GREECE Greek Educators Building Bridges Across the Aegean Check it out! Great Ideas The Fulbright Foundation in Greece will be welcoming lum and instruction in the social sciences, humanities, Th e Great Ideas Series, an initiative of the Fulbright Foundation, celebrated www.fulbright.gr Professional Development Program 16 American educators to its innovative six-week sum- foreign languages and area studies. This seminar, more than 60 years of educational and cultural exchanges between Greece For updates on Fulbright mer seminar, “Building Bridges Across the Aegean,” to which will include both lectures and visits to schools and the United States. Th e Series brought highly esteemed American ex- application deadlines, new Th e Fulbright Foundation in Greece administered the Greek teachers were paired with the Greek teachers to guide them take place in Greece and Turkey. The seminar provides and cultural sites, will provide the participants with a perts and artists to Greece, who performed or discussed current issues with programs and special grants FulbrightNews Teachers Professional Development Program (GTPDP) this and instruct them during the course of the program. Th e participants with a better understanding of the two unique experience of professional and personal enrich- the Greek and American public. Th e Series was designed to facilitate mutual past fall, an eight-week program for Greek secondary educa- Greek teachers also attended cultural activities at the Ken- countries’ histories, cultures, and peoples, and acts ment and will illustrate how the two countries have Scholarships understanding and to create long-lasting collaborations between organiza- tion teachers of the humanities. Th e GTPDP was hosted by nedy Center and the Center for the Arts at GMU, and visited as a forum to develop new international educational evolved into the two modern societies they are today. for Greek Citizens Number 4, Spring 2011 www.fulbright.gr tions in the two countries. Great Ideas was convened with the generous sup- the College of Education and Human Development at George nearby cities, including Mount Vernon, Baltimore/Annapo- projects and collaborations. Participants will include “Building Bridges Across the Aegean” will begin in www.fulbright.gr/scholar_gr.html port of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and the collaboration of the U.S. Mason University and funded by the U.S. Department of State lis, Maryland and New York City. elementary teachers, administrators, and media re- early June 2011 with a special orientation at Columbia Contact Letter from the Embassy in Athens and the U.S. Consular Offi ce in Thessaloniki. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Aff airs. Upon completion of the eight-week program, the teachers source specialists who have responsibility for curricu- University in New York City. i Tatiana Hadjiemmanuel On January 27, 2011 the Fulbright Foun- Kyriakakos, Lambros Papanikolatos, Van- Th e Series also hosted seminars on topics including economics, medicine, Twenty teachers were selected to participate in the program, off ered high praise for the GTPDP and considered their par- Greek Program Coordinator, Fulbright dation, in collaboration with the Benaki gelis Pliarides, Costas Varotsos (creator Executive Director education, fi ne arts, cinema, jazz, architecture and urban development. which was designed to help the teachers think systematically ticipation in it an invaluable experience. Th e Fulbright Foun- [email protected] Museum, inaugurated a special showing of the famed Dromeas glass sculpture in In today’s world, in which we must learn to “un- Th e lectures and seminars, for both professionals and students, took place about their practice and learn from experience. Th e program dation will be hosting seminars and meetings as part of the American Studies Resource Portal Scholarships Scholarship of artwork by Fulbright alumni artists Athens), Zafos Xagoraris and Sotos Zach- learn” ingrained practices, one constant is educa- in Athens and Th essaloniki and attracted more than 14,000 people. off ered a unique opportunity for them to share their teaching Foundation’s follow-up activities and will develop Train the The Department of American Literature and Culture Three Fulbright alumnae, Dr. Zoe Detsi, Dr. Tatiani Ra- for American Citizens entitled “Alumni Art Series - Art Supports ariadis. Th e diverse works of art—some tion, which, to quote Senator Fulbright, is “a slow Four noted Americans participated in the Great Ideas Series. experiences, develop classroom methodology and increase Trainers workshops to help share the experiences of the par- at the School of English, Aristotle University of Thes- patzikou, and Dr. Eleftheria Arapoglou, of the Depart- www.fulbright.gr/scholar_us.html Education.” of which are being shown for the fi rst moving but powerful force.” international understanding between Greek and American ticipants with other educators. saloniki, launched the American Studies Resource ment of American Literature and Culture, School of Contact Fundraiser U.S. Ambassador Daniel B. Smith, who time—include photographs and photo- Education is also the investment with the great- teachers. Th e program included academic training, field ex- Th e Fulbright Foundation and the Greek Ambassador to the Portal (my.enl.auth.gr/asrp). English at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AuTH) i Nicholas Tourides attended the event with his wife Diane, graphic prints, a limited edition book est rewards—and guaranteed returns. Increasingly perience in diverse secondary schools and cultural enrich- U.S. hosted an event at the Greek Embassy in Washington DC The ASRP portal provides links to resources, libraries created ASRP. Educational Advisor & at the Benaki praised the Fulbright program as “the pre- with intricate paper cut outs, and a vari- scarce funding requires us to be more innovative. ment trips. in October 2010 to present this initiative. Th ree former U.S. and research centers in Europe that have an emphasis As part of the project, two Masters students from American Program mier international educational exchange ety of prints, ranging from a monotype Our Art Supports Education fund raising initiative During the eight weeks at George Mason University, the par- Ambassadors to Greece attended, giving testament to the on American Studies and U.S. academic departments AuTH, Maria Salikopoulou and Vassilis Delioglanis, Coordinator, Art Supports program in the world.” He also warmly UV inject print on a manipulated alumi- was developed to complement the Foundation’s ticipants took courses in educational methods, teacher leader- deep importance of education in Greece-U.S. relations. in Greece that off er courses in American Studies, and a are currently working on a historical database, and [email protected] congratulated the alumni artists who do- num surface to a print produced on fabric public and private support. Fulbright programs ship, refl ective practice, action plan development, multicul- Special thanks to the Ministry of Education, Life Long Learn- nated their artwork to the Foundation to from video imagery. listing of related undergraduate and graduate cours- examining Fulbright archives, in the eff ort to docu- Studies in the U.S. would not be possible without the support of the turalism and technology. Th e program comprised 150 hours of ing and Religious Aff airs of Greece, which approved and fa- es, complete with course outlines and bibliographical ment the development of American Studies in Greece Education help raise scholarship funds for future Th e alumni artists have exhibited inter- governments of the United States and Greece and University Fair BIOMEDICAL ETHICS Ruth Faden, Executive Director, Johns Hopkins Ber- seminars and coursework and 55 hours of fi eldwork at Wood- cilitated the leave of absence of the Greek educators. Nota- data. Additionally, the site posts completed and ongo- from 1948 to the present day. Once completed, the da- Athens, October 12, 2011 recipients. Th e artwork is for sale and the nationally and their work can be found the commitment and dedication of our donors. We man Institute of Bioethics, spoke on “Better, Healthier, More Beautiful: Th e son High School and Th omas Jeff erson High School, both lo- bly, Minister Anna Diamandopoulou also met the educators ing theses and dissertations, news about conferences tabase will be available both on the American Studies Contact funds raised will be used to support the in private collections, galleries and mu- are pleased to welcome new donors—Athens Ex- cated in Fairfax, Virginia. Th e Greek teachers attended school during her visit to the U.S. capitol. Th e Minister spoke of the Fulbright scholarship program. seums around the world. By donating Ethics of Biomedical Human Enhancement.” and events, as well as HELAAS (Hellenic Association for Resource Portal as well as the Fulbright Foundation i Dimitris Doutis change S.A; National Bank of Greece, Price Water- functions such as faculty meetings, Parent-Teacher Associa- importance of new ideas in education and the value of educa- American Studies) activities and publications. website. Educational Advisor, Th e Fulbright Foundation recognizes the their artwork to the Fulbright Founda- houseCoopers and the Paul and Alexandra Canel- ART & CULTURE Glenn Lowry, Director, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), tion (PTA) meetings and school board meetings. American tional exchanges. intrinsic value of art to inspire, educate, tion for this special event, the artists help [email protected] lopoulos Foundation. Their support is vital and a spoke on “Making the Modern the Modern: A Disruptive Th eory of the Mu- provoke thought and generally be enjoyed the Foundation support new artists and hopeful sign for the future. seum of Modern Art.” Find us on FACEBOOK across borders and cultures. Th e Fulbright emerging talent by making additional PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS MSU Exams in Greece FULBRIGHT The Fulbright Board of Directors must also be rec- FOUNDATION GREECE Art Series, which was inaugurated in Fulbright scholarships available. Muse- NAME GREEK INSTITUTION Michigan State University is now off ering its English Language Test Examinations in Greece. eTh ognized for their leadership and counsel. For this EDUCATION Richard Levin, President, Yale University, spoke on “Th e In- 2002, has sponsored one artist alumni an- um Director, Professor Angelos Delivor- ANASTASIADOU, Tatiani High School of Gennadi, Rhodes MSU exams are conducted in Greece by American College of Greece and Anatolia College. MSU ex- academic year the Foundation awarded 66 scholar- ternationalization of the University.” nually to create a limited edition work of rias, a Fulbright alumnus himself, takes ANDRIANOPOULOS, Panagiotis Kalamata 2nd Chance School, Kalamata ams are administered in May and December each year. For information on the English Language ships. American scholarship recipients areas include art. Th e Fulbright Foundation is pleased to special pride in collaborating with the FILM & ENTERTAINMENT Jim Gianopulos, Chairman & CEO, Fox Filmed BAZOUKIS, Athanasios 3rd Gymnasio Edessas, Edessa Examinations visit www.msu-exams.gr SHARE linguistics, African-American literature, natural re- acknowledge its supporters by presenting Fulbright Foundation for this event: “Art Entertainment, spoke on “Hellenism and Hollywood: from Aristotle to Alex- EUGENI, Despina 4th Junior High School of Keratsini, Piraeus THE NEWS source management, data and privacy protection Do you have news and them with one work of art per year at the supports education as long as Education ander (Payne).” FOUTSITZI, Sotiria Gymnasio Emporeiou, Santorini and green energy, at prestigious Greek universities, updates you would like to annual awards ceremony. Th e Fulbright supports the arts. We are pleased with GALANAKI, Despina 2nd Geniko Lyceum Argostoliou Panagiotis Vergotis, including the National & Kapodistrian University of Argrostoli, Kefalonia U.S. Summer Schools share with fellow alumni? Foundation is one of the few foundations this new collaboration and wish to con- Athens, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Uni- KARALAZAROU, Sofi a 2nd Gymnasio Kilkis, Kilkis Keep us posted of your in Greece that off er scholarships to art- gratulate Fulbright for this ‘fresh’ idea to versity of Ioannina, National Technical University KATSANOS, Theofanis 2nd Chance School of Larissa Judicial Prison, Larissa A Brief e-Guide achievements and news. ists, and the Greece Fulbright program promote education and the arts,” he said A new Fulbright electronic guide helps students and parents to select the “right” summer school of Athens, and the Technical University of Crete. KYRMANIDOU Elli Senior High School of Karya, Lefk ada We look forward to your is one of the few Fulbright Foundations at the event. in the U.S. Th e e-Guide provides answers to frequently asked questions: Should I attend a sum- Greek scholarship recipients are at MIT, Harvard, MALKA, Vassiliki High School of Zagora, Volos email: [email protected] worldwide that off ers such opportunities EducationUSA MANTZARLI, Kyriaki Secondary School of Poros, Poros mer school? How do I select what is best for me? What criteria should I have in mind when I do my Columbia, Yale, Stanford, University of Illinois at to artists. Foundations like Fulbright de- Th e artwork is available for sale in MITSIOU, Iliana Gymnasio Kamenon Vourlon, Kamena Vourla research? In addition, the guide contains a timeline on researching and applying to U.S. summer Urbana Champaign and other leading institutions. Advising and Outreach Programs pend on fundraising. “Th e current nan-fi MOYSIDIS, Ioannis Center of Environmental Education of Arnaia, Chalkidiki schools and brief interviews with students who have previously participated in such programs. the Benaki Museum Gift shop, at Their diverse study areas include bioengineering, Th e Fulbright Foundation Educational Advising Centers, at the Foundation’s cial situation makes our work more diffi - PAPPAS, Thomas 2nd Junior High School of Aegina, Aegina What makes this brief guide unique is that it was prepared by students under the guidance of both the main building, Koumbari fi ne arts, theater, international and development Athens and Th essaloniki offi ces, off er free, accurate, and unbiased informa- cult. We need to think creatively and use ROUMELIOTI, Maria Deskeio Junior High School, Parga the Fulbright Foundation. Eleni Samara, graduating senior from Athens College, spearheaded this economics, social medicine and architecture. tion about the full range of accredited U.S. higher education institutions. our resources wisely. It is always impor- str. and Pireos annex locations. ROUMELIOTOU, Myrsini General Lyceum of Petra, Lesvos project during her summer internship at the Fulbright Foundation. More info: www.fulbright.gr The program for Greek educators attracted an ex- Th roughout the year Fulbright advisors organize workshops and presenta- Program Participants in front of the Greek Embassy, tant to develop initiatives and programs For more information please visit: TASOULAS, Vaios Zinon Papanastasiou High School of Velvendo, FulbrightNews tions on undergraduate and graduate studies, scholarship opportunities Velvendo, Kozani Washington, D.C., October 2010 for sustainability,” highlighted Fulbright www.fulbright.gr ceptionally high number of applicants from across An annual publication of the Greece. Educators participated in an eight-week and fi nancial aid in the U.S. Outreach programs include presentations at THEOLOGOU, Miltiadis EPAS Neapolis & EPAL Sindos, Thessaloniki Fulbright Foundation–Greece Executive Director Artemis Zenetou. pilot professional development program at George high schools and universities throughout Greece. TSIOPELA, Dimitra EEEEK Corinthias (Laboratory of Special Occupational New Coordinator 6 Vassilisis Sofi as Avenue, Th e 10 alumni artists participating in the Education & Training), Corinthia More info: www.fulbright/services.html 10674, Athens, Greece program are Th eodoros Zafeiropoulos, Mason University, which will contribute to the Greek Scholarship Program Phone: 210 7241811 the sponsored artist for 2011, Erieta At- Greek Ministry of Education New School initia- The Fulbright Foundation welcomes Tatiana Hadjiemmanuel to its staff . Ms. Hadjiemmanuel joined us in the Fax: 210 7226510 tali, Dora Economou, Zoe Keramea, Sia tive, A School Without Walls! The Foundation’s E-mail: [email protected] fall of 2009 and serves as the Greek Program Coordinator for the Foundation. Ms Hadjiemmanuel holds a MBA Educational Advisors off ered advising services to “International education cannot be the work of one “The call for diff erentiation was also highlighted during our seminar on Multicultural Education www.fulbright.gr from George Washington University. For more than a decade she worked for international organizations in the more than 15,000 individuals and the Foundation country. It is the responsibility and promise of all nations. (From Knowing to Doing Multicultural Education). During the past decades, American society Content: Artemis Zenetou, areas of international and regional cooperation, socioeconomic development, migration and human rights in Maria Choupres renewed its collaboration with the Salzburg Semi- It calls for free exchange and full collaboration... and education was faced (and still is) with enormous diversity challenges (race, ethnicity, a variety of geographical regions including Europe, Southeast Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States, Support the Fulbright Scholarship Program and build an art Design: WHITE Partnership nar, one of the world’s leading educational centers. The knowledge of our citizens is one treasure which religion, social class, gender and sexual orientation). It would be a blinding oversimplifi cation Western Newly Independent States and Afghanistan. collection. Fulbright alumni artists donate works of art to help Read in more detail how investing in education grows only when it is shared.” raise funds for the scholarship program. yields exceptional results. to claim that Greek society is not faced with the same challenges.” — Lyndon B. Johnson, message to Congress on international education, Thanassis Bazoukis, Program Participant The Fulbright Foundation–Greece gratefully acknowledges Raymond Matera for sponsoring the foundation’s newsletter. Artemis A. Zenetou February 1966 GREECE Greek Educators Building Bridges Across the Aegean Check it out! Great Ideas The Fulbright Foundation in Greece will be welcoming lum and instruction in the social sciences, humanities, Th e Great Ideas Series, an initiative of the Fulbright Foundation, celebrated www.fulbright.gr Professional Development Program 16 American educators to its innovative six-week sum- foreign languages and area studies. This seminar, more than 60 years of educational and cultural exchanges between Greece For updates on Fulbright mer seminar, “Building Bridges Across the Aegean,” to which will include both lectures and visits to schools and the United States. Th e Series brought highly esteemed American ex- application deadlines, new Th e Fulbright Foundation in Greece administered the Greek teachers were paired with the Greek teachers to guide them take place in Greece and Turkey. The seminar provides and cultural sites, will provide the participants with a perts and artists to Greece, who performed or discussed current issues with programs and special grants FulbrightNews Teachers Professional Development Program (GTPDP) this and instruct them during the course of the program. Th e participants with a better understanding of the two unique experience of professional and personal enrich- the Greek and American public. Th e Series was designed to facilitate mutual past fall, an eight-week program for Greek secondary educa- Greek teachers also attended cultural activities at the Ken- countries’ histories, cultures, and peoples, and acts ment and will illustrate how the two countries have Scholarships understanding and to create long-lasting collaborations between organiza- tion teachers of the humanities. Th e GTPDP was hosted by nedy Center and the Center for the Arts at GMU, and visited as a forum to develop new international educational evolved into the two modern societies they are today. for Greek Citizens Number 4, Spring 2011 www.fulbright.gr tions in the two countries. Great Ideas was convened with the generous sup- the College of Education and Human Development at George nearby cities, including Mount Vernon, Baltimore/Annapo- projects and collaborations. Participants will include “Building Bridges Across the Aegean” will begin in www.fulbright.gr/scholar_gr.html port of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and the collaboration of the U.S. Mason University and funded by the U.S. Department of State lis, Maryland and New York City. elementary teachers, administrators, and media re- early June 2011 with a special orientation at Columbia Contact Letter from the Embassy in Athens and the U.S. Consular Offi ce in Thessaloniki. