Christopher X. Janus honored by Greek Prime Minister & Speaker + Harvard prez
This statement was read by Professor John Kalaras during the ceremony at The South Charleston Museum - WV Labor History Assn. event held at The La Belle Theater in South Charleston, WV on Nov. 10th, 2007 -
Hellenic Republic
Office of the Speaker of the House
Dimitrios Sioufas
Athens, November 8, 2007 It is with great pride and pleasure to salute the recognition of Christopher Xenopoulos Janus by the great State of West Virginia. Janus, a proud Hellene, has contributed immensely to the promotion of the Hellenic Ideal throughout his life. Some highlights of his illustrious career include: The Greek Heritage QuarterlyEight books, one of which has become a movieJournalist with The New York TimesGraduate of Harvard and Oxford UniversitiesChairman of the UNRA assistance toGreece
Served in the State Department
With Spyros Skouras he organized the Greek War Relief
He established a scholarship program at Harvard, funded by Bodosakis
With Supreme Court Justice Douglas and Dr. Robert Hutchins, Janus organized a forum to discuss the Free Society, a symposium that took place in
Greece
Assisted in the restoration of the Library of Alexandria, Egypt The Prime Minister of Greece, Konstantinos Karamanlis, myself as Speaker of the House and the entire Hellenic Community, congratulate you for your unwavering and continuous commitment to family values and Hellenic Heritage. With great admiration and respect, Dimitrios Sioufas
Speaker of the House of the Hellenic Parliament
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Christopher X. Janus was honored the night before he flew to South Charleston for the special night at The South Charleston Museum honoring him and showing the film version of his book about growing up in Montgomery, WV, “Goodbye, Miss Fourth of July.” The Chicago-based Harvard Club celebrated its 150th anniversary. The new female president of Harvard, Dr. Drew Faust, came to Chicago to be the keynote speaker for the event. She also honored Janus as the oldest active member of the club. Janus is a past president of the club.
Press release by Valerie Valentine - Press release for Christopher Janus at Chicago Harvard Club For immediate release President Drew Faust recently elected President of Harvard University is the first woman president, was the keynote speaker of Chicago’s Harvard Club on its 150th anniversary. She congratulated Christopher Janus, age 96, oldest active member of the Chicago Harvard Club and its former president. The Chicago Harvard Club is the oldest Harvard Club in the world. For more information, please contact: Valerie Valentine at 1-847-251 8812. http://clubs.harvard.edu/olc/pub/HAA/eventsclub/event_order.cgi?tmpl=events&event=2092414&olc_data=10 The Harvard Club of Chicago 150th Anniversary Celebration w/the New President ofHarvard
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Event Title: |
The Harvard Club of Chicago 150th Anniversary Celebration w/the New President ofHarvard University |
| Date: | Nov 9, 2007 |
| Time: | 6:00PM - 10:00PM CT |
| Location: | The Hilton Chicago Hotel,
720 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago
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| Description: | The Harvard Club of Chicago is very pleased to announce that Drew G. Faust, the 28th president ofHarvard University, will be the Club’s guest at dinner on Friday, November 9, 2007. Our Club is the first club in the world to host the new president and we are extremely honored. The event is also the culmination of the Club’s 150th birthday celebration and recognition as the oldest continuously operating Harvard Club in the world. It will be an elegant evening with appropriate mementos of the Club’s history including the official 150 year history of the Harvard Club of Chicago. Contained within its 12 chapters and 7 appendices, is not only a documentary of the history of our club, but its relationships to the University and to the history of Chicago all presented in illustrated and lively prose. The patron fee is $500 which entitles you to two dinner tickets. If you prefer not to be a patron, the fee is $150 per person. The first 100 patrons to respond will also receive a full size commemorative lithograph by renowned Chicago artist, John Himmelfarb AB ’68, MAT ’70. This limited edition original lithograph is 15”h x 11”w and was designed especially for the program cover of the club’s first sesquicentennial celebration this spring. The artist has kindly donated his design to assist us in our fundraising efforts. |
| Hosted By: | Harvard Club of Chicago |
| Contact: | The Harvard Club of Chicago, 847-256-1211 |
Christopher Janus with Harvard president Drew Faust
December 26th, 2007 at
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