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(of the University of Patras on the event of the scholarship awarded in memory of Panos Mylonas)

On Tuesday 17 May 2005 Mr Ch. Chatzitheodorou, Dean of the University of Patras, awarded a scholarship to a student of the  Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, in memory of Panos Mylonas during a ceremony which took place in the University's Ceremonial Hall.

The scholarship will be awarded annually to the  student who has indicated academic excellence in the course of the 4^th academic year, in a ceremony which will take place in the University of Patras in springtime to mark the loss of Panos Mylonas.  

The ceremony was attended by the parents of Panos Mylonas, the Dean and the University Authorities, Professor George Chrysolouris, President of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, Professors, a great number of Panos’ friends and representatives from the University of Patras, the Athens University of Economics and Business, ELMA-MAZDA SA, Motor Press Hellas SA, "SOL S.A." Certified Public Accountants-Auditors, GlaxoSmithKline SA and INFOTE – INFORMATION FOR ALL SA.

The companies mentioned above are the founding members of the non-profit Organization «Panos Mylonas Hellenic Research and Educational Institute for  Road Safety, Prevention and Reduction of Traffic Accidents» - (RSI Panos Mylonas).

The scholarship in the name of Panos Mylonas has been established under the initiative of the University of Patras and the Road Safety Institute. The main goal of ”Panos Mylonas Road Safety Institute” is the prevention and reduction of road accidents through the support and promotion of activities that relate to road safety and the improvement of driving behavior. The Institute also aims at the support and reward of the research, study and education in related efforts.

The catalyst for its foundation was the tragic loss of Panos Mylonas, a fourth year student of the Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering Department of the University of Patras and editor of the Auto Motor und Sport and Sport Auto magazines. He was killed at the age of 22 in a road accident on March 22^nd, 2004 as he was driving to his University to attend lectures. He was a student of outstanding academic performance, excellent moral values, of rare talent in car journalism and with a promising future in the car industry and technology; a tragic car accident did not allow him to fulfill his ambition to contribute to society while achieving his dreams and goals. His loss has shocked the University Community.