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Aff airs. Upon completion of the eight-week program, the teachers source specialists who have responsibility for curricu- University in New York City. i Tatiana Hadjiemmanuel On January 27, 2011 the Fulbright Foun- Kyriakakos, Lambros Papanikolatos, Van- Th e Series also hosted seminars on topics including economics, medicine, Twenty teachers were selected to participate in the program, off ered high praise for the GTPDP and considered their par- Greek Program Coordinator, Fulbright dation, in collaboration with the Benaki gelis Pliarides, Costas Varotsos (creator Executive Director education, fi ne arts, cinema, jazz, architecture and urban development. which was designed to help the teachers think systematically ticipation in it an invaluable experience. Th e Fulbright Foun- [email protected] Museum, inaugurated a special showing of the famed Dromeas glass sculpture in In today’s world, in which we must learn to “un- Th e lectures and seminars, for both professionals and students, took place about their practice and learn from experience. Th e program dation will be hosting seminars and meetings as part of the American Studies Resource Portal Scholarships Scholarship of artwork by Fulbright alumni artists Athens), Zafos Xagoraris and Sotos Zach- learn” ingrained practices, one constant is educa- in Athens and Th essaloniki and attracted more than 14,000 people. off ered a unique opportunity for them to share their teaching Foundation’s follow-up activities and will develop Train the The Department of American Literature and Culture Three Fulbright alumnae, Dr. Zoe Detsi, Dr. Tatiani Ra- for American Citizens entitled “Alumni Art Series - Art Supports ariadis. Th e diverse works of art—some tion, which, to quote Senator Fulbright, is “a slow Four noted Americans participated in the Great Ideas Series. experiences, develop classroom methodology and increase Trainers workshops to help share the experiences of the par- at the School of English, Aristotle University of Thes- patzikou, and Dr. Eleftheria Arapoglou, of the Depart- www.fulbright.gr/scholar_us.html Education.” of which are being shown for the fi rst moving but powerful force.” international understanding between Greek and American ticipants with other educators. saloniki, launched the American Studies Resource ment of American Literature and Culture, School of Contact Fundraiser U.S. Ambassador Daniel B. Smith, who time—include photographs and photo- Education is also the investment with the great- teachers. Th e program included academic training, field ex- Th e Fulbright Foundation and the Greek Ambassador to the Portal (my.enl.auth.gr/asrp). English at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AuTH) i Nicholas Tourides attended the event with his wife Diane, graphic prints, a limited edition book est rewards—and guaranteed returns. Increasingly perience in diverse secondary schools and cultural enrich- U.S. hosted an event at the Greek Embassy in Washington DC The ASRP portal provides links to resources, libraries created ASRP. Educational Advisor & at the Benaki praised the Fulbright program as “the pre- with intricate paper cut outs, and a vari- scarce funding requires us to be more innovative. ment trips. in October 2010 to present this initiative. Th ree former U.S. and research centers in Europe that have an emphasis As part of the project, two Masters students from American Program mier international educational exchange ety of prints, ranging from a monotype Our Art Supports Education fund raising initiative During the eight weeks at George Mason University, the par- Ambassadors to Greece attended, giving testament to the on American Studies and U.S. academic departments AuTH, Maria Salikopoulou and Vassilis Delioglanis, Coordinator, Art Supports program in the world.” He also warmly UV inject print on a manipulated alumi- was developed to complement the Foundation’s ticipants took courses in educational methods, teacher leader- deep importance of education in Greece-U.S. relations. in Greece that off er courses in American Studies, and a are currently working on a historical database, and [email protected] congratulated the alumni artists who do- num surface to a print produced on fabric public and private support. Fulbright programs ship, refl ective practice, action plan development, multicul- Special thanks to the Ministry of Education, Life Long Learn- nated their artwork to the Foundation to from video imagery. listing of related undergraduate and graduate cours- examining Fulbright archives, in the eff ort to docu- Studies in the U.S. would not be possible without the support of the turalism and technology. Th e program comprised 150 hours of ing and Religious Aff airs of Greece, which approved and fa- es, complete with course outlines and bibliographical ment the development of American Studies in Greece Education help raise scholarship funds for future Th e alumni artists have exhibited inter- governments of the United States and Greece and University Fair BIOMEDICAL ETHICS Ruth Faden, Executive Director, Johns Hopkins Ber- seminars and coursework and 55 hours of fi eldwork at Wood- cilitated the leave of absence of the Greek educators. Nota- data. Additionally, the site posts completed and ongo- from 1948 to the present day. Once completed, the da- Athens, October 12, 2011 recipients. Th e artwork is for sale and the nationally and their work can be found the commitment and dedication of our donors. We man Institute of Bioethics, spoke on “Better, Healthier, More Beautiful: Th e son High School and Th omas Jeff erson High School, both lo- bly, Minister Anna Diamandopoulou also met the educators ing theses and dissertations, news about conferences tabase will be available both on the American Studies Contact funds raised will be used to support the in private collections, galleries and mu- are pleased to welcome new donors—Athens Ex- cated in Fairfax, Virginia. Th e Greek teachers attended school during her visit to the U.S. capitol. Th e Minister spoke of the Fulbright scholarship program. seums around the world. By donating Ethics of Biomedical Human Enhancement.” and events, as well as HELAAS (Hellenic Association for Resource Portal as well as the Fulbright Foundation i Dimitris Doutis change S.A; National Bank of Greece, Price Water- functions such as faculty meetings, Parent-Teacher Associa- importance of new ideas in education and the value of educa- American Studies) activities and publications. website. Educational Advisor, Th e Fulbright Foundation recognizes the their artwork to the Fulbright Founda- houseCoopers and the Paul and Alexandra Canel- ART & CULTURE Glenn Lowry, Director, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), tion (PTA) meetings and school board meetings. American tional exchanges. intrinsic value of art to inspire, educate, tion for this special event, the artists help [email protected] lopoulos Foundation. Their support is vital and a spoke on “Making the Modern the Modern: A Disruptive Th eory of the Mu- provoke thought and generally be enjoyed the Foundation support new artists and hopeful sign for the future. seum of Modern Art.” Find us on FACEBOOK across borders and cultures. Th e Fulbright emerging talent by making additional PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS MSU Exams in Greece FULBRIGHT The Fulbright Board of Directors must also be rec- FOUNDATION GREECE Art Series, which was inaugurated in Fulbright scholarships available. Muse- NAME GREEK INSTITUTION Michigan State University is now off ering its English Language Test Examinations in Greece. eTh ognized for their leadership and counsel. For this EDUCATION Richard Levin, President, Yale University, spoke on “Th e In- 2002, has sponsored one artist alumni an- um Director, Professor Angelos Delivor- ANASTASIADOU, Tatiani High School of Gennadi, Rhodes MSU exams are conducted in Greece by American College of Greece and Anatolia College. MSU ex- academic year the Foundation awarded 66 scholar- ternationalization of the University.” nually to create a limited edition work of rias, a Fulbright alumnus himself, takes ANDRIANOPOULOS, Panagiotis Kalamata 2nd Chance School, Kalamata ams are administered in May and December each year. For information on the English Language ships. American scholarship recipients areas include art. Th e Fulbright Foundation is pleased to special pride in collaborating with the FILM & ENTERTAINMENT Jim Gianopulos, Chairman & CEO, Fox Filmed BAZOUKIS, Athanasios 3rd Gymnasio Edessas, Edessa Examinations visit www.msu-exams.gr SHARE linguistics, African-American literature, natural re- acknowledge its supporters by presenting Fulbright Foundation for this event: “Art Entertainment, spoke on “Hellenism and Hollywood: from Aristotle to Alex- EUGENI, Despina 4th Junior High School of Keratsini, Piraeus THE NEWS source management, data and privacy protection Do you have news and them with one work of art per year at the supports education as long as Education ander (Payne).” FOUTSITZI, Sotiria Gymnasio Emporeiou, Santorini and green energy, at prestigious Greek universities, updates you would like to annual awards ceremony. Th e Fulbright supports the arts. We are pleased with GALANAKI, Despina 2nd Geniko Lyceum Argostoliou Panagiotis Vergotis, including the National & Kapodistrian University of Argrostoli, Kefalonia U.S. Summer Schools share with fellow alumni? Foundation is one of the few foundations this new collaboration and wish to con- Athens, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Uni- KARALAZAROU, Sofi a 2nd Gymnasio Kilkis, Kilkis Keep us posted of your in Greece that off er scholarships to art- gratulate Fulbright for this ‘fresh’ idea to versity of Ioannina, National Technical University KATSANOS, Theofanis 2nd Chance School of Larissa Judicial Prison, Larissa A Brief e-Guide achievements and news. ists, and the Greece Fulbright program promote education and the arts,” he said A new Fulbright electronic guide helps students and parents to select the “right” summer school of Athens, and the Technical University of Crete. KYRMANIDOU Elli Senior High School of Karya, Lefk ada We look forward to your is one of the few Fulbright Foundations at the event. in the U.S. Th e e-Guide provides answers to frequently asked questions: Should I attend a sum- Greek scholarship recipients are at MIT, Harvard, MALKA, Vassiliki High School of Zagora, Volos email: [email protected] worldwide that off ers such opportunities EducationUSA MANTZARLI, Kyriaki Secondary School of Poros, Poros mer school? How do I select what is best for me? What criteria should I have in mind when I do my Columbia, Yale, Stanford, University of Illinois at to artists. Foundations like Fulbright de- Th e artwork is available for sale in MITSIOU, Iliana Gymnasio Kamenon Vourlon, Kamena Vourla research? In addition, the guide contains a timeline on researching and applying to U.S. summer Urbana Champaign and other leading institutions. Advising and Outreach Programs pend on fundraising. “Th e current nan-fi MOYSIDIS, Ioannis Center of Environmental Education of Arnaia, Chalkidiki schools and brief interviews with students who have previously participated in such programs. the Benaki Museum Gift shop, at Their diverse study areas include bioengineering, Th e Fulbright Foundation Educational Advising Centers, at the Foundation’s cial situation makes our work more diffi - PAPPAS, Thomas 2nd Junior High School of Aegina, Aegina What makes this brief guide unique is that it was prepared by students under the guidance of both the main building, Koumbari fi ne arts, theater, international and development Athens and Th essaloniki offi ces, off er free, accurate, and unbiased informa- cult. We need to think creatively and use ROUMELIOTI, Maria Deskeio Junior High School, Parga the Fulbright Foundation. Eleni Samara, graduating senior from Athens College, spearheaded this economics, social medicine and architecture. tion about the full range of accredited U.S. higher education institutions. our resources wisely. It is always impor- str. and Pireos annex locations. ROUMELIOTOU, Myrsini General Lyceum of Petra, Lesvos project during her summer internship at the Fulbright Foundation. More info: www.fulbright.gr The program for Greek educators attracted an ex- Th roughout the year Fulbright advisors organize workshops and presenta- Program Participants in front of the Greek Embassy, tant to develop initiatives and programs For more information please visit: TASOULAS, Vaios Zinon Papanastasiou High School of Velvendo, FulbrightNews tions on undergraduate and graduate studies, scholarship opportunities Velvendo, Kozani Washington, D.C., October 2010 for sustainability,” highlighted Fulbright www.fulbright.gr ceptionally high number of applicants from across An annual publication of the Greece. Educators participated in an eight-week and fi nancial aid in the U.S. Outreach programs include presentations at THEOLOGOU, Miltiadis EPAS Neapolis & EPAL Sindos, Thessaloniki Fulbright Foundation–Greece Executive Director Artemis Zenetou. pilot professional development program at George high schools and universities throughout Greece. TSIOPELA, Dimitra EEEEK Corinthias (Laboratory of Special Occupational New Coordinator 6 Vassilisis Sofi as Avenue, Th e 10 alumni artists participating in the Education & Training), Corinthia More info: www.fulbright/services.html 10674, Athens, Greece program are Th eodoros Zafeiropoulos, Mason University, which will contribute to the Greek Scholarship Program Phone: 210 7241811 the sponsored artist for 2011, Erieta At- Greek Ministry of Education New School initia- The Fulbright Foundation welcomes Tatiana Hadjiemmanuel to its staff . Ms. Hadjiemmanuel joined us in the Fax: 210 7226510 tali, Dora Economou, Zoe Keramea, Sia tive, A School Without Walls! The Foundation’s E-mail: [email protected] fall of 2009 and serves as the Greek Program Coordinator for the Foundation. Ms Hadjiemmanuel holds a MBA Educational Advisors off ered advising services to “International education cannot be the work of one “The call for diff erentiation was also highlighted during our seminar on Multicultural Education www.fulbright.gr from George Washington University. For more than a decade she worked for international organizations in the more than 15,000 individuals and the Foundation country. It is the responsibility and promise of all nations. (From Knowing to Doing Multicultural Education). During the past decades, American society Content: Artemis Zenetou, areas of international and regional cooperation, socioeconomic development, migration and human rights in Maria Choupres renewed its collaboration with the Salzburg Semi- It calls for free exchange and full collaboration... and education was faced (and still is) with enormous diversity challenges (race, ethnicity, a variety of geographical regions including Europe, Southeast Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States, Support the Fulbright Scholarship Program and build an art Design: WHITE Partnership nar, one of the world’s leading educational centers. The knowledge of our citizens is one treasure which religion, social class, gender and sexual orientation). It would be a blinding oversimplifi cation Western Newly Independent States and Afghanistan. collection. Fulbright alumni artists donate works of art to help Read in more detail how investing in education grows only when it is shared.” raise funds for the scholarship program. yields exceptional results. to claim that Greek society is not faced with the same challenges.” — Lyndon B. Johnson, message to Congress on international education, Thanassis Bazoukis, Program Participant The Fulbright Foundation–Greece gratefully acknowledges Raymond Matera for sponsoring the foundation’s newsletter. Artemis A. Zenetou February 1966 GREECE Greek Educators Building Bridges Across the Aegean Check it out! Great Ideas The Fulbright Foundation in Greece will be welcoming lum and instruction in the social sciences, humanities, Th e Great Ideas Series, an initiative of the Fulbright Foundation, celebrated www.fulbright.gr Professional Development Program 16 American educators to its innovative six-week sum- foreign languages and area studies. This seminar, more than 60 years of educational and cultural exchanges between Greece For updates on Fulbright mer seminar, “Building Bridges Across the Aegean,” to which will include both lectures and visits to schools and the United States. Th e Series brought highly esteemed American ex- application deadlines, new Th e Fulbright Foundation in Greece administered the Greek teachers were paired with the Greek teachers to guide them take place in Greece and Turkey. The seminar provides and cultural sites, will provide the participants with a perts and artists to Greece, who performed or discussed current issues with programs and special grants FulbrightNews Teachers Professional Development Program (GTPDP) this and instruct them during the course of the program. Th e participants with a better understanding of the two unique experience of professional and personal enrich- the Greek and American public. Th e Series was designed to facilitate mutual past fall, an eight-week program for Greek secondary educa- Greek teachers also attended cultural activities at the Ken- countries’ histories, cultures, and peoples, and acts ment and will illustrate how the two countries have Scholarships understanding and to create long-lasting collaborations between organiza- tion teachers of the humanities. Th e GTPDP was hosted by nedy Center and the Center for the Arts at GMU, and visited as a forum to develop new international educational evolved into the two modern societies they are today. for Greek Citizens Number 4, Spring 2011 www.fulbright.gr tions in the two countries. Great Ideas was convened with the generous sup- the College of Education and Human Development at George nearby cities, including Mount Vernon, Baltimore/Annapo- projects and collaborations. Participants will include “Building Bridges Across the Aegean” will begin in www.fulbright.gr/scholar_gr.html port of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and the collaboration of the U.S. Mason University and funded by the U.S. Department of State lis, Maryland and New York City. elementary teachers, administrators, and media re- early June 2011 with a special orientation at Columbia Contact Letter from the Embassy in Athens and the U.S. Consular Offi ce in Thessaloniki. