Gialamas to be Honored

George Gialamas, owner and CEO of the Gialamas Company, a commercial real estate company in Madison, Wisconsin, and a member of the Leadership 100 Board of Trustees, will be honored with the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Marquette University Helen Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences in a ceremony on Thursday, April 24, 2009.

As a driving force in the promotion of Madison, Dane County and the state of Wisconsin, Gialamas’s vision and philosophy have sparked development for the city of Madison to attract new people, new jobs and promote economic development, including ownership and development of Old Sauk Trails Business Park, said a spokesperson for the University. The Madison business park now contains more than 250 companies and employs more than 10,000 employees with a tax base of $350 million.

Gialamas serves on several local, state and national boards. He has received numerous awards and recognition, including the Congressional Ellis Island Medal of Honor for outstanding accomplishments in the nation, state and city; Key to the City of Madison; and, in recognition of the millennium, inclusion on The Madison All Century List in a salute to the top 50 people who shaped the city.

The College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Awards ceremony is part of Marquette University’s Alumni Awards weekend, April 24-26, 2009, during which each college recognizes the contributions of its alumni and presents awards to those demonstrating exceptional achievement.