Groomis Awards for Summer Projects
Do you have a Classics-related project in mind for the summer? Could you use funding for it? We have some money available in the Groton and Loomis (= Groomis) Endowment Funds and would like to use it to support worthy summer projects. You do not need to be a Classics major in order to apply for a Groomis Award, but you must already have taken at least one course in Greek, Latin, or Classics at St. Olaf. Sample projects: participation (virtual or otherwise) in a conference or archaeological dig, internship, intensive language program, study abroad, travel to a research library, museum, or historic site. Awards are typically up to $500.
To apply for a 2024 Groomis Award, click here to download the application, due by midnight on April 1, 2024.
For the names of past winners, see the list below.
List of Groomis Award Winners, 2006-2023
2006 Groomis Award Winners:
Michael W. Gulden ’08
Archaeological Field School, University of Utah
Emily C. Holm ’08
Intensive Latin Workshop, University of California-Berkeley
2007 Groomis Award Winners:
Holly M. Browskowski ’07
Internship at Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Kayla A. Rasmussen ’08
Intensive German Summer Language Program, Middlebury College
2008 Groomis Award Winner:
Adrienne C. Rowell ’10
Excavation of Saninsera, Roman town on the Cape of Cavelleria, Menorca, Spain
2009 Groomis Award Winner:
Elizabeth S. Creager ’12
Participation in the Annual Institute of the American Classical League
2010 Groomis Award Winners:
Katherine A. Crawford ’11
Villa delle Vignacce Summer Archaeology Field School in Rome
Justin L. Luthey ’11
Seminars at J. Paul Getty Villa in Malibu; visit to Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit at Azusa Pacific University
2011 Groomis Award Winners:
Katherine A. Crawford ’11
Excavation in Stobi, Macedonia, sponsored by the Balkan Heritage Field School
Kristofer D. Coffman’13
Textbooks for independent study of Biblical Hebrew
2012 Groomis Award Winners:
Emily Marie Sandquist ’13
Books for independent study of Tractatus Super Psalmos by Hilary of Poitiers
Natasha E. Hellen ’13
Textbooks for independent study of forensic archaeology
Kristofer D. Coffman’13
Norwegian-Latin dictionary for independent research as Rand Scholar at the University of Oslo
2013 Groomis Award Winners:
Chance E. Bonar ’15
Presentation of paper on Alexander the Great at history conference in Athens, Greece
Morgan M. Wychor ’15
Archaeological field work at Anamur Museum and Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
2014 Groomis Award Winners:
Nicholas A. Gantt ’15
Archaeological field work at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
Leif D. McLellan ’16
Archaeological field work at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
2015 Groomis Award Winners:
Joseph A. C. Burkhart ’17
Archaeological field work at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
Leif D. McLellan ’16
Archaeological field work on a Viking Age site in Gotland, Sweden
Click here to read about Leif’s experience.
Morgan M. Wychor ’15
Archaeological field work at Sarmizegetusa Ulpia Traiana in Transylvania, Romania
2016 Groomis Award Winners:
There were no applicants for Groomis Awards in 2016!
2017 Groomis Award Winner:
Mattias A. Kostov ’20
Online language study in ancient Greek
2018 Groomis Award Winners:
John J. Melling ’17
Archaeological excavation at Tel Megiddo in Israel
Hadley E. Evans Nash ’21
Archaeological excavation at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
Clara A. Gambill ’20
Archaeological excavation at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
Gabrielle M. Lattery ’20
Archaeological excavation at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
JuliAnne N. Rach ’20
Archaeological excavation at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
Leah H. Ramsey ’21
Archaeological excavation at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
Amanda R. Westcott ’19
Archaeological excavation at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
2019 Groomis Award Winners:
Juliana L. Dokas ’20
Archaeological excavation at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
Clara A. Gambill ’20
Archaeological excavation at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
Katharine E. Johnson ’22
Archaeological excavation at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
Emily K Knuths ’22
Archaeological excavation at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
Wynn A. Martin ’20
Textbooks for independent study of Old Norse
2020
There were no applicants for Groomis Awards in 2020!
2021 Groomis Award Winners:
Dominic M. Diana ’23
Registration fee for virtual International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds
Emma K. Bunde ’21
Textbooks for self-study before graduate school at Washington University in St. Louis
2022 Groomis Award Winners:
Olivia L. Chapman ’25
Archaeological excavation at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
Audrey R. Hoehner ’23
Archaeological excavation at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
Erika A. Micke ’23
Archaeological excavation at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
Elizabeth J. Mills ’25
Archaeological excavation at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
Anna Shapovalova ’25
Archaeological excavation at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
To apply for a 2024 Groomis Award, click here to download the application, due on April 1, 2024.
Groomis AwardS FOR SUmmer projeCTS
Four Groomis Awards to support Classics-related projects during the summer of 2023 have been announced. Money for these awards comes from the Groton and Loomis (= Groomis) Endowment Fund.
