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Heverly, W. Gerald.

Classical World, Volume 101, Number 1, Fall 2007, pp. 7-20 (Article)

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ABSTRACT: The Classical Association of the Atlantic States (CAAS) haschanged much since its diamond jubilee in 1981. While the number of individualmembers from the CAAS region has declined substantially, the associationhas grown considerably wealthier. In addition, it has undertaken a numberof initiatives that fulfill its core mission to foster teaching and research inclassics. The organizational structure of CAAS has also changed, with thecreation of several new, specialized offices and the outsourcing of some ad-ministrative functions. Finally, meetings have decreased in frequency but havebecome longer, more varied, and more attractive to pre-college teachers.

In 1981, Walter Donlan chronicled the history of the ClassicalAssociation of the Atlantic States (CAAS) from its founding through1980. His summary was published in Classical World to coincidewith the associations seventy-fifth anniversary.1 This update to thehistory of CAAS picks up where Donlans account ends, covering theyears 1981 through 2007.2 As CAAS turns 100 years old, a reviewof the last quarter century or so of its existence seems in order. Tobe sure, the past twenty-five years have seen remarkable changes inAmerican society and the rest of the world. The Cold War is nowa mere memory, the Internet has become an integral feature of bothpublic and private life, and globalization has transformed economiesaround the worldto name but a few salient developments. CAAS,too, has changed considerably since its diamond jubilee. This willbe clear after surveying developments in the associations finances,membership, activities, organizational structure, and meetings.

Today CAAS is a much wealthier organization than it was in the1980s. Published reports put the associations total assets at $58,225in 1985 and at $75,697 in 1986.3 This figure grew considerably insubsequent years, thanks to good management, prudent investing,and the generosity of CAASs members. By 2006, CAAS had assetsexceeding $2.1 million.4 To help put this amount in perspective, itis worth recalling that the American Philological Association (APA),which has nearly eight times CAASs members and was founded in1869, today counts assets totaling $4.2 million.5 Over the last quartercentury, then, CAAS has achieved half the financial strength of theprincipal learned society for classics in North America, a societythat is older and much larger. In recent decades CAAS has also donewell financially compared to the Classical Association of the Middle

1 W. Donlan, A Brief History of the Classical Association of the Atlantic States

and The Classical World: 19071980, CW 75 (1981) 325.2

Published sources are cited throughout wherever possible, in order to makeit easier for readers to pursue references. Where published sources are inadequate,unpublished material is cited from the archives of CAAS, which are located at NewYork University. Some of the topics in this article are discussed briefly in the authorsessay, A Century of CAAS: An Historical Overview, 19072007, printed in thesouvenir program for the associations Centennial celebration.

3 See J. Clack, CAAS Update, CW 78 (1985) 601 and CW 79 (1986) 405.4 Unpublished report, CAAS treasurer, October 2006 Board of Directors meeting.5APA Newsletter 30.2 (April 2007) 4.


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West and South (CAMWS). During the early 1990s, CAMWS wasforced to cover certain operating expenses and equipment purchasesby dipping into capital. 6 In addition, that associations stock portfo-

lio eroded substantially after the turn of the millennium, leaving thefinancial state of CAMWS if not parlous, very serious indeed. 7Ascomparison with the APA and CAMWS demonstrates, the financialsituation of CAAS has gone from good to excellent during the lasttwenty-five years.

Another way in which CAAS has changed, and unfortunately notfor the better, is in the size of its membership. From 1983 to 1986,the number of members averaged 658.8 At that time and for most ofthe subsequent period, only individuals residing in the CAAS regioncould belong.9 Today CAAS counts 419 individual members from

the region,10

a decrease of 239, or 36 percent, from the four-yearaverage of the 1980s. This sharp decline is certainly distressing,but CAAS is not the only regional classical association to have suf-fered such losses. The largest regional association in terms of bothgeography and membership is CAMWS.11 In 2003, on the eve of itsown centennial, CAMWS was a much smaller organization12 than ithad been two decades previously. Indeed, from 1984 to 1994 alone,the association lost 200 members, and the decline continued duringthe next ten years.13 If any consolation can be derived from thiscomparison, it is that CAASs loss of members over the last quarter

century appears to be no worse, at least in absolute terms, than thatof the much larger CAMWS.14

6 CAMWS Centennial Program (2004) 9.7 CAMWS (above, n.6) 7.8 There were 643 members in 1983, 630 in 1984, 682 in 1985, and 675 in 1986.

