 Gerolymatos was appointed the inaugural Hellenic Canadian Congress of BC Chair in Hellenic Studies in 1996.Starting off as a sole professorship, Dr. Gerolymatos expanded Hellenic Studies at SFU, culminating in the founding of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Centre for Hellenic Studies in 2011.With the establishment of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Centre for Hellenic Studies and as its first director, Dr. Gerolymatos established Hellenic Studies as an independent program at Simon Fraser University, one of the few remaining in North America.