Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s anddoctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, inaddition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and inbusiness and technology. A newmodel for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis(R),involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broadopportunities and shared value. Partnershipsand collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and otheruniversities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. Polemis the Stevens Honor Award in 2007.About Stevens Institute of TechnologyFounded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leadingtechnological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research.Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, andcross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of globalchallenges in engineering, science, and technology management.
Louloudis ‘85, are Stevens graduates, as was his late son,Michael S Polemis ‘84, M.Eng ‘85. He has two daughters, Anna and Katerina.He and his wife, Anastasia, live in London.For his many distinguished endeavors and world-wide achievements, the StevensAlumni Association presented to Mr. Thereafter, he worked for the family business until 1970, when heformed his own company.Polemis established a Stevens family legacy, as his son Leonidas S ‘90, andnephew, Peter L.G. He serves as Vice Chairman of the Greek Shipping CooperationCommittee. He is also a member of the Society of Naval Architects and MarineEngineers in the U.S.Born in Greece, and educated in Athens, London and the United States, Polemisis also Archon of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Constantinople, a Freemanof the City of London and a Liveryman of The Worshipful Company ofShipwrights.As a Stevens student, Polemis served as president of Pi Lambda Phi andbelonged to the Interfraternity Council and the Yacht Club. After college, hedid his National Service with the Greek Coast Guard as an Officer/Ships’Inspector. Coast Guard.Polemis has been very active with many other shipping industry-relatedorganizations over the years, serving in leadership capacities, as Chairman ofINTERCARGO (International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners), Newcastle P&Iand North of England P&I (both leading mutual insurance groups in the UK) andat the INTERTANKO Board (The International Association of Independent TankOwners).
ICS membership consists of national ship-owners’ associationsrepresenting more than 70% of the world’s merchant fleet.As head of the ICS, Polemis works with shipping associations and governmentalagencies, most notably the International Maritime Organization (IMO), theUnited Nations agency with responsibility for the safety of life at sea andthe protection of the marine environment Another associated government agencyis the U.S. These organizations — the leading shipping organizations inthe world — represent the collective interests of ship-owner associationsfrom 40 countries, including the United States, most of Europe, Japan andAustralia. He is also president of itssister organization, the International Shipping Federation, the internationalemployer’s organization for the industry that deals with labor affairs andtraining issues. “Under his wise guidance and stewardship, majorsegments of the maritime industry have experienced steady growth, as well asworld-wide integration of technology and logistical planning.”Polemis also serves as chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping(ICS), the international trade association for merchant ship owners, concernedwith all regulatory, operational and legal issues. Polemis, who standsas an illustrious figure in global maritime commerce, shipping, andyacht-building, as well as in the world of competitive sailing, in the grandtradition of the Stevens family who founded our institution.”"Spyros Polemis is a world-renowned figure in one of the most importantindustries affecting global commerce,” said Provost & University VicePresident George P Korfiatis. Raveche.”As a historical leader in maritime architecture, design and security, Stevenswill benefit greatly from the outstanding expertise of Mr.
Ltd., the Londonrepresentative of a large group of shipping interests with a history of morethan 200 years in the business. His company helps to operate the ships of theworld, from “tween-deckers” to tankers, and has managed building and repairprojects in shipyards around the globe.”We are very pleased that an alumnus of such prominence will be working withus to advance the ascent of Stevens Institute of Technology among the world’sleading technological universities,” said Stevens President Harold J. Polemis is a Class of1961 graduate of Stevens Institute of Technology.Polemis’ family has roots in shipping that date back several centuries He ischairman and managing director of Seacrest Shipping Co. Polemis was namedto the board during its spring meeting, May 20-21, 2009. Polemis, a widelyrespected international business leader who has spent more than 45 years as aprominent figure in the global shipping industry, has been elected to serve onthe Stevens Institute of Technology Board of Trustees Mr. Spyros M.
Polemis, Class of ‘61, Leader in the Modern Shipping Industry,Elected to the Stevens Institute of Technology Board of TrusteesGlobal business leader is prominent figure in international maritime commerceHOBOKEN, N.J., July 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Spyros M. Stanford Graduate School of BusinessHelen Chang, Copyright Business Wire 2009. In addition to Srinivasan, two others were honored with 2009 Fellow Awards: GlenUrban, the David Austin Professor of Marketing and chairman of the Center forDigital Business at MIT; and Don Lehmann, the George E Warren Professor ofBusiness at Columbia Business School. “The use of the discrete statesprovides a novel approach to classifying customers in a database; this hasstrong implications for firms that use databases to market to customers,” hesaid.