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Aff airs. Upon completion of the eight-week program, the teachers source specialists who have responsibility for curricu- University in New York City. i Tatiana Hadjiemmanuel On January 27, 2011 the Fulbright Foun- Kyriakakos, Lambros Papanikolatos, Van- Th e Series also hosted seminars on topics including economics, medicine, Twenty teachers were selected to participate in the program, off ered high praise for the GTPDP and considered their par- Greek Program Coordinator, Fulbright dation, in collaboration with the Benaki gelis Pliarides, Costas Varotsos (creator Executive Director education, fi ne arts, cinema, jazz, architecture and urban development. which was designed to help the teachers think systematically ticipation in it an invaluable experience. Th e Fulbright Foun- [email protected] Museum, inaugurated a special showing of the famed Dromeas glass sculpture in In today’s world, in which we must learn to “un- Th e lectures and seminars, for both professionals and students, took place about their practice and learn from experience. Th e program dation will be hosting seminars and meetings as part of the American Studies Resource Portal Scholarships Scholarship of artwork by Fulbright alumni artists Athens), Zafos Xagoraris and Sotos Zach- learn” ingrained practices, one constant is educa- in Athens and Th essaloniki and attracted more than 14,000 people. off ered a unique opportunity for them to share their teaching Foundation’s follow-up activities and will develop Train the The Department of American Literature and Culture Three Fulbright alumnae, Dr. Zoe Detsi, Dr. Tatiani Ra- for American Citizens entitled “Alumni Art Series - Art Supports ariadis. Th e diverse works of art—some tion, which, to quote Senator Fulbright, is “a slow Four noted Americans participated in the Great Ideas Series. experiences, develop classroom methodology and increase Trainers workshops to help share the experiences of the par- at the School of English, Aristotle University of Thes- patzikou, and Dr. Eleftheria Arapoglou, of the Depart- www.fulbright.gr/scholar_us.html Education.” of which are being shown for the fi rst moving but powerful force.” international understanding between Greek and American ticipants with other educators. saloniki, launched the American Studies Resource ment of American Literature and Culture, School of Contact Fundraiser U.S. Ambassador Daniel B. Smith, who time—include photographs and photo- Education is also the investment with the great- teachers. Th e program included academic training, field ex- Th e Fulbright Foundation and the Greek Ambassador to the Portal (my.enl.auth.gr/asrp). English at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AuTH) i Nicholas Tourides attended the event with his wife Diane, graphic prints, a limited edition book est rewards—and guaranteed returns. Increasingly perience in diverse secondary schools and cultural enrich- U.S. hosted an event at the Greek Embassy in Washington DC The ASRP portal provides links to resources, libraries created ASRP. Educational Advisor & at the Benaki praised the Fulbright program as “the pre- with intricate paper cut outs, and a vari- scarce funding requires us to be more innovative. ment trips. in October 2010 to present this initiative. Th ree former U.S. and research centers in Europe that have an emphasis As part of the project, two Masters students from American Program mier international educational exchange ety of prints, ranging from a monotype Our Art Supports Education fund raising initiative During the eight weeks at George Mason University, the par- Ambassadors to Greece attended, giving testament to the on American Studies and U.S. academic departments AuTH, Maria Salikopoulou and Vassilis Delioglanis, Coordinator, Art Supports program in the world.” He also warmly UV inject print on a manipulated alumi- was developed to complement the Foundation’s ticipants took courses in educational methods, teacher leader- deep importance of education in Greece-U.S. relations. in Greece that off er courses in American Studies, and a are currently working on a historical database, and [email protected] congratulated the alumni artists who do- num surface to a print produced on fabric public and private support. Fulbright programs ship, refl ective practice, action plan development, multicul- Special thanks to the Ministry of Education, Life Long Learn- nated their artwork to the Foundation to from video imagery. listing of related undergraduate and graduate cours- examining Fulbright archives, in the eff ort to docu- Studies in the U.S. would not be possible without the support of the turalism and technology. Th e program comprised 150 hours of ing and Religious Aff airs of Greece, which approved and fa- es, complete with course outlines and bibliographical ment the development of American Studies in Greece Education help raise scholarship funds for future Th e alumni artists have exhibited inter- governments of the United States and Greece and University Fair BIOMEDICAL ETHICS Ruth Faden, Executive Director, Johns Hopkins Ber- seminars and coursework and 55 hours of fi eldwork at Wood- cilitated the leave of absence of the Greek educators. Nota- data. Additionally, the site posts completed and ongo- from 1948 to the present day. Once completed, the da- Athens, October 12, 2011 recipients. Th e artwork is for sale and the nationally and their work can be found the commitment and dedication of our donors. We man Institute of Bioethics, spoke on “Better, Healthier, More Beautiful: Th e son High School and Th omas Jeff erson High School, both lo- bly, Minister Anna Diamandopoulou also met the educators ing theses and dissertations, news about conferences tabase will be available both on the American Studies Contact funds raised will be used to support the in private collections, galleries and mu- are pleased to welcome new donors—Athens Ex- cated in Fairfax, Virginia. Th e Greek teachers attended school during her visit to the U.S. capitol. Th e Minister spoke of the Fulbright scholarship program. seums around the world. By donating Ethics of Biomedical Human Enhancement.” and events, as well as HELAAS (Hellenic Association for Resource Portal as well as the Fulbright Foundation i Dimitris Doutis change S.A; National Bank of Greece, Price Water- functions such as faculty meetings, Parent-Teacher Associa- importance of new ideas in education and the value of educa- American Studies) activities and publications. website. Educational Advisor, Th e Fulbright Foundation recognizes the their artwork to the Fulbright Founda- houseCoopers and the Paul and Alexandra Canel- ART & CULTURE Glenn Lowry, Director, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), tion (PTA) meetings and school board meetings. American tional exchanges. intrinsic value of art to inspire, educate, tion for this special event, the artists help [email protected] lopoulos Foundation. Their support is vital and a spoke on “Making the Modern the Modern: A Disruptive Th eory of the Mu- provoke thought and generally be enjoyed the Foundation support new artists and hopeful sign for the future. seum of Modern Art.” Find us on FACEBOOK across borders and cultures. Th e Fulbright emerging talent by making additional PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS MSU Exams in Greece FULBRIGHT The Fulbright Board of Directors must also be rec- FOUNDATION GREECE Art Series, which was inaugurated in Fulbright scholarships available. Muse- NAME GREEK INSTITUTION Michigan State University is now off ering its English Language Test Examinations in Greece. eTh ognized for their leadership and counsel. For this EDUCATION Richard Levin, President, Yale University, spoke on “Th e In- 2002, has sponsored one artist alumni an- um Director, Professor Angelos Delivor- ANASTASIADOU, Tatiani High School of Gennadi, Rhodes MSU exams are conducted in Greece by American College of Greece and Anatolia College. MSU ex- academic year the Foundation awarded 66 scholar- ternationalization of the University.” nually to create a limited edition work of rias, a Fulbright alumnus himself, takes ANDRIANOPOULOS, Panagiotis Kalamata 2nd Chance School, Kalamata ams are administered in May and December each year. For information on the English Language ships. American scholarship recipients areas include art. Th e Fulbright Foundation is pleased to special pride in collaborating with the FILM & ENTERTAINMENT Jim Gianopulos, Chairman & CEO, Fox Filmed BAZOUKIS, Athanasios 3rd Gymnasio Edessas, Edessa Examinations visit www.msu-exams.gr SHARE linguistics, African-American literature, natural re- acknowledge its supporters by presenting Fulbright Foundation for this event: “Art Entertainment, spoke on “Hellenism and Hollywood: from Aristotle to Alex- EUGENI, Despina 4th Junior High School of Keratsini, Piraeus THE NEWS source management, data and privacy protection Do you have news and them with one work of art per year at the supports education as long as Education ander (Payne).” FOUTSITZI, Sotiria Gymnasio Emporeiou, Santorini and green energy, at prestigious Greek universities, updates you would like to annual awards ceremony. Th e Fulbright supports the arts. We are pleased with GALANAKI, Despina 2nd Geniko Lyceum Argostoliou Panagiotis Vergotis, including the National & Kapodistrian University of Argrostoli, Kefalonia U.S. Summer Schools share with fellow alumni? Foundation is one of the few foundations this new collaboration and wish to con- Athens, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Uni- KARALAZAROU, Sofi a 2nd Gymnasio Kilkis, Kilkis Keep us posted of your in Greece that off er scholarships to art- gratulate Fulbright for this ‘fresh’ idea to versity of Ioannina, National Technical University KATSANOS, Theofanis 2nd Chance School of Larissa Judicial Prison, Larissa A Brief e-Guide achievements and news. ists, and the Greece Fulbright program promote education and the arts,” he said A new Fulbright electronic guide helps students and parents to select the “right” summer school of Athens, and the Technical University of Crete. KYRMANIDOU Elli Senior High School of Karya, Lefk ada We look forward to your is one of the few Fulbright Foundations at the event. in the U.S. Th e e-Guide provides answers to frequently asked questions: Should I attend a sum- Greek scholarship recipients are at MIT, Harvard, MALKA, Vassiliki High School of Zagora, Volos email: [email protected] worldwide that off ers such opportunities EducationUSA MANTZARLI, Kyriaki Secondary School of Poros, Poros mer school? How do I select what is best for me? What criteria should I have in mind when I do my Columbia, Yale, Stanford, University of Illinois at to artists. Foundations like Fulbright de- Th e artwork is available for sale in MITSIOU, Iliana Gymnasio Kamenon Vourlon, Kamena Vourla research? In addition, the guide contains a timeline on researching and applying to U.S. summer Urbana Champaign and other leading institutions. Advising and Outreach Programs pend on fundraising. “Th e current nan-fi MOYSIDIS, Ioannis Center of Environmental Education of Arnaia, Chalkidiki schools and brief interviews with students who have previously participated in such programs. the Benaki Museum Gift shop, at Their diverse study areas include bioengineering, Th e Fulbright Foundation Educational Advising Centers, at the Foundation’s cial situation makes our work more diffi - PAPPAS, Thomas 2nd Junior High School of Aegina, Aegina What makes this brief guide unique is that it was prepared by students under the guidance of both the main building, Koumbari fi ne arts, theater, international and development Athens and Th essaloniki offi ces, off er free, accurate, and unbiased informa- cult. We need to think creatively and use ROUMELIOTI, Maria Deskeio Junior High School, Parga the Fulbright Foundation. Eleni Samara, graduating senior from Athens College, spearheaded this economics, social medicine and architecture. tion about the full range of accredited U.S. higher education institutions. our resources wisely. It is always impor- str. and Pireos annex locations. ROUMELIOTOU, Myrsini General Lyceum of Petra, Lesvos project during her summer internship at the Fulbright Foundation. More info: www.fulbright.gr The program for Greek educators attracted an ex- Th roughout the year Fulbright advisors organize workshops and presenta- Program Participants in front of the Greek Embassy, tant to develop initiatives and programs For more information please visit: TASOULAS, Vaios Zinon Papanastasiou High School of Velvendo, FulbrightNews tions on undergraduate and graduate studies, scholarship opportunities Velvendo, Kozani Washington, D.C., October 2010 for sustainability,” highlighted Fulbright www.fulbright.gr ceptionally high number of applicants from across An annual publication of the Greece. Educators participated in an eight-week and fi nancial aid in the U.S. Outreach programs include presentations at THEOLOGOU, Miltiadis EPAS Neapolis & EPAL Sindos, Thessaloniki Fulbright Foundation–Greece Executive Director Artemis Zenetou. pilot professional development program at George high schools and universities throughout Greece. TSIOPELA, Dimitra EEEEK Corinthias (Laboratory of Special Occupational New Coordinator 6 Vassilisis Sofi as Avenue, Th e 10 alumni artists participating in the Education & Training), Corinthia More info: www.fulbright/services.html 10674, Athens, Greece program are Th eodoros Zafeiropoulos, Mason University, which will contribute to the Greek Scholarship Program Phone: 210 7241811 the sponsored artist for 2011, Erieta At- Greek Ministry of Education New School initia- The Fulbright Foundation welcomes Tatiana Hadjiemmanuel to its staff . Ms. Hadjiemmanuel joined us in the Fax: 210 7226510 tali, Dora Economou, Zoe Keramea, Sia tive, A School Without Walls! The Foundation’s E-mail: [email protected] fall of 2009 and serves as the Greek Program Coordinator for the Foundation. Ms Hadjiemmanuel holds a MBA Educational Advisors off ered advising services to “International education cannot be the work of one “The call for diff erentiation was also highlighted during our seminar on Multicultural Education www.fulbright.gr from George Washington University. For more than a decade she worked for international organizations in the more than 15,000 individuals and the Foundation country. It is the responsibility and promise of all nations. (From Knowing to Doing Multicultural Education). During the past decades, American society Content: Artemis Zenetou, areas of international and regional cooperation, socioeconomic development, migration and human rights in Maria Choupres renewed its collaboration with the Salzburg Semi- It calls for free exchange and full collaboration... and education was faced (and still is) with enormous diversity challenges (race, ethnicity, a variety of geographical regions including Europe, Southeast Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States, Support the Fulbright Scholarship Program and build an art Design: WHITE Partnership nar, one of the world’s leading educational centers. The knowledge of our citizens is one treasure which religion, social class, gender and sexual orientation). It would be a blinding oversimplifi cation Western Newly Independent States and Afghanistan. collection. Fulbright alumni artists donate works of art to help Read in more detail how investing in education grows only when it is shared.” raise funds for the scholarship program. yields exceptional results. to claim that Greek society is not faced with the same challenges.” — Lyndon B. Johnson, message to Congress on international education, Thanassis Bazoukis, Program Participant The Fulbright Foundation–Greece gratefully acknowledges Raymond Matera for sponsoring the foundation’s newsletter. Artemis A. Zenetou February 1966 Notable 2010-2011 Greek Scholars GRADUATE STUDENTS Scholarship Recipients NAME GREEK INSTITUTION AFFILIATION IN THE UNITED STATES FIELD OF STUDY Fulbright Alumni News ANTONIADOU, Eleni University of Central Greece, Lamia University of Illinois at Urbanna-Champaign, IL Bioengineering Fifty Pauses The Fulbright Foundation recognizes the CHALEPAS, Leonidas National Technical University of Athens & Pratt Insitute, New York, NY Fine Arts Athens School of Fine Arts importance of providing its scholars and CHASIOTI, Erasmia Evangelia National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Columbia University, New York, NY Law students with the opportunity to expand in Thessaloniki CHATZIKYRIAKIDOU, Kyriaki Aristotle University of Thessaloniki University of Wisconsin, Madison, WY Food Science their knowledge in their chosen fi eld of study, Flora Graeca well as directing a short one-act American play portunity to view the work of this artist, theo- Commander of Order of Honor, and with the Th essaloniki, also known as Salonika or Saloniki, has been receiving much press and FRAGKISKOS, Petros National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Harvard University, Boston, MA Law and with the chance to form scholarly and in English in collaboration with Greek theatre rist and teacher, whose work is well known in Royal Order of King George. international attention. Highlighted in Th e New York Times Travel Section as one of ILIOPOULOS, Konstantinos Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Columbia University, New York, NY Computer Engineering professional partnerships through their Sophia Rhizopoulou (grant year 1997-1998), an students. The play produced was “The Dining America, but which only occasional is shown Bruce’s books, Master Farmer and Cultivating the places to visit in 2011, Charly Wilder writes, “Salonika is hotter than ever.” KARAGIORGA, Aikaterini National Technical University of Athens Stanford University, Stanford, CA Management Science collaborations with leading educational Associate Professor at the University of Athens, Room,” by A.R. Gurney. Shortly after his return in her native Greece. Inspired Leaders, were translated into several Similar sentiments are echoed by Matt Barrett, curator of the website www.greecetrav- and Engineering institutions. The resultant cultural and Department of Biology−Botany Section, re- to the U.S. Professor Hischak’s book, “The Ox- Athena Tacha, born in Larissa, Greece (grant languages and became popular tools for glob- el.com. Barrett refers to Th essaloniki as “Greece’s hippest city” and notes that many KARELIS, Panagiotis National Technical University of Athens Stanford University, Stanford, CA Management Science educational exchange serves to broaden the and Engineering cently translated into Greek, “The Magnifi cent ford Companion to the American Musical: The- year 1960-61), is best known in the fi elds of al work in sustainable development. His long of Greece’s greatest musicians, artists, poets and thinkers call the city home. Th e city mutual understanding between Greece and KOUTROUVELIS, Iraklis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki University of Texas at Austin, TX Civil Engineering Flora Graeca: How the Mediterranean Came to atre, Film and Television,” was published. He is environmental public sculpture and concep- autobiographical poem, Metamorphosis: Why lacks for nothing; it has “some of the most beautiful beaches, fi nest hotels and best the United States, which remains one of the LAPAS, Panteleimon Aristotle University of Thessaloniki University of Texas at Austin, TX Physics the English Garden,” by Stephen Harris of Ox- the author of 22 published plays and 16 books tual art, and has also worked extensively in Do I Love Greece? touches the hearts of all who restaurants in northern Greece,” according to Barrett. Foundation’s core objectives. MIGA, Eirini Athens School of Fine Arts Columbia University, New York, NY Fine Arts ford University. “The Magnifi cent Flora Graeca” on theatre and fi lm. photography, fi lm and on artist books. One of have read it and who have been privileged to Savvy travelers can discover more about this gem in the northeastern corner of Greece MYTILINAKI, Maria Aristotle University of Thessaloniki City University, New York, NY Theater tells the story of one of the most famous of the fi rst artists to develop environmental site- know him. in the recently published bilingual travel guide, “Th essaloniki—Fifty Pauses in the OMRAN-KOUKOUVITAKIS, Tamer Orestis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens University of Chicago, Chicago, IL Law all botanical books, “Flora Graeca” by English Road Trip: USA specifi c sculpture in the early 1970s, Tacha has City.” Th e guide features text from writer and Fulbright alumnus Sakis Serefas and PAPADOPOULOS, Vassileios National Technical University of Athens University of California, San Diego, CA Structural Engineering botanist John Sibthorp, who catalogued thou- won more than 50 competitions for perma- VINCENT T. GIORDANO died unexpectedly photographs from Aris Georgiou. Serefas writes, “Th essaloniki is a city of many faces. American Scholars PAPOUTSI, Zoi Melina Athens University of Economics and Business Yale University, New Haven, CT International and Development sands of plants during his trips to the eastern Photographer Yiorgis Yerolymbos’ (grant year nent public art commissions, most of which on December 2010. Vincent was a documen- Over its 23 centuries of unbroken urban life—a history very few cities in the world can SENIOR SCHOLARS & ARTISTS Economics

Mediterranean in the early 19th century. “The 2007-2008) exhibition,“Road Trip: USA.16994.61,” have been executed in the U.S. She taught at tary fi lmmaker, photographer and Research boast—it has welcomed people from many diff erent places, people of diff erent ethnic NAME PROJECT TITLE US INSTITUTION AFFILIATION IN GREECE THEOCHARI, Dimitra National and Technical University of Athens University of Texas at Austin, TX Architecture

Magnifi cent Flora Graeca” chronicles Sibthorp’s was presented at the Antonopoulou Art Gallery Oberlin College and the University of Maryland Fellow of the Memoriam Foundation for Jew- origins, religions and customs, who have lived together here and developed a new so- ASHRAFI, Noushin Privacy Protection in the Digital Age: University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA University of Piraeus VARDOULI, Theodora National and Technical University of Athens Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA Architecture (and his renowned illustrator F.L. Bauer) im- in Athens and TnT gallery in Thessaloniki. Both in Washington and also worked for a decade as ish Culture and Fulbright Scholar to Greece in ciety. Anyone strolling through Th essaloniki today, even if just visiting for a few days A Challenge to Greece Department of Management Sciences and Department of Informatics Information Systems Telecommunication, Networking and mense undertaking, the romance of his jour- exhibitions displayed photographs taken dur- modern art curator at the Oberlin College Art 2008-2009. His varied work included a col- or hours, cannot help seeing traces of this blend of cultures.” Security Laboratory RESEARCH SCHOLARS neys to the Greek islands, the horticultural ing the photographer’s trip, in February and Museum. lection of 9/11 related portraits and a 10-year Th is unusual travel guide is meant to help travelers get to know the city, learn about its BEANLAND, Kevin James Weak Hilbert Banach Spaces Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA National Technical University of Athens NAME GREEK INSTITUTION AFFILIATION IN THE UNITED STATES FIELD OF Research with Few Symmetries Department of Mathematics and School of Applied Mathematical and legacy of his voyages and the plants he brought March 2008, to various American cities and comprehensive photo and fi lm documentary, history, and experience its atmosphere, its fl avor, its secrets. With an emphasis on ex- ANGELI, Ioanna Aikaterini National and Kapodistrian University of Athens University of Cincinnati, OH The role of ASK-1 in ER Applied Mathematics Physical Sciences back to England. landscapes. States Yerolymbos, “Supported by Global Citizenship Award “Before the Flame Goes Out,” about the little ploring the city by foot—“walking is the only way to see a city,” according to Serefas. Lecturer Department of Animal & Human Physiology Howard Hughes Medical Institute, stress-induced cardiomyocyte BERETTA, Alan Patterns of Sparing and Loss Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Division of Molecular Cardiovascular Biology apoptosis (Biology) the Fulbright Foundation, I managed to drive known Romaniote Jews of Ioannina, Greece. in Greek Broca’s Aphasia; Department of Linguistics & Languages Department of Linguistics and BESBEAS, Panagiotis Athens University of Economics and Business University of California, Berkeley, CA Statistical Methods for Modelling Sharing Knowledge as a Basis Department of Psychology Landscape into 16,994 km (10,560 miles) in 61 days, crossing 27 Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou (grant year Mr. Giordano was the recipient of numerous The Fulbright Foundation has been active in Thessaloniki since 1948. Assistant Professor Department of Statistics College of Natural Resources Wildlife Population Dynamics for Future Collaborations Architecture states, 35 major cities, 9 national parks, 4 des- 2002-2003) was awarded the “2010 Global Citi- artist grants and seven Clio Awards as Director (Economics/Statistics) BRADY, Owen E III Teaching African American Literature; Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY Aristotle University of Thessaloniki KAGADIS, Georgios University of Patras Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Developing a Radiation Dose erts and 3 seas.” zenship Award for Leadership in Helping Hu- of Photography. He was 58 years old. Analyzing the African American Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Department of American Literature and Culture Assistant Professor Department of Medical Physics Repository for CT Examinations Home in the Drama of Amiri Baraka Erieta Attali (grant year 2000-2001), architec- manity.” Ms. Avgerinopoulou is a member of the (Medical Physics) and August Wilson tural and landscape photographer, Adjunct Hellenic Parliament. VICTOR T. LE VINE, PhD, professor emeritus Building the Future Onassis Cultural Centre KARAGIANNIDIS, Avraam Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Columbia University, New York, NY Investigating the Zero-Waste MILLER, Kevin James Examining the Roles and Responsibilities Bucks County Schools Intermediate, Doylestown, PA University of Ioannina Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering Earth Engineering Center Potential at Multiple Societal Professor, Graduate School of Architecture, of political science in Arts & Sciences at Wash- of Greek Teachers of the Deaf and Hearing Support Program Department of Primary Education Fulbright Donors Recognized Levels “ZEWA” (Engineering) Planning, and Preservation, Columbia Univer- The Onassis Cultural Centre (Stegi Grammaton In Memoriam ington University and internationally known Hard-of-Hearing LAGOUDIS, Ioannis University of the Aegean, Chios Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA Implications of Mega-size Th e hallmark that distinguishes the Fulbright from most other exchange programs, TOMBERLIN, David Ashley Fisheries Management under U.S. Department of Commerce, Silver Spring, MD Technical University of Crete sity, has published «In Extremis: Landscape & Technon) celebrated its offi cial opening on expert on terrorism, hostage situations, guer- Assistant Professor Department of Shipping Trade and Transport Center for Transportation & Logistics Containerships on the Business Observation Uncertainty National Marine Fisheries Service Department of Production Engineering and either public or private, is its binational approach. Th e continuity and growth of pro- Design and Engineering of into Architecture,» a photographic cartogra- December 7, 2010. The Centre aims to become BRUCE LANSDALE, who served at the Ameri- rilla warfare and political problems of the Management grams off ered by the Foundation would not be possible without the support of the Container Terminal Operations phy of contemporary global architecture, that “a new cultural space hosting events…across can Farm School for 43 years, and was its Di- Middle East and Africa, died May 7, 2010 at (Trade/Transport) Government of the United States and the Government of the Hellenic Republic. Th e focuses on the close relationship between dif- the whole spectrum of the arts…with an em- rector from 1955 until his retirement in 1990, age 81. Professor Le Vine was a frequent news GRADUATE STUDENTS MARNELLOS, Georgios University of Western Macedonia Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA Direct Hydrocarbon micro-Solid ferent building types and the landscapes in phasis on contemporary cultural expression, passed away on February 2, 2009 in Thessalo- commentator on U.S. foreign policy in the Fulbright Foundation gratefully acknowledges the continued support and dedication NAME FIELD US INSTITUTION AFFILIATION IN GREECE Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering Oxide Fuel Cell (m-SOFC) (Engineering) which they are situated, illuminating the reso- on supporting Greek artists, on cultivating niki. Born in Massachusetts, he was raised in Middle East who served as a consultant to the of its donors. AIGNER, Stephanie Carlos English Teaching Assistant Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ The Hill School MATSA, Reveka Pasteur Institute Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Disease-specifi c Patient-derived CHRISTAKIS, Georgia Medical Sciences Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL University of Crete nances and contrasts, continuities and discon- international collaborations and on educating Thessaloniki where his father was one of the U.S. Peace Corps, State Department and the FOUNDATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS Procter & Gamble Hellas S.A. Research Director Department of Cellular & Molecular Neurobiology Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) Induced Pluripotent Stem Faculty of Medicine Cells (Neurobiology) tinuities between new work and the natural or children and people of all ages through life- early directors of the YMCA. He earned a B.Sc. Department of Defense, and lectured across George P. Livanos Foundation S&B Industrial Minerals S.A. DeFOREST, Dallas History Ohio State University, Columbus, OH American School of Classical Studies at Athens urban environment. The photographs identify long learning.” Katia Arfara, Fulbright alumna in Mechanical Engineering from the University MOSCHANDREAS, Joanna University of Crete University of Minnesota, MN G-estimation of the eff ects the globe, including in Ghana, Jerusalem and FAITH: An Endowment for Orthodoxy EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, PAPASPANOS, John Environmental Studies Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Assistant Professor Department of Social Medicine Division of Epidemiology and Community Health of smoking and other exposures unlikely affi nities between projects located in (grant year 2003-2004, Columbia University) of Rochester and a M.Sc. in Rural Sociology Cameroon—where he studied in his early years & Hellenism School of Law on survival (Social Medicine) ASSOCIATIONS & INDIVIDUALS disparate places, from the Atacama desert in has been appointed Head of Theatre & Dance from Cornell University. as a Fulbright Scholar. Victor left an indelible Paul and Alexandra Canellopoulos PETERSON, Kathleen Essember English Teaching Assistant At-Large, Montana The American Farm School of Thessaloniki ARTISTS & ART SCHOLARS Chile to arctic Norway, from glaciers in Swit- and Myrto Lavda, Fulbright alumna (grant Under Bruce’s leadership, the American Farm mark during his Fulbright grant to Greece and AHEPA Athens Chapter HJ1 Hellenic College of Thessaloniki Foundation NAME PROFESSION AFFILIATION IN THE UNITED STATES FIELD OF STUDY zerland to the suburbs of Japan. year 2006-2007, Columbia Teacher’s College) School became a multifaceted institution Turkey under the Aegean Initiative Program in Hellenic College of Th essaloniki GREEK & INTERNATIONAL INTERCOUNTRY LECTURING AWARDS ANDREADI, Filoumeni Ioli Arts Director New York Music Festival, New York, NY Performing Arts & Musical Theater has been appointed Head of the Educational dedicated to quality “hands-on” education 2002-2003. An expert on confl ict resolution, Th e International Propeller Club-Port CORPORATIONS NAME FIELD US INSTITUTION AFFILIATION IN GREECE KOROXENIDI, Alexandra Visual Arts Editor/Writer New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY Curatorial Studies Th eatre and Music Program. www.sgt.gr and innovation in agriculture. The many hon- Victor worked with both Greek and Turkish of Piraeus Athens Exchange S.A. JOYCE, Michael American Studies Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY Aristotle University of Thessaloniki MITSOPOULOU, Evangelia Pianist-Musicologist Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Richmond, VA Music & Literature ors bestowed on Bruce during his lifetime in- students, lectured at their respective univer- Mr. Raymond Matera Coca Cola Hellas Department of American Literature and Culture Thomas S. Hischak (grant year 2007-2008), From the Public clude three successive Fulbright Foundation sities and completed his grant with a unique Mr. & Mrs. J. K. Menoudakos Hellenic Distribution Agency Ltd. SUMMER STUDY OF THE UNITED STATES INSTITUTES: SECONDARY EDUCATORS Professor of Theatre, State University of New to the Private grants—he was among the fi rst recipients to workshop, bringing together university stu- Mr. John Moscahlaidis SUMMER SEMINAR AT THE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF CLASSICAL STUDIES AT ATHENS NAME GREEK INSTITUTION AFFILIATION IN THE UNITED STATES FIELD OF STUDY York at Cortland, received a short-term Ful- Greece; Rockefeller and Ford Foundation Fel- dents from Greece and Turkey at the Library of Intracom Holdings Mr. Peter Myrian NAME POSITION US INSTITUTION PSOUROUKA, Evangelia Tychero Senior High School, Evros Institute for Training and Development, Amherst, MA Study of the United States bright grant to collaborate with Fulbright The retrospective exhibition entitled “From the lowships; and an honorary Ph.D. from the Ar- Anatolia College in Thessaloniki. National Bank of Greece Mr. Alex Simotas CORRALES-DIAZ, Erin Art History Professor Community College of Vermont, Burlington, VT alumna Professor Diana Haas of the Univer- Public to the Private,” by Athena Tacha, orga- istotle University of Thessaloniki. He was an Dimitris Paraskevas Attorneys at Law Professor Athanasios Tsevas-Legal Counsel EDSTROM, Joanna P. History Teacher Viewpoint School, Calabasas, CA sity of Patras, Department of Theatre Studies. nized by the State Museum of Contemporary honorary citizen of Greece and of the City of PricewaterhouseCoopers to the Foundation HERNDON, Karla Latin Teacher Berkeley High School, Berkeley, CA His grant consisted of a series of lectures and Art and the J.F. Costopoulos Foundation, was Thessaloniki and the recipient of the Universi- O’NEIL, Sean Literature Teacher Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory Academy, Indianapolis, IN SALZBURG GLOBAL SEMINAR workshops about American theatre, American presented in Thessaloniki, Larisa and in Ath- ty of Rochester Outstanding Alumnus Award. “It is important to give by conviction and not because of wealth.” RYAN, Kelly Latin and Greek Teacher Athens Academy, Athens, GA SCHLOSS LEOPOLDSKRON, SALZBURG, AUSTRIA musical theatre and American musical fi lm, as ens. The exhibition off ered the public an op- The Greek Government awarded him with the — Anonymous donor SMITH, Evan Latin Teacher Georgetown Day School, Washington, D.C. DOKOS, Thanos, Director General, Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy – ELIAMEP, attended Salzburg Global Seminar Session 469, “What Turkey? What Europe?” Notable 2010-2011 Greek Scholars GRADUATE STUDENTS Scholarship Recipients NAME GREEK INSTITUTION AFFILIATION IN THE UNITED STATES FIELD OF STUDY Fulbright Alumni News ANTONIADOU, Eleni University of Central Greece, Lamia University of Illinois at Urbanna-Champaign, IL Bioengineering Fifty Pauses The Fulbright Foundation recognizes the CHALEPAS, Leonidas National Technical University of Athens & Pratt Insitute, New York, NY Fine Arts Athens School of Fine Arts importance of providing its scholars and CHASIOTI, Erasmia Evangelia National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Columbia University, New York, NY Law students with the opportunity to expand in Thessaloniki CHATZIKYRIAKIDOU, Kyriaki Aristotle University of Thessaloniki University of Wisconsin, Madison, WY Food Science their knowledge in their chosen fi eld of study, Flora Graeca well as directing a short one-act American play portunity to view the work of this artist, theo- Commander of Order of Honor, and with the Th essaloniki, also known as Salonika or Saloniki, has been receiving much press and FRAGKISKOS, Petros National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Harvard University, Boston, MA Law and with the chance to form scholarly and in English in collaboration with Greek theatre rist and teacher, whose work is well known in Royal Order of King George. international attention. Highlighted in Th e New York Times Travel Section as one of ILIOPOULOS, Konstantinos Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Columbia University, New York, NY Computer Engineering professional partnerships through their Sophia Rhizopoulou (grant year 1997-1998), an students. The play produced