Winners are Erica S. Collin ’24 (Classics and Political Science major from Middleton, WI), Dominic M. Diana ’24 (Medieval Studies major, with a Statistics and Data Science concentration, from Denver, CO), Nicholas J. Braun ’24 (Medieval Studies and History major, with concentrations in Nordic Studies and International Relations, from Cresco, IA), and Kaylyn C. Scourbys ’24 (History major, with an International Relations concentration, from Mankato, MN). Erica will be working on a research project in Latin, Dom will be attending the San Gemini Preservation Studies program in Italy, and Nick and Kaylyn will be participating in the archaeological field school at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey.
You do not need to be a Classics major to apply for a Groomis Award, but you must already have taken at least one course in Greek, Latin, or Classics at St. Olaf. Sample projects: participation (virtual or otherwise) in a conference or archaeological dig, internship, intensive language program, study abroad, travel to a research library, museum, or historic site. Awards are usually capped at $500.
For the names of past winners, see the list below.
List of Groomis Award Winners, 2006-2022
2006 Groomis Award Winners:
Michael W. Gulden ’08
Archaeological Field School, University of Utah
Emily C. Holm ’08
Intensive Latin Workshop, University of California-Berkeley
2007 Groomis Award Winners:
Holly M. Browskowski ’07
Internship at Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Kayla A. Rasmussen ’08
Intensive German Summer Language Program, Middlebury College
2008 Groomis Award Winner:
Adrienne C. Rowell ’10
Excavation of Saninsera, Roman town on the Cape of Cavelleria, Menorca, Spain
2009 Groomis Award Winner:
Elizabeth S. Creager ’12
Participation in the Annual Institute of the American Classical League
2010 Groomis Award Winners:
Katherine A. Crawford ’11
Villa delle Vignacce Summer Archaeology Field School in Rome
Justin L. Luthey ’11
Seminars at J. Paul Getty Villa in Malibu; visit to Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit at Azusa Pacific University
2011 Groomis Award Winners:
Katherine A. Crawford ’11
Excavation in Stobi, Macedonia, sponsored by the Balkan Heritage Field School
Kristofer D. Coffman’13
Textbooks for independent study of Biblical Hebrew
2012 Groomis Award Winners:
Emily Marie Sandquist ’13
Books for independent study of Tractatus Super Psalmos by Hilary of Poitiers
Natasha E. Hellen ’13
Textbooks for independent study of forensic archaeology
Kristofer D. Coffman’13
Norwegian-Latin dictionary for independent research as Rand Scholar at the University of Oslo
2013 Groomis Award Winners:
Chance E. Bonar ’15
Presentation of paper on Alexander the Great at history conference in Athens, Greece
Morgan M. Wychor ’15
Archaeological field work at Anamur Museum and Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
2014 Groomis Award Winners:
Nicholas A. Gantt ’15
Archaeological field work at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
Leif D. McLellan ’16
Archaeological field work at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
2015 Groomis Award Winners:
Joseph A. C. Burkhart ’17
Archaeological field work at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
Leif D. McLellan ’16
Archaeological field work on a Viking Age site in Gotland, Sweden
Click here to read about Leif’s experience.
Morgan M. Wychor ’15
Archaeological field work at Sarmizegetusa Ulpia Traiana in Transylvania, Romania
2016 Groomis Award Winners:
There were no applicants for Groomis Awards in 2016!
2017 Groomis Award Winner:
Mattias A. Kostov ’20
Online language study in ancient Greek
2018 Groomis Award Winners:
John J. Melling ’17
Archaeological excavation at Tel Megiddo in Israel
Hadley E. Evans Nash ’21
Archaeological excavation at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
Clara A. Gambill ’20
Archaeological excavation at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
Gabrielle M. Lattery ’20
Archaeological excavation at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
JuliAnne N. Rach ’20
Archaeological excavation at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
Leah H. Ramsey ’21
Archaeological excavation at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
Amanda R. Westcott ’19
Archaeological excavation at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
2019 Groomis Award Winners:
Juliana L. Dokas ’20
Archaeological excavation at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
Clara A. Gambill ’20
Archaeological excavation at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
Katharine E. Johnson ’22
Archaeological excavation at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
Emily K Knuths ’22
Archaeological excavation at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
Wynn A. Martin ’20
Textbooks for independent study of Old Norse
2020
There were no applicants for Groomis Awards in 2020!
2021 Groomis Award Winners:
Dominic M. Diana ’23
Registration fee for virtual International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds
Emma K. Bunde ’21
Textbooks for self-study before graduate school at Washington University in St. Louis
2022 Groomis Award Winners:
Olivia L. Chapman ’25
Archaeological excavation at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
Audrey R. Hoehner ’23
Archaeological excavation at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
Erika A. Micke ’23
Archaeological excavation at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
Elizabeth J. Mills ’25
Archaeological excavation at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
Anna Shapovalova ’25
Archaeological excavation at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
2023 Groomis Award Winners:
Erica S. Collin ’24
Independent research project in Latin
Dominic M. Diana ’24
San Gemini Preservation Studies program in Italy
Nicholas J. Braun ’24
Archaeological excavation at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey
Kaylyn C. Scourbys ’24
Archaeological excavation at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey