Thomas Rinkevich

Thomas E. Rinkevich

Department of Classics and Religious Studies
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
235 Andrews Hall
Lincoln, NE 68588-0337
(402) 472-4482
trinkevich1@unl.edu
natus Grandormi (Grand Rapids, Michigan)MMDCLXXXXIV AUC (1941, approximately)

Education:

• St Joseph's Seminary (Grand Rapids, Michigan
  - 1959 (high school),1961 (jr. coll.)
• Xavier University (Cincinnati) - 1964, BA (Latin)
• The Ohio State University- 1966, MA (Greek)
• The Ohio State University - 1973, Ph.D (Latin)

Employment:

• University of Nebraska
  • - 1967, Instructor, Classics Department
  • - 1973, Asst Prof
  • - 1996, Asso Prof

Chief Concerns:

• Greek and Latin languages
  • Greek poetry
  • Latin poetry
• Egyptian language
• Ancient Near Eastern Literature

Currently conducting:

• Elementary Greek (GREK 101)
• Greek Composition (GREK 303)
• Xenophon (GREK 371)
• Epic Tales (CLAS 283)

Sometime acquaintance with:

• Computer Languages:
  • SNOBOL/SPITBOL
  • ICON
  • ibyx
  • awk
  • Turbo C
  • BASIC
  • unix

Local membership:

• Secret Seneca Society (sum Seneca.)
• Lincoln Area Friends of Traditional Arts (LAFTA)
• Lincoln Shape-Notes
• Lincoln Latin (LL)

Professional memberships:

• APA, (CAMWS, ACL, CML)
• MAM

Recent leaves:

• J. Wellington Wimpy Award (coveted and prestidigitatious) - Spring 1996

Recent publication:

• A KWIC Concordance to Lucretius' De Rerum Natura
• Structure of Attic Greek

Motto:

• mihi os, itaque fabor