was “The Dining America, but which only occasional is shown Bruce’s books, Master Farmer and Cultivating the places to visit in 2011, Charly Wilder writes, “Salonika is hotter than ever.” KARAGIORGA, Aikaterini National Technical University of Athens Stanford University, Stanford, CA Management Science collaborations with leading educational Associate Professor at the University of Athens, Room,” by A.R. Gurney. Shortly after his return in her native Greece. Inspired Leaders, were translated into several Similar sentiments are echoed by Matt Barrett, curator of the website www.greecetrav- and Engineering institutions. The resultant cultural and Department of Biology−Botany Section, re- to the U.S. Professor Hischak’s book, “The Ox- Athena Tacha, born in Larissa, Greece (grant languages and became popular tools for glob- el.com. Barrett refers to Th essaloniki as “Greece’s hippest city” and notes that many KARELIS, Panagiotis National Technical University of Athens Stanford University, Stanford, CA Management Science educational exchange serves to broaden the and Engineering cently translated into Greek, “The Magnifi cent ford Companion to the American Musical: The- year 1960-61), is best known in the fi elds of al work in sustainable development. His long of Greece’s greatest musicians, artists, poets and thinkers call the city home. Th e city mutual understanding between Greece and KOUTROUVELIS, Iraklis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki University of Texas at Austin, TX Civil Engineering Flora Graeca: How the Mediterranean Came to atre, Film and Television,” was published. He is environmental public sculpture and concep- autobiographical poem, Metamorphosis: Why lacks for nothing; it has “some of the most beautiful beaches, fi nest hotels and best the United States, which remains one of the LAPAS, Panteleimon Aristotle University of Thessaloniki University of Texas at Austin, TX Physics the English Garden,” by Stephen Harris of Ox- the author of 22 published plays and 16 books tual art, and has also worked extensively in Do I Love Greece? touches the hearts of all who restaurants in northern Greece,” according to Barrett. Foundation’s core objectives. MIGA, Eirini Athens School of Fine Arts Columbia University, New York, NY Fine Arts ford University. “The Magnifi cent Flora Graeca” on theatre and fi lm. photography, fi lm and on artist books. One of have read it and who have been privileged to Savvy travelers can discover more about this gem in the northeastern corner of Greece MYTILINAKI, Maria Aristotle University of Thessaloniki City University, New York, NY Theater tells the story of one of the most famous of the fi rst artists to develop environmental site- know him. in the recently published bilingual travel guide, “Th essaloniki—Fifty Pauses in the OMRAN-KOUKOUVITAKIS, Tamer Orestis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens University of Chicago, Chicago, IL Law all botanical books, “Flora Graeca” by English Road Trip: USA specifi c sculpture in the early 1970s, Tacha has City.” Th e guide features text from writer and Fulbright alumnus Sakis Serefas and PAPADOPOULOS, Vassileios National Technical University of Athens University of California, San Diego, CA Structural Engineering botanist John Sibthorp, who catalogued thou- won more than 50 competitions for perma- VINCENT T. GIORDANO died unexpectedly photographs from Aris Georgiou. Serefas writes, “Th essaloniki is a city of many faces. American Scholars PAPOUTSI, Zoi Melina Athens University of Economics and Business Yale University, New Haven, CT International and Development sands of plants during his trips to the eastern Photographer Yiorgis Yerolymbos’ (grant year nent public art commissions, most of which on December 2010. Vincent was a documen- Over its 23 centuries of unbroken urban life—a history very few cities in the world can SENIOR SCHOLARS & ARTISTS Economics

Mediterranean in the early 19th century. “The 2007-2008) exhibition,“Road Trip: USA.16994.61,” have been executed in the U.S. She taught at tary fi lmmaker, photographer and Research boast—it has welcomed people from many diff erent places, people of diff erent ethnic NAME PROJECT TITLE US INSTITUTION AFFILIATION IN GREECE THEOCHARI, Dimitra National and Technical University of Athens University of Texas at Austin, TX Architecture

Magnifi cent Flora Graeca” chronicles Sibthorp’s was presented at the Antonopoulou Art Gallery Oberlin College and the University of Maryland Fellow of the Memoriam Foundation for Jew- origins, religions and customs, who have lived together here and developed a new so- ASHRAFI, Noushin Privacy Protection in the Digital Age: University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA University of Piraeus VARDOULI, Theodora National and Technical University of Athens Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA Architecture (and his renowned illustrator F.L. Bauer) im- in Athens and TnT gallery in Thessaloniki. Both in Washington and also worked for a decade as ish Culture and Fulbright Scholar to Greece in ciety. Anyone strolling through Th essaloniki today, even if just visiting for a few days A Challenge to Greece Department of Management Sciences and Department of Informatics Information Systems Telecommunication, Networking and mense undertaking, the romance of his jour- exhibitions displayed photographs taken dur- modern art curator at the Oberlin College Art 2008-2009. His varied work included a col- or hours, cannot help seeing traces of this blend of cultures.” Security Laboratory RESEARCH SCHOLARS neys to the Greek islands, the horticultural ing the photographer’s trip, in February and Museum. lection of 9/11 related portraits and a 10-year Th is unusual travel guide is meant to help travelers get to know the city, learn about its BEANLAND, Kevin James Weak Hilbert Banach Spaces Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA National Technical University of Athens NAME GREEK INSTITUTION AFFILIATION IN THE UNITED STATES FIELD OF Research with Few Symmetries Department of Mathematics and School of Applied Mathematical and legacy of his voyages and the plants he brought March 2008, to various American cities and comprehensive photo and fi lm documentary, history, and experience its atmosphere, its fl avor, its secrets. With an emphasis on ex- ANGELI, Ioanna Aikaterini National and Kapodistrian University of Athens University of Cincinnati, OH The role of ASK-1 in ER Applied Mathematics Physical Sciences back to England. landscapes. States Yerolymbos, “Supported by Global Citizenship Award “Before the Flame Goes Out,” about the little ploring the city by foot—“walking is the only way to see a city,” according to Serefas. Lecturer Department of Animal & Human Physiology Howard Hughes Medical Institute, stress-induced cardiomyocyte BERETTA, Alan Patterns of Sparing and Loss Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Division of Molecular Cardiovascular Biology apoptosis (Biology) the Fulbright Foundation, I managed to drive known Romaniote Jews of Ioannina, Greece. in Greek Broca’s Aphasia; Department of Linguistics & Languages Department of Linguistics and BESBEAS, Panagiotis Athens University of Economics and Business University of California, Berkeley, CA Statistical Methods for Modelling Sharing Knowledge as a Basis Department of Psychology Landscape into 16,994 km (10,560 miles) in 61 days, crossing 27 Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou (grant year Mr. Giordano was the recipient of numerous The Fulbright Foundation has been active in Thessaloniki since 1948. Assistant Professor Department of Statistics College of Natural Resources Wildlife Population Dynamics for Future Collaborations Architecture states, 35 major cities, 9 national parks, 4 des- 2002-2003) was awarded the “2010 Global Citi- artist grants and seven Clio Awards as Director (Economics/Statistics) BRADY, Owen E III Teaching African American Literature; Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY Aristotle University of Thessaloniki KAGADIS, Georgios University of Patras Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Developing a Radiation Dose erts and 3 seas.” zenship Award for Leadership in Helping Hu- of Photography. He was 58 years old. Analyzing the African American Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Department of American Literature and Culture Assistant Professor Department of Medical Physics Repository for CT Examinations Home in the Drama of Amiri Baraka Erieta Attali (grant year 2000-2001), architec- manity.” Ms. Avgerinopoulou is a member of the (Medical Physics) and August Wilson tural and landscape photographer, Adjunct Hellenic Parliament. VICTOR T. LE VINE, PhD, professor emeritus Building the Future Onassis Cultural Centre KARAGIANNIDIS, Avraam Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Columbia University, New York, NY Investigating the Zero-Waste MILLER, Kevin James Examining the Roles and Responsibilities Bucks County Schools Intermediate, Doylestown, PA University of Ioannina Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering Earth Engineering Center Potential at Multiple Societal Professor, Graduate School of Architecture, of political science in Arts & Sciences at Wash- of Greek Teachers of the Deaf and Hearing Support Program Department of Primary Education Fulbright Donors Recognized Levels “ZEWA” (Engineering) Planning, and Preservation, Columbia Univer- The Onassis Cultural Centre (Stegi Grammaton In Memoriam ington University and internationally known Hard-of-Hearing LAGOUDIS, Ioannis University of the Aegean, Chios Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA Implications of Mega-size Th e hallmark that distinguishes the Fulbright from most other exchange programs, TOMBERLIN, David Ashley Fisheries Management under U.S. Department of Commerce, Silver Spring, MD Technical University of Crete sity, has published «In Extremis: Landscape & Technon) celebrated its offi cial opening on expert on terrorism, hostage situations, guer- Assistant Professor Department of Shipping Trade and Transport Center for Transportation & Logistics Containerships on the Business Observation Uncertainty National Marine Fisheries Service Department of Production Engineering and either public or private, is its binational approach. Th e continuity and growth of pro- Design and Engineering of into Architecture,» a photographic cartogra- December 7, 2010. The Centre aims to become BRUCE LANSDALE, who served at the Ameri- rilla warfare and political problems of the Management grams off ered by the Foundation would not be possible without the support of the Container Terminal Operations phy of contemporary global architecture, that “a new cultural space hosting events…across can Farm School for 43 years, and was its Di- Middle East and Africa, died May 7, 2010 at (Trade/Transport) Government of the United States and the Government of the Hellenic Republic. Th e focuses on the close relationship between dif- the whole spectrum of the arts…with an em- rector from 1955 until his retirement in 1990, age 81. Professor Le Vine was a frequent news GRADUATE STUDENTS MARNELLOS, Georgios University of Western Macedonia Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA Direct Hydrocarbon micro-Solid ferent building types and the landscapes in phasis on contemporary cultural expression, passed away on February 2, 2009 in Thessalo- commentator on U.S. foreign policy in the Fulbright Foundation gratefully acknowledges the continued support and dedication NAME FIELD US INSTITUTION AFFILIATION IN GREECE Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering Oxide Fuel Cell (m-SOFC) (Engineering) which they are situated, illuminating the reso- on supporting Greek artists, on cultivating niki. Born in Massachusetts, he was raised in Middle East who served as a consultant to the of its donors. AIGNER, Stephanie Carlos English Teaching Assistant Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ The Hill School MATSA, Reveka Pasteur Institute Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Disease-specifi c Patient-derived CHRISTAKIS, Georgia Medical Sciences Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL University of Crete nances and contrasts, continuities and discon- international collaborations and on educating Thessaloniki where his father was one of the U.S. Peace Corps, State Department and the FOUNDATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS Procter & Gamble Hellas S.A. Research Director Department of Cellular & Molecular Neurobiology Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) Induced Pluripotent Stem Faculty of Medicine Cells (Neurobiology) tinuities between new work and the natural or children and people of all ages through life- early directors of the YMCA. He earned a B.Sc. Department of Defense, and lectured across George P. Livanos Foundation S&B Industrial Minerals S.A. DeFOREST, Dallas History Ohio State University, Columbus, OH American School of Classical Studies at Athens urban environment. The photographs identify long learning.” Katia Arfara, Fulbright alumna in Mechanical Engineering from the University MOSCHANDREAS, Joanna University of Crete University of Minnesota, MN G-estimation of the eff ects the globe, including in Ghana, Jerusalem and FAITH: An Endowment for Orthodoxy EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, PAPASPANOS, John Environmental Studies Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Assistant Professor Department of Social Medicine Division of Epidemiology and Community Health of smoking and other exposures unlikely affi nities between projects located in (grant year 2003-2004, Columbia University) of Rochester and a M.Sc. in Rural Sociology Cameroon—where he studied in his early years & Hellenism School of Law on survival (Social Medicine) ASSOCIATIONS & INDIVIDUALS disparate places, from the Atacama desert in has been appointed Head of Theatre & Dance from Cornell University. as a Fulbright Scholar. Victor left an indelible Paul and Alexandra Canellopoulos PETERSON, Kathleen Essember English Teaching Assistant At-Large, Montana The American Farm School of Thessaloniki ARTISTS & ART SCHOLARS Chile to arctic Norway, from glaciers in Swit- and Myrto Lavda, Fulbright alumna (grant Under Bruce’s leadership, the American Farm mark during his Fulbright grant to Greece and AHEPA Athens Chapter HJ1 Hellenic College of Thessaloniki Foundation NAME PROFESSION AFFILIATION IN THE UNITED STATES FIELD OF STUDY zerland to the suburbs of Japan. year 2006-2007, Columbia Teacher’s College) School became a multifaceted institution Turkey under the Aegean Initiative Program in Hellenic College of Th essaloniki GREEK & INTERNATIONAL INTERCOUNTRY LECTURING AWARDS ANDREADI, Filoumeni Ioli Arts Director New York Music Festival, New York, NY Performing Arts & Musical Theater has been appointed Head of the Educational dedicated to quality “hands-on” education 2002-2003. An expert on confl ict resolution, Th e International Propeller Club-Port CORPORATIONS NAME FIELD US INSTITUTION AFFILIATION IN GREECE KOROXENIDI, Alexandra Visual Arts Editor/Writer New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY Curatorial Studies Th eatre and Music Program. www.sgt.gr and innovation in agriculture. The many hon- Victor worked with both Greek and Turkish of Piraeus Athens Exchange S.A. JOYCE, Michael American Studies Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY Aristotle University of Thessaloniki MITSOPOULOU, Evangelia Pianist-Musicologist Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Richmond, VA Music & Literature ors bestowed on Bruce during his lifetime in- students, lectured at their respective univer- Mr. Raymond Matera Coca Cola Hellas Department of American Literature and Culture Thomas S. Hischak (grant year 2007-2008), From the Public clude three successive Fulbright Foundation sities and completed his grant with a unique Mr. & Mrs. J. K. Menoudakos Hellenic Distribution Agency Ltd. SUMMER STUDY OF THE UNITED STATES INSTITUTES: SECONDARY EDUCATORS Professor of Theatre, State University of New to the Private grants—he was among the fi rst recipients to workshop, bringing together university stu- Mr. John Moscahlaidis SUMMER SEMINAR AT THE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF CLASSICAL STUDIES AT ATHENS NAME GREEK INSTITUTION AFFILIATION IN THE UNITED STATES FIELD OF STUDY York at Cortland, received a short-term Ful- Greece; Rockefeller and Ford Foundation Fel- dents from Greece and Turkey at the Library of Intracom Holdings Mr. Peter Myrian NAME POSITION US INSTITUTION PSOUROUKA, Evangelia Tychero Senior High School, Evros Institute for Training and Development, Amherst, MA Study of the United States bright grant to collaborate with Fulbright The retrospective exhibition entitled “From the lowships; and an honorary Ph.D. from the Ar- Anatolia College in Thessaloniki. National Bank of Greece Mr. Alex Simotas CORRALES-DIAZ, Erin Art History Professor Community College of Vermont, Burlington, VT alumna Professor Diana Haas of the Univer- Public to the Private,” by Athena Tacha, orga- istotle University of Thessaloniki. He was an Dimitris Paraskevas Attorneys at Law Professor Athanasios Tsevas-Legal Counsel EDSTROM, Joanna P. History Teacher Viewpoint School, Calabasas, CA sity of Patras, Department of Theatre Studies. nized by the State Museum of Contemporary honorary citizen of Greece and of the City of PricewaterhouseCoopers to the Foundation HERNDON, Karla Latin Teacher Berkeley High School, Berkeley, CA His grant consisted of a series of lectures and Art and the J.F. Costopoulos Foundation, was Thessaloniki and the recipient of the Universi- O’NEIL, Sean Literature Teacher Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory Academy, Indianapolis, IN SALZBURG GLOBAL SEMINAR workshops about American theatre, American presented in Thessaloniki, Larisa and in Ath- ty of Rochester Outstanding Alumnus Award. “It is important to give by conviction and not because of wealth.” RYAN, Kelly Latin and Greek Teacher Athens Academy, Athens, GA SCHLOSS LEOPOLDSKRON, SALZBURG, AUSTRIA musical theatre and American musical fi lm, as ens. The exhibition off ered the public an op- The Greek Government awarded him with the — Anonymous donor SMITH, Evan Latin Teacher Georgetown Day School, Washington, D.C. DOKOS, Thanos, Director General, Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy – ELIAMEP, attended Salzburg Global Seminar Session 469, “What Turkey? What Europe?” Notable 2010-2011 Greek Scholars GRADUATE STUDENTS Scholarship Recipients NAME GREEK INSTITUTION AFFILIATION IN THE UNITED STATES FIELD OF STUDY Fulbright Alumni News ANTONIADOU, Eleni University of Central Greece, Lamia University of Illinois at Urbanna-Champaign, IL Bioengineering Fifty Pauses The Fulbright Foundation recognizes the CHALEPAS, Leonidas National Technical University of Athens & Pratt Insitute, New York, NY Fine Arts Athens School of Fine Arts importance of providing its scholars and CHASIOTI, Erasmia Evangelia National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Columbia University, New York, NY Law students with the opportunity to expand in Thessaloniki CHATZIKYRIAKIDOU, Kyriaki Aristotle University of Thessaloniki University of Wisconsin, Madison, WY Food Science their knowledge in their chosen fi eld of