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Philoptochos of Boston Metropolis 2006 Honorees |
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The Reverend Dr. Diane C. Kessler
A graduate of Oberlin College and Andover Newton Theological School, Rev. Kessler received an honorary Doctor Divinity degree from Episcpal Divinity School and has led the Massachusetts Council of Churches as its Executive Director since 1988. A renowned leader in the International Ecumenical movement, Rev. Kessler has authored two books: Parents and the Experts and God's Simple Gifts. She has edited and co-authored numerous other publications. Dr. Mary D. Lekas Author, surgeon, and educator, Dr. Lekas is recognized natinally and internationally for her distinguished career as an otolaryngologist and holds degrees from Clark and Brown Univesities and Athens Greece. She has been honored for her leadership in the medical field including being named Rhode Island Woman Physician of the Year and the establishment of the Dr. Mary Despina Lekas, M.D., D.Sc. Endowed Chair in Biology at Clark University. Dr. Zorica Pantic As President of Wentworth Institute of Technology, Dr. Pantic oversees budgets of over $150 million, 3600 students and 400 faculty and staff. As the first female president in Wentworth's century-long history she is also the only female engineer to lead an institute of technology. Through her thirty yeasr career she has received numerous awards including the 2003 Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award form the San Antonio Women's Chamber of Commerce. She holds Bachelor, Master and Doctoral degrees from the University of Nis, Serbia. Mary Papoutsy Mary Papoutsy is a Classicist with degrees from the University of Southern Maine and Rutgers University. She and her husband, Christos Papoutsy, have established a number of charitable ventures, including the John C. Rouman Classical Lecture Series at the University of New Hampshire. She is an acclaimed author, educator, and public speaker and offers he many talent sto music, education, Hellenic genealogy and other ventures. Catherine Pappas A humanitarian and philanthropic leader, Mrs. Pappas, and her late husband, Stephen Pappas, established the Patristic Institute at Hellenic College/Holy Cross School of Theology to advance th study of the Greek Orthodox faith. She supports numerous medical initiatives that strive to improve the lives of those afflicted by diseases, including innovative reseasrch to find a cure for brain cancer, a Dana Farber Cancer Institute program to transition children back to everyday life after their successful cancer treatment, and a Massachusetts General Hospital Neuro-Oncology Center. |
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