St. Michael's Honors Vassiliou

St. Michael’s Home presented Argyris (RJ) Vassiliou with the Archangel Michael Award for a decade of service as a dedicated member of its Board of Trustees and as Treasurer, at the Annual Name Day Gala on November 11, 2012, citing him for embodying and promoting “the finest qualities and traditions of our Greek Orthodox heritage through his charitable gifts of selfless time, energy and talent.” Vassiliou is also a member of the Leadership 100 Executive Committee and Board of Trustees and its Treasurer.

Vassiliou is currently the President of Acme Pallet Company, Inc. in New York City and Di-Cor Industries, Inc. in Bristol, Connecticut. He received a B.C.E. degree from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in1989 and a M.S. degree from Princeton University in 1991. He also serves on the Board of Anatolia College in Thessaloniki, Greece, is an alumnus member of the National Leadership Council for the Campaign for Stuyvesant High School, and an active member of AHEPA, as well as an Archon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. He is married to the former Ann Pappajohn. They have two children and attend the Church of the Archangels in Stamford, Connecticut.

Since its opening in 1958, St. Michael’s has been the only Greek Orthodox adult home offering assisted living in the United States. The Home has always been self-sufficient, thanks to the generosity of steadfast friends.