Stefanos Gialamas, Ph.D.
Dr. Stefanos Gialamas is the President of the American Community Schools of Athens - ACS Athens, Greece.
He holds a BS in Mathematics / Physics from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, an MS in statistics from York University of Toronto , Canada. He also holds an MA in Mathematics from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a Ph.D in Mathematics (Knot Theory) from the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA.
Prior to his arrival at ACS he served as the Provost of the American College of Thessaloniki (ACT), Greece. He has also served for several years as the Dean and VP of Academic Leadership Development, Faculty, and Instruction at the corporate office of DeVry University, USA.
He has taught graduate and undergraduate mathematics, computer, management and leadership courses at universities in Kansas, Wisconsin and Illinois. He has been a Professor, Department Chair, a Dean, a Provost, a President and an education consultant since 1990.
Dr. Gialamas’ professional work includes research in Leadership Development, Faculty Development, Innovative Approaches in Teaching and Learning, Knot Theory, Mathematics and Arts, the History and Philosophy of Mathematics and Mathematics Education. He has published numerous articles in both English and Greek languages, two books and many other manuals.
He is a member of the International Schools Accreditation Committee (ISAC) recommending institutional accreditation to the Commission of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (Philadelphia, PA). He was a consultant/evaluator for the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (Chicago, IL). He has also served as the VP of the Hellenic Institute for the Greek Language and Culture (Athens, Greece). In 2002, he was elected Chairman of the Education Committee of the Board of Education of the Illinois High School District 230, representing more than 10,000 students (Chicago, IL).
Dr. Gialamas is an Associate Editor of the Academic Leadership online Journal. He has also contributed to the Journal of Human Factor Studies as its Editor (1999 – 2003). He was also member of the Board of Directors of the State of Illinois Mathematics and Science Advisory Committee.
He has received Leadership and Educational awards from diverse academic and social institutions and organizations such as the American Association of University Administrators, International Institute for Human Factor Development, Hellenic Council of Education, the University of Wisconsin, Columbia College Chicago, Illinois Institute of Art, DeVry University and Pearson Education.