See R. A. LaFleur, ed., The Teaching of Latin in American Schools: A Profession inCrisis (Decatur, Ga., 1987) 15. LaFleur notes that membership data are not available

before 1983.9 The associations territory covers Maryland, the District of Columbia, Dela-

ware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. On limiting membership to individualsand geographically, see the bylaws of CAAS published in CW 74 (1980) 2126. Theassociations current bylaws, posted on its Web site (www.caas-cw.org), authorize theBoard of Directors to offer non-voting membership to individuals residing outsidethe CAAS region.

10 Unpublished report, CAAS executive director, Board of Directors meeting

(October 2006). Note, however, that the associations journal, Classical World, hasover 1,700 subscribers, many of them institutional subscribers or individuals livingoutside the mid-Atlantic States.

11 Unlike CAAS, whose membership is drawn from five states and the District of

Columbia, CAMWS encompasses thirty-one states and three Canadian provinces, andits membership hovers in the 1600s. See CAMWS (above, n.6) 5 and 62.

12 CAMWS (above, n.6) 5.13 CAMWS (above, n.6) 8.14 It is noteworthy that during the same period membership increased significantly

in both the APA and the American Classical League (ACL). From 1981 to 1983, eachassociation counted roughly 3,000 members, according to LaFleur (above, n.8) 15.Today the APA has 3,300 members, and the ACL has 3,500. See K. A. Swartout, ed.,Encyclopedia of Associations , 44th ed., vol. 1 (Detroit 2007) 1037 and 1226.

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The purpose of CAAS, as defined in its bylaws, has always beento foster teaching and research in classics in the mid-Atlantic region.15As a result of its strong financial position, the association has been

able to fulfill this mission over the last twenty-five years by under-writing new programs or funding existing ones at higher levels thanit could have done otherwise. The E. Adelaide Hahn Rome/AthensScholarship of CAAS supports summer study at the American Academyin Rome or the American School of Classical Studies in Athens. In1982, the scholarship was re-instituted after not being operative for anumber of years and paid $1,500.16 Since then the amount has beenincreased periodically, and today it is advertised at $6,000.17 Todaysmuch higher amount is certainly welcome to pre-college teachers andgraduate students, who often have limited sources of support for study

abroad and therefore receive preference for the award. Moreover,the Hahn scholarship currently exceeds or is commensurate with themaximum amounts awarded for summer study in Europe by CAMWSand the Classical Association of New England (CANE), according tothose associations Web sites.18

In 1986, CAAS established a Public Programs Award. Its pur-pose was to support programs of any sort that promoted classics toa wider audience in the mid-Atlantic region, including the generalpublic and school students. Individuals or groups could apply forthese awards. At first, CAAS made $1,500 per year available for

the initiative and preferred to make several smaller grants from thatamount rather than a single award.19 Some early awards were used tocover the start-up costs of an adult education program on the legacyof Rome, to underwrite the expenses of a university-based ClassicsDay for teachers and students, and to produce a videotape of Plautineplays.20 Like the Hahn Scholarship, the amount of money availablefor Public Programs Awards, which were recently renamed ProgramGrants, has climbed steadily with CAASs increasing wealth. Todaythe association is able to award $1,500, the full amount of its earlierbudget, to help support a school trip to Rome and, in the same year,

$1,000 to help underwrite performances of a classical play in NewJersey and New York.21

Recognizing that even modest financial assistance can oftenmake a positive difference, CAAS announced in the spring of 2006

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This is specified in CAASs current bylaws, posted on its Web site, and inthe associations first constitution. See Donlan (above, n.1) 3.

16 See CAAS Update, CW 75 (1982) 372.17

See the advertisement that appears in all CW issues and in the current issue

on p. 127.18 See www.camws.org and www.caneweb.org.19

See Clack, 1986 (above, n.3) 405, and the announcement in CW 80 (1986)48.

