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Stearns 1St US Amb. Greece Has Made a “Grand Commander” S o C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of E ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek- Americans N c v A weekly Greek-AmericAn PublicAtion www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 17, ISSUE 865 May 10-16, 2014 $1.50 Stearns 1st US Amb. Greece Has Made a “Grand Commander” By Constantine S. Sirigos TNH Staff Writer BOSTON, MA – Retired U.S. Ambassador Monteagle Stearns was recently made a Grand Commander of the Order of the Phoenix by the President of Greece. He is the first American Ambassador to receive the award, which is given to both Greeks and non-Greeks “who have increased understanding and appreciation of Greece and its culture throughout their ca - reers.” In a touching ceremony at his home, he received the medals and documents from Iphigenia Kanara, the Consul General of Greece in Boston, in the presence of his wife, Anto - nia, and two of his four chil - dren, Christopher and Jonathan, Monteagle Stearns was the who happened to be visiting at U.S. Ambassador to Greece the time. from 1981 to 1985. Amb. Stearns served three times in Greece between 1958 Ronald Reagan and the premier - and 1985, telling The National ship of Andreas Papandreou. Herald that he declined an as - His wife was the daughter of signment during the rule of the a previous U.S. Ambassador to AP Photo/thAnAssis stAvrAkis colonels. Greece, James Riddleberger, Modern Technology in the Service of Ancient Maidens at the Acropolis Museum He brought unique personal and he knew Papandreou per - and professional qualifications sonally, whom he met in 1959 Visitors to the Acropolis Museum look at the Caryatids, carved the surface of the statues over the years, and that absorbs en - to his tenure as ambassador when the latter was in Greece around 420 BC. Each statue is undergoing a seven-month clean - ergy and disintegrates,” said Vassiliadis, who heads the team. from 1981-85, a challenging pe - on fellowships. “We lived on the ing operation. Conservator Costas Vassiliadis uses a laser to Work began in 2011, and is expected to be finished in June. riod in U.S.-Greece relations en - clean them. “The laser beam hits the black crust formed on One sister remains in the British Museum. compassing the presidency of Continued on page 7 Kusulas, New Principal of Chasing Maria Menounos: You Must Be Quick! Cathedral, Talks to TNH By Constantinos E. Scaros ready accomplished what might Menounos can add “author” to experiencing. take the average person two or her list of accomplishments. “My “SETTLE DOWN, MARIA!” If chasing Maria Menounos three entire lifetimes. latest book The EveryGirl’s A description of the show in - By Theodore Kalmoukos studies from the University of is your task, you had better lace We managed to catch up – Guide to Diet and Fitness comes dicates that Menounos is at a Connecticut. The Cathedral’s an - up your running shoes and be barely – to the star of Chasing out June 3 (she also wrote The crossroad in her life, and we NEW YORK – Theodore P. Kusu - nouncement letter notes that prepared for a long run. Because Maria Menounos, a new reality EveryGirl’s Guide to Life soon learn what that is: whether las was appointed new principal “He currently resides in White - the Greek-American journalist, TV series on the Oxygen Chan - [2010].) It’s available for pre- or not to have a baby now as of the School of the Holy Trinity stone with his wife Angela (Ger - actress, television hostess, pro - nel about her life on the go, cen - order now on amazon and opposed to later. Archdiocesan Cathedral of New manakos), a former principal of fessional wrestler, celebrity tered around her home, with chronicles my 40 lbs. weight- But first things first. Her very York, replacing Sonia Celestin. the Greek American Institute dance contestant, and philan - her boyfriend of 15 years Keven loss journey. It’s for the everyday Greek parents, Costas and Litsa He will begin on June 15. (Bronx, NY); their son, Matthew thropist, whose early years were Undergaro and…her parents! woman who lacks time, money, – both Peloponnesians, who hail Kusulas has four decades of is a physician completing a Fel - spent working as a janitor at MARIA THE MULTITASKER and willpower. I will help you from Akovos and Kalamata, re - experience and many accom - lowship in Pediatric Emergency Dunkin’ Donuts, does so much “I get that from my dad,” Me - get there!” And it doesn’t seem spectively – ask that same ques - plishments as a dedicated edu - Medicine in Philadelphia.” and at such a frenzied pace – nounos told TNH, about how that she’s going to slow down tion that generations of Greek- cator and administrator in both In an interview with TNH, but seemingly without even a she seems to be doing just about anytime soon, said