The Langford Family
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The Langford Family Eminent Scholar Chair was established in 1992 by George and Marian Langford and their sons Lawton Langford and G. Robertson Langford, Jr. This endowment allows the Department of Classics to inivite to campus for one semester scholars of international standing. The Langford Scholar teaches one undergraduate and one graduate course, and in conjunction with the department hosts an academic conference devoted to his or her research interests. Past Langford Scholars include Michael Jameson, William S. Anderson, Robin Seager, Brunilde Ridgway, Anne Burnett, Erika Simon, Elaine Fantham, Peter J. Rhodes, Alan Boegehold. Alan Shapiro, who is the W.H. Collins Vickers Professor of Archaeology and Department Chair of Classics at Johns Hopkins University, is the Langford Eminent Scholar'06. In addition, beginning in fall 2001 the Department of Classics hosts the Langford Seminars under the direction of Professor Francis Cairns. |