UW-Milwaukee Dept. of Classics Records, 1956-1994

Biography/History

The Dept. of Classics was established in 1956 at the time of the merger between the Wisconsin State College, Milwaukee and the University of Wisconsin's Milwaukee Center when the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee was created.

In 1997 the department became a program in the Department of Foreign Languages and Linguistics.

Department Chairs

1956-1963 Ortha L. Wilner
1963-1968 Mary A. Burns
1968-1970 Roy A. Swanson
1970-1973 H. James Shey
1973-1977 Robert C. Ross
1977-1980 David D. Mulroy
1980-1983 R. C. Monti
1983-1986 H. James Shey
1986-1989 Roy A. Swanson
1989-1992 Robert C. Ross
1992-1996 David D. Mulroy
1996-1997 J. Shey