CMRS Directors

Directors past and present, including associate directors. 

 

Chris Highley

 Chris Highley
 Professor of English
 Director, 2017-2018, 2019-present

   

 

 

Jonathan Combs-Schilling standing in an ornate classroom

 Jonathan Combs-Schilling
Assistant Professor, French and Italian
Associate Director, 2023-present

 

 

 

Graeme Boone in front of green foliage

Graeme Boone
Professor of Music
Director, 2013–2017


    

 

 

Leslie Lockett

Leslie Lockett
Associate Professor of English
Associate Director, 2015–2022
Interim Director, 2019


    

 

Richard Firth Green in front of yellow wall

Richard Firth Green
Distinguished Professor of English, Emeritus
Director, 2005–2013


    

 

 

Jonathan Burgoyne

Jonathan Burgoyne
Associate Professor, Medieval Iberian Literature and Cultures
Interim Associate Director, 2010–2011; Associate Director, 2012–2015
 

  

 

 

Sarah-Grace Heller in front of red fabric

Sarah-Grace Heller
Associate Professor of French
Interim Director, 2010–2011, Associate Director, 2008–2010, 2011–2012

 


    

 

Barbara Hanawalt

Barbara Hanawalt
King George III Professor of British History, Emerita
Director, 2003–2005

    

 

 

 

Ethan Knapp

Ethan Knapp
Associate Professor of English
Associate Director, 2004–2008

    

 

 

 

Sarah Iles Johnston

Sarah Iles Johnston
Distinguished Professor of Greek and Latin
Director, 2002–2003

    

 

 

 

Anna Grotans

Anna Grotans
Associate Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures
Chair of Germanic Languages and Literatures, 2008–2012; Acting Chair, 2004–2005
Interim Director, 1999–2000, Associate Director, 2000–2004

    

 

 

Nicholas Howe

Nicholas Howe
Professor of English
Director, 1995–2002

In Memoriam by the Old English Newsletter

    

 

 

Eve Levin

Eve Levin
Professor of History, Emerita - University of Kansas
Director, 1992–1995

    

 

 

 

Christian K. Zacher

Christian K. Zacher
Professor of English, Emeritus
Director, 1984–1992

 

 

 

 

James Kittleson

James Kittleson
Professor of History
Director, 1983–1984

In Memoriam by the American Historical Association

 

 

 

Joseph H. Lynch

Joseph H. Lynch
Distinguished Professor of History, Chair of Department of History, 1989–1993
Director, 1978–1983

In Memoriam by the American Historical Association

 

 

 

Stanley Kahrl

Stanley J. Kahrl
Professor of English
Director, 1969–1978

In Memoriam by the Old English Newsletter