The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an individual of Hellenic Ancestry for the achievement of excellence in a chosen career or profession and for contributions to his or her community.

Award Recipients (in chronological order):

Paul Liacos, Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Telly Savalas, Emmy Award-winning film and television actor

Michael Dukakis, Governor of Massachusetts and Democratic presidential nominee

George Christopher, Mayor of San Francisco

John Brademas, member of the United States House of Representatives and president of New York University

Archbishop Iakovos (Coucouzis) of America, primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America and founding president of SCOBA

Nicholas Gage, author and investigative journalist

Paul Tsongas, United States Senator from Massachusetts and Presidential Candidate

William Chirgotis, architect

Andrew Athens, President of the World Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE/ΣAE)

Katherine Pappas

George Hatsopoulos, mechanical engineer

Christos Tsaganis, restaurateur

George Behrakis, President and CEO of Muro Pharmaceutical, Inc.

Michael Sotirhos, United States Ambassador

Metropolitan Methodios (Tournas), spiritual leader of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston

George Canellos, MD

Paul Sarbanes, United States Senator for the state of Maryland

R. Nicholas Burns, United States Ambassador and Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs

Archbishop Demetrios (Trakatellis) of America, primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and Exarch of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

Vasilia “Bess” Pappas, community leader

Nicholas J. Bouras, industrialist

Olympia Dukakis, Academy Award-winning actress

Ernie Anastos, Emmy-award winning news anchor

Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation

Ted Leonsis

Peter Karamanos Jr

Hellenic Women's Benevolent Association

Arthur G. Koumantzelis

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