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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2007
Contact: Ely Papadeas Tel: (212) 774-0583 Email: epapadeas@goarch.org
Scholarship Recipients for the 2007-2008 Academic Year Announced
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is pleased to announce the awarding of scholarships for the 2007-2008 academic year from three scholarship programs administered by the Chancellor's Office of the Archdiocese.
The George and Naouma Gioles Scholarship Fund awarded seven scholarships for a total of $15,000. Awards were given to the following students: Donna Balaouras (Watertown, MA), Julian Chryssavgis (Brunswick, ME), James Georgantas (Shorewood, IL), George Haralampopoulos (Sunny Isles Beach, FL), Anastasia Leventopoulos (Chicago, IL), Catherine Oâ??Hare (Corona Del Mar, CA), and Arianna Rahanosseini (Centennial, CO).
The George and Naouma Gioles Scholarship Fund was established in 1997 with a generous gift from Marion Gioles in memory of her beloved parents, to honor their commitment to their Orthodox Faith, their love of their Hellenic heritage, and their desire to help youth who are orphaned or in need. At least three scholarships are awarded annually to Greek Orthodox students committed to serious study in a degree-earning undergraduate program at an accredited college or university.
The Katina John Malta Scholarship Fund awarded a total of $20,000 in scholarships to ten students: Socrates Ayvaliotis (Tenafly, NJ), Donna Balaouras (Watertown, MA), Julian Chryssavgis (Brunswick, ME), Lia Eliades (Petaluma, CA), Anastasia Leventopoulos (Chicago, IL), Catherine Oâ??Hare (Corona Del Mar, CA), Chad Owen Trenham (Riverside, CA), Constandinos Tsourakis (Astoria, NY), Christopher Vargo (Lynnfield, MA), and Presvytera Jayne Lisa Worsham (Chattanooga, TN).
The Katina John Malta Scholarship Fund was established in 2002 by Peter and Elli Paleologos through a generous gift from the estate of Katina John Malta, in recognition of the love she had for the Church and to honor her desire to help others, especially children and youth of the Orthodox Christian Faith. This fund awards at least two scholarships of $2,000 each academic year. The scholarship is open to all students from jurisdictions of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in America (SCOBA). This year, in addition to recipients from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, one of the recipients, Chad Owen Trenham is a member of the Antiochian Orthodox Church and another, Presvytera Jayne Lisa Worsham, is in the Orthodox Church in America.
The final set of scholarships was awarded from the Paleologos Graduate Scholarship Fund. This is a new scholarship that was established in 2007 by Peter and Elli Paleologos and is intended to assist students enrolled in graduate studies programs leading to advanced degrees in academic fields other than theology. At least one scholarship of $10,000 will be awarded each year. Like the Malta Scholarships, this award is open to all students of SCOBA-affiliated churches. This marks the first year that awards were given out from this fund. Through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Paleologos, three awards of $10,000 each were given out this year. The recipients of the 2007-2008 Paleologos Graduate Scholarships are: Scott Easton of Cedar Rapids, IA (Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese), Amanda Georgantas of Shorewood, IL (Greek Orthodox Archdiocese) and Stavroula Katsifas of Garrison, NY (Greek Orthodox Archdiocese).
The Archdiocese and the Scholarship Committee congratulates all of these worthy students who were awarded scholarships this year.
The three scholarship funds will also be awarded during the 2008-2009 academic year. Applications and guidelines for next yearâ??s scholarships will be available in early 2008 from the Office of the Chancellor, 10 East 79th Street, New York, NY 10075 or on-line via the website of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, Chancellorâ??s Office, at the following link:
http://www.goarch.org/en/archdiocese/administration/chancellor/scholarships. asp