Kitty Eliopoulos Kyriacopoulos

Honorary Degree 2006 Doctor of Science

Kitty Kyriacopoulos '85 translated her liberal arts education into a remarkable career as a leader in the mining industry. As a philanthropist, she has been a powerful advocate for higher education and for Greek culture. In 1999 she was named one of the 50 leading women entrepreneurs by the Star Group and NFWBO, and in 2002 she was invited to join the French Legion of Honor National Order.

Kyriacopoulos took over her family's mining companies Bauxites Parnasse and Silver and Baryte Ores after her father passed away in 1970, leaving her as his only heir. The companies prospered under Kyriacopoulos's leadership, which focused on building a culture based on family ethical values and traditions.

Kyriacopoulos was born in Romania and received her basic education in England and France. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1945 with a concentration in physics and mathematics and did graduate work at Columbia University.