FDU Knights Athletics

Inducted: May 21, 1999

An inaugural member of Fairleigh Dickinson University's Division I Athletics Hall of Fame, Elia Stratis '67 served as an FDU Board of Trustee member, and was the President of the Alumni Association. He was also a Pinnacle Award recipient and an avid supporter of FDU athletics before his untimely death in the 1989 Pan American Airlines crash. While a student, Stratis was a member of the soccer and track teams, and was also an active participant in the intramural program. The mezzanine suite in the Rothman Center bears his name in a memorial to Stratis and the constant support he offered to the athletics program at FDU. The Stratis Suite was dedicated November 29,1989 at the men's basketball home opener against Boston University.