The Durling Prize was established in 2016 in memory of Robert M. Durling, professor Italian and English literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who was widely recognized for the translation and commentary on Dante's Commedia he published with Ronald Martinez. The Prize recognizes excellence in the teaching of Dante’s life, time, and works by educators working in North American secondary schools.
Durling Prize Winners
2024 Marina Shipley (Carroll County Public Schools, Westminster, MD)
2023 Catelyn Boze (Q.I. Roberts Jr-Sr High School, Florahome, FL)
2022 Michel de Konkoly Thege (Elisabeth Irwin High School, New York, NY)
2021 Homer L. Twigg IV (DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, MD)
and Jennifer Wan (Boston Trinity Academy, Boston, MA)
2020 Terry Quinn (Saint Louis University High School, Saint Louis, MO)
2019 John Hoarty (Saint Ignatius College Prep, Chicago, IL)
2018 Jacob Root (Grace Church School, New York, NY)
2017 Dan Christian (Gilman School, Baltimore, MD)
2016 Barbara Rosenblit (The Weber School, Atlanta, GA)