Membership offers the opportunity to meet with fellow students, share experiences, and collaborate on projects. Each year, the Classics Department is pleased to present some of its top undergraduate students with awards acknowledging outstanding achievement and excellence in their field of study. Winners are honored at the Phillips Classical Prize Ceremony held in April. The awards are made possible through the benevolence and generosity of University of Michigan alumni and patrons of the Classics. The Phillips Classical Prizes awarded in memory of Henry Phillips for excellence in classical Greek and in Latin at both the elementary and intermediate levels, as determined by written exams given each year near the end of winter term.
Winners also receive a notation of the award on their academic records.
The Copley Prize awarded in memory of Frank O. Copley to the most outstanding undergraduate seniors who excel in the study of Latin. The Seligson Prize awarded in honor of Gerda M. Seligson recognizing the most exceptional undergraduate Classical Greek concentrator. The Classical Archaeology Prize awarded to the top undergraduate student for distinguished achievement in the study of Classical Archaeology. The Modern Greek Prizes awarded to top undergraduate students for excellence demonstrated in a Modern Greek translation competition in both the elementary and intermediate levels. The Classics Library Undergraduate concentrators and graduate students have access to the Classics Library.