Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 13, No. 482.
Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London
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Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 07:14:24 +0000
From: Michael Fraser <mike.fraser@computing-services.oxford.ac.uk>
Subject: The Don Fowler Memorial Fund
Dear Colleagues,
I am forwarding the enclosed announcement about the Don Fowler
Memorial Fund on behalf of Peta Fowler. I am sure it will be of interest
to many of you.
I am happy to pass on any enquries about the fund to the relevant
person(s).
Sincerely,
Dr Michael Fraser
University of Oxford
mike.fraser@oucs.ox.ac.uk
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The Don Fowler Memorial Fund
On 15 October 1999, the world of classical scholarship lost one of its
most exciting and colourful figures with the tragically early death, at
the age of 46, of Don Fowler. It is to honour Don's memory, and to further
his wide-ranging and interdisciplinary approach to classical scholarship
and teaching, that his family, friends, colleagues, and students have
instituted an annual lecture. Rather than suggesting that the lecture
should be given within the range of subjects in which Don was interested,
we have decided to entitle it 'New Approaches to Latin Literature'. Don
would be the last person to want his legacy fossilised, and this year's
new approach might not be so new in five years' time. Don himself
constantly changed and grew intellectually and he would have wished that
the subjects which he loved should also change and grow.
In order to establish this lecture, support from a wide range of
organisations and individuals is needed. Substantial funding will be
required if the lecture is to have the stature and impact which Don
deserves. It is intended to invite as lecturers not only professors of
long standing, name and reputation, but young and rising scholars - the
group that Don himself delighted to foster. Any surplus moneys would be
applied primarily to the advancement of Latin studies within Oxford
University and of Classics within Jesus College.
Jesus College is very happy to provide the necessary administrative
support for the appeal for this Memorial Fund. Anyone who would like to
contribute to this endeavour should send a cheque made payable to Jesus
College, Oxford, to the Estates Bursar, Jesus College, Oxford OX1 3DW
indicating that it is a contribution to the Don Fowler Memorial Fund.
American donors may make tax-deductible donations via Americans for Oxford
Inc. If you would like to give through that medium, the donation should be
sent to Mr John R. Price, Chairman, Americans for Oxford, Inc., 198
Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 (with a copy to Susan Van Liew,
Director - Finance & Administration, Oxford University Development (NA)
Inc., 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016. Tel: 212 726 6408). Please
indicate that the donation is for Jesus College Oxford - the Don Fowler
Memorial Fund.
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