ACS Annual Presentation by the President and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, 2011

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Presidential Inauguration of University of Mary Washington

Inauguration of President Richard V. Hurley from University of Mary Washington.

Dr. Stefanos Gialamas, ACS Athens President, spoke at the installation of the 9th President of the University of Mary Washington, Mr. Richard V. Hurley, on September 30^th, 2011 in Fredericksburg, Virginia for an audience of 1,300 faculty, students, and invited guests.

In July 2010, Mr. Richard V. Hurley officially became UMW's ninth president.

Inauguration speakers included Ms. Laura Fornash, State Secretary of Education, Mr. Karl Rove, Senior Adviser and Deputy Chief of staff to former President George W. Bush, and many other distinguished guests and government figures.

Dr. Gialamas and President Hurley are both members of the Board of the American Association of University Administrators and have served for many decades in senior academic and administrative positions at several higher education institutions.

President Hurley also traveled to Greece in June, 2011 to deliver the commencement address at the American Community Schools of Athens (ACS Athens). Many ACS Athens graduates plan to attend U.S. universities this fall and several seniors are applying this year to UMW taking advantage of the articulation agreement between ACS Athens and UMW. UMW has partnered with ACS Athens to provide a smooth pathway for ACS Athens’ students to earn university credits and to be able to attend UMW, one of the leading public Liberal Arts universities in the U.S.

The installation ceremony was streamed live on Friday September 30, 2011, at 10:00 p.m. (Athens time).