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210 MILLENNIUM-SECOND EDITION B orn in the 1920s in Illinois, Dr. Joy K. King was a student at Evanston High School during the early years of World War II. She hoped to pursue a career in Latin after discovering an appreciation for the language through her required studies. Yet, given the overall economic status of the United States during wartime events, it was unlikely that Dr. King would be able to attend college without some assistance. She found a promising opportunity through a statewide Latin contest, which tested all eligible high school students and selected the best papers from among the completed exams. The top seven students in their fourth year of Latin would be awarded scholarships to a college or university in Illinois. Dr. King was undeterred by the extremely competitive nature of the contest, persevered, and was awarded a scholarship by Knox College. Dr. King performed well in college, and her scholarship was renewed for all of her remaining years, during which she was able to add three years of Greek to her classical language repertoire. She was named a Faculty Scholar and received a Bachelor of Arts in classical languages in 1947. For five years Dr. King taught in several Illinois high schools and spent summers working on her master’s at the University of Wisconsin, receiving a Master of Arts in 1952. Later, after marriage and raising two children, she returned to school and completed a PhD in classics through the University of Colorado Boulder in 1969. Dr. King first joined the University of Colorado as an assistant professor of classics in 1968, advancing to associate professor in 1974 and remaining in this position until 1991 when she retired. During this time, she also served as department chair from 1982 to 1986. A prolific writer, Dr. King composed articles for professional journals on Latin poets, especially Propertius, Catullus and Lucretius. She also instituted courses such as Women in Antiquity: Greece and Women in Antiquity: Rome. A Festschrift, “Woman’s Power, Man’s Game: Essays on Classical Antiquity in Honor of Joy K. King,” was published in 1991 to mark her retirement. JOY K. KING, PHD CLASSICAL LANGUAGE EDUCATOR EMERITA University of Colorado Boulder, CO