UMW’s James Farmer Hall is headquarters of the National Latin Exam.
The University of Mary Washington is celebrating the achievements of seven students who earned national accolades in this year’s National Latin Exam, joining the ranks of top scholars from across the world.
The students, taught by Adjunct Professor Elizabeth Heimbach and visiting Assistant Professor Rebecca Boyd, were awarded distinctions ranging from Cum Laude to the coveted Gold Summa Cum Laude honor. Mary Washington is uniquely positioned in this celebration as not only an academic institution excelling in classical studies, but as the home base of the National Latin Exam itself.
Samuel Pence earned the highest mark, a gold medal, Summa Cum Laude. Dinah McKemie, Elena Shipp and Emma Greer each received silver medals, Maxima Cum Laude. Dylan Terrazas Chavez earned a Magna Cum Laude award, and Catherine Chau and Cameron Golitz received Cum Laude recognition.
The National Latin Exam – which is administered to more than 100,000 students each year in all 50 states and internationally – encourages the personal achievement of students studying Latin language and culture. Exam topics include Latin grammar and vocabulary, Roman history, customs, classical literature and mythology. Read more.
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