AHEPA Educational Foundation Announces 2024 Scholarship Winners

 

AHEPA E-News Volume 18, Issue 31 | Wednesday, October 16, 2024 AHEPA Educational Foundation Announces 2024 Scholarship Winners Since 1922, The Order of AHEPA has provided scholarships to students of Greek or Greek-American descent in order to help further their education. Over the years, the number of scholarships we have been able to give has increased thanks to the generosity of individuals and families who have donated significantly to support the youth of our communities and enabled us to offer scholarships to undergraduate, graduate, medical, theological, law students and more! The Order of AHEPA Educational Foundation would like to acknowledge the generosity and offer thanks to those who have gone above and beyond to fund the following scholarships. Archbishop Elpidophoros Scholarship Archbishop Demetrios Scholarship Athanasios and Ekaterini Backus Scholarship George Chirgotis Scholarship George & Helen Constantine Scholarship Nick Cost Scholarship Chariclea Christodulakis-Cummings Scholarship Sam Dakis Scholarship James Demas Scholarship Hellenic College/Holy Cross Seminary Scholarship   Nicholas Kounaris Scholarship George Leber Scholarship P. A. Margaronis Scholarship Constantine and Patricia Mavroyannis Scholarship Spiro and Cleo Millios Scholarship Sam Nakos Scholarship AHEPA National Housing Corporation Scholarship  William Thomas Scholarship John George Tsitsos Scholarship Carlos T. Touris Scholarship AHEPA Past Supreme Presidents Scholarship James G. Pulos Scholarship Dr. John C. Yavis Scholarship Congratulations to our 2024 Scholarship Winners! Daphne Agapiou Nina Aitas Georgia Alexandrakis Argyroula Apostolou Peter Baltis Nikki Blathras Demetri Brown Stratos Chandras Nicholas Christakis Eleni Christou George Chudley Costa Colachis-Glass Anastasia Coumanis Savas Emmanuel Andreana Frangos Maria Kaffes Katerina Kostouros Yiannis Krontiris Andrew Lambakis Nicholas Lambakis Nicholas Lambros John Leara Alexander Makris Marina Makropoulos Anna Markari Carissa Marousis-Bush William Matzorkis Zachary Moore Sotirios Mygdalas Alexandra Papavassiliou Eleni Paschos Nikolas Pitiris Sophia Prentzas Vassilios Ringas Alexia Stratigouleas Lauren Turner Rochester, MI Troy, MI Elmhurst, IL Brooklyn, NY Delmar, NY Charlotte, NC Wilmington, NC Closter, NJ Metairie, LA Cochranville, PA New York, NY Los Angeles, CA Magnolia Springs, AL Mclean, VA Coronado, CA Ashburn, VA Cave Creek, AZ Wallingford, PA Houston, TX Houston, TX Cranston, RI Birmingham, AL Pompano Beach, FL Mt. Prospect, IL Columbia, MD Wanamassa, NJ Steubenville, OH Palos Verdes Estates, CA Waterloo, ON, Canada Wellesley, MA Bala Cynwyd, PA Engomi, Nicosia, Cyprus East Elmhurst, NY Glen Allen, VA Tucson, AZ Tustin, CA AHEPA Senior Living Breaks Ground in South Bend AHEPA Supreme Vice President Chris Kaitson represented Supreme President Savas C. Tsivicos on Thursday, October 10 at the ground breaking ceremony for AHEPA 100 Phase II Apartments in South Bend, Indiana. The event, also attended by Supreme Treasurer Themistocles Frangos and Board of Trustees member Louis G. Atsaves. AHEPA 100 II Apartments will be a three-story, 72-unit HUD-assisted affordable senior living community located on 3.86 acres. It will be the second affordable senior housing community administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Section 202 program and managed by AHEPA Senior Living in South Bend. AHEPA 100 II, Inc., is the project’s nonprofit sponsor. Newly Appointed Greek Consul visits AHEPA HQ New Consul of the Hellenic Republic, Mr. Michael Skopelitis, visited AHEPA Global Headquarters in Washington, DC, only four blocks away from the greek Embassy and Consulate offices. He was able to meet with AHEPA Executive Director Basil Mossaidis and discuss AHEPA and the impact the organization has had in Greece over the years since its founding in 1922. Executive Director Mossaidis congratulated Consul Skopelitis on his recent appointment to the Washington, DC consulate. AHEPA looks forward to working with the new consul in the future and wishes him the best of luck in his new position. Mavroyannis Scholarship Winner Announced AHEPA Educational Foundation Chairman George Vorkas on behalf of the Supreme President and the Mavroyannis Family are proud to announce the Constantine and Patricia Mavroyannis Scholarship recipient for 2024 is Sotirios Mygdalas of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and the University of Waterloo, Canada. Mr. Mygdalas will receive an award of $5,000 to support doctoral research in theoretical physics for the 2024-2025 academic year.  