Evangeline is an inspiring lecturer and keynote speaker; she has spoken at the Institutional Investors Conference in London, the Finance Institute at Baruch College in New York for 12 consecutive years, and the Harvard Business School in Cambridge, MA and many other professional organizations.

 

She is an avid supporter of numerous cultural, religious, charitable and civic organizations. She has chaired many major charity benefits and is a tireless fundraiser, philanthropist and sports enthusiast. Evangeline helps support the worldwide relief efforts of UNICEF, the United Nation’s Children’s Fund. She is a member of the Advisory Council and has spent 10 years on the Board of Directors for both the U.S. National Board of Directors and the Midwestern Region Board of Directors. She was Chairperson for the 50th UNICEF Anniversary Gala.

 

Evangeline served as First Lady of the State of New York.

 

She is a Grand Dame with the dignity of Commandeur with the historic Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem, Grand Priory of the United States of America. She received the National Merit Award, the highest honor bestowed by the organization. This Order is a Christian organization founded in Jerusalem in 1118 by nine French knights. The purpose of the Templars is to do charitable works, promote good will to all, and more importantly, take Christ and His Life and example seriously. Evangeline has been officially designated as a Delegate to the United Nations with Special Consultative Status to the United Nations headquarters in Vienna, Austria and later in New York City, by the Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem. This entitles her to attend and participate in any Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) meeting of the United Nations.

 

While attending the Euro-American Women’s Council’s Global Forum to receive the Artemis Award, Mayor Avramopoulos of Athens, Greece presented Evangeline with the Gold Medallion of Athens in recognition of her leadership on a global scale.

 

LaGuardia Community College, New York established the annual Evangeline Gouletas Leadership Award to honor “the woman whose commitment to opportunity, equality, and social justice has been at the heart of every phase of her career. If there has been one central concern in her professional life, one commitment stronger than any other, it has been education.”

Evangeline has been indefatigable in her support of the Greek Orthodox Church in the United States as well as the Christian Orthodox Patriarchate, in Constantinople. She is the Godmother of Kimisis Tis Theotokou ~ The Dormition of the Virgin Mary, Greek Orthodox Church in Southampton, New York, and a member of the Leadership 100 program of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese. She was the Honorary Chairperson of the Centennial Restoration Committee Dinner for Evangelismos, New York, and the Capital Fund Chairperson for the Annunciation Cathedral, Chicago.

 

Evangeline received the Tree of Life Award, from the Jewish National Fund. She was further honored by having a park near Nazareth, in Israel, named after her. The park is known today as the Evangeline Gouletas Recreational Park. It is a symbol of Evangeline’s great hope that all people of the world may live together in harmony. Evangeline has also received the Great American Award from the International B’nai B’rith Foundation.

 

AWARDS & HONORS

 

• Influential Business Women, South Florida Business Journal, Miami, FL

• The Ultimate CEO, South Florida Business Journal, Miami, FL

• Best Signature Luxury Condominium Collection, Developers and Builders Alliance, Miami, FL

• Aristeon Award, Hellenic American Women’s Council, Washington DC

• Visionary Award, Developers and Builders Alliance, Miami

• Top Woman in Real Estate, Florida Real Estate Journal, Miami

• Book of Leaders, Miami Today, Miami

• Hall of Fame, United Hellenic Voice of America, Chicago

• Hall of Fame, Today’s Chicago Woman’s Foundation, Chicago

• Outstanding Achievement in the Greek American Community, Illinois Treasurer’s Office

• Top 500 Business Women in U.S.A., Working Woman Magazine

• Top 500 Business Women in U.S.A., Working Woman Magazine

• Artemis Award, Euro-American Women’s Council, Athens, Greece

• Gold Medallion of Athens, Athens, Greece

• Hall of Fame, Chicago Association of Realtors

• Leading Women Entrepreneur of the World Award, Strategies, Technology, Alliances, Resources (STAR Group), London

• The Friend of the Year Award, Academy of Finance, New York City

• National Merit Award, Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem, Grand Priory of the United States of America

• National Public Service Award, American Hellenic Institute, Washington, D.C.

• Unsung Heroine Award, Cook County Commission on Women’s Issues, Chicago

• Distinguished Service Award, Northeastern Illinois University’s Eight Annual Recognition Dinner, Chicago, IL

• Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Chicago State University

• Grand Dame, Knights of Templar Order of Jerusalem, Grand Priory of the USA.

• Heritage Award, The Greek American Community Service, Chicago, IL

• College of New Rochelle Honoree, New Rochelle, NY

• Golda Meir Leadership Award, State of Israel Bonds, Bergen County (New Jersey) Women’s Division

• President’s Award, LaGuardia Community College, New York

• Woman of Vision Award, National Society to Prevent Blindness, Chicago, IL

• People of the Year Award, Association for Children with Retarded Mental Development (ACRMD) New York, NY

• Woman of Distinction Award, Pan-Euboean Society of America, Chicago

• Federation of Puerto Rican Association Residence, named in her honor, The Bronx Building, New York

• Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award, Career and Professional Women’s Div. of the State of Israel Bonds, Rockland County (New York) Women’s Division

• United Cerebral Palsy Residence, named in her honor, Staten Island, New York, NY

• Award for International Elegance, The Best International Magazine, International

• Bishop Wright Air Industry Award, Protestant Chapel, Kennedy Airport, New York

• Paideia Award, DePaul University School of Education, Chicago

• Woman of the Year Award, Hellenic American Neighborh’d Action Committee, New York

• Mental Health Association of New York State Honoree

• United Hellenic American Congress (UHAC) Honoree, Chicago

• Tree of Life Award, Jewish National Fund, New York, NY

• Myrtle Wreath Achievement Award, Hadassah, Nassau County, New York, NY

• United Hellenic Voters of America Honoree, Chicago, IL

• Women in Real Estate Recognition (recipient also in 1977 and 1974), Chicago

• Chairman’s Award for the Executive Businesswoman of the Year, International Organization of Women Executives, Chicago

• Most Distinguished Greek American, Chicago

• Businesswoman of the Year Award, Society of the Little Flower, Chicago

• Great American Award, International B’nai B’rith Foundation, Chicago

• Festival of Leadership Silver Jubilee, Little Flower Lay Organization, Chicago