How to Give

You can invest in the Department and provide opportunities to students and faculty through either planned giving or outright gifts that often carry special tax incentives.

Of course, we welcome the opportunity to meet with you and seek your guidance in assisting the Department. If you would like to make a gift, please mail your pledge to:

Please indicate your gift is for the Department of Classics. You may also email Kathleen Aronson at mcaronson@austin.utexas.edu or call 512-475-9763 to receive more information.

Classics Endowments

James W. Edwards Memorial Scholarship Fund
Established by Alex Bueno-Edwards, a graduate of UT's program in Ancient History and Classical Civilization, in memory of his father James W. Edwards, this fund will support scholarships for majors in Ancient History and Classical Civilization once it reaches a goal of $25,000.

Professor Lucy Taxis Shoe Meritt Memorial Scholarship Fund in Classical Archaeology
This fund is being established in memory of the Department's long-time friend and supporter, the distinguished archaeologist and architectural historian Lucy Taxis Shoe Meritt. It will be used to support work in archaeology by undergraduates in the Department of Classics once it reaches a goal of $25,000.

Anne Byrd Nalle Memorial Excellence Endowment in Classics
This fund, established in 2002 by Karl Galinsky with the help of several donors in memory of Anne Byrd Nalle, a wonderful benefactor of the Department, is used at the discretion of the Department Chair to support any programmatic needs for students, both graduate and undergraduate, and faculty in the Department of Classics.

Endowments Supporting Undergraduate Students

William J. Battle Undergraduate Scholarship
This fund was established in honor of Professor William J. Battle, in many ways the founder of our Department, by one of his former students. It supports scholarships for undergraduate majors in Classics, Greek, Latin, and Ancient History and Classical Civilization. It is one of our best ways of rewarding and assisting the brightest and most promising of our undergraduates.

Ruth and Myron G. Kuhlman Scholarship in Classics
This fund was established by Myron G. Kuhlman, a generous supporter of our department and of the teaching of Latin. It provides scholarhips for undergraduates majoring in our department, with a preference given to students who plan a career teaching Latin.

Endowments Supporting Graduate Students

William J. Battle Graduate Fellowship
This Fellowship, established through the estate of William J. Battle, is the primary departmental source of funding for our graduate students.

H.J. Leon Graduate Fellowship
Established in memory of H.J. Leon, a much-loved professor in the Classics Department for many years and a scholar of Judaism in Ancient Rome, this fellowship provides graduate fellowships and support for graduate student research and teaching. In recent years, for example, the Leon Graduate Fellowship has allowed us to reward outstanding Assistant Instructors.

Gareth Morgan Memorial Endowed Excellence Fund
This fund, established in memory Gareth Morgan, a much-loved professor in the Department for many years, will be used to support graduate students in Classics and Philosophy who wish to participate in the Department's program in Summer Intensive Greek.

Endowments Supporting Faculty Research

Rachael and Ben Vaughan Faculty Fellowship in Classics
This fund, established by an Austin philanthropist in honor of his parents, supports the research of members of the Classics Faculty. Each year one or more faculty members receive a fellowship from this endowment. The fund also helps support visiting lecturers, who provide enrichment and diversity to our programs.

Faculty Fellowship in Classics
This fund is used to support the research of members of the Classics Faculty. Each year one or more faculty members receive a fellowship from this endowment.

Supporting Library Holdings in Classics

Minnie Lee Barrett Shepard Endowment Fund
The General Libraries has an endowment named in honor of Minnie Lee Shepard, who taught in the Department from 1934-1957, used to purchase holdings in Classics, including those in the Classics library. It is essential to maintaining our collection through difficult financial times. Donations to this fund can be made through the General Libraries website.