[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 62 (Wednesday, May 18, 1994)]
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                     HONORING PROFESSOR ANGELA HERO

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 18, 1994

  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to bring to the attention of 
my colleagues an important event which will take place in my district 
this Friday, May 20. On that day, the Queens College Center for 
Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies is celebrating its 20th anniversary 
of service to the college and the community. At this special 
anniversary celebration, the center is also honoring Prof. Angela C. 
Hero upon her retirement as professor of Byzantine and modern Greek 
history.
  During its 20 year existence, the Queens College Center for Byzantine 
and Modern Greek Studies has done much to promote the values, culture 
and ideals common to the United States and Greece.
  Amongst its contributions to the community, the center developed, not 
only a comprehensive and full-fledged B.A. program in Byzantine and 
modern Greek studies in which over 8,000 students participated, but 
also established a major community outreach program. The outreach 
program has included over 20 major conferences, several exhibits on 
Greek America and a major library for use by both students and the 
community. The numerous publications of the center have raised 
awareness of the issues confronting modern Greece as well as the 
problems facing the United States in the Balkan-Eastern Mediterranean 
region. Such publications include the annual Journal of Modern 
Hellenism and over a dozen books on themes dealing with the Greek 
American community, Greece, Cyprus and United States Foreign Policy in 
the region. Seminars hosted by the center attracted academics and 
professionals from the greater New York area, stimulated discussions 
and provided the basis for the birth of new ideas.
  These extraordinary accomplishments of the center can without a doubt 
be attributed to Professor Hero's impressive individual achievements. 
For her pioneering efforts in the development of Byzantine and Greek 
studies from 1977 to the present, Professor Hero has been justifiably 
called ``Teacher of the Nation'' and will receive the prestigious 
Constantinos D. Paparrigopoulos Award. Her exceptional ability will be 
acknowledged and honored by the presence of many of her former 
students, who were fortunate enough to receive her guidance and benefit 
from her talents and devotion to the center. In her own tradition, 
Professor Hero will give to those at the ceremony what she gave to her 
many students--she will deliver the 16th annual Constantinos D. 
Paparrigopoulos Lecture and bring to life the topic on which she is 
speaking, ``Sailing to Byzantium.'' The honoring of Professor Hero is a 
fitting complement to the 20th anniversary celebration of the center, 
which owes so much to her efforts.

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