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PAA BENEFACTORS

Platinum Benefactors:
George* and Angela Paterakis

Elite Benefactors:

Diamond Benefactors:
George Thanopoulos

Premier Benefactors:
Evangelos Diakoumakis
Costas Maliotis* and the Maliotis Foundation
Steven Paitakis*
Stavros and Helene Semanderes
John Sifakis*
George*, Ari and Ron Varouh
Emmanuel and Orsa Velivassakis
Nick* and Nancy Vidalakis Foundation
Nick and Kimi Vlahakis


Grand Benefactors

Anonymous (1)
Anthony Anagnostakis
John* and Anna Bobolakis
George* and Margo Chryssis
Nick Delis* and Family
Anna Giannoulias
Nick Kalmer (Kalimerakis)*
John* and Peggy Kokolakis
Theodore and Rema Manousakis
Demetrios Mazacoufa*
George Platsis*
Constantine* and Ethel Stamis 
Svourakis/Kakis Family

 

Great Benefactors

Anonymous
Evangeline Alpogianis
John and Kathryn Bertakis 

James and Mia Boutzoukas 
Jimmy and Elena Bousis in honor of their son Michael Bousis

Contorakes Family
Richard Ferrci and Family 

Emanuel Elliott
Byron Ieronimides*
Hercules and Matena Kalmer* 
Antonis and Anna Kalogridis
Kostas and Georgia Katsohirakis

Katherine Katsounakis 

Klonizos Family
Joseph and Anna Kokolakis 

Constantine Kostakis 

Kounalakis-Baxter Family 

Nondas Lagonakis* 

Constantine Lambrakis*
George* and Mary Liviakis
Manuel and Carol Loupassi Foundation

John and Elena Manos
John Marakis

Petro and Despina Maropis and Family

Livia Maroulakis*
Helene Moussouraki-Nakis*
Bianca Nicole Pigounakis
John Russon

George and Maria Savakis
Steffas Family
Trillis Family (Faith Williard; Floyd Trillis;

Alexandra Castro)
Kostas Tsiskakis
George* and Margo Tzitzikas 

Mary Vasilakis*
E. Mike Vasilomanolakis, MD
Vavagiakis Brothers
Nicholas* and Despina Verikakis

John Vidalakis
George and Malama Volanakis*

Zervos Family



*Deceased
**Benefactors list as of December 2025


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Pancretan Awards 


Venizelion Award:


1988–Former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis

2006–Former Prime Minister of Greece Constantine Mitsotakis

2009–Former President of Greece Karolos Papoulias

2013–Former Mayor of Athens Dora Bakoyiannis

2019–Former Assistant Secretary of Commerce (under Jimmy Carter) Andrew Manatos


Kazantzakis Award:


Vassilis Lambropoulos  (date unknown)   (C. P. Cavafy Professor Emeritus of Classical Studies and Comparative Literature. University of Michigan.  His biography shows he received this award in 2006, but our records do not reflect this).

2006–Philanthropist and Business Owner Angelo Tsakopoulos

2013–Author Harry Mark Petrakis 


Constantine Papadakis Visionary Award


2023–Philanthropist and Business Owner Nick Vidalakis


Nicholas G. Kalimerakis PAA Lifetime Achievement Award


2019–Former PAA General Secretary, Women’s Executive Director and PEF Chair Mary Vasilakis  

2023–Former PAA Strategic Chair Helen Ranney  

2023–Former PAA Treasurer James Saklas  

2023–Former PAA National President Stavros Semanderes  
2025--Former PAA National Secretary Erasmia Vlastos Novotny
2025--Former PAA Treasurer Tom Lantzourakis












As of July, 2023