Menounos, American sons and daughters private and public schools, with Kusulas said “first of all I feel hair out of place – that it’s hard everything. With a career cen - who also hosts the TV show Ex - students K-12, in the New York very humbled by the entire to imagine that at 35 she has al - tered primarily in television, tra. She loves life, learning, and Continued on page 10 Metropolitan Area. Kusulas’ cur - process and I feel like I am rent post is District Administra - blessed and I am ready to serve tor for the Monticello Central the community that nurtured School District, where he con - me initially forty years ago I sults. He was previously the Di - started at St. Demetrios in As - Ballet Guru rector of English Language Arts, toria as a novice teacher and Social Studies & Library Educa - now I am coming back home tion, K-12, in Monticello; and, and I am able to give back to Loukos Talks Associate Superintendent for El - my community. I am very en - ementary Education in the thusiastic about that and I am Clarkstown Central School Dis - very humbled by the way I have at Brooklyn trict (New City, NY). His career been received by the Board, the started as a social studies students and the teachers. teacher at the St. Demetrios “Last June I retired from New Music Acad. School in Astoria, where he was York’s public school system and employed for 12 years. I was asked this past year to be Kusulas earned a bachelor of a consultant back at the school TNH Staff arts in history from Wagner Col - district, and I continued to lege, a professional diploma in travel. Then I saw the ad and I BROOKLYN – No matter how school administration and su - said this is going to be a won - brilliant the performers and pervision from Hunter College, spectacular the productions, and a master of arts in American Continued on page 8 modern music and dance lives and dies, especially in America, by the energy, passion, and imagination of its presenters. On May 6 Yorgos Loukos, the Yale University Professes artistic director of the Lyon Opera Ballet, a leading force in contemporary dance, was the Niarchos Foundation Link featured speaker in a discussion about dance at the Hilman Stu - TNH Staff the occasion was an opportunity Boston College Alumni Network Hosts FBI’s George Venizelos dio of the Brooklyn Academy of to “reflect upon and recognize Music co-presented by BAM and NEW YORK – Robert Storr, what has been a long and very George Venizelos, the FBI’s Assistant Director in Charge-NY Field Office, was the featured speaker the Onassis Cultural Center NY. Dean of the Yale School of Art, productive relationship between of a joint reception held by the Boston College Hellenic Alumni Network (HAN) and the B.C. Law According to the program, welcomed guests at the Edge - our two institutions.” Enforcement Alumni Network on May 7. (L-R) Bob Sherwood, retired Dean at B.C., John Griffin, under Loukos’ direction the wood Gallery on May 1 for a During the past decade SNF’ NYPD, George Venizelos, Drake Behrakis, who spearheaded the HAN and Joseph Coutlis, who or - Lyon Opera Ballet “has wel - celebration of the university’s contributions to Yale total nearly ganized the event. Venizelos spoke about the rewards and challenges of working for the FBI. comed an incredible diversity of relationship with the Stavros $14 million. choreographers.” He has forged Niarchos Foundation. The 2014 grant creates a per - strong ties with international Andreas Dracopoulos, SNF manent, unrestricted endow - lovers of dance, including the co-President, noted that the ment that will support core pri - United States . event, which formally recog - orities of the Yale School of Art, KEP’s 40th a Tribute to Theodorakis Loukos began dancing in nized the Foundation’s $5 mil - while naming in perpetuity the 1972 with the Theatre du Si - lion donation in February, 2014, Stavros Niarchos Foundation lence. He experienced the was a “new and important chap - Dean. By Constantine S. Sirigos After 40 pieces, the audience, many opportunities for the au - thrilling period of political and ter in the relationship between During his brief remarks Dra - TNH Staff Writer which approached 1500 people, dience to clap along came with artistic upheaval of late 1960s our Foundation and Yale Uni - copoulos noted that “we are was on its feet for the encore, Kouroupakis singing “Mana Paris, but his outside-the-box versity.” very proud of the fact that our NEW YORK – The Greek Cul - “Tis Dikeosinis Ilie Noite - Son Mou kai Panagia,” with the thinking was also stimulated by According to Yale, “A second support helped establish the tural Center based in Astoria, of Justice.” poignant lyrics – You were the studies in Architecture in the gift of $900,000 will supple - SNF Center for Hellenic Studies also known by its Greek And they wanted more.
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