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Published
by the
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America,
January 11, 2005
Archbishop
Demetrios of America Appoints New Director
of Greek Education |
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NEW YORK -
His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America has
announced the appointment of Dr. Ioannis
Efthymiopoulos as director of the Department of
Greek Education of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese
of America.
In a statement, Archbishop Demetrios said, The
appointment of Dr. Ioannis Efthymiopoulos as
director of the Department of Greek Education is a
significant event in the history of contributions
of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America to
Greek education and Greek culture. Dr.
Efthymiopoulos will offer valuable services based
on his vast educational experience and extensive
involvement in the area of educational programs
within and outside of Greece. His immediate
knowledge of the Omogeneia in the United States is
an additional qualification assuring a productive
contribution in the area of Greek education.
With the appointment of Dr. Efthymiopoulos, and
the continued creative offering of Mrs. Maria
Makedon and other colleagues, the Department of
Greek Education has the potential for enhanced and
dynamic work in the vital area of Greek-American
education.
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Dr. Ioannis Efthymiopoulos was born in Kardamas,
in Ilia. In 1968 he concluded his university
studies at the Aristotelian University of
Thessaloniki.
In 1984 he obtained a masters degree with
distinction from the Continuing Education School
of the Greek Ministry of Education and Religion
and, in 1988, he earned a doctorate from the
School of Sciences of the Aristotelian University
of Thessaloniki.
Dr. Efthymiopoulos commands extensive teaching,
administrative, and consulting experience in
Greece, America, Germany and Belgium. He has
taught at the Experimental School and the
Pedagogic Institute of Thessaloniki, the
Aristotelian University and the Pedagogic Academy
of Thessaloniki, and at various high schools.
Until recently, Dr. Efthymiopoulos was educational
advisor of the Pedagogical Institute at the
Regional Administration of Primary and Secondary
Education of Central Macedonia.
From November 1998 until September 2002 he served
as consul for Educational Affairs at the Education
Office at the Consulate General of Greece in
Chicago. During his service in the United States,
Dr. Efthymiopoulos, in cooperation with the
Diocese of Chicago, organized seminars for
parochial school teachers in many communities and
became familiar with the Greek-American
educational system.
In the years 1994-98 he served as educational
advisor for secondary education in the prefectures
of Pella and Imathia and in 1989-94 as head of the
Greek Department of the European School in
Brussels.
In 1981-82, with a scholarship from Goethe
Institute, he supervised Greek students in German
schools in Munich, and between 1978-81 he headed
the administration office for secondary education
in Thessaloniki.
Dr. Efthymiopoulos and his wife, Athanasia Proiou
Efthymiopoulou, have two adult children, one in
Chicago and the other in Rome.
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