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Farland Stanley

Stanley Receives Gusi Peace Prize

Farland Stanley, professor of classics, will receive the Gusi Peace Prize for his work in archaeology and teaching at a ceremony to be held in November in Manila, Philippines.

The president of the Philippine Republic, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, will present the award to Stanley.

Along with his teaching interests, Stanley also is director of the University of Oklahoma Archaeological Expedition to Italy and Crete and the University of Oklahoma Center for Classical Archaeology and Civilizations. He is the president of the Oklahoma Chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America, and is active in the American Schools of Oriental Research, American Philological Association, American Society of Greek and Latin Epigraphy, International Association of Greek and Latin Epigraphy and Classical Association of the Midwest and South.

For more information on the prize, visit their Web site.

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	Farland Stanley Jr.
	Stanley is a professor in the Department of Classics and Letters. He has led numerous archaeological digs while at OU, to locations such as Crete, Greece and, most recently, Italy. Read More...

Department of Classics and Letters

The department offers courses on many facets of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds, including literature, history, religion, philosophy, art, and architecture. Courses are taught in both the original languages and in translation.