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SmallerMUNCIE, Ind.-A Ball State University history professor recently was awarded the state's highest civilian honor.
Indiana Gov. Frank O'Bannon has named John M. Koumoulides a Sagamore of the Wabash. The award is given for distinguished service to the state of Indiana.
"I am honored to express the appreciation of all Hoosiers for your commitment to making Indiana a better place to live and raise a family," O'Bannon said in a letter to Koumoulides. "Indiana is better off today because of your dedication to it and your fellow Hoosiers."
Koumoulides received the award during ceremonies in Indianapolis in mid-November.
"It was unexpected to received this award," he said. "If you are doing your duty, the rewards will come. To be recognized by the state of Indiana means a great deal to me. I am very humbled."
Koumoulides, who joined Ball State in 1968, will retire at the end of fall semester. He has accepted a two-year appointment as a senior scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
The center, located in Washington D.C., is a nonpartisan institute for advanced study and a neutral forum for open, serious and informed dialogue. It brings preeminent thinkers to Washington for extended periods of time to interact with policymakers through a large number of programs and projects. Former Indiana Congressman Lee Hamilton is the center's director.
Koumoulides received degrees from Montclair State University, the University of Maryland, and Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge, England. He is an honorary fellow of Harris Manchester College, Oxford University.
He began the Greek Studies Lecture series at Ball State and was instrumental in establishing Ball State's connection with Oxford University.
By Marc Ransford, Media Relations ManagerIndiana Gov. Frank O'Bannon has named John M. Koumoulides a Sagamore of the Wabash. The award is given for distinguished service to the state of Indiana.
"I am honored to express the appreciation of all Hoosiers for your commitment to making Indiana a better place to live and raise a family," O'Bannon said in a letter to Koumoulides. "Indiana is better off today because of your dedication to it and your fellow Hoosiers."
Koumoulides received the award during ceremonies in Indianapolis in mid-November.
"It was unexpected to received this award," he said. "If you are doing your duty, the rewards will come. To be recognized by the state of Indiana means a great deal to me. I am very humbled."
Koumoulides, who joined Ball State in 1968, will retire at the end of fall semester. He has accepted a two-year appointment as a senior scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
The center, located in Washington D.C., is a nonpartisan institute for advanced study and a neutral forum for open, serious and informed dialogue. It brings preeminent thinkers to Washington for extended periods of time to interact with policymakers through a large number of programs and projects. Former Indiana Congressman Lee Hamilton is the center's director.
Koumoulides received degrees from Montclair State University, the University of Maryland, and Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge, England. He is an honorary fellow of Harris Manchester College, Oxford University.
He began the Greek Studies Lecture series at Ball State and was instrumental in establishing Ball State's connection with Oxford University.