20 See CAAS Newsletter 1.1 (undated, but postmarked Oct. 27, 1987) 2.21 Unpublished report, CAAS Committee on Resource and Program Grants, Board

of Directors meeting (May 2007).

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that it would begin making Resource Grants available to its mem-bers. These grants are designed specifically for individual educatorsto use to enhance or promote their local programs. The grants can

be used for supplies, purchasing expensive reference works such asthe Oxford Classical Dictionary, field trips, or speakers. Because oftheir focus on local programs in Latin or classics, Resource Grantscurrently pay up to $300 each. Individuals needing assistance foractivities aimed at a wider audience are encouraged to apply for theassociations Program Grants.22

In recent years CAAS has also been able to help defray thetravel expenses of distinguished speakers at its meetings, such asthose invited to talk at luncheons or dinners, especially when theyare coming from great distances.23 Such subventions make it more

attractive for these individuals to accept CAASs invitation to speakand thus enhance the overall quality and variety of the associationsmeetings. In short, CAASs strong financial health over the lasttwenty-five years has enabled it to undertake several initiatives aimedat improving the teaching and study of classics in its territory.

At the same time, the association has undertaken initiatives toimprove the exchange of information among classicists. In order tofacilitate communication within the region and between the associationsleadership and members, CAAS began issuing a newsletter in 1987.Henry Bender served as its first editor. Initially the newsletter was

published once per year, soon after the associations fall meeting.The subsequent publication schedule has varied, and in recent yearsthe newsletter has appeared only intermittently, the latest dating tosummer 2006. The continuing need for a paper newsletter in todayselectronic environment has been questioned. In fact, many of the itemsthat a traditional newsletter might communicate are now routinelyposted on the appropriate pages of CAASs Web site. Whatever itsfuture, however, in the days before the Internet the CAAS newsletterplayed an important role in fostering communication among classicistsin the mid-Atlantic states.

Another initiative to facilitate communication, this time amonga much wider group of classicists, was theDirectory of College andUniversity Classicists in the United States and Canada, the first edi-tion of which was published by CAAS in 1973. A decade later, itwas out of date and in need of revision. Hence, the association madeplans for a second edition, the first to be prepared with the aid ofa computer.24 Co-edited by Lawrence Gaichas and Susan Schiedel,

22 See the advertisement for Resource and Program Grants that appears in allrecent issues of CW and in the current issue on p. 120.

23 Unpublished report, CAAS Program Committee and Centennial Committee,Board of Directors meeting (October 2006). Subsidizing featured speakers travelcosts emerged as an issue for CAAS in 2000. See H. V. Bender, Presidents Report,CAAS 2000: New Directions for the Classical Association of the Atlantic States,CW 94 (2000) 8.

24 See CAAS Update (above, n.16) 372 and CW 78 (1984) 42.

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the new edition was published in 1985 as issue 78.4 of ClassicalWorld. It was 263 pages long and included a list of classicists inalphabetical order, with biographical details and contact information

for each. Separate indices grouped individuals according to their re-search interests and by state or province. Because data for the secondedition were computerized, they could be more readily updated thanmanual records, which made preparation of the directorys next edi-tion much easier. That third and final edition was edited by Gaichasalone. It appeared in 1992 as issue 85.5 of Classical World andwas comparable to the second edition in both format and number ofpages.25 Nowadays the Internet is a generally reliable means of ob-taining contact information for college-level faculty and of learningsomething about their specializations. Before the Internet, however,

directories such as CAASs significantly reduced the time and effortinvolved in locating classicists and thus facilitated communicationbetween them. The second and third editions of the CAAS Direc-tory, then, were a valuable service to the wider classics profession,just as establishing the CAAS newsletter aided communication in themid-Atlantic region.

