Awards
Michael Johnson receives Rome Prize
Archived article from May 8, 2006
By Pam Orel
A Rutgers graduate student is among the winners of the 110th annual Rome Prize Competition, hosted by the American Academy in Rome.
Michael Johnson, a graduate student in the department of classics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences-New Brunswick, received the Arthur Ross Pre-Doctoral Rome Prize in Ancient Studies, one of the academy’s 12 endowed fellowships in the humanities. Johnson will receive a stipend, as well as living and working accommodations for a year at the American Academy to complete his dissertation. Johnson holds a bachelor’s degree from Truman State University and a master’s from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Johnson’s award marks the second time since 2000 that a Rutgers graduate student in classics has won the Rome Prize. Only three American graduate programs in classics have bettered Rutgers’ record in the same period.
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