Read Full Release AHEPA Updates Emergency Preparedness Plan In the wake of the increasing number of natural disasters, AHEPA has updated the AHEPA Family Emergency Plan. This document can serve as a guideline for how to best prepare for extreme circumstances due to weather or any other kind of disaster. Please take a moment to review the updated plan to make sure you're prepared! Download the AHEPA Emergency Plan Publicize Your Chapter & District Events! Is your Chapter or District hosting an event you want publicized on a National Level? Starting this week, you can submit your event to have it posted on the AHEPA Website! Fill out the form linked below with your event information to have it publicized. Remember that this information will be public on our website, so keep that in mind before you submit personal phone numbers or home addresses. We recommend listing an email address as a point of contact rather than a telephone number. Submit Your Events! Upcoming Events & Deadlines October 28 | Oxi Day 30 | Deadline: 2024 Winter Issue of The Ahepan magazine November 8-10 | Sons of Pericles & Maids of Athena Present Greeks in Boston 15 | Cyprus-US Chamber of Commerce Dinner Honoring Philip Christopher Greek American News Digest  Editor's Note: Editorials, commentaries, opinion pieces, and articles are shared for information purposes only and do not necessarily reflect the views or policy positions of the Order of AHEPA, its affiliated organizations, and members Cyprus tourism weathering the storm – so far CyprusMail (October 13) As the war between Hezbollah, Hamas and Israel rages on, Cyprus is playing an important role for evacuees from Lebanon. Positioned strategically close to the conflict zone, the island is assisting in the humanitarian efforts to repatriate civilians under the Estia national plan. Hotels across the country, particularly near Larnaca, are adapting to the new influx, but for now, the industry remains largely unaffected. read more Athens dismisses six-mile concessions Ekathimerini (October 14) Greece has firmly ruled out any compromise on reducing its territorial waters to six nautical miles in its ongoing dispute with Turkey, a senior government official said, dispelling speculation about potential concessions ahead of crucial diplomatic talks. read more FinMin: Greek economy on track for continued growth Ekathimerini (October 14) A combination of pro-growth policies and social support measures will ensure the country’s continued fiscal stability and growth, Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis said on Monday. Despite global challenges, “the Greek economy remains on a growth trajectory and will continue to outperform the euro zone average,” he told Parliament’s Committee on Economic Affairs during a discussion on the 2025 State Budget.  read more Michael Psaros, Dean Spanos Among Diaspora Hellenes Featured on New Greek Stamps The National Herald (October 14) The Hellenic Post (ELTA) and the International Foundation for Greece (IFG) presented the latest issues of the Commemorative Stamp Series ‘Distinguished Greek Personalities – IFG’ at a press conference on October 14 at the Dimitrios Pandermalis amphitheater of the Acropolis Museum. As was explained by IFG Founder and President Aspasia Leventis and the event’s moderator, journalist and author Giorgos Archimandritis, the Foundation established the IFG Awards as a recognition of successful Hellenes abroad who, not only do they not forget their Hellenic origin, but through their work and lives express, promote, and invigorate the Hellenic Spirit. read more Dazzling ‘Mount Athos & Meteora 1929’ Exhibition at MCC in Brookline, MA. The National Herald (October 13) The exhibition ‘Mount Athos & Meteora 1929: Princeton’s Hidden Treasure’ has opened at the Maliotis Cultural Center (MCC) on the campus of Hellenic College – Holy Cross in Brookline, MA. The event made a deep impression on the guests – who admired the installation – touching the hearts of those present. Many visitors had the opportunity to approach for the first time two significant pilgrimage sites of the Greek Orthodox Church through the eyes of four travelers who undertook a photographic recording mission in 1929 funded by Princeton University. read more Click the link above for the latest in Greek American Sports News! This is an electronic news service of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association. For more information visit AHEPA's official website, www.ahepa.org. 1909 Q Street, NW Washington, DC 20009 Tel: 202-232-6300 Fax: 202-232-2140 Email: ahepa@ahepa.org Celebrating 102 Years of Brotherhood

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