, Classics major, from Clive, IA
May 16, 2006:
1st prize: Jennifer S. Starkey ’07, Classics major, from Laramie, WY
2nd prize: Elizabeth A. Beerman ’07, Classics major, from Clive, IA
3rd prize: A. Kirstine Wynn ’06, Classics and Music major from Bellingham, WA
May 12, 2007:
1st prize: Jennifer S. Starkey ’07, Classics major, from Laramie, WY
2nd prize: Elizabeth A. Beerman ’07, Classics major, from Clive, IA
3rd prize (tie): Hilary J. Bouxsein ’09, Classics and Philosophy major, from Evanston, IL, and Thomas K. Halvorsen ’10, Classics major, from Edina, MN
May 12, 2008:
1st prize: Thomas K. Halvorsen ’10, Classics major with a Linguistic Studies concentration, from Edina, MN
2nd prize: Sarah M. Adamson ’09, Classics major, from Rochester, MN
3rd prize: Hilary J. Bouxsein ’09, Classics and Philosophy major, from Evanston, IL
Honorable mention: Alaina K. Burkard ’08, Classics and Biology major, from Portland, OR
May 4, 2009:
1st prize: Thomas K. Halvorsen ’10, Classics major with a Linguistic Studies concentration, from Edina, MN
2nd prize (tie): Hilary J. Bouxsein ’09, Classics and Philosophy major, from Evanston, IL and Jennifer N. Easler ’10, Classics, Medieval Studies, and English major, from Fredricksburg, VA
3rd prize: Martin P. Shedd ’11, Classics and Music major, from Ashburnham, MA
May 10, 2010:
1st prize: Thomas K. Halvorsen ’10, Classics major with a Linguistic Studies concentration, from Edina, MN
2nd prize: Jennifer N. Easler ’10, Classics, Medieval Studies, and English major, from Fredricksburg, VA
3rd prize: Emily Marie Sandquist ’13, Classics major, from Singapore
4th prize: David T. Estle ’10, Classics major, from Tybee Island, GA
May 9, 2011:
1st prize: Emily Marie Sandquist ’13, Classics major, from Singapore
2nd prize: Martin P. Shedd ’12, Classics and Music major, from Ashburnham, MA
3rd prize: Adam D. Berndt ’13, Classics and Psychology major, from Fargo, ND
May 7, 2012:
1st prize: Emily Marie Sandquist ’13, Classics major, from Singapore
2nd prize: Adam D. Berndt ’13, Classics and Psychology major, from Fargo, ND
3rd prize (tie): Rebecca A. Frank ’14, Classics, Ancient Studies, and History major, from Seattle, WA and Grace B. Koch ’15, Classics and Ancient Studies major, from Evanston, IL
May 6, 2013:
1st prize: Adam D. Berndt ’13, Classics and Psychology major, from Fargo, ND
2nd prize: Grace B. Koch ’15, Classics and Ancient Studies major, from Evanston, IL
3rd prize: Amanda P. Tveite ’15, Classics and Mathematics major, from Bloomington, MN
May 5, 2014:
1st prize: Clemens Bart, International Student, from Dresden, Germany
2nd prize: Rebecca A. Frank ’14, Classics and Ancient Studies major, from Seattle, WA
3rd prize: Grace B. Koch ’15, Classics and Ancient Studies major, from Cheyenne, WY (originally Evanston, IL)
May 11, 2015:
1st prize: Grace B. Koch ’15, Classics and Ancient Studies major, from Cheyenne, WY (originally Evanston, IL)
2nd prize: Kirby L. Schoephoerster ’17, Classics major, from Fayette, MO
3rd prize: Leif D. McLellan ’16, Classics and Ancient Studies major, from Shoreview, MN
May 14, 2016:
1st prize: Joseph A. C. Burkhart ’17, Classics and Chemistry major, from Bloomington, IN
2nd prize: Leif D. McLellan ’16, Classics and Ancient Studies major, from Shoreview, MN
3rd prize: Kirby L. Schoephoerster ’17, Classics major, from Fayette, MO
May 14, 2017:
1st prize: Kirby L. Schoephoerster ’17, Classics major, from Fayette, MO
2nd prize: Steven T. Daniel ’17, Classics and English major, from St. Louis, MO
3rd prize: Lili Hanft ’17, Medieval Studies and History major, from Keene, NH
Honorable mention: Benjamin R. Cooper ’17, Classics and Religion major, from Florence, MA
May 12, 2018:
1st prize: Herman S. Hannan ’18, Classics major, from Homer, AK
2nd prize: Jakob P. Janssen ’18, Medieval Studies major, from Dayton, OR
3rd prize: Mary Landis Gaston ’19, Classics major, from Nashville, TN
May 1, 2019:
1st prize: Joseph G. Spellman ’19, Classics and Economics major, from Tyler, TX
2nd prize: JuliAnne N. Rach ’20, Classics and Humanistic Archaeology major, from Orlando, FL
3rd prize: Alexander A. Cavender ’19, Classics, Philosophy, and Religion major, from Sevierville, TN
2020:
The competition had to be canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 3, 2021:
1st prize: Elizabeth A. Barth ’21, Classics and History major, from Northfield, MN
2nd prize: Emma K. Bunde 21, Classics major, from Overland Park, KS
3rd prize: Laura K. Shea ’22, Latin and Chemistry major, from Minneapolis, MN
May 4, 2022:
1st prize: Christian A. Wolfgram ’19, Latin and Biology major, from Aberdeen, SD
2nd prize: Laura K. Shea ’22, Latin and Chemistry major, from Minneapolis, MN
2nd prize: Evan Aho ’22, Classics major, from Phoenixville, PA