Professor Shannon LaFayette Hogue is a recipient of the 2024-2025 College Outstanding Teaching Award from the College of Humanities and Fine Arts. Professor Hogue’s area of study is Mediterranean archaeology with a focus on the Aegean Bronze Age. She teaches courses on the archaeology and material culture of the eastern Mediterranean as well as ancient Greek language and literature. Her students describe her classes as “thrilling” and “dynamic,” which comes as no surprise as she also takes students every year to her archaeological project on the Greek island of Kea. There and in her classrooms at UMass Amherst, Hogue’s students learn about the people of the ancient world and are actively engaged in expanding the boundaries of our knowledge of the past. Presented annually, the College Outstanding Teaching Award recognizes faculty members who have made significant contributions to undergraduate education. Recipients are honored for their exceptional teaching, mentoring, and curriculum development, and for the meaningful impact they have on students’ academic and personal growth. Congratulations to Professor Hogue for this well-deserved honor!