Liappas was the director of LMU’s Basil P. Caloyeras Center for Modern Greek Studies from the inception of the program in 1980 until his retirement in 2015. According to the Greek Reporter, “he worked tirelessly for the promotion of Hellenism at the university and within the Greek-American community of Southern California.”
Source: Greek Reporter
Demetrios Liappas, Pillar of California Greek-American Community, Dies