I am humbled to win this year’s Keely Lake Advocacy award from the American Classical League. Thrilled to share this acknowledgement with Carl Cofield for our contribution (writer and director) on my play, Memnon. I hope to see you all at the NYC premiere of Memnon this July, produced by the Classical Theater of Harlem!
The Keely Lake Advocacy Award
2025 RECIPIENTS
Carl Cofield
Will Power
2024 RECIPIENT
Nat Friedman
2023 RECIPIENT
Monica Frederick
2022 RECIPIENTS
Dr. Edward Vest and Lucia Johnson-Vest
2021 RECIPIENTS
Dawn Smith-Popielski and Nick Popielski
Susan Panzavecchia
2020 RECIPIENT
Edlyn Niimi
2019 RECIPIENT
Martha Abbott
The American Classical League’s Keely Lake Advocacy Award is intended to recognize significant and meaningful advocacy for the study of Classics from leaders outside the field of Classics. Advocates may include the following professions: business leaders, legislators, writers, school administrators, or anyone else who advocates for the Classics.
The Award is named in memory of Keely Lake, a long-time advocate for Classical Languages at the federal, state, and local levels.
ELIGIBILITY: Anyone who is an advocate for the Classics is eligible to be nominated by an ACL member. We especially encourage nominations for candidates from the region in which the ACL Institute will be held. Anyone who has taught Classics within the past five years is ineligible for this award.
SELECTION: Typically one recipient will be selected each spring by the ACL Visibility and Advocacy Committee. Recipient(s) will be recognized and their award(s) presented by the ACL President at the annual ACL Institute banquet.
NOMINATION PROCESS: The required Keely Lake Advocacy Award nomination form must be submitted by February 1.