St. Olaf Winners in the Maurine Dallas Watkins Sight Translation Contests sponsored by Eta Sigma Phi
1980
Kristin E. Kessler ’81: 1st prize, Latin Prose Composition
1981
Kristin E. Kessler ’81: 1st prize, Advanced Latin
Christopher C. Smith ’82: 1st prize, Latin Prose Composition; 1st prize, Intermediate Latin; 3rd prize, Advanced Classical Greek
David P. Lenz ’82: 3rd prize, Intermediate Classical Greek
1982
Christopher C. Smith ’82: 1st prize, Latin Prose Composition; 1st prize, Advanced Classical Greek
1983
Margaret A. Emond ’85: 1st prize, Latin Prose Composition
1984
Daniel H. Dalthorp [’86 – transferred]: 3rd prize, Intermediate Classical Greek
Martha E. McNey ’85: 2nd prize, Intermediate Latin
1985
Margaret A. Emond Kirkegaard ’85: 1st prize, Latin Prose Composition
1986
Cathryn M. Hemken ’88: 3rd prize, Intermediate Classical Greek
1987
Jason L. Norton ’87: 2nd prize, Advanced Classical Greek
John H. Reinschmidt ’87: 2nd prize, Intermediate Classical Greek
Lisa A. Paulson ’88: 1st prize, Koine Greek
Andrew S. Leahy ’89: 2nd prize, Intermediate Latin; 1st prize, Latin Prose Composition
1988
Jon S. Bruss ’89: 1st prize, Koine Greek; honorable mention, Intermediate Classical Greek
Beth D. Ecker ’88: 2nd prize, Intermediate Classical Greek; 3rd prize, Koine Greek
Paul A. Offhaus ’90: 2nd prize, Koine Greek
1989
Jon S. Bruss ’89: 2nd prize, Advanced Classical Greek; 2nd prize, Intermediate Latin
Andrew S. Leahy ’89: 3rd prize, Advanced Latin
Jeffrey D. Westberg ’91: 1st prize, Koine Greek
1990
Jeffrey D. Westberg ’91: 1st prize, Advanced Classical Greek
Gwendolyn L. Compton ’92: 1st prize, Intermediate Classical Greek; 1st prize, Koine Greek
Sharon K. Hill ’93: 3rd prize, Latin Prose Composition
1991
Gwendolyn L. Compton ’92: 2nd prize, Advanced Latin; 2nd prize, Advanced Classical Greek
Sharon K. Hill ’93: 3rd prize, Latin Prose Composition
1992
ALL CONTEST RESULTS WERE LOST IN THE U.S. MAIL!
1993
Lousene M. Hoppe ’94: 2nd prize, Advanced Classical Greek
Sharon K. Hill ’93: 3rd prize, Latin Prose Composition
1994
Todd D. Janke ’94: 1st prize, Advanced Classical Greek
Terrina D. Anderson ’96: 1st prize, Koine Greek
Gregory D. Lyng ’96: 2nd prize, Koine Greek
Stephen M. Loomis ’97: 1st prize, Intermediate Latin
Catherine E. Kusske ’97: 2nd prize, Intermediate Latin; 3rd prize, Latin Prose Composition
1995
Everett W. Meadors ’95: 2nd prize, Advanced Classical Greek; 3rd prize, Latin Prose Composition
1996
Timothy A. Schwecke ’98: 2nd prize, Intermediate Classical Greek
Andrea J. Ursprung ’96: 1st prize, Koine Greek
Mary K. Seeger ’98: 2nd prize, Koine Greek
Shawn D. Stafford ’96: 3rd prize, Koine Greek
1997
Catherine E. Kusske ’97: 2nd prize, Advanced Classical Greek
Jeremiah J. Harrelson ’99: 1st prize, Koine Greek
Melissa E. Brand ’00: 3rd prize, Intermediate Latin; 2nd prize, Latin Prose Composition
1998
Paul P. Moran ’00: 2nd prize, Intermediate Classical Greek; 3rd prize, Koine Greek
Kristel A. Kiesel ’01: 2nd prize, Intermediate Latin; 3rd prize, Latin Prose Composition
1999
Jeremiah J. Harrelson ’99: 2nd prize, Advanced Latin
Paul P. Moran ’00: 2nd prize, Advanced Classical Greek; 3rd prize, Intermediate Latin
Matthew C. Steenberg ’01: 1st prize, Intermediate Classical Greek; 1st prize, Koine Greek
Kristel A. Kiesel ’01: 2nd prize, Latin Prose Composition
