Nashua and Athens campuses host commencement ceremonies for Class of 2024

Hellenic American University celebrated its 14th Commencement with ceremonies at the Nashua campus on May 15, 2024, and at the Athens campus on June 27, 2024, as the University’s alumni family welcomed the 99-member the graduating class of 2024 into its ranks.

Valedictory addresses were given at the gala event in Athens by Panoraia Balali (M.A. in Applied Linguistics – TESOL) and Panagiotis Georgantas (B.A. in English Language and Literature). This year’s salutatorians were Evgenia Sgammato (B.S. in Psychology) and Nashua MBA graduate Anthony Lee Draper.

Two additional members of the MBA Class of 2024 received awards at the Nashua ceremony: Seema Regmi (Difference Maker Award) and Poonam Gautam (Professional Practice Award).

As has been custom in past commencements, the University conferred an honorary degree to an individual who has distinguished themselves through achievements in the arts or sciences, education, public service, or philanthropy. This year at the Athens commencement, the University awarded an honorary doctorate to Dr. Lourdes Ortega, Professor of Linguistics at Georgetown University and one of the most renowned scholars in the field. Dr. Ortega, who served a former president of the American Association for Applied Linguistics and is currently general editor of the prestigious journal Language Learning, is also a Visitor Professor in the University’s Ph.D. program in Language and Communication. The degree of Doctor of Humane Letters was presented to Dr. Ortega by Jimmy Athanasopoulos, Chair of the University’s Board of Trustees.

Receptions followed the ceremonies and both campuses, affording the graduates a chance to celebrate this milestone with their professors, loved ones, and friends.

Image: Mr. Panagiotis Georgantas, 2024 Undergraduate Valedictorian, delivering his speech

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