We want to congratulate Angela Ratigan for the successful defense of her dissertation at the University of Heidelberg, “‘Castles in the Air’ and Tools for Discovery: On the Heuristic and Discursive Value of Virtual Recreations of Minoan Architecture.” The committee, which included her advisor Diamantis Panagiotopoulos, second reader Bernie Frischer, and chair Caterina Maderna, awarded both her dissertation and oral defense summa cum laude.