While the activities of CAAS developed in the ways discussed, itsorganizational structure changed, too. During the last quarter century,several new offices have been created to deal with the associationsincreasingly complex nature, and some administrative functions have

been outsourced. In 1983, the bylaws were amended to create theoffice of historian (now archivist), so that the associations records,ever increasing in size and scope, might be properly assembled, or-ganized, and accessible.26 Recognizing the opportunities presented bythe Internetbut also the specialized knowledge required to exploitthemCAAS created the position of Webmaster in 1996, which LeoCurran held until 2000.27 Complexity was also the reason for establish-ing the office of executive director. By the early 1990s, long-rangeplanning and the management of the associations activities requiredmore administrative continuity than elected officers, who turned over

frequently, could provide. An executive director, who would servefor several years and have an overall coordinating role, thus seemeddesirable.28 CAASs first executive director was Jerry Clack, whoserved in this capacity from 1993 to 2000, guiding the associationsincreasingly intricate operations with efficiency, grace, and goodhumor.29

25 The amount of information contained in the third edition had, however, increased

by about 50 percent because a smaller size of type was used (editors preface, 385).26

See minutes of the Seventy-sixth Annual Meeting in CW 77 (1983) 41.27

See the list of officers and committees in CW 89 (1996) 49192 and Bender(above, n.23) 7.

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Unpublished report, Ad Hoc Committee on Changes in the OrganizationalStructure of CAAS (April 1992).

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In a more recent manifestation of organizational complexity, theoffice of secretary-treasurer, which had existed since CAASs founding,was split into two distinct offices. By the early years of the present

decade, the combined duties had grown too much for one person tohandle. As the associations assets increased, so did the paperworknecessary for managing them, especially tax reporting. Consequently,revisions to the bylaws adopted in 2004 created separate offices fortreasurer and secretary.30 Overall, then, the leadership of CAAS hasbecome more specialized and professionalized during the last quartercentury, as new offices have been created to deal with an increasingamount of work and with the complexities of running the association.In this respect, CAAS has developed along lines similar to the APAand to regional associations like CANE. The APA, for example, also

appointed its first executive director during the 1990s, and today thatassociation has several paid staff members, including even a fund-raising specialist. Similarly, CANE has established a number of new,specialized offices and committees in recent decades. 31

Although CAAS has grown administratively, some tasks havebeen happily eliminated through outsourcing. Until a few years ago,the association itself handled membership records, collection of dues,and distribution of Classical World. There was even a circulationmanager for the last function, a job performed by a CAAS volunteer.Since 2003, though, the association has contracted with the Philoso-

phy Documentation Center (PDC) for membership and subscriptionservices. PDC makes all billings for membership and subscriptions toClassical World, collects payments for CAAS, deals with requests forback issues of the journal, and provides the association with variousmembership and financial reports.32 This arrangement is certainly notfree, but it removes a set of essentially clerical tasks from CAASsleaders, so that they can focus their energies on matters that genu-inely require their expertise and experience. Similarly, in the springof 2007 the association began working with Experient, Inc., whichprovides conference coordination services. Experient will identify pos-

sible conference hotels and conduct negotiations on CAASs behalf,time-consuming tasks that a volunteer conference coordinator usedto perform. In addition, because of the volume of business that ithandles, Experient is positioned to negotiate better deals with hotelsthan CAAS could achieve on its own.33 An important component ofCAASs changing organizational structure, judicious outsourcing hasenabled the association to make better use of its volunteers time andto expect some cost savings.

30 Personal communication with Henry V. Bender, CAAS secretary-treasurer from2001 to 2003 (August 1, 2007).

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See A. D. Wooley and Z. P. Ambrose, CANEs Centennial History: A 100-YearRetrospective, 19062006 (s.l.: Classical Association of New England, 2006) 1620.

32 Unpublished minutes, CAAS Steering Committee meeting (July 2003).33 Unpublished minutes, CAAS Board of Directors meeting (May 2007).

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A final way in which CAAS has changed noticeably in recentdecades is in its meetings. For much of its history, the associationmet twice per year, in the fall and in the spring. Ordinarily meetings

began in the late morning or early afternoon on a Friday and endedby mid-afternoon the next day. Since the 20042005 academic year,however, CAAS has met only once per year. Several reasons led tothis development. First, the associations spring meeting was often notas well attended as the fall meeting. In addition, the spring seemedto present a number of recurring schedule conflicts, such as collegegraduations, the AP Latin examinations, and various religious holi-days. The spiraling costs of holding meetings and of attending themwere also a concern. It thus seemed reasonable to reduce the numberof meetings to one per year, which would be held in the fall.34 This

single meeting begins on a Thursday evening and typically ends lateSaturday afternoon and is about equal in length to the previous falland spring meetings combined. The change to one meeting per yearwas certainly not radical. As early as 1984, CAASs president, EdnaS. de Angeli, stated in a report that the notion of fewer professionalmeetings merited discussion.35

