Education

• 1969 Ph.D., Classics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Dissertation:  Deception and Related Motifs in the ‘Histories’ of Herodotus.
• 1965 M.A., Comparative Literature, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Thesis:  Gerhart Hauptmann’s “Atriden-Tetralogie’ in Its Relationship to the Drama of Antiquity.
• 1958 B.A. (with Distinction), Classics, University of Oklahoma.

Professional Experience

• 1978-2006 Chair, Department of Classics & Letters, University of Oklahoma.
• 1978-2006 Director, Letters Program, University of Oklahoma.
• 1977- Associate Professor, Department of Classics & Letters, University of Oklahoma.
• 1969-77 Assistant Professor, Department of Classics & Letters, University of Oklahoma.
• 1968-69 Assistant Professor, Department of Ancient Languages, University of Richmond.
• 1966-68 Instructor, Department of Ancient Languages, University of Richmond.
• 1963-64 Instructor, Department of Ancient Languages, University of Richmond.

Papers and Presentations

• “Aeschylus and Hauptmann: Hope and Despair,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, Williamsburg, VA, 1972.
• “Cicero and His Son: A Roman Generation Gap,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of Virginia, Fredericksburg, VA, 1969.
• “The Deioces’ Logos in the ‘Histories’ of Herodotus,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, Nashville, TN, 1968.

Service

Departmental Service

• Chair (since 1978)
• Director of Letters Program (since 1978)
• Member, Classics Department Committee A (since 1969)

University Service

• 2001-03 Member, CAS Course and Curriculum Committee
• 1997-99 Member, CAS Support of Teaching and Research Committee
• 1970-99 Classics & Letters departmental representative on the Foreign Language Certification Program Committee.
• 1988-00 Departmental Liaison for Entry-Year teachers; 8 entry-year observations.
• 1988-89 Secretary, Search Committee for the David A. Burr Chair in Letters.
• 1984-86 Member, Advisory Committee for the Feaver-MacMinn Seminar and Fellowship Program, College of Liberal Studies.
• 1969-70 Member, University Committee to Review Arts & Sciences General Education Requirements.
• Member, College of Arts & Sciences Executive Committee.
• Member, College of Liberal Studies Executive Committee
• Member, Faculty Senate Executive Committee
• Member, Athletics Council
• Member, Civic Learning Program Advisory Council, College of Liberal Studies.

Professional Service

• 1973- Member, Advisory Council of the School of Classical Studies, American Academy at Rome.
• 1978-96 State Vice-President, Classical Association of the Middle West and South.
• 1980- Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Thought.
• 1973- Member, Advisory Council of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
• 1987-88 President, University of Oklahoma Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.
• 1979-80 Chair, Oklahoma Hunanities Committee (= Oklahoma Humanities Foundation).

Awards and Honors

• 1986 Burlington Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence
• 1984 Sabbatical Leave Research Award. (Spring Semester)
• 1982 University of Oklahoma Regents Award for Superior Teaching
• 1980 UOSA Award as the Outstanding Professor for the College of Arts & Sciences.
• 1975 Sabbatical Leave Research Award. (Fall Semester)