{"id":105881,"date":"2025-04-28T14:23:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T18:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=105881"},"modified":"2026-04-21T10:10:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:10:53","slug":"umw-latin-students-earn-top-national-honors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/28\/umw-latin-students-earn-top-national-honors\/","title":{"rendered":"UMW Students Earn Top National Honors on National Latin Exam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_105882\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105882\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"105882\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/28\/umw-latin-students-earn-top-national-honors\/newrelease_nationallatinexamawards\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/NewRelease_NationalLatinExamAwards.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,413\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NewRelease_NationalLatinExamAwards\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/NewRelease_NationalLatinExamAwards-300x121.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/NewRelease_NationalLatinExamAwards.jpg\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt wp-image-105882 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/NewRelease_NationalLatinExamAwards-300x121.jpg\" alt=\"University of Mary Washington's James Farmer Hall is the home of its Latin classes and headquarters of the National Latin Exam administered to more than 100,000 students each year. Seven UMW students recently earned national accolades for their top marks on the exam.\" width=\"300\" height=\"121\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/NewRelease_NationalLatinExamAwards-300x121.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/NewRelease_NationalLatinExamAwards-768x310.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/NewRelease_NationalLatinExamAwards.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-105882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">University of Mary Washington&#8217;s James Farmer Hall is headquarters of the National Latin Exam administered to more than 100,000 students in all 50 states and internationally each year. Seven UMW students recently earned accolades for their top marks on the exam.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The University of Mary Washington is celebrating the achievements of seven students who earned national accolades in this year\u2019s National Latin Exam, joining the ranks of top scholars from across the world.<\/p>\n<p>The students, taught by Adjunct Professor Elizabeth Heimbach and visiting Assistant Professor Rebecca Boyd, were awarded distinctions ranging from Cum Laude to the coveted Gold Summa Cum Laude honor. Mary Washington is uniquely positioned in this celebration as not only an academic institution excelling in classical studies, but as the home base of the National Latin Exam itself.<\/p>\n<p>Samuel Pence earned the highest mark, a gold medal, Summa Cum Laude. Dinah McKemie, Elena Shipp and Emma Greer each received silver medals, Maxima Cum Laude. Dylan Terrazas Chavez earned a Magna Cum Laude award, and Catherine Chau and Cameron Golitz received Cum Laude recognition<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The National Latin Exam \u2013 which is administered to more than 100,000 students each year in all 50 states and internationally \u2013 encourages the personal achievement of students studying Latin language and culture. Exam topics include Latin grammar and vocabulary, Roman history, customs, classical literature and mythology.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:7,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/04\\\/28\\\/umw-latin-students-earn-top-national-honors\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:230672515}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 471px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"471\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 627px; height: 471px;\" data-original-width=\"627\" data-original-height=\"471\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/28\/umw-latin-students-earn-top-national-honors\/nle-group-1-2\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"623\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"467\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"105906\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/NLE-group-1-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"468,351\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NLE group 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/NLE-group-1-1-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/NLE-group-1-1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/NLE-group-1-1.jpg?w=623&#038;h=467&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/NLE-group-1-1.jpg 468w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/NLE-group-1-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" width=\"623\" height=\"467\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"623\" data-original-height=\"467\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"NLE group 1\" alt=\"UMW students (from L) junior Dinah McKemie, sophomore Emma Greer and first-year student Elena Shipp pose with awards received on the National Latin Exam.\" style=\"width: 623px; height: 467px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> UMW students (from L) junior Dinah McKemie, sophomore Emma Greer and first-year student Elena Shipp pose with awards received on the National Latin Exam. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 473px; height: 471px;\" data-original-width=\"473\" data-original-height=\"471\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/28\/umw-latin-students-earn-top-national-honors\/nle-group-2-edited\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"469\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"467\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"105884\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/NLE-group-2-edited.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"265,264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1744717557&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NLE group 2 edited\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/NLE-group-2-edited.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/NLE-group-2-edited.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/NLE-group-2-edited.jpg?w=469&#038;h=467&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/NLE-group-2-edited.jpg 265w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/NLE-group-2-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/NLE-group-2-edited-50x50.jpg 50w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/NLE-group-2-edited-75x75.jpg 75w\" width=\"469\" height=\"467\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"469\" data-original-height=\"467\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"NLE group 2 edited\" alt=\"UMW students (from L) Samuel Pence, juniors Catherine Chau and Cameron Golitz pose with awards from the National Latin Exam.\" style=\"width: 469px; height: 467px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> UMW students (from L) first-year Samuel Pence, juniors Catherine Chau and Cameron Golitz pose with awards from the National Latin Exam. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m delighted our students have earned National Latin Exam\u2019s highest awards this year,\u201d said Professor of Classics Angela Pitts. \u201cThese results are a testament to the dedication of our students and the outstanding instruction they receive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The exam is sponsored by the American Classical League and administered through the home office based at UMW, which serves as the exam\u2019s headquarters and administrative base.<\/p>\n<p>The Mary Washington award-winners were recently surprised with certificates and medals, given to them by instructors who shared the good news personally. This was especially meaningful for Heimbach, who taught several of the honorees, and will retire at the end of this academic year after an esteemed career in secondary education and nearly two decades of teaching at Mary Washington.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a fitting finale for her to see her students shine on the national stage,\u201d said Pitts. \u201cUMW is proud to be home of this respected academic tradition and equally honored our students were recognized for their achievement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>For more information, visit the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nle.org\/\"><em>National Latin Exam<\/em><\/a><em> website or <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/cprd\/classics-program\/\"><em>UMW\u2019s Classics<\/em><\/a><em> webpage.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Mary Washington is celebrating the achievements of seven students who earned national accolades in this year\u2019s National Latin Exam, joining the ranks of top scholars from across the world. 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