Anagnostis Agelarakis
Photo by Archaeology Magazine
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Why Support the University?
The Adelphi University community is excited about the work of Professor Anagnostis Agelarakis and his students.
In his Adelphi laboratory, they are involved with research endeavors relative to projects from Thailand, S.W. Asia, Israel, Cyprus, and Greece. One of these projects involves the study of what may be the ancient remains of Athenian soldiers killed in a battle during the first years of the Peloponnesian War fought against the Spartans and their allies, as recorded by the historian Thycidides. These charred remains were discovered in 1997 during the renovation and construction of an historic landmark building in Athens. The bones were brought to Adelphi during the summer of 1999 for in-depth analysis by Prof. Agelarakis and his research team.
Prof. Agelarakis, an archaeologist and expert in forensic anthropology, was chosen by the Greek Archaeological Service to conduct this study. It is estimated that the full investigation could take several years to complete. And, Prof. Agelarakis' student assistants, many of whom have accompanied him on numerous research trips to Greece, Cyprus, and Israel, will continue to contribute with their efforts in this and other projects.
Opportunities to work with professors like Anagnostis Agelarakis are rare, even at the nation's top research universities. Prof. Agelarakis joined Adelphi University in 1990, and has worked hard to enhance and rebuild the forensic component of the Anthropology Department. And, the University has witnessed the fruits of his labor: more than thirty of Prof. Agelarakis' undergraduate students have been nationally recognized for their research in forensics and physical anthropology.
Undergraduate research is a unique experience at Adelphi, and scholarships, to a large degree, fund such opportunities. Since its founding, Adelphi has provided academic scholarships to outstanding young men and women from diverse backgrounds, in the many disciplines available for study; currently, the University provides more than nine million dollars in scholarships.
New Scholarship Fund
In this tradition, Adelphi announces a new endowed scholarship fund for students entering Adelphi to study Anthropology and Environmental Studies as freshmen matriculated in the College of Arts and Sciences and/or the Honors College. This scholarship will carry the name of Prof. Agelarakis' late father, and will be called the Panayotis Agelarakis Scholarship Fund.
How to Support Adelphi
By Check
A gift of a personal check is an easy and popular way to give to Adelphi and the Panayotis Agelarakis Scholarship Fund. Donations are tax deductible to the extent allowable by law. Checks should be made payable to "The Panayotis Agelarakis Scholarship Fund" and mailed to:
Adelphi University
Office of University Advancement
207 Levermore Hall
1 South Avenue
P.O. BOX 701
Garden City, NY 11530-0701
By Credit Card
Credit cards are a faster way to make a contribution, and provide the scholarship with funds immediately. To make a credit card gift, please call 516.877.3155, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Adelphi gladly accepts MasterCard and Visa.
Further Information
Please call the Office of Development at 516.877.3155 for detailed information on giving to Adelphi University.
For the more information on Prof. Agelarakis' projects, email him a question at agelarak@adelphi.edu. Or, to see him and his students at work via a live Web camera, please go to Archaeology Magazine's Interactive Lab.
Click here to learn about other scholarships available at Adelphi University.
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