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Dr. Peter and Stella Yiannos Major Financial Contributors to AFGLC
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This significant financial contribution has been used to establish “THE PETER AND STELLA YIANNOS PROFESSORSHIP IN THE GREEK LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey.” The name-endowed professorship is in perpetuity and an integral part of “THE AFGLC-INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER FOR HELLENIC STUDIES at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey.” Dr. Yiannos, a distinguished industrialist, now retired, is the President of the AFGLC Center in Delaware-Pennsylvania-New Jersey, the Tri-State Area. Dr. Peter N. Yiannos was born in Ayios Sostis of Olympia (Peloponnese) and immigrated to the United States in 1951 as a Displaced Person under The Truman Doctrine. He was sponsored by his maternal uncle Peter G. Valos of Alton, IL. He studied Chemical Engineering at the University of Missouri at Rolla, and did his graduate work in Wisconsin, receiving a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Lawrence University (The Institute of Paper Science and Technology). Dr. Yiannos worked for more than 35 years for Scott Paper Company in Philadelphia as a professional and R&D manager, retiring early in 1994 from the position of Vice President in Technology. Dr. Yiannos is the recipient of numerous professional honors; he has a number of patents under his name, and has published in technical and non-technical journals. Dr. Yiannos is an active member of the American Hellenic Institute, the Hellenic University Club of Wilmington, AHEPA, the Hellenic Community of Wilmington, and other Hellenic-American organizations. Ms. Stella J. Yiannos was born and raised in Chester, Pennsylvania. Her parents (Demetrios and Irene Baziotes) immigrated to the United States from Arcadia of Peloponnese (Vlahokerasia and Ayios Petros) in Greece. She received a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Fashion Design from the Philadelphia College of Art (now the University of the Arts). Ms. Yiannos is an active member of several Greek-American organizations and of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Wilmington, Delaware. She is the Secretary of the AFGLC Tri-State Center. The Yiannoses are the happy parents of two sons, one daughter, and six lovely grandchildren. Dr. Peter and Stella Yiannos are outstanding philanthropists and dedicated “Choregoi”. AFGLC will remain eternally grateful to their generosity. |
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