Awards & Prizes

Susan P. Cobbs Fellowship

The Susan P. Cobbs Fellowship is awarded to one or more students to assist them in the study of Latin or Greek or with travel for educational purposes in Italy or Greece. It was made possible by gifts from alumni, managers, faculty members, and friends made in memory of Susan P. Cobbs, who was dean and professor of classics until 1969.

Susan P. Cobbs Scholarship

The Susan P. Cobbs Scholarship is awarded to the most outstanding student of classics in the senior class. It was made possible by a bequest of Susan P. Cobbs, who was dean and professor of classics until 1969, and by additional funds given in her memory.

The Helen F. North Award

The Helen F. North Award is awarded to one or more students to assist them in the study of Latin or Greek or with travel for educational purposes in Italy or Greece. It is made possible by a fund established by the late F.C. Ruff '60 and Susan Willis Ruff '60 and supported by many others, in honor of Helen F. North, who retired in 1991 as the Centennial Professor of Classics after 43 years as a member of the Swarthmore faculty .

The Gil Rose Prize

The Gil Rose Prize, endowed by John Marincola '76 in honor of Gilbert P. Rose, Susan Lippincott Professor Emeritus of Modern and Classical Languages, is awarded to a senior student of Latin and/or Greek who, in the judgment of the department faculty,  displays deep knowledge of the ancient language(s) and whose written work is both rigorous and imaginative .