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Published by the
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America,
July 18, 2005
Gioles
and Malta Scholarship Recipients Announced,
$35,000 Awarded for 2005-2006 Academic Year |
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July 18, 2005
New York, NY - The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of
America has announced the recipients of 2005-06
scholarship awards from both the George and
Naouma Gioles and the Katina John Malta
Scholarship Programs.
Through the George and Naouma Gioles Scholarship
Program, 8 scholarships totaling $11,000 have
been awarded for the 2005-06 academic year. The
scholarship amounts are from $1000 to $1500, and
the awards were given to the following students:
Pericles Abbasi (Chicago, IL), Peter Smith
(Glastonbury, CT), Amanda Georgantas (Shorewood,
IL), Demetri Arnaoutakis (Tampa, FL), Anthony
Brinn (Brooklyn, NY), Alexandra Stevens
(Franklin Square, NY), Angeliki Horiates
(Pennsauken, NJ), and Jimmy OHare (Corona Del
Mar, CA). The Gioles Scholarship Fund was
established in 1997 with a generous gift in
memory of George and Naouma Gioles. At least
three scholarships are awarded on an annual
basis to Greek Orthodox high school seniors or
college students who are committed to serious
study in a degree earning undergraduate program
at an accredited college or university.
The Katina John Malta Scholarship Program
offered a total of $24,000 in awards, which were
given to the following 12 students: David
Thatcher, Jr. (Merced, CA), Juliana Khouri
(Cedar Rapids, IA), Pericles Abbasi (Chicago,
IL), Peter Smith (Glastonbury, CT), Venetta
Linas Paris (Chicago, IL), Yousef Al-Shanniek
(Garrison, NY), Christos Bolos (Ogden, UT),
Kelly Kotsatos (Warren, OH), Nicole Ritsi (St.
Augustine, FL), Angeliki Horiates (Pennsauken,
NJ), Jimmy OHare (Corona Del Mar, CA), and
Amanda Georgantas (Shorewood, IL). These
students were selected by the Scholarship
Committee from the numerous applications
received by the Archdiocese, and each received
scholarships ranging from $1000 to $3000. The
Katina John Malta Scholarship Fund is a
scholarship program established in 2002 by means
of a generous gift from the estate of Katina
John Malta. The donation and the formation of
the scholarship program has been done in
recognition of the love Katina had for the
Church and in honor of the desire she had to
help others, especially children and youth. The
program awards at least two scholarships of
$2000 each academic year. The program is open to
all Orthodox students of the jurisdictions of
the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox
Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA).
Applications and guidelines for the 2006-07
academic year will be made available by January
1, 2006 from the Office of the Chancellor,
Scholarship Office, 10 East 79th Street, New
York, NY 10021, with an application deadline of
April 15, 2006. Applications will also be
available on-line at
http://www.goarch.org/en/archdiocese/administration/chancellor/giolesscholarship.pdf
http://www.goarch.org/en/archdiocese/administration/chancellor/maltascholarship.pdf
Contact: Dept. of Communications
Tel. 212-774-0244
Email: communications@goarch.org
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