2006 George V. Kidder Outstanding Faculty Award Winner

Professor Z. Philip Ambrose
Z. Philip Ambrose is the Lyman Roberts Professor of Classical Languages and Literature at the University of Vermont and has taught at UVM for more than 40 years. During that time, he has taught hundreds of courses in mythology, etymology, ancient literature, and history, as well as the Greek and Latin languages. Through his teaching he has touched the lives of countless UVM students and worked tirelessly to promote classical languages and learning both in Vermont and in New England. Professor Ambrose founded the Vermont Classical Languages Association to promote the teaching of Latin and Greek in Vermont schools, and he instituted the annual Latin Day for Vermont high school students, which has been an intellectual beacon for secondary school Latin students for more than 30 years.

Professor Ambrose received his B.A. degree from Princeton University in 1958, his M.A. from Princeton in 1960, and his Ph.D. from Princeton in 1963. His key scholarly interests are Greek drama, Greek and Latin epic, mythology, classical tradition, and J.S. Bach. He is widely published and is a member of the American Philological Association, the Classical Association of New England, the Editorial Board of New England Classical Journal, the Vergilian Society of America, the Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy, the American Classical League, the Classical Jury of the American Academy in Rome (1974-76), and the Vermont Classical Language Association. Awards and honors include Phi Beta Kappa, Princeton, 1958; Woodrow Wilson Fellow, Princeton, 1958-59; National Endowment for the Humanities Junior Fellowship, 1969-70; Barlow-Beach Distinguished Service Award, Classical Association of New England, 1985; National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar for College Teachers, 1987; Dean's Lecturer, UVM College of Arts and Sciences Teaching Award, 1992.

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