The Efkranti Awards are organized on an annual basis by the Maritime Chronicles and aim to highlight the protagonists of the year in the fields of shipping, academic research and social contribution, within Greece. As part of the awards, since 2016 the “Marilena Laskaridis” Award has been established by the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation, in memory of the Foundation’s Vice President, for excellence in maritime culture and assistance to Greek maritime heritage and tradition. The personality awarded with this award is selected by the committee of the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation.
As part of this award, for this year, we invite you to highlight the personality of the year!
Here you nominate for the award a person who you consider to have distinguished himself in the fields of shipping, culture, letters and arts, social contribution or education.
Thank you for helping in the effort to highlight personalities whose work contributes significantly to society.
Past winners of the “Marilena Laskaridi” award:
2023: The award was awarded to Mrs. Eleni Geroulanou, founding member of Library4all, for her contribution, dedication and ten years of volunteering without borders.
2022: The award was awarded to Lieutenant Euripides Katsaounis and Lieutenant (M) Paraskevas Kalavrytinos of the Hellenic Navy, for their valuable assistance during the Tempi accident, on February 28, 2023.
2021: The award was awarded to Lieutenant Commander (M) Anastasia Psomadelli, as she was the first woman to assume the highly responsible duties of First Engineer on a frigate of the Greek Navy.
2020: The award was awarded to Mr. Ioannis Manousakis in recognition of his selfless contribution to the communities of Tilos and Rhodes.
2019: The award was awarded to the Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation, for the organization’s multifaceted action.
2018: The award was awarded to the newly elected Archbishop of America, Mr. Elpidophoros.
2017: The award was awarded in memory of Kostas Gouzelis and to the Hellenic Association of Traditional Boats, which has been fighting for the rescue of boats in recent years.
2016: The award was awarded to Mrs. Olga Kaneletopoulou and Mr. Dimitris Stamatelos, librarians at the Municipal Library of Lipsi.
2015: The award was awarded to Mr. Tasos Ziaska, a primary education teacher who serves on the border island of Arkia in honor of his work, teaching the two unique students of the island.