Until the mid-1980s, anyone attending one of CAASs meetingscould hear every talk given. This changed at the spring meeting in1985, when a pair of concurrent sessions was scheduled for Saturdaymorning.36 The number of simultaneous sessions increased in sub-

sequent years, and today someone attending a CAAS meeting mustoften make difficult choices among all the concurrent talks, work-shops, and panels that are scheduled. On the positive side, concurrentsessions have made for richer, more varied programs than CAASoffered twenty-five years ago. The spring meeting of 1982 is a casein point. Aside from presiders, the program for that meeting listsonly thirteen individuals,37 a striking contrast to the more than onehundred who appear on the programs for CAASs annual meeting in2006 and its Centennial celebration in 2007.38 The content of meetingshas changed, too. Since 2000, there have been more invited panels,

workshops, and roundtables, further enhancing the programs breadthand appeal. Moreover, sessions on authors who have a prominent placein the high school Latin curriculum have been offered regularly, andthe number of pedagogical sessions has increased, in an attempt tomake meetings more attractive to pre-college teachers.39

34 Unpublished minutes, CAAS Executive Committee meeting (April 2003).35 Unpublished report, CAAS president, spring meeting 1984.36

See the program published in CW 78 (1984) 11719. In adopting concurrentsessions, CAAS anticipated CANE, which did so in the 1990s. See Wooley and Am-

brose (above, n.31) 15.37 See the program published in CW 75 (1982) 252.38 See the program published in CW 99 (2006) 44754 and the program for the

Centennial meeting on pp. 2128. Note that the Centennial meeting ended on a Sunday,rather than on a Saturday, as is typical.

39 On the inauguration of these trends, see Bender (above, n.23) 58.



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In sum, CAAS has changed a good deal since its diamond jubilee.While the number of individual members from the region has declinedsubstantially, the associations journal, Classical World, has thrived

in both print and electronic versions. In addition, CAAS has grownconsiderably wealthier, which has enabled it to undertake a numberof initiatives that either fulfill its core mission to foster teachingand research in classics or that serve the wider classics profession.The associations organizational structure has evolved, too. CAAShas dealt with the increasingly complex nature of its operations bycreating several new, specialized offices and by outsourcing certainadministrative functions. Finally, the associations meetings have de-creased in frequency but have become longer, richer in content andvariety, and more appealing to pre-college teachers. Like the larger

society in which it exists, today CAAS looks very different from howit did a quarter of a century ago.And what of the future? CAAS will no doubt continue to evolve

as it seeks to fulfill its mission. Increasing membership, especiallyamong secondary school teachers, is certainly one challenge that willhave to be faced. Promoting classics to a wider audience, which iscrucial for the disciplines survival, will probably become even moreimportant than it has been up to now. In addition, the decline in theassociations regional membership and the noticeable graying of theprofession may present CAAS with a leadership crisis before long.

Many of those who have wisely guided it over the last quarter centuryare now either deceased, retired, or quickly approaching retirementage. Preparing new leaders to assume their roles must be a priorityfor CAAS as it begins its second century. If the associations successduring the last twenty-five years is any indication, though, there isgood reason to think that CAAS will rise to meet these and otherchallenges.

Following the precedent established by Donlan, this centennialupdate to the history of CAAS ends with a catalogue of the associationsmeetings and principal officers since its diamond jubilee.

New York University W. GERALD HEVERLYClassical World 101.1 (2007) CAAS Archivist

[email protected]

MEETINGS OF CAAS

Fall MeetingOctober 23, 1981

Barnard College, New York, N.Y.(with The Department of Classics,Barnard College, and The New York

Classical Club)

Seventyfifth Annual MeetingApril 30May 1, 1982

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore,Md.(with The Maryland Classical Asso-ciation and The Washington ClassicalSociety)

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St. Josephs University, Philadelphia,Pa.(with The Philadelphia Classical So-ciety)

Seventysixth Annual MeetingApril 2930, 1983

Rutgers University, New Brunswick,N.J.(with The New Jersey Classical As-sociation)

