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> July 1, 2008

> 2008-09 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED

$80,000 AWARDED THROUGH GIOLES, MALTA AND PALEOLOGOS FUNDS

New York, NY ? The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is ppleased to announce the awarding of scholarships for the 2008-2009 academic year from three scholarship programs administered by the Chancellorâ??s Office of the Archdiocese.

The â??George and Naouma Gioles Scholarship Fundâ?? awarded ten scholarships this year for a total of $16,000.  Awards were given to the following students:  Julian Chryssavgis
(Brunswick, ME), Maria Constantinides (New Berlin, IL), Vasilios Dimopoulos (Wilmington, NC), Constantine Drugas (Chicago, IL), Panagiota Karas (Palos Park, IL), Rebekah Olechnowicz
(Traverse City, MI), Rachel Rockwell (Newtown, CT), Georgio Sineriz (Oxon Hill, MD), Katrina Stephanides (Salem, MA) and Nicholas Stratis (Kenner, LA).

The â??George and Naouma Gioles Scholarship Fundâ?? was established in 1997 with a generous gift from Marian 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 degree-earning, undergraduate programs at accredited colleges or universities in the United States, with at least one award reserved for a student pursuing a degree in journalism.  This year, that award went to Panagiota Karas from Palos Park, IL.

The â??Katina John Malta Scholarship Fundâ?? awarded a total of $24,000 in scholarships to eight students:  Julian Chryssavgis (Brunswick, ME), John Kokales (Oakmont, PA), Catherine Oâ??Hare (Corona Del Mar, CA), James Oâ??Hare
(Corona Del Mar, CA), Ivan Plis (Abingdon, MD), Fay Scott (Moraga, CA), Charity Thatcher (Merced, CA), and Presvytera Jayne Lisa Worsham (Chattanooga, TN).

The â??Katina John Malta Scholarship Fundâ?? 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. The scholarship is open to all students from jurisdictions of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in America (SCOBA), reflecting the pan-Orthodox nature of this scholarship program.  This year, in addition to recipients from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, one of the recipients, Ivan Plis, is a member of the Antiochian Orthodox Church and two recipients, Charity Thatcher and Presvytera Jayne Lisa Worsham, are members of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA).

The final set of scholarships, awarded from the
â??Paleologos Graduate Scholarship Fundâ?? marks the second year that awards were granted from this new scholarship fund.  This scholarship was established in 2007 by Peter and Elli Paleologos and is intended to assist students enrolled in graduate studies leading to advanced degrees in academic fields other than theology.  At least one scholarship of $10,000 is awarded each year.  Like the Malta Scholarships, this award is open to all students of SCOBA-affiliated churches.   Through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Paleologos, a total of five scholarships were awarded this year for a total of $40,000, with three awards totaling $10,000 each, plus two awards of $5,000 each.  The recipients of the 2008-2009 Paleologos Graduate Scholarships are:  Dimitrios Basilakos (Greer, SC), Michael Day (East Swanzey, NH), and Gregory Stamatopoulos
(Lincoln Park, MI) all from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, Nicole Britten (New Haven, CT) from the Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese, and Kenneth Parker (Ridgeway, VA) from the Antiochian Orthodox Church.

The Archdiocese and the Scholarship Committee offer their congratulations to all of these worthy students who were awarded scholarships this year, and once again thanks the donors for their continuing generosity and commitment to education.

All three of these scholarships will be awarded next year for the 2009-2010 academic year.  Applications and guidelines for next yearâ??s scholarships will be available at the beginning of 2009 from the Office of the Chancellor, 10 East 79th Street, New York, NY 10075 or on-line on the website of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of  America:

http://www.goarch.org/en/archdiocese/administration/chancellor/