study, Flora Graeca well as directing a short one-act American play portunity to view the work of this artist, theo- Commander of Order of Honor, and with the Th essaloniki, also known as Salonika or Saloniki, has been receiving much press and FRAGKISKOS, Petros National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Harvard University, Boston, MA Law and with the chance to form scholarly and in English in collaboration with Greek theatre rist and teacher, whose work is well known in Royal Order of King George. international attention. Highlighted in Th e New York Times Travel Section as one of ILIOPOULOS, Konstantinos Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Columbia University, New York, NY Computer Engineering professional partnerships through their Sophia Rhizopoulou (grant year 1997-1998), an students. The play produced was “The Dining America, but which only occasional is shown Bruce’s books, Master Farmer and Cultivating the places to visit in 2011, Charly Wilder writes, “Salonika is hotter than ever.” KARAGIORGA, Aikaterini National Technical University of Athens Stanford University, Stanford, CA Management Science collaborations with leading educational Associate Professor at the University of Athens, Room,” by A.R. Gurney. Shortly after his return in her native Greece. Inspired Leaders, were translated into several Similar sentiments are echoed by Matt Barrett, curator of the website www.greecetrav- and Engineering institutions. The resultant cultural and Department of Biology−Botany Section, re- to the U.S. Professor Hischak’s book, “The Ox- Athena Tacha, born in Larissa, Greece (grant languages and became popular tools for glob- el.com. Barrett refers to Th essaloniki as “Greece’s hippest city” and notes that many KARELIS, Panagiotis National Technical University of Athens Stanford University, Stanford, CA Management Science educational exchange serves to broaden the and Engineering cently translated into Greek, “The Magnifi cent ford Companion to the American Musical: The- year 1960-61), is best known in the fi elds of al work in sustainable development. His long of Greece’s greatest musicians, artists, poets and thinkers call the city home. Th e city mutual understanding between Greece and KOUTROUVELIS, Iraklis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki University of Texas at Austin, TX Civil Engineering Flora Graeca: How the Mediterranean Came to atre, Film and Television,” was published. He is environmental public sculpture and concep- autobiographical poem, Metamorphosis: Why lacks for nothing; it has “some of the most beautiful beaches, fi nest hotels and best the United States, which remains one of the LAPAS, Panteleimon Aristotle University of Thessaloniki University of Texas at Austin, TX Physics the English Garden,” by Stephen Harris of Ox- the author of 22 published plays and 16 books tual art, and has also worked extensively in Do I Love Greece? touches the hearts of all who restaurants in northern Greece,” according to Barrett. Foundation’s core objectives. MIGA, Eirini Athens School of Fine Arts Columbia University, New York, NY Fine Arts ford University. “The Magnifi cent Flora Graeca” on theatre and fi lm. photography, fi lm and on artist books. One of have read it and who have been privileged to Savvy travelers can discover more about this gem in the northeastern corner of Greece MYTILINAKI, Maria Aristotle University of Thessaloniki City University, New York, NY Theater tells the story of one of the most famous of the fi rst artists to develop environmental site- know him. in the recently published bilingual travel guide, “Th essaloniki—Fifty Pauses in the OMRAN-KOUKOUVITAKIS, Tamer Orestis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens University of Chicago, Chicago, IL Law all botanical books, “Flora Graeca” by English Road Trip: USA specifi c sculpture in the early 1970s, Tacha has City.” Th e guide features text from writer and Fulbright alumnus Sakis Serefas and PAPADOPOULOS, Vassileios National Technical University of Athens University of California, San Diego, CA Structural Engineering botanist John Sibthorp, who catalogued thou- won more than 50 competitions for perma- VINCENT T. GIORDANO died unexpectedly photographs from Aris Georgiou. Serefas writes, “Th essaloniki is a city of many faces. American Scholars PAPOUTSI, Zoi Melina Athens University of Economics and Business Yale University, New Haven, CT International and Development sands of plants during his trips to the eastern Photographer Yiorgis Yerolymbos’ (grant year nent public art commissions, most of which on December 2010. Vincent was a documen- Over its 23 centuries of unbroken urban life—a history very few cities in the world can SENIOR SCHOLARS & ARTISTS Economics

Mediterranean in the early 19th century. “The 2007-2008) exhibition,“Road Trip: USA.16994.61,” have been executed in the U.S. She taught at tary fi lmmaker, photographer and Research boast—it has welcomed people from many diff erent places, people of diff erent ethnic NAME PROJECT TITLE US INSTITUTION AFFILIATION IN GREECE THEOCHARI, Dimitra National and Technical University of Athens University of Texas at Austin, TX Architecture

Magnifi cent Flora Graeca” chronicles Sibthorp’s was presented at the Antonopoulou Art Gallery Oberlin College and the University of Maryland Fellow of the Memoriam Foundation for Jew- origins, religions and customs, who have lived together here and developed a new so- ASHRAFI, Noushin Privacy Protection in the Digital Age: University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA University of Piraeus VARDOULI, Theodora National and Technical University of Athens Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA Architecture (and his renowned illustrator F.L. Bauer) im- in Athens and TnT gallery in Thessaloniki. Both in Washington and also worked for a decade as ish Culture and Fulbright Scholar to Greece in ciety. Anyone strolling through Th essaloniki today, even if just visiting for a few days A Challenge to Greece Department of Management Sciences and Department of Informatics Information Systems Telecommunication, Networking and mense undertaking, the romance of his jour- exhibitions displayed photographs taken dur- modern art curator at the Oberlin College Art 2008-2009. His varied work included a col- or hours, cannot help seeing traces of this blend of cultures.” Security Laboratory RESEARCH SCHOLARS neys to the Greek islands, the horticultural ing the photographer’s trip, in February and Museum. lection of 9/11 related portraits and a 10-year Th is unusual travel guide is meant to help travelers get to know the city, learn about its BEANLAND, Kevin James Weak Hilbert Banach Spaces Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA National Technical University of Athens NAME GREEK INSTITUTION AFFILIATION IN THE UNITED STATES FIELD OF Research with Few Symmetries Department of Mathematics and School of Applied Mathematical and legacy of his voyages and the plants he brought March 2008, to various American cities and comprehensive photo and fi lm documentary, history, and experience its atmosphere, its fl avor, its secrets. With an emphasis on ex- ANGELI, Ioanna Aikaterini National and Kapodistrian University of Athens University of Cincinnati, OH The role of ASK-1 in ER Applied Mathematics Physical Sciences back to England. landscapes. States Yerolymbos, “Supported by Global Citizenship Award “Before the Flame Goes Out,” about the little ploring the city by foot—“walking is the only way to see a city,” according to Serefas. Lecturer Department of Animal & Human Physiology Howard Hughes Medical Institute, stress-induced cardiomyocyte BERETTA, Alan Patterns of Sparing and Loss Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Division of Molecular Cardiovascular Biology apoptosis (Biology) the Fulbright Foundation, I managed to drive known Romaniote Jews of Ioannina, Greece. in Greek Broca’s Aphasia; Department of Linguistics & Languages Department of Linguistics and BESBEAS, Panagiotis Athens University of Economics and Business University of California, Berkeley, CA Statistical Methods for Modelling Sharing Knowledge as a Basis Department of Psychology Landscape into 16,994 km (10,560 miles) in 61 days, crossing 27 Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou (grant year Mr. Giordano was the recipient of numerous The Fulbright Foundation has been active in Thessaloniki since 1948. Assistant Professor Department of Statistics College of Natural Resources Wildlife Population Dynamics for Future Collaborations Architecture states, 35 major cities, 9 national parks, 4 des- 2002-2003) was awarded the “2010 Global Citi- artist grants and seven Clio Awards as Director (Economics/Statistics) BRADY, Owen E III Teaching African American Literature; Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY Aristotle University of Thessaloniki KAGADIS, Georgios University of Patras Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Developing a Radiation Dose erts and 3 seas.” zenship Award for Leadership in Helping Hu- of Photography. He was 58 years old. Analyzing the African American Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Department of American Literature and Culture Assistant Professor Department of Medical Physics Repository for CT Examinations Home in the Drama of Amiri Baraka Erieta Attali (grant year 2000-2001), architec- manity.” Ms. Avgerinopoulou is a member of the (Medical Physics) and August Wilson tural and landscape photographer, Adjunct Hellenic Parliament. VICTOR T. LE VINE, PhD, professor emeritus Building the Future Onassis Cultural Centre KARAGIANNIDIS, Avraam Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Columbia University, New York, NY Investigating the Zero-Waste MILLER, Kevin James Examining the Roles and Responsibilities Bucks County Schools Intermediate, Doylestown, PA University of Ioannina Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering Earth Engineering Center Potential at Multiple Societal Professor, Graduate School of Architecture, of political science in Arts & Sciences at Wash- of Greek Teachers of the Deaf and Hearing Support Program Department of Primary Education Fulbright Donors Recognized Levels “ZEWA” (Engineering) Planning, and Preservation, Columbia Univer- The Onassis Cultural Centre (Stegi Grammaton In Memoriam ington University and internationally known Hard-of-Hearing LAGOUDIS, Ioannis University of the Aegean, Chios Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA Implications of Mega-size Th e hallmark that distinguishes the Fulbright from most other exchange programs, TOMBERLIN, David Ashley Fisheries Management under U.S. Department of Commerce, Silver Spring, MD Technical University of Crete sity, has published «In Extremis: Landscape & Technon) celebrated its offi cial opening on expert on terrorism, hostage situations, guer- Assistant Professor Department of Shipping Trade and Transport Center for Transportation & Logistics Containerships on the Business Observation Uncertainty National Marine Fisheries Service Department of Production Engineering and either public or private, is its binational approach. Th e continuity and growth of pro- Design and Engineering of into Architecture,» a photographic cartogra- December 7, 2010. The Centre aims to become BRUCE LANSDALE, who served at the Ameri- rilla warfare and political problems of the Management grams off ered by the Foundation would not be possible without the support of the Container Terminal Operations phy of contemporary global architecture, that “a new cultural space hosting events…across can Farm School for 43 years, and was its Di- Middle East and Africa, died May 7, 2010 at (Trade/Transport) Government of the United States and the Government of the Hellenic Republic. Th e focuses on the close relationship between dif- the whole spectrum of the arts…with an em- rector from 1955 until his retirement in 1990, age 81. Professor Le Vine was a frequent news GRADUATE STUDENTS MARNELLOS, Georgios University of Western Macedonia Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA Direct Hydrocarbon micro-Solid ferent building types and the landscapes in phasis on contemporary cultural expression, passed away on February 2, 2009 in Thessalo- commentator on U.S. foreign policy in the Fulbright Foundation gratefully acknowledges the continued support and dedication NAME FIELD US INSTITUTION AFFILIATION IN GREECE Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering Oxide Fuel Cell (m-SOFC) (Engineering) which they are situated, illuminating the reso- on supporting Greek artists, on cultivating niki. Born in Massachusetts, he was raised in Middle East who served as a consultant to the of its donors. AIGNER, Stephanie Carlos English Teaching Assistant Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ The Hill School MATSA, Reveka Pasteur Institute Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Disease-specifi c Patient-derived CHRISTAKIS, Georgia Medical Sciences Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL University of Crete nances and contrasts, continuities and discon- international collaborations and on educating Thessaloniki where his father was one of the U.S. Peace Corps, State Department and the FOUNDATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS Procter & Gamble Hellas S.A. Research Director Department of Cellular & Molecular Neurobiology Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) Induced Pluripotent Stem Faculty of Medicine Cells (Neurobiology) tinuities between new work and the natural or children and people of all ages through life- early directors of the YMCA. He earned a B.Sc. Department of Defense, and lectured across George P. Livanos Foundation S&B Industrial Minerals S.A. DeFOREST, Dallas History Ohio State University, Columbus, OH American School of Classical Studies at Athens urban environment. The photographs identify long learning.” Katia Arfara, Fulbright alumna in Mechanical Engineering from the University MOSCHANDREAS, Joanna University of Crete University of Minnesota, MN G-estimation of the eff ects the globe, including in Ghana, Jerusalem and FAITH: An Endowment for Orthodoxy EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, PAPASPANOS, John Environmental Studies Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Assistant Professor Department of Social Medicine Division of Epidemiology and Community Health of smoking and other exposures unlikely affi nities between projects located in (grant year 2003-2004, Columbia University) of Rochester and a M.Sc. in Rural Sociology Cameroon—where he studied in his early years & Hellenism School of Law on survival (Social Medicine) ASSOCIATIONS & INDIVIDUALS disparate places, from the Atacama desert in has been appointed Head of Theatre & Dance from Cornell University. as a Fulbright Scholar. Victor left an indelible Paul and Alexandra Canellopoulos PETERSON, Kathleen Essember English Teaching Assistant At-Large, Montana The American Farm School of Thessaloniki ARTISTS & ART SCHOLARS Chile to arctic Norway, from glaciers in Swit- and Myrto Lavda, Fulbright alumna (grant Under Bruce’s leadership, the American Farm mark during his Fulbright grant to Greece and AHEPA Athens Chapter HJ1 Hellenic College of Thessaloniki Foundation NAME PROFESSION AFFILIATION IN THE UNITED STATES FIELD OF STUDY zerland to the suburbs of Japan. year 2006-2007, Columbia Teacher’s College) School became a multifaceted institution Turkey under the Aegean Initiative Program in Hellenic College of Th essaloniki GREEK & INTERNATIONAL INTERCOUNTRY LECTURING AWARDS ANDREADI, Filoumeni Ioli Arts Director New York Music Festival, New York, NY Performing Arts & Musical Theater has been appointed Head of the Educational dedicated to quality “hands-on” education 2002-2003. An expert on confl ict resolution, Th e International Propeller Club-Port CORPORATIONS NAME FIELD US INSTITUTION AFFILIATION IN GREECE KOROXENIDI, Alexandra Visual Arts Editor/Writer New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY Curatorial Studies Th eatre and Music Program. www.sgt.gr and innovation in agriculture. The many hon- Victor worked with both Greek and Turkish of Piraeus Athens Exchange S.A. JOYCE, Michael American Studies Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY Aristotle University of Thessaloniki MITSOPOULOU, Evangelia Pianist-Musicologist Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Richmond, VA Music & Literature ors bestowed on Bruce during his lifetime in- students, lectured at their respective univer- Mr. Raymond Matera Coca Cola Hellas Department of American Literature and Culture Thomas S. Hischak (grant year 2007-2008), From the Public clude three successive Fulbright Foundation sities and completed his grant with a unique Mr. & Mrs. J. K. Menoudakos Hellenic Distribution Agency Ltd. SUMMER STUDY OF THE UNITED STATES INSTITUTES: SECONDARY EDUCATORS Professor of Theatre, State University of New to the Private grants—he was among the fi rst recipients to workshop, bringing together university stu- Mr. John Moscahlaidis SUMMER SEMINAR AT THE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF CLASSICAL STUDIES AT ATHENS NAME GREEK INSTITUTION AFFILIATION IN THE UNITED STATES FIELD OF STUDY York at Cortland, received a short-term Ful- Greece; Rockefeller and Ford Foundation Fel- dents from Greece and Turkey at the Library of Intracom Holdings Mr. Peter Myrian NAME POSITION US INSTITUTION PSOUROUKA, Evangelia Tychero Senior High School, Evros Institute for Training and Development, Amherst, MA Study of the United States bright grant to collaborate with Fulbright The retrospective exhibition entitled “From the lowships; and an honorary Ph.D. from the Ar- Anatolia College in Thessaloniki. National Bank of Greece Mr. Alex Simotas CORRALES-DIAZ, Erin Art History Professor Community College of Vermont, Burlington, VT alumna Professor Diana Haas of the Univer- Public to the Private,” by Athena Tacha, orga- istotle University of Thessaloniki. He was an Dimitris Paraskevas Attorneys at Law Professor Athanasios Tsevas-Legal Counsel EDSTROM, Joanna P. History Teacher Viewpoint School, Calabasas, CA sity of Patras, Department of Theatre Studies. nized by the State Museum of Contemporary honorary citizen of Greece and of the City of PricewaterhouseCoopers to the Foundation HERNDON, Karla Latin Teacher Berkeley High School, Berkeley, CA His grant consisted of a series of lectures and Art and the J.F. Costopoulos Foundation, was Thessaloniki and the recipient of the Universi- O’NEIL, Sean Literature Teacher Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory Academy, Indianapolis, IN SALZBURG GLOBAL SEMINAR workshops about American theatre, American presented in Thessaloniki, Larisa and in Ath- ty of Rochester Outstanding Alumnus Award. “It is important to give by conviction and not because of wealth.” RYAN, Kelly Latin and Greek Teacher Athens Academy, Athens, GA SCHLOSS LEOPOLDSKRON, SALZBURG, AUSTRIA musical theatre and American musical fi lm, as ens. The exhibition off ered the public an op- The Greek Government awarded him with the — Anonymous donor SMITH, Evan Latin Teacher Georgetown Day School, Washington, D.C. DOKOS, Thanos, Director General, Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy – ELIAMEP, attended Salzburg Global Seminar Session 469, “What Turkey? What