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Support Classics

The Biggs Department of Classics welcomes your support as we continue to grow and enrich our programs. Your generosity directly benefits our students and faculty, and every gift—large or small—is deeply appreciated and thoughtfully used.

How to Give

You can make a donation electronically through Washington University’s Gifts page.
In the box labeled “I prefer to enter my own designation,” please enter one of the following:

  • Biggs Classics Department
    Your gift will be used at the discretion of the department chair to support key initiatives and emerging needs.
  • Robert Lamberton and Susan Rotroff Fund in Classics
    This fund supports summer study for undergraduate or graduate students in the Department of Classics or the Department of Art History and Archaeology, with a focus on the art and archaeology of ancient Greece and/or Rome.
    [Learn more about the fund here.]
  • Kevin Herbert Memorial Fund
    Honoring Professor Kevin Herbert, who taught at Washington University for over 30 years, this fund supports internships and similar opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students.
    [Learn more about the fund here.]

Prefer to Mail Your Gift?

Checks can be mailed to the address below. Please include a note indicating your gift designation (e.g., Biggs Classics Department, Lamberton and Rotroff Fund, or Kevin Herbert Memorial Fund).

Washington University in St. Louis
University Advancement
ATTN: Katie Merritt
MSC 1082-414-2555
7425 Forsyth Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63105-2161


 

Gifts in Action

Graduate Scholarship

We received a generous gift for our MA program from Rosalind Sell, GR ’68, and immediately put it to work. The Steven F. and Rosalind Beil Sell Scholarship was awarded to new MA student Ian McNeely as part of his funding package. Ian is a 2017 graduate of Loyola University, Maryland, interested in literature and planning on pursing a PhD in Classics after the MA.

A former teacher and employee of General Motors, Ms. Sell lives in Michigan but often returns to St. Louis and Classics Department events, including the recent Biggs Residency Reunion. She has been giving to Washington University for fifty-one consecutive years, frequently including Classics in her giving. In establishing a scholarship for the first time, she is fulfilling a longtime goal shared with her late husband Steve. We are tremendously grateful for this gift, and for our alumna’s remarks about the enduring value of her training in languages: “Translating requires understanding context and attention to detail – both highly transferable skills to the business world.”

gratias multas vobis agimus! 

Thank you very much!