About the IBS

The International Boethius Society (IBS) is a non-profit organization promoting scholarship on all aspects of the work, influence, and age of Boethius. The Society was established in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on May 9, 1992, by founder and Executive Director Emeritus Noel Harold Kaylor, Jr. 

The Society's headquarters is at Lubbock Christian University (Lubbock, TX), which houses the Brian S. Donaghey Center for Boethian Studies and generously supports Carmina Philosophiae: Journal of the International Boethius Society. 

Our Mission:
  • To promote interest in Boethius and to advance Boethius studies
  • To make accessible to all members, by means of publications approved by the Society, information of common interest, especially concerning the teaching of and research in Boethius
  • To hold annual international meetings and other gatherings for the purpose of exchanging techniques and ideas pertinent to the proper study of Boethius and his times
  • To promote and publish research and texts on Boethius and related fields
  • To promote the teaching of Boethius and related areas at all appropriate levels of education
  • To operate and maintain the Society exclusively for educational purposes.

Our Officers:
President
Ian Johnson, University of St Andrews

Trustees
Paul Barrette, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Glynnis M. Cropp, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
John Magee, University of Toronto
Fabio Troncarelli, Università della Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
Executive Director 
Philip Edward Phillips, Middle Tennessee State University

Secretary
Vacant

Editors, Carmina Philosophiae
Kenneth C. Hawley, Lubbock Christian University 
Anthony G. Cirilla, College of the Ozarks

Editor, Boethius Blog
Kenneth C. Hawley, Lubbock Christian University

Our Conference Liaisons:
International Congress on Medieval Studies (Kalamazoo) Liaison
Philip Edward Phillips, Middle Tennessee State University

Leeds International Medieval Congress Liaison
Ian Johnson, University of St Andrews

Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies (SMRS) Liaison
Anthony G. Cirilla, College of the Ozarks