Europe?” Notable 2010-2011 Greek Scholars GRADUATE STUDENTS Scholarship Recipients NAME GREEK INSTITUTION AFFILIATION IN THE UNITED STATES FIELD OF STUDY Fulbright Alumni News ANTONIADOU, Eleni University of Central Greece, Lamia University of Illinois at Urbanna-Champaign, IL Bioengineering Fifty Pauses The Fulbright Foundation recognizes the CHALEPAS, Leonidas National Technical University of Athens & Pratt Insitute, New York, NY Fine Arts Athens School of Fine Arts importance of providing its scholars and CHASIOTI, Erasmia Evangelia National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Columbia University, New York, NY Law students with the opportunity to expand in Thessaloniki CHATZIKYRIAKIDOU, Kyriaki Aristotle University of Thessaloniki University of Wisconsin, Madison, WY Food Science their knowledge in their chosen fi eld of study, Flora Graeca well as directing a short one-act American play portunity to view the work of this artist, theo- Commander of Order of Honor, and with the Th essaloniki, also known as Salonika or Saloniki, has been receiving much press and FRAGKISKOS, Petros National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Harvard University, Boston, MA Law and with the chance to form scholarly and in English in collaboration with Greek theatre rist and teacher, whose work is well known in Royal Order of King George. international attention. Highlighted in Th e New York Times Travel Section as one of ILIOPOULOS, Konstantinos Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Columbia University, New York, NY Computer Engineering professional partnerships through their Sophia Rhizopoulou (grant year 1997-1998), an students. The play produced was “The Dining America, but which only occasional is shown Bruce’s books, Master Farmer and Cultivating the places to visit in 2011, Charly Wilder writes, “Salonika is hotter than ever.” KARAGIORGA, Aikaterini National Technical University of Athens Stanford University, Stanford, CA Management Science collaborations with leading educational Associate Professor at the University of Athens, Room,” by A.R. Gurney. Shortly after his return in her native Greece. Inspired Leaders, were translated into several Similar sentiments are echoed by Matt Barrett, curator of the website www.greecetrav- and Engineering institutions. The resultant cultural and Department of Biology−Botany Section, re- to the U.S. Professor Hischak’s book, “The Ox- Athena Tacha, born in Larissa, Greece (grant languages and became popular tools for glob- el.com. Barrett refers to Th essaloniki as “Greece’s hippest city” and notes that many KARELIS, Panagiotis National Technical University of Athens Stanford University, Stanford, CA Management Science educational exchange serves to broaden the and Engineering cently translated into Greek, “The Magnifi cent ford Companion to the American Musical: The- year 1960-61), is best known in the fi elds of al work in sustainable development. His long of Greece’s greatest musicians, artists, poets and thinkers call the city home. Th e city mutual understanding between Greece and KOUTROUVELIS, Iraklis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki University of Texas at Austin, TX Civil Engineering Flora Graeca: How the Mediterranean Came to atre, Film and Television,” was published. He is environmental public sculpture and concep- autobiographical poem, Metamorphosis: Why lacks for nothing; it has “some of the most beautiful beaches, fi nest hotels and best the United States, which remains one of the LAPAS, Panteleimon Aristotle University of Thessaloniki University of Texas at Austin, TX Physics the English Garden,” by Stephen Harris of Ox- the author of 22 published plays and 16 books tual art, and has also worked extensively in Do I Love Greece? touches the hearts of all who restaurants in northern Greece,” according to Barrett. Foundation’s core objectives. MIGA, Eirini Athens School of Fine Arts Columbia University, New York, NY Fine Arts ford University. “The Magnifi cent Flora Graeca” on theatre and fi lm. photography, fi lm and on artist books. One of have read it and who have been privileged to Savvy travelers can discover more about this gem in the northeastern corner of Greece MYTILINAKI, Maria Aristotle University of Thessaloniki City University, New York, NY Theater tells the story of one of the most famous of the fi rst artists to develop environmental site- know him. in the recently published bilingual travel guide, “Th essaloniki—Fifty Pauses in the OMRAN-KOUKOUVITAKIS, Tamer Orestis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens University of Chicago, Chicago, IL Law all botanical books, “Flora Graeca” by English Road Trip: USA specifi c sculpture in the early 1970s, Tacha has City.” Th e guide features text from writer and Fulbright alumnus Sakis Serefas and PAPADOPOULOS, Vassileios National Technical University of Athens University of California, San Diego, CA Structural Engineering botanist John Sibthorp, who catalogued thou- won more than 50 competitions for perma- VINCENT T. GIORDANO died unexpectedly photographs from Aris Georgiou. Serefas writes, “Th essaloniki is a city of many faces. American Scholars PAPOUTSI, Zoi Melina Athens University of Economics and Business Yale University, New Haven, CT International and Development sands of plants during his trips to the eastern Photographer Yiorgis Yerolymbos’ (grant year nent public art commissions, most of which on December 2010. Vincent was a documen- Over its 23 centuries of unbroken urban life—a history very few cities in the world can SENIOR SCHOLARS & ARTISTS Economics

Mediterranean in the early 19th century. “The 2007-2008) exhibition,“Road Trip: USA.16994.61,” have been executed in the U.S. She taught at tary fi lmmaker, photographer and Research boast—it has welcomed people from many diff erent places, people of diff erent ethnic NAME PROJECT TITLE US INSTITUTION AFFILIATION IN GREECE THEOCHARI, Dimitra National and Technical University of Athens University of Texas at Austin, TX Architecture

Magnifi cent Flora Graeca” chronicles Sibthorp’s was presented at the Antonopoulou Art Gallery Oberlin College and the University of Maryland Fellow of the Memoriam Foundation for Jew- origins, religions and customs, who have lived together here and developed a new so- ASHRAFI, Noushin Privacy Protection in the Digital Age: University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA University of Piraeus VARDOULI, Theodora National and Technical University of Athens Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA Architecture (and his renowned illustrator F.L. Bauer) im- in Athens and TnT gallery in Thessaloniki. Both in Washington and also worked for a decade as ish Culture and Fulbright Scholar to Greece in ciety. Anyone strolling through Th essaloniki today, even if just visiting for a few days A Challenge to Greece Department of Management Sciences and Department of Informatics Information Systems Telecommunication, Networking and mense undertaking, the romance of his jour- exhibitions displayed photographs taken dur- modern art curator at the Oberlin College Art 2008-2009. His varied work included a col- or hours, cannot help seeing traces of this blend of cultures.” Security Laboratory RESEARCH SCHOLARS neys to the Greek islands, the horticultural ing the photographer’s trip, in February and Museum. lection of 9/11 related portraits and a 10-year Th is unusual travel guide is meant to help travelers get to know the city, learn about its BEANLAND, Kevin James Weak Hilbert Banach Spaces Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA National Technical University of Athens NAME GREEK INSTITUTION AFFILIATION IN THE UNITED STATES FIELD OF Research with Few Symmetries Department of Mathematics and School of Applied Mathematical and legacy of his voyages and the plants he brought March 2008, to various American cities and comprehensive photo and fi lm documentary, history, and experience its atmosphere, its fl avor, its secrets. With an emphasis on ex- ANGELI, Ioanna Aikaterini National and Kapodistrian University of Athens University of Cincinnati, OH The role of ASK-1 in ER Applied Mathematics Physical Sciences back to England. landscapes. States Yerolymbos, “Supported by Global Citizenship Award “Before the Flame Goes Out,” about the little ploring the city by foot—“walking is the only way to see a city,” according to Serefas. Lecturer Department of Animal & Human Physiology Howard Hughes Medical Institute, stress-induced cardiomyocyte BERETTA, Alan Patterns of Sparing and Loss Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Division of Molecular Cardiovascular Biology apoptosis (Biology) the Fulbright Foundation, I managed to drive known Romaniote Jews of Ioannina, Greece. in Greek Broca’s Aphasia; Department of Linguistics & Languages Department of Linguistics and BESBEAS, Panagiotis Athens University of Economics and Business University of California, Berkeley, CA Statistical Methods for Modelling Sharing Knowledge as a Basis Department of Psychology Landscape into 16,994 km (10,560 miles) in 61 days, crossing 27 Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou (grant year Mr. Giordano was the recipient of numerous The Fulbright Foundation has been active in Thessaloniki since 1948. Assistant Professor Department of Statistics College of Natural Resources Wildlife Population Dynamics for Future Collaborations Architecture states, 35 major cities, 9 national parks, 4 des- 2002-2003) was awarded the “2010 Global Citi- artist grants and seven Clio Awards as Director (Economics/Statistics) BRADY, Owen E III Teaching African American Literature; Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY Aristotle University of Thessaloniki KAGADIS, Georgios University of Patras Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Developing a Radiation Dose erts and 3 seas.” zenship Award for Leadership in Helping Hu- of Photography. He was 58 years old. Analyzing the African American Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Department of American Literature and Culture Assistant Professor Department of Medical Physics Repository for CT Examinations Home in the Drama of Amiri Baraka Erieta Attali (grant year 2000-2001), architec- manity.” Ms. Avgerinopoulou is a member of the (Medical Physics) and August Wilson tural and landscape photographer, Adjunct Hellenic Parliament. VICTOR T. LE VINE, PhD, professor emeritus Building the Future Onassis Cultural Centre KARAGIANNIDIS, Avraam Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Columbia University, New York, NY Investigating the Zero-Waste MILLER, Kevin James Examining the Roles and Responsibilities Bucks County Schools Intermediate, Doylestown, PA University of Ioannina Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering Earth Engineering Center Potential at Multiple Societal Professor, Graduate School of Architecture, of political science in Arts & Sciences at Wash- of Greek Teachers of the Deaf and Hearing Support Program Department of Primary Education Fulbright Donors Recognized Levels “ZEWA” (Engineering) Planning, and Preservation, Columbia Univer- The Onassis Cultural Centre (Stegi Grammaton In Memoriam ington University and internationally known Hard-of-Hearing LAGOUDIS, Ioannis University of the Aegean, Chios Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA Implications of Mega-size Th e hallmark that distinguishes the Fulbright from most other exchange programs, TOMBERLIN, David Ashley Fisheries Management under U.S. Department of Commerce, Silver Spring, MD Technical University of Crete sity, has published «In Extremis: Landscape & Technon) celebrated its offi cial opening on expert on terrorism, hostage situations, guer- Assistant Professor Department of Shipping Trade and Transport Center for Transportation & Logistics Containerships on the Business Observation Uncertainty National Marine Fisheries Service Department of Production Engineering and either public or private, is its binational approach. Th e continuity and growth of pro- Design and Engineering of into Architecture,» a photographic cartogra- December 7, 2010. The Centre aims to become BRUCE LANSDALE, who served at the Ameri- rilla warfare and political problems of the Management grams off ered by the Foundation would not be possible without the support of the Container Terminal Operations phy of contemporary global architecture, that “a new cultural space hosting events…across can Farm School for 43 years, and was its Di- Middle East and Africa, died May 7, 2010 at (Trade/Transport) Government of the United States and the Government of the Hellenic Republic. Th e focuses on the close relationship between dif- the whole spectrum of the arts…with an em- rector from 1955 until his retirement in 1990, age 81. Professor Le Vine was a frequent news GRADUATE STUDENTS MARNELLOS, Georgios University of Western Macedonia Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA Direct Hydrocarbon micro-Solid ferent building types and the landscapes in phasis on contemporary cultural expression, passed away on February 2, 2009 in Thessalo- commentator on U.S. foreign policy in the Fulbright Foundation gratefully acknowledges the continued support and dedication NAME FIELD US INSTITUTION AFFILIATION IN GREECE Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering Oxide Fuel Cell (m-SOFC) (Engineering) which they are situated, illuminating the reso- on supporting Greek artists, on cultivating niki. Born in Massachusetts, he was raised in Middle East who served as a consultant to the of its donors. AIGNER, Stephanie Carlos English Teaching Assistant Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ The Hill School MATSA, Reveka Pasteur Institute Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Disease-specifi c Patient-derived CHRISTAKIS, Georgia Medical Sciences Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL University of Crete nances and contrasts, continuities and discon- international collaborations and on educating Thessaloniki where his father was one of the U.S. Peace Corps, State Department and the FOUNDATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS Procter & Gamble Hellas S.A. Research Director Department of Cellular & Molecular Neurobiology Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) Induced Pluripotent Stem Faculty of Medicine Cells (Neurobiology) tinuities between new work and the natural or children and people of all ages through life- early directors of the YMCA. He earned a B.Sc. Department of Defense, and lectured across George P. Livanos Foundation S&B Industrial Minerals S.A. DeFOREST, Dallas History Ohio State University, Columbus, OH American School of Classical Studies at Athens urban environment. The photographs identify long learning.” Katia Arfara, Fulbright alumna in Mechanical Engineering from the University MOSCHANDREAS, Joanna University of Crete University of Minnesota, MN G-estimation of the eff ects the globe, including in Ghana, Jerusalem and FAITH: An Endowment for Orthodoxy EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, PAPASPANOS, John Environmental Studies Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Assistant Professor Department of Social Medicine Division of Epidemiology and Community Health of smoking and other exposures unlikely affi nities between projects located in (grant year 2003-2004, Columbia University) of Rochester and a M.Sc. in Rural Sociology Cameroon—where he studied in his early years & Hellenism School of Law on survival (Social Medicine) ASSOCIATIONS & INDIVIDUALS disparate places, from the Atacama desert in has been appointed Head of Theatre & Dance from Cornell University. as a Fulbright Scholar. Victor left an indelible Paul and Alexandra Canellopoulos PETERSON, Kathleen Essember English Teaching Assistant At-Large, Montana The American Farm School of Thessaloniki ARTISTS & ART SCHOLARS Chile to arctic Norway, from glaciers in Swit- and Myrto Lavda, Fulbright alumna (grant Under Bruce’s leadership, the American Farm mark during his Fulbright grant to Greece and AHEPA Athens Chapter HJ1 Hellenic College of Thessaloniki Foundation NAME PROFESSION AFFILIATION IN THE UNITED STATES FIELD OF STUDY zerland to the suburbs of Japan. year 2006-2007, Columbia Teacher’s College) School became a multifaceted institution Turkey under the Aegean Initiative Program in Hellenic College of Th essaloniki GREEK & INTERNATIONAL INTERCOUNTRY LECTURING AWARDS ANDREADI, Filoumeni Ioli Arts Director New York Music Festival, New York, NY Performing Arts & Musical Theater has been appointed Head of the Educational dedicated to quality “hands-on” education 2002-2003. An expert on confl ict resolution, Th e International Propeller Club-Port CORPORATIONS NAME FIELD US INSTITUTION AFFILIATION IN GREECE KOROXENIDI, Alexandra Visual Arts Editor/Writer New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY Curatorial Studies Th eatre and Music Program. www.sgt.gr and innovation in agriculture. The many hon- Victor worked with both Greek and Turkish of Piraeus Athens Exchange S.A. JOYCE, Michael American Studies Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY Aristotle University of Thessaloniki MITSOPOULOU, Evangelia Pianist-Musicologist Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Richmond, VA Music & Literature ors bestowed on Bruce during his lifetime in- students, lectured at their respective univer- Mr. Raymond Matera Coca Cola Hellas Department of American Literature and Culture Thomas S. Hischak (grant year 2007-2008), From the Public clude three successive Fulbright Foundation sities and completed his grant with a unique Mr. & Mrs. J. K. Menoudakos Hellenic Distribution Agency Ltd. SUMMER STUDY OF THE UNITED STATES INSTITUTES: SECONDARY EDUCATORS Professor of Theatre, State University of New to the Private grants—he was among the fi rst recipients to workshop, bringing together university stu- Mr. John Moscahlaidis SUMMER SEMINAR AT THE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF CLASSICAL STUDIES AT ATHENS NAME GREEK INSTITUTION AFFILIATION IN THE UNITED STATES FIELD OF STUDY York at Cortland, received a short-term Ful- Greece; Rockefeller and Ford Foundation Fel- dents from Greece and Turkey at the Library of Intracom Holdings Mr. Peter Myrian NAME POSITION US INSTITUTION PSOUROUKA, Evangelia Tychero Senior High School, Evros Institute for Training and Development, Amherst, MA Study of the United States bright grant to collaborate with Fulbright The retrospective exhibition entitled “From the lowships; and an honorary Ph.D. from the Ar- Anatolia College in Thessaloniki. National Bank of Greece Mr. Alex Simotas CORRALES-DIAZ, Erin Art History Professor Community College of Vermont, Burlington, VT alumna Professor Diana Haas of the Univer- Public to the Private,” by Athena Tacha, orga- istotle University of Thessaloniki. He was an Dimitris Paraskevas Attorneys at Law Professor Athanasios Tsevas-Legal Counsel EDSTROM, Joanna P. History Teacher Viewpoint School, Calabasas, CA sity of Patras, Department of Theatre Studies. nized by the State Museum of Contemporary honorary citizen of Greece and of the City of PricewaterhouseCoopers to the Foundation HERNDON, Karla Latin Teacher Berkeley High School, Berkeley, CA His grant consisted of a series of lectures and Art and the J.F. Costopoulos Foundation, was Thessaloniki and the recipient