Honorary Degrees and Awards

HUMANITARIAN AND PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD
ΗONORARY DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS

HUMANITARIAN AND PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD

By decision of the Board of Trustees, an award is made annually at the ACT graduation ceremony to an individual who is judged to have made an outstanding contribution to one or more significant areas of public endeavor, such as education, health, the arts, science, international understanding, athletics, etc.  Criteria for selection will emphasize philanthropy, volunteerism and social improvement.  Preference will be for individuals in Northern Greece, although consideration may be given to those from other parts of Greece or from abroad.  A citation will be at Commencement reflecting the individual's accomplishments and an appropriate plaque presented at that time to the person so honored.

This award is created in the belief that such contributions to society are too infrequently recognized; that a non-profit institution such as Anatolia/ACT should support and encourage endeavors of this nature; and that the philosophy and ethical foundations of this institution provide a suitable context for conferring such an award.

This award was first introduced at the 1995 graduation ceremony.

1995    Dimitrios Zannas
1996    Anastasia Vafopoulou
1997    Costas Zolotas
1998    Stavros Constantinidis
1999    Dimitris Pyrros
2000    Costas Giannopoulos
2001    Zafiris Trombakas
2002    Nikos Voulgaropoulos
2003    Timi Bakatselou
2004    Very Reverend Father Christodoulos, Abbot of Koutloumousiou Monastery, Mount Athos
2005    Lila Bakatselou
2006    Princess Catherine of Serbia
2007    Nikos Papageorgiou
2008    Artemis Zanna
2009    Voluntary Samaritans and Rescue Lifeguards, Thessaloniki Section
2010    Aspa Plakantonaki

ΗONORARY DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS

By decision of the Trustees of Anatolia, in the year 2000, Honorary Degrees are conferred on individuals who have significantly contributed to friendship between the Greek and American people and who have demonstrated life-long commitment to the ideals of liberal arts education, the disciplines of Hellenic Studies, and to public service.

2001    Amb. Alexander Philon and Amb. Nicholas Burns
2002    His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios
2003    Christos Cotsakos
2004    Alex Spanos
2007    Angelos Tsakopoulos
2008    Christos Zerefos
2009    Richard L. Jackson/Joseph E. Aoun/Tomas D. Morales
2010    Alexis Papachelas