The Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite by Andrew Faulkner

And at the business meeting the next morning we welcomed our own new citizens as we voted to add Nevada as the 32nd state in CAMWS territory. From David Tandy's engaging presidential address ('Taxes, taxes, and more taxes') we learned how much the ancient Athenian economy has to teach us about the demands of citizenship in the modern world. We owe a huge debt of thanks to our local committee, especially Peter Anderson and his colleagues at GVSU and Mark Williams and his colleagues at Calvin they and their gracious undergraduates were models of team work and cooperation-and who could miss seeing them in their stylish purple caps? At the Friday-night banquet Mark Williams, along with Keely Lake and Peter Knox, received ovationes for their service to the profession Jim May's Latin rendition of the Michigan state song (to the tune of 'O Tannenbaum') was worthy of American Idol. At the latter reception Fred Antczak, Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences at GVSU, greeted the multitude and received a Special Service Award from CAMWS for his enthusiastic support of Classics. On Friday afternoon we were treated to not just one but two on-campus receptions, one at the Prince Center of Calvin College, the other at the Eberhard Center on the Grand Valley State University downtown campus. Our 457 attendees enjoyed elegant accommodations at the Amway Grand Plaza,Īnd the hotel's tasty refreshments made visiting the book exhibit a pleasure in more ways than one! It was an honor to have Mayor George Heartwell personally welcome CAMWS to Grand Rapids at the opening reception. As if that were not enough, Plautus' The Braggart Soldier was performed on the GVSU campus Thursday evening for those adventurous enough to take the bus to Allendale. For the fourth year in a row, the Graduate Student Issues Committee also offered a pre-convention workshop. The 70 sessions included 11 panels and 2 undergraduate paper sessions. I am happy to report that the 107th Annual Meeting of CAMWS held in Grand Rapids, Michigan, April 6-9, 2011, was a 'grand' success! The program featured 331 presentations, covering every conceivable topic related to Classical Studies, all delivered in the space of three days.

The Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite by Andrew Faulkner