Anne Burkus-Chasson earned her Bachelor’s in Art History and Studio Art from Oberlin College in 1974. She then attended the University of California Berkeley, where she received her Master’s in Art History in 1977, followed by her PhD in 1987.  Her graduate studies were supported by a fellowship at Kyoto University, the Louise W.

Barbara Maria Stafford was born in Vienna in 1941. Stafford earned her undergraduate degree from Northwestern University, majoring in continental philosophy and comparative literature.  She followed this with a year of Philosophy at the Sorbonne.  After this sojourn, Stafford returned to Northwestern University for a Master’s in Art History and a subsequent doctorate in the subject from the University of Chicago. Her studies were supported by a fellowship from the American Association of University Women at the Warburg Institute in London.

Ira Mark is a specialist in Greek and Roman art, having earned his PhD in 1979 from New York University in a join program between the Institute of Fine Arts and the Department of Classics. Mark’s dissertation investigated the cult of Athena Nike on the Acropolis.

Michael Camille specialized in Gothic art of England and France.  He was born on 6 March, 1958 in Keighley, Yorkshire and trained at Cambridge.  There, he studied both English and Art History, earning his degree with first class honors in 1980 followed by his doctorate in 1985. Upon completing his PhD, Camille joined the faculty of the University of Chicago where he was eventually awarded a named chair by the Art History Department, the Mary L.