Christopher I. Brav ’02: honorable mention, Intermediate Latin
2000
Anders O. Hendrickson ’00: 1st prize, Latin Prose Composition; 3rd prize, Advanced Latin; 3rd prize, Advanced Classical Greek
Paul P. Moran ’00: honorable mention, Advanced Latin
Kristina L. Alton ’02: 2nd prize, Intermediate Latin
2001
Matthew C. Steenberg ’01: 2nd prize, Advanced Classical Greek
Joseph D. Amos ’03: 2nd prize, Koine Greek
Jennifer L. Brown ’01: honorable mention, Latin Prose Composition
Marquis S. Berrey ’03: honorable mention, Intermediate Classical Greek
2002
Sarah L. Beaver ’04: 1st prize, Koine Greek
Hilary J. C. Lehmann ’05: 3rd prize, Intermediate Classical Greek
2003
Marquis S. Berrey ’03: 2nd prize, Advanced Classical Greek
Keeley Esterhay ’06: 1st prize, Intermediate Latin; 2nd prize, Latin Prose Composition
Kathleen R. Burt ’04: honorable mention, Latin Prose Composition
2004
Julia L. Kelto ’04: 2nd prize, Advanced Classical Greek
Christopher A. Schifani ’05: 2nd prize, Latin Prose Composition
Kathleen E. Ess ’05: honorable mention, Koine Greek
2005
A. Kirstine Wynn ’06: 2nd prize, Latin Prose Composition
Jennifer S. Starkey ’07: 2nd prize, Advanced Latin
Elizabeth A. Beerman ’07: 2nd prize, Koine Greek
Alaina K. Burkard ’08: honorable mention, Intermediate Latin
2006
Jennifer S. Starkey ’07: 1st prize, Advanced Latin
2007
Elizabeth A. Beerman ’07: 1st prize, Advanced Latin
Jennifer S. Starkey ’07: 2nd prize, Advanced Classical Greek; 3rd prize, Advanced Latin
Thomas K. Halvorsen ’10: 2nd prize, Latin Prose Composition
2008
Thomas K. Halvorsen ’10: 1st prize, Latin Prose Composition; 1st prize, Advanced Latin
Lisa V. York ’11: 2nd prize, Latin Prose Composition
Martin P. Shedd ’11: 2nd prize, Intermediate Latin
Kevin J. Moore ’08: honorable mention, Intermediate Classical Greek
2009
Hilary J. Bouxsein ’09: 2nd prize, Advanced Classical Greek; 2nd prize, Koine Greek
2010
Emily Marie Sandquist ’13: 1st prize, Intermediate Latin
Jennifer N. Easler ’10: honorable mention, Latin Prose Composition
Jennifer A. Stanull ’11: honorable mention, Intermediate Latin
2011
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Emily Marie Sandquist ’13: 3rd prize, Advanced Latin
2012
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Emily Marie Sandquist ’13: 1st prize, Advanced Latin
Grace B. Koch ’15: 3rd prize, Intermediate Latin
2013
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Grace B. Koch ’15: 1st prize, Intermediate Classical Greek; 3rd prize, Koine Greek; 3rd prize, Advanced Latin
Chance E. Bonar ’15: 2nd prize, Intermediate Classical Greek
Kaitlin A. Coats ’13: 2nd prize, Latin Prose Composition
2014
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Clemens Bart, international student: 2nd prize, Advanced Latin; 2nd prize, Latin Prose Composition
Grace B. Koch ’15: Honorable Mention, Advanced Greek
2015
Grace B. Koch ’15: 3rd prize, Advanced Latin
2017
Kirby L. Schoephoerster ’17: Honorable Mention, Latin Prose Composition
2019
Alexander A. Cavender ’19: 3rd prize, Koine Greek
2020
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Vania Liang ’22: 1st prize, Intermediate Classical Greek; 2nd prize, Koine Greek
2024
Keri Hoatson ’27: 2nd prize, Intermediate Latin
Emmett Van Houten ’25: 3rd prize, Latin Prose Composition