Each year a prize of $300 is awarded annually to the writer of the best paper written by an undergraduate student for a Department Classics class during the previous year. An Honorable Mention prize of $150 is awarded to the second-best paper. Recipients are selected from nominations made by the faculty. Awards are announced in spring.
Previous Recipients
| Winner | Honorable Mention | |||
| 2021 | Griffin Hankins | Kiana Rattliff | ||
| 2019 | Mui Ong | Camden Dezse | ||
| 2018 | Luca Lavezzo | Justice Robert Marks | ||
| 2017 | Tess Willmott | Andrew Hosler | ||
| 2016 | Grace Rhodes | Cole Brownsberger | ||
| 2015 | Laura Tringali | -- | ||
| 2014 | Petra Creamer and Benjamin Leach | -- | ||
| 2013 | Marshall Buchanan | Lauren Maxfield | ||
| 2012 | Melissa Barrett | Danielle Capetillo | ||
| 2011 | Benjamin Briskin | -- | ||
| 2010 | Ted Bross | Eileen McGreevy | ||
| 2009 | Tiffany Arnett | Yu Chen | ||
| 2008 | Beverly Kidson | Bill Isaacs | ||
| 2007 | Gregory M. Webb | Elena R. Semos | ||
| 2006 | John Knapke | Lauren Collister | ||
| 2005 | Lindsey Reedy | -- | ||
| 2004 | Justin Johnston | Andrea J. DeArment | ||
| 2003 | Christine Moody | Samantha Cochrane | ||
| 2002 | Joshua Miklowski | Kathryn J. Wells | ||
| 2001 | Chris Weber | David Mess | ||
| 2000 | Serafim Reppas | -- | ||
| 1999 | John Patrick Collins | Shannan T. Palma | ||
| 1998 | Nicole L. Nieset | Judson Dunham | ||
| 1997 | Michael Crowder | Carl Holtman | ||
| 1996 | James J. Squire | Sean E. Sponhaltz | ||
| 1995 | Chris Johns | Kathryn Shaw | ||
| 1994 | Andriana E. Vais | Stephan A. Blatti | ||
| 1993 | Jon Frey | -- | ||
| 1991 | Dan Wiley | Christine Crawford | ||
| 1989 | Lois J. Wong | Maria G. Swora | ||
| 1988 | Darci A. Uetrecht | Wende J. Gribble | ||
| 1987 | Susan M. Carroll | William Kalies | ||
| 1986 | Peggy Sato | -- | ||
| 1985 | Nick Ricciardi | Janet Gianelos and Lori Henry | ||
| 1984 | James E. Gauch | Mary Grace and Matyskella | ||
| 1983 | Julie Halley | James Gauch |