Gisela Walberg
We share with great sadness the passing of Gisela E. Walberg, Marion Rawson Professor of Aegean Prehistory Emerita in the Department of Classics at the University of Cincinnati, who died on July 24 at the age of 83.
 
A distinguished Bronze Age Aegean archaeologist, professor Walberg joined the University of Cincinnati Classics faculty in 1979. She remained an active and prolific scholar, as well as a dedicated teacher and mentor, until her retirement in 2011. Her many contributions to the field included directing excavations at Midea in Greece and Episkopi-Bamboula in Cyprus. 
 
Beyond her scholarly achievements, she was also known for her kindness, generosity, and commitment to animal welfare.
 
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 4, at the Spring Grove Cemetery’s Norman Chapel at 9:00 a.m., with a funeral service following at 10:00 a.m.
 
Nestor conference

4 days of conference, 15 sessions, 66 papers, 105 (co-)presenters, 250 attendees in Cotsen Hall at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA), and more than 4,200 online...

Thank you all for joining us last week in celebrating the work of our own Wise Jack Davis on the occasion of Nestor, the 21st International Aegean Conference!

See our webpage for more info.

Tsikritea portrait
Many congratulations to Dr. Valia Tsikritea who successfully defended of her doctoral dissertation, “The Peak Sanctuary on Mt. Juktas, Crete: Early Iron Age Cult Practices and the Tradition of the ‘Tomb of Zeus’!”
 
co-chairs: Eleni Hatzaki and Florence Gaignerot-Driessen
committee: Jack Davis, Alexandra Karetsou, and Antonis Kotsonas
Dimoglidis defense
Many congratulations to Dr. Vasileios Dimoglidis on successfully defending his dissertation: 
Explicating pastoral pathē. Emotions in Theocritus’ poetry and the construction of his reader’s response.
 
Chair: Susan Prince
Committee: Zoe Stamatopoulou, Anna Conser