Aris Anagnos

Aris Anagnos was born in Greece where he served in the Greek army in World War II. He came to UCLA for his studies and went on to build a successful business in Southern California. He is shown in this photograph with his late wife, Carolyn. She was born in Cleveland and was educated at Bryn Mawr. Together they distinguished themselves as champions of social justice. Aris is an activist for peace in Kosovo and Serbia, and for human rights movements in Latin America. He has been awarded the Ralph Bunche Peace Award by the United Nations Association. Caroline and Aris were among the first supports of the efforts of Professor Hugh Gray and Peter and Beverly Caloyeras to found the Center for Modern Greek Studies at LMU.