Sally Katary Memorial Lectures

The Society hosts an annual Lecture in memory of one of its former members, Dr. Sally L.D. Katary, who passed away in 2016. This is a fund raising event in aid of the Sally L.D. Katary Travel Scholarship.

Recent lectures have been recorded as virtual events held online. Current members have the option to view those lectures that are online by logging in to the Members' area.

30 May 2026, 1pm EST. A Hybrid Event
'A Provincial Community of the Pyramid Age: Bodies and Identities in the Funerary Landscape of Zawyet Sultan'
Professor Dr. Richard Bussmann (Professor of Egyptology at the University of Cologne, Germany, and leader of the 'Archaeology and Heritage in Middle Egypt' excavation project at Zawyet Sultan)
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31 May 2025, 1pm EST. A Hybrid Event 
'If These Walls Could Talk! Women and Agency in the Funerary Complex of Mentuhotep II'
Prof. Antonio Morales (Associate Professor in Egyptology in the Seminar of Ancient History at the University of Alcalá (UAH)
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1 June 2024, 1pm EST. A Hybrid Event
'The Grand Egyptian Museum'
Dr. Eltayeb Abbas (Assistant Minister for Archaeological Affairs at the Grand Egyptian Museum and Professor of Egyptology at Minya University).
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10 June 2023, 1pm EST. A Hybrid Event
'The Pyramid of Sahura at Abusir - New Perspectives'
Dr. Mohamed Ismail Khaled (Würzburg University; Director of the Abusir Project)
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28 May 2022, 1pm EST An Online Event
'Women’s Work: Public and Private Power in Ancient Egypt' 
Dr Jean Li (Toronto Metropolitan University)   
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15 May 2021, 1pm EST An Online Event
'Gaining New Perspectives on the Hypostyle Hall at Karnak: The Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) - University of Memphis Project at Karnak' 
Prof. Jean Revez (UQAM) and Prof. Peter Brand (University of Memphis)
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If you wish to make a donation towards the Sally L.D. Katary Travel Scholarship, you can do at any time. Please click here to find out how to help.      

If you are a scholar and wish to be considered for a grant from the Travel Scholarship fund, please visit this page for the requirements and application form.