By Constantinos Vouzakis
NEW YORK – On Sunday, October 18 at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Manhattan the members of the 2015 class of The Order of St. Andrew – Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate were invested after the Divine Liturgy in a ceremony with Archbishop Demetrios of America presiding. The new Archons are in the highest ranks of Greek-American professionals, scientists, and businessmen from all over the United States.
The Cathedral was filled with parishioners along with the families of the new Archons and previously invested members. After the Divine Liturgy the Archbishop presented the candidate with the cross of the Order. Once all of the new members were named and given the cross they gathered around the Archbishop for their investment. Archbishop Demetrios placed his hand on the head of each new Archon and called out his name, elicitingthe response “Axios –worthy” from the congregation.
The twenty new members of the Order of Saint Andrew are as follows: Nicholas James Bournias, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI, Dentist and Maxillofacial Surgeon; Paul Bregianos, Brooklyn, NY, Real Estate Developer; Anthony Xenophon Brigis, Sea Cliff, NY, Corporate Executive; John Peter Calamos, Sr., Aurora, IL, Financial Investments Management; James Constantine Catrickes, Haverford, PA, Food Service Industry; William Paul Doucas, Milwaukee, WI, Operational Business Intelligence Solutions; Poti George Doukas, Littleton, CO, Aeronautical Engineer;George Dean Gigicos, Boca Raton, FL, Media Advisor; Demitrios Vasilios Halakos, Wilmington, DE, Food Service Industry; Efstathios Karadonis, West Deptford, NJ, Food Service Industry; Theodore Demetrios Konopisos, Irvine, CA, Real Estate Management; Elias John Lambiris, NY, Patent Attorney; Nikitas Nicholas Manias, Palm Harbor, FL, Industrial Painting Contractor; Theodore Maniatakos, Los Angeles, CA, Real Estate Developer; Constantine Michael Rogdakis, Syosset NY, Fashion Industry; Constantine Sideridis, Salem, MA, Industrial Materials Production; William Harry Spell, Edina, MN, Private Equity Investment Manager; Michael Nikolaos Stefanoudakis, Denver, CO, Attorney, Energy Corporation Executive; Nicholas Emanuel Terezis, Steubenville, OH, Investment Advisor; Adam Manuel Tzagournis, Dublin, OH, Investment Advisor.Following the ceremony there was a reception in the Cathedral Ballroom.
TNH had the opportunity to congratulate some of the new members and talked with John P. Calamos, a well-known Investment Manager from Chicago, who said, “I am very happy to be honored by entering the Order of Saint Andrew. It was a great ceremony and a fantastic weekend. I am very excited about it.”
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