of the Universi- O’NEIL, Sean Literature Teacher Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory Academy, Indianapolis, IN SALZBURG GLOBAL SEMINAR workshops about American theatre, American presented in Thessaloniki, Larisa and in Ath- ty of Rochester Outstanding Alumnus Award. “It is important to give by conviction and not because of wealth.” RYAN, Kelly Latin and Greek Teacher Athens Academy, Athens, GA SCHLOSS LEOPOLDSKRON, SALZBURG, AUSTRIA musical theatre and American musical fi lm, as ens. The exhibition off ered the public an op- The Greek Government awarded him with the — Anonymous donor SMITH, Evan Latin Teacher Georgetown Day School, Washington, D.C. DOKOS, Thanos, Director General, Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy – ELIAMEP, attended Salzburg Global Seminar Session 469, “What Turkey? What Europe?” GREECE Greek Educators Building Bridges Across the Aegean Check it out! Great Ideas The Fulbright Foundation in Greece will be welcoming lum and instruction in the social sciences, humanities, Th e Great Ideas Series, an initiative of the Fulbright Foundation, celebrated www.fulbright.gr Professional Development Program 16 American educators to its innovative six-week sum- foreign languages and area studies. This seminar, more than 60 years of educational and cultural exchanges between Greece For updates on Fulbright mer seminar, “Building Bridges Across the Aegean,” to which will include both lectures and visits to schools and the United States. Th e Series brought highly esteemed American ex- application deadlines, new Th e Fulbright Foundation in Greece administered the Greek teachers were paired with the Greek teachers to guide them take place in Greece and Turkey. The seminar provides and cultural sites, will provide the participants with a perts and artists to Greece, who performed or discussed current issues with programs and special grants FulbrightNews Teachers Professional Development Program (GTPDP) this and instruct them during the course of the program. Th e participants with a better understanding of the two unique experience of professional and personal enrich- the Greek and American public. Th e Series was designed to facilitate mutual past fall, an eight-week program for Greek secondary educa- Greek teachers also attended cultural activities at the Ken- countries’ histories, cultures, and peoples, and acts ment and will illustrate how the two countries have Scholarships understanding and to create long-lasting collaborations between organiza- tion teachers of the humanities. Th e GTPDP was hosted by nedy Center and the Center for the Arts at GMU, and visited as a forum to develop new international educational evolved into the two modern societies they are today. for Greek Citizens Number 4, Spring 2011 www.fulbright.gr tions in the two countries. Great Ideas was convened with the generous sup- the College of Education and Human Development at George nearby cities, including Mount Vernon, Baltimore/Annapo- projects and collaborations. Participants will include “Building Bridges Across the Aegean” will begin in www.fulbright.gr/scholar_gr.html port of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and the collaboration of the U.S. Mason University and funded by the U.S. Department of State lis, Maryland and New York City. elementary teachers, administrators, and media re- early June 2011 with a special orientation at Columbia Contact Letter from the Embassy in Athens and the U.S. Consular Offi ce in Thessaloniki. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Aff airs. Upon completion of the eight-week program, the teachers source specialists who have responsibility for curricu- University in New York City. i Tatiana Hadjiemmanuel On January 27, 2011 the Fulbright Foun- Kyriakakos, Lambros Papanikolatos, Van- Th e Series also hosted seminars on topics including economics, medicine, Twenty teachers were selected to participate in the program, off ered high praise for the GTPDP and considered their par- Greek Program Coordinator, Fulbright dation, in collaboration with the Benaki gelis Pliarides, Costas Varotsos (creator Executive Director education, fi ne arts, cinema, jazz, architecture and urban development. which was designed to help the teachers think systematically ticipation in it an invaluable experience. Th e Fulbright Foun- [email protected] Museum, inaugurated a special showing of the famed Dromeas glass sculpture in In today’s world, in which we must learn to “un- Th e lectures and seminars, for both professionals and students, took place about their practice and learn from experience. Th e program dation will be hosting seminars and meetings as part of the American Studies Resource Portal Scholarships Scholarship of artwork by Fulbright alumni artists Athens), Zafos Xagoraris and Sotos Zach- learn” ingrained practices, one constant is educa- in Athens and Th essaloniki and attracted more than 14,000 people. off ered a unique opportunity for them to share their teaching Foundation’s follow-up activities and will develop Train the The Department of American Literature and Culture Three Fulbright alumnae, Dr. Zoe Detsi, Dr. Tatiani Ra- for American Citizens entitled “Alumni Art Series - Art Supports ariadis. Th e diverse works of art—some tion, which, to quote Senator Fulbright, is “a slow Four noted Americans participated in the Great Ideas Series. experiences, develop classroom methodology and increase Trainers workshops to help share the experiences of the par- at the School of English, Aristotle University of Thes- patzikou, and Dr. Eleftheria Arapoglou, of the Depart- www.fulbright.gr/scholar_us.html Education.” of which are being shown for the fi rst moving but powerful force.” international understanding between Greek and American ticipants with other educators. saloniki, launched the American Studies Resource ment of American Literature and Culture, School of Contact Fundraiser U.S. Ambassador Daniel B. Smith, who time—include photographs and photo- Education is also the investment with the great- teachers. Th e program included academic training, field ex- Th e Fulbright Foundation and the Greek Ambassador to the Portal (my.enl.auth.gr/asrp). English at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AuTH) i Nicholas Tourides attended the event with his wife Diane, graphic prints, a limited edition book est rewards—and guaranteed returns. Increasingly perience in diverse secondary schools and cultural enrich- U.S. hosted an event at the Greek Embassy in Washington DC The ASRP portal provides links to resources, libraries created ASRP. Educational Advisor & at the Benaki praised the Fulbright program as “the pre- with intricate paper cut outs, and a vari- scarce funding requires us to be more innovative. ment trips. in October 2010 to present this initiative. Th ree former U.S. and research centers in Europe that have an emphasis As part of the project, two Masters students from American Program mier international educational exchange ety of prints, ranging from a monotype Our Art Supports Education fund raising initiative During the eight weeks at George Mason University, the par- Ambassadors to Greece attended, giving testament to the on American Studies and U.S. academic departments AuTH, Maria Salikopoulou and Vassilis Delioglanis, Coordinator, Art Supports program in the world.” He also warmly UV inject print on a manipulated alumi- was developed to complement the Foundation’s ticipants took courses in educational methods, teacher leader- deep importance of education in Greece-U.S. relations. in Greece that off er courses in American Studies, and a are currently working on a historical database, and [email protected] congratulated the alumni artists who do- num surface to a print produced on fabric public and private support. Fulbright programs ship, refl ective practice, action plan development, multicul- Special thanks to the Ministry of Education, Life Long Learn- nated their artwork to the Foundation to from video imagery. listing of related undergraduate and graduate cours- examining Fulbright archives, in the eff ort to docu- Studies in the U.S. would not be possible without the support of the turalism and technology. Th e program comprised 150 hours of ing and Religious Aff airs of Greece, which approved and fa- es, complete with course outlines and bibliographical ment the development of American Studies in Greece Education help raise scholarship funds for future Th e alumni artists have exhibited inter- governments of the United States and Greece and University Fair BIOMEDICAL ETHICS Ruth Faden, Executive Director, Johns Hopkins Ber- seminars and coursework and 55 hours of fi eldwork at Wood- cilitated the leave of absence of the Greek educators. Nota- data. Additionally, the site posts completed and ongo- from 1948 to the present day. Once completed, the da- Athens, October 12, 2011 recipients. Th e artwork is for sale and the nationally and their work can be found the commitment and dedication of our donors. We man Institute of Bioethics, spoke on “Better, Healthier, More Beautiful: Th e son High School and Th omas Jeff erson High School, both lo- bly, Minister Anna Diamandopoulou also met the educators ing theses and dissertations, news about conferences tabase will be available both on the American Studies Contact funds raised will be used to support the in private collections, galleries and mu- are pleased to welcome new donors—Athens Ex- cated in Fairfax, Virginia. Th e Greek teachers attended school during her visit to the U.S. capitol. Th e Minister spoke of the Fulbright scholarship program. seums around the world. By donating Ethics of Biomedical Human Enhancement.” and events, as well as HELAAS (Hellenic Association for Resource Portal as well as the Fulbright Foundation i Dimitris Doutis change S.A; National Bank of Greece, Price Water- functions such as faculty meetings, Parent-Teacher Associa- importance of new ideas in education and the value of educa- American Studies) activities and publications. website. Educational Advisor, Th e Fulbright Foundation recognizes the their artwork to the Fulbright Founda- houseCoopers and the Paul and Alexandra Canel- ART & CULTURE Glenn Lowry, Director, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), tion (PTA) meetings and school board meetings. American tional exchanges. intrinsic value of art to inspire, educate, tion for this special event, the artists help [email protected] lopoulos Foundation. Their support is vital and a spoke on “Making the Modern the Modern: A Disruptive Th eory of the Mu- provoke thought and generally be enjoyed the Foundation support new artists and hopeful sign for the future. seum of Modern Art.” Find us on FACEBOOK across borders and cultures. Th e Fulbright emerging talent by making additional PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS MSU Exams in Greece FULBRIGHT The Fulbright Board of Directors must also be rec- FOUNDATION GREECE Art Series, which was inaugurated in Fulbright scholarships available. Muse- NAME GREEK INSTITUTION Michigan State University is now off ering its English Language Test Examinations in Greece. eTh ognized for their leadership and counsel. For this EDUCATION Richard Levin, President, Yale University, spoke on “Th e In- 2002, has sponsored one artist alumni an- um Director, Professor Angelos Delivor- ANASTASIADOU, Tatiani High School of Gennadi, Rhodes MSU exams are conducted in Greece by American College of Greece and Anatolia College. MSU ex- academic year the Foundation awarded 66 scholar- ternationalization of the University.” nually to create a limited edition work of rias, a Fulbright alumnus himself, takes ANDRIANOPOULOS, Panagiotis Kalamata 2nd Chance School, Kalamata ams are administered in May and December each year. For information on the English Language ships. American scholarship recipients areas include art. Th e Fulbright Foundation is pleased to special pride in collaborating with the FILM & ENTERTAINMENT Jim Gianopulos, Chairman & CEO, Fox Filmed BAZOUKIS, Athanasios 3rd Gymnasio Edessas, Edessa Examinations visit www.msu-exams.gr SHARE linguistics, African-American literature, natural re- acknowledge its supporters by presenting Fulbright Foundation for this event: “Art Entertainment, spoke on “Hellenism and Hollywood: from Aristotle to Alex- EUGENI, Despina 4th Junior High School of Keratsini, Piraeus THE NEWS source management, data and privacy protection Do you have news and them with one work of art per year at the supports education as long as Education ander (Payne).” FOUTSITZI, Sotiria Gymnasio Emporeiou, Santorini and green energy, at prestigious Greek universities, updates you would like to annual awards ceremony. Th e Fulbright supports the arts. We are pleased with GALANAKI, Despina 2nd Geniko Lyceum Argostoliou Panagiotis Vergotis, including the National & Kapodistrian University of Argrostoli, Kefalonia U.S. Summer Schools share with fellow alumni? Foundation is one of the few foundations this new collaboration and wish to con- Athens, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Uni- KARALAZAROU, Sofi a 2nd Gymnasio Kilkis, Kilkis Keep us posted of your in Greece that off er scholarships to art- gratulate Fulbright for this ‘fresh’ idea to versity of Ioannina, National Technical University KATSANOS, Theofanis 2nd Chance School of Larissa Judicial Prison, Larissa A Brief e-Guide achievements and news. ists, and the Greece Fulbright program promote education and the arts,” he said A new Fulbright electronic guide helps students and parents to select the “right” summer school of Athens, and the Technical University of Crete. KYRMANIDOU Elli Senior High School of Karya, Lefk ada We look forward to your is one of the few Fulbright Foundations at the event. in the U.S. Th e e-Guide provides answers to frequently asked questions: Should I attend a sum- Greek scholarship recipients are at MIT, Harvard, MALKA, Vassiliki High School of Zagora, Volos email: [email protected] worldwide that off ers such opportunities EducationUSA MANTZARLI, Kyriaki Secondary School of Poros, Poros mer school? How do I select what is best for me? What criteria should I have in mind when I do my Columbia, Yale, Stanford, University of Illinois at to artists. Foundations like Fulbright de- Th e artwork is available for sale in MITSIOU, Iliana Gymnasio Kamenon Vourlon, Kamena Vourla research? In addition, the guide contains a timeline on researching and applying to U.S. summer Urbana Champaign and other leading institutions. Advising and Outreach Programs pend on fundraising. “Th e current nan-fi MOYSIDIS, Ioannis Center of Environmental Education of Arnaia, Chalkidiki schools and brief interviews with students who have previously participated in such programs. the Benaki Museum Gift shop, at Their diverse study areas include bioengineering, Th e Fulbright Foundation Educational Advising Centers, at the Foundation’s cial situation makes our work more diffi - PAPPAS, Thomas 2nd Junior High School of Aegina, Aegina What makes this brief guide unique is that it was prepared by students under the guidance of both the main building, Koumbari fi ne arts, theater, international and development Athens and Th essaloniki offi ces, off er free, accurate, and unbiased informa- cult. We need to think creatively and use ROUMELIOTI, Maria Deskeio Junior High School, Parga the Fulbright Foundation. Eleni Samara, graduating senior from Athens College, spearheaded this economics, social medicine and architecture. tion about the full range of accredited U.S. higher education institutions. our resources wisely. It is always impor- str. and Pireos annex locations. ROUMELIOTOU, Myrsini General Lyceum of Petra, Lesvos project during her summer internship at the Fulbright Foundation. More info: www.fulbright.gr The program for Greek educators attracted an ex- Th roughout the year Fulbright advisors organize workshops and presenta- Program Participants in front of the Greek Embassy, tant to develop initiatives and programs For more information please visit: TASOULAS, Vaios Zinon Papanastasiou High School of Velvendo, FulbrightNews tions on undergraduate and graduate studies, scholarship opportunities Velvendo, Kozani Washington, D.C., October 2010 for sustainability,” highlighted Fulbright www.fulbright.gr ceptionally high number of applicants from across An annual publication of the Greece. Educators participated in an eight-week and fi nancial aid in the U.S. Outreach programs include presentations at THEOLOGOU, Miltiadis EPAS Neapolis & EPAL Sindos, Thessaloniki Fulbright Foundation–Greece Executive Director Artemis Zenetou. pilot professional development program at George high schools and universities throughout Greece. TSIOPELA, Dimitra EEEEK Corinthias (Laboratory of Special Occupational New Coordinator 6 Vassilisis Sofi as Avenue, Th e 10 alumni artists participating in the Education & Training), Corinthia More info: www.fulbright/services.html 10674, Athens, Greece program are Th eodoros Zafeiropoulos, Mason University, which will contribute to the Greek Scholarship Program Phone: 210 7241811 the sponsored artist for 2011, Erieta At- Greek Ministry of Education New School initia- The Fulbright Foundation welcomes Tatiana Hadjiemmanuel to its staff . Ms. Hadjiemmanuel joined us in the Fax: 210 7226510 tali, Dora Economou, Zoe Keramea, Sia tive, A School Without Walls! The Foundation’s E-mail: [email protected] fall of 2009 and serves as the Greek Program Coordinator for the Foundation. Ms Hadjiemmanuel holds a MBA Educational Advisors off ered advising services to “International education cannot be the work of one “The call for diff erentiation was also highlighted during our seminar on Multicultural Education www.fulbright.gr from George Washington University. For more than a decade she worked for international organizations in the more than 15,000 individuals and the Foundation country. It is the responsibility and promise of all nations. (From Knowing to Doing Multicultural Education). During the past decades, American society Content: Artemis Zenetou, areas of international and regional cooperation, socioeconomic development, migration and human rights in Maria Choupres renewed its collaboration with the Salzburg Semi- It calls for free exchange and full collaboration... and education was faced (and still is) with enormous diversity challenges (race, ethnicity, a variety of geographical regions including Europe, Southeast Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States, Support the Fulbright Scholarship Program and build an art Design: WHITE Partnership nar, one of the world’s leading educational centers. The knowledge of our citizens is one treasure which religion, social class, gender and sexual orientation). It would be a blinding oversimplifi cation Western Newly Independent States and Afghanistan. collection. Fulbright alumni artists donate works of art to help Read in more detail how investing in education grows only when it is shared.” raise funds for the scholarship program. yields exceptional results. to claim that Greek society is not faced with the same challenges.” — Lyndon B. Johnson, message to Congress on international education, Thanassis Bazoukis, Program Participant The Fulbright Foundation–Greece gratefully acknowledges Raymond Matera for sponsoring the foundation’s newsletter. Artemis A. Zenetou February 1966