Fall MeetingSeptember 30October 1, 1983

Fordham University, New York, N.Y.(with The New York Classical Club)

Seventyseventh Annual MeetingApril 67, 1984

Yale University, New Haven, Conn.(with The Classical Association of New

England)

Fall MeetingSeptember 2829, 1984

Hotel Washington, Washington, D.C.(with The Washington Classical So-ciety)

Seventyeighth Annual MeetingApril 2627, 1985

Holiday Inn, Independence Mall,Philadelphia, Pa.(with The Pennsylvania Classical As-sociation and The Philadelphia ClassicalSociety)

Fall MeetingOctober 31November 2, 1985

Corning Hilton, Corning, N.Y.(with The Classical Association of theEmpire State)

Seventyninth Annual MeetingApril 1819, 1986

University of Maryland, College Park,Md.


Columbia University, New York, N.Y.(with The New York Classical Club andThe Department of Classics, ColumbiaUniversity)

Eightieth Annual MeetingApril 2425, 1987

Drew University, Madison, N.J.(with The New Jersey Classical As-sociation)


Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.

Eightyfirst Annual MeetingApril 2930, 1988

St. Josephs University, Philadelphia,Pa.(with The Philadelphia Classical So-

ciety)


Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa.

Eightysecond Annual MeetingApril 2829, 1989

Holiday Inn, College Park, Md.



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Franklin and Marshall College,Lancaster, Pa.

Eightythird Annual Meeting

April 2728, 1990

Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pa.


Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.(with The New Jersey Classical As-sociation)

Eightyfourth Annual MeetingApril 2627, 1991

Georgetown University, Washington,D.C.(with The Washington Classical So-ciety)

Fall MeetingSeptember 2728, 1991 Fordham University, New York, N.Y.(with The Classics Department, Ford-ham University, and The New YorkClassical Club)

Eightyfifth Annual MeetingApril 2425, 1992

Villanova University, Villanova, Pa.(with The Pennsylvania Classical As-sociation and The Philadelphia ClassicalSociety)


Radisson Hotel, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.(with The Classical Association of theEmpire State)

Eightysixth Annual MeetingApril 2324, 1993

Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.


Loews Annapolis Hotel, Annapolis, Md.(with The Naval History Symposium)

Eightyseventh Annual MeetingMay 67, 1994

Embers Inn, Carlisle, Pa.


Holiday Inn, Independence Mall, Phila-delphia, Pa.

Eightyeighth Annual MeetingApril 2829, 1995

Rutgers University, New Brunswick,N.J.(with The New Jersey Classical As-sociation)


Ramada Plaza-Suite Hotel, AtlanticCity, N.J.

Eightyninth Annual MeetingApril 2627, 1996 Holiday Inn, Inner Harbor, Baltimore,Md.


Lafayette College, Easton, Pa.

Ninetieth Annual MeetingApril 2526, 1997

Radisson Hotel, Wilmington, Del.

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University of Pennsylvania, Philadel-phia, Pa.(with The Pennsylvania Classical As-sociation)

Ninety-first Annual MeetingMarch 2021, 1998

Fairfield University, Fairfield, Conn.(with The Classical Association of NewEngland)


New York University, New York, N.Y.(with The Classical Association of theEmpire State)

Ninety-second Annual MeetingApril 2324, 1999

Chevy Chase Holiday Inn, Chevy Chase,Md.

(with The Washington Classical So-ciety)


Lafayette College, Easton, Pa.

Ninety-third Annual MeetingApril 2829, 2000

Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.(with The New Jersey Classical As-sociation)


Philadelphia Marriott West Hotel, WestConshohocken, Pa.(with The Pennsylvania Classical As-sociation and The Philadelphia ClassicalSociety)

Ninety-fourth Annual MeetingApril 2728, 2001

Ramada Plaza Hotel, New Rochelle,N.Y.


Burkshire Marriott Guest Suites, Tow-son, Md.

Ninety-fifth Annual Meeting

April 2627, 2002

Cherry Hill Hilton, Cherry Hill, N.J.


Hyatt Hotel, New Brunswick, N.J.

Ninety-sixth Annual MeetingApril 2526, 2003

Ramada Inn, Pittsburgh, Pa.


