Maier Awards to be presented for outstanding student work in classical studies, English

Marshall University will host its annual Maier Awards presentation from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, at the Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall on the Huntington campus. Students who have taken courses in classical studies and English will be honored for their outstanding work in Latin and Writing.

William J. Maier Jr. established the Maier Writing Awards, named in honor of his father, in 1972 after reading Dr. John Teel’s National Review article describing the freshman composition classes taught at Marshall University. The Maier Writing Awards are intended to celebrate the best writing by Marshall students.

The Maier Latin Cup Awards were established in 1979 by William J. Maier Jr., father of former Maier Foundation President Ed Maier, to repay in some way the special attention his high school Latin teacher at Huntington High School showed him.

Members of the Marshall community and the general public are invited to attend, and refreshments will be served. This event will be sponsored by the Maier Foundation and Marshall’s College of Liberal Arts.

For more information, contact Dr. Allison Carey, chair of the Department of English, at careya@marshall.edu or Dr. E. Del Chrol, program director, classical studies, at chrol@marshall.edu.