- Jacques Bailly
Dr. Jacques Bailly (born 1966) was the 1980 national champion of the
Scripps National Spelling Bee and now serves as the official pronouncer of the Bee, a position he has held since 2003. Before that, he served twelve years as the associate pronouncer.Bailly grew up in the
Denver, Colorado area and earned his undergraduate degree in classics in 1988 fromBrown University and Ph.D. in ancient philosophy fromCornell University . He is currently an associate professor of Classics at theUniversity of Vermont .Bailly plays himself in the 2006 film "
Akeelah and the Bee " which tells the story of a girl who competes in the national spelling bee.ee also
List of Scripps National Spelling Bee champions External links
* [http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060507/LIVING/605070325/1004 The Final Word] The Burlington Free Press, May 7, 2006
* [http://www.believermag.com/issues/200504/?read=interview_bailly The Believer - Interview with Jacques Bailly] June/July 2006
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1120171/] Jacques Bailly at theInternet Movie Database
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