Wyndham Hotel, Wilmington, Del.

Ninety-seventh Annual MeetingApril 2324, 2004 Sheraton Hotel and Towers, New York,N.Y.


Holiday Inn, Historic District, Phila-delphia, Pa.

Ninety-eighth Annual MeetingOctober 68, 2005

Spencer Hotel, Wilmington, Del.



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Ninety-ninth Annual MeetingOctober 57, 2006

Sheraton Baltimore North Hotel, Tow-son, Md.

Centennial Meeting

October 47, 2007

Jurys Hotel, Washington, D.C.

PRESIDENTS OF CAAS40

Fred C. MenchStockton State College, Pomona, N.J.

19811982

Rev. Robert AntczakSeton Hall University, South Orange, N.J.

19821983

Edna S. de Angeli

Lehigh University , Bethlehem, Pa.

19831984

Paul ProperzioDrew University , Madison, N.J.

19841985

Elizabeth ConstantinidesQueens College, CUNY, Flushing, N.Y.

19851986

John C. TraupmanSt. Josephs University, Philadelphia, Pa.

19861987

Carrie E. CowherdHoward University , Washington, D.C.

19871988

Timothy RennerMontclair State College, Upper Montclair, N.J.

19881989

Robert J. Rowland Jr.University of Maryland, College Park, Md.

19891990

T. James Luce Jr.Princeton University , Princeton, N.J.

19901991

Elizabeth A. KeatChatham High School, Chatham, N.J.

19911992

David SiderFordham University , Bronx, N.Y.

19921993

John E. ZiolkowskiGeorge Washington University, Washington, D.C.

19931994

Nancy A. McKeeLawrencevil le High School, Lawrenceville, N.J.

19941995

Lawrence E. GaichasDuquesne University , Pittsburgh, Pa.

19951996

40 Terms of office begin at the conclusion of the annual meeting. In 20042005,the change to one meeting per year caused an irregularity in two presidents terms.

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Lee T. PearcyThe Episcopal Academy, Merion, Pa.

19961997

William J. Mayer

Hunter College, CUNY, New York, N.Y.

19971998

Dorothy K. LangeRutgers Preparatory School, Somerset, N.J.

19981999

Judith P. HallettUniversity of Maryland, College Park, Md.

19992000

Henry V. BenderThe Hill School, Pottstown, Pa.

20002001

William E. KlingshirnCatholic University of America, Washington, D.C. 20012002

Barbara K. GoldHamilton College, Clinton, N.Y.

20022003

Edward S. SacksThe Agnes Irwin School, Rosemont, Pa.

20032004

Nicolas GrossUniversity of Delaware, Newark, Del.

20042005 (January)

Barbara F. McManusThe College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, N.Y.

2005 (January)2005 (October)

Thomas K. HayesWard Melville High School, East Setauket, N.Y.

20052006

Carl A. RubinoHamilton College, Clinton, N.Y.

20062007

Ann R. RaiaThe College of New Rochelle , New Rochelle, N.Y.

20072008

SECRETARY-TREASURERS OF CAAS41

Evelyn H. CliftUniversity of Delaware, Newark, Del.

19811982

Marylee S. HoustonGreenville Senior High School, Greenville, Pa.

19821988

Carrie E. CowherdHoward University , Washington, D.C.

19882001

Henry V. BenderThe Hill School, Pottstown, Pa.

20012003

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David RhodyMoorestown High School, Moorestown, N.J.

20032004

Frederick J. Booth (Secretary)

Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J.

20042007

David Rhody (Treasurer)Moorestown High School, Moorestown, N.J.

20042006

Edward S. Sacks (Treasurer)The Agnes Irwin School, Rosemont, Pa.

20062007

Donald H. Mills (Treasurer)Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.

20072009

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF CAAS

Jerry ClackDuquesne University , Pittsburgh, Pa.

19932000

Robert BoughnerThe University of the Sciences , Philadelphia, Pa.

20002005

Minna Canton DuchovnaySwarthmore, Pa.

20052007

Mary C. EnglishMontclair State University , Montclair, N.J. 20072009

EDITORS OF CLASSICAL WORLD

Jerry ClackDuquesne University , Pittsburgh, Pa.

19781993

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