12 June 2018
The 2018 Katie Lentakis Memorial Fund Award Shortlist Announcement!
The annual Katie Lentakis Memorial Fund Award was established by the Anglo-Hellenic League in memory of the late Mrs Katie Lentakis, and was first awarded in 2002. The Centre for Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2018 award.
The annual Katie Lentakis Memorial Fund Award was established by the Anglo-Hellenic League in memory of the late Mrs Katie Lentakis, and was first awarded in 2002. Katie Lentakis (1920-2000) was a devoted member of the Anglo-Greek community of London for many years and Vice-Chairman of the Anglo-Hellenic League, who loved music and art - and had helped British soldiers to escape in Greece during World War II.
The Award is made to a final-year undergraduate studying in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities at King’s College London who submits an essay of 7,000-10,000 words on a topic related to any field of Hellenic Studies.
The Centre for Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2018 award:
- Felicity Beech, Euripides’ ‘New Helen’ and Homer, supervised by Professor Ismene Lada-Richards
- Nicolaus Christenson, Spartan Educational Ideals in the Prussian Cadet Corps of the 19th Century, supervised by Dr Dan Orrells
- Harry Tanner, The Meaning of τάλας: A Scientific Approach, supervised by Dr Akrivi Taousiani
The winner will be announced and the award presented by the Chairman of the Anglo-Hellenic League during the Celebration of 100 Years of the Koraes Chair in the Great Hall, starting at 6 pm on Monday 18 June.
For further information, contact classics@kcl.ac.uk
For information about the Anglo-Hellenic League: see www.anglohellenicleague.org