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  • Turpanjian Family Foundation Establishes AUA Scholarship & Programs

    PRESS RELEASE

    August 24, 2004

    American University of Armenia Corporation
    300 Lakeside Drive, 4th Floor
    Oakland, CA 94612
    Telephone: (510) 987-9452
    Fax: (510) 208-3576

    Contact: Gohar Momjian
    E-mail: [email protected]

    TURPANJIAN FAMILY FOUNDATION ESTABLISHES SCHOLARSHIP AND BIG BROTHER/SISTER
    PROGRAM AT AUA

    Oakland, CA -The Turpanjian Family Foundation generously pledged $1,000,000
    over 10 years to the American University of Armenia (AUA) in April 2004 to
    implement an innovative Big Brother-Big Sister orphan mentorship program,
    and to provide educational scholarships to support qualified undergraduate
    and graduate Armenian students who are at an economic and social
    disadvantage. On August 13, 2004, the American University of Armenia
    received its first installment of $100,000 from the Turpanjian Family
    Foundation and AUA has begun program implementation.

    One of the key components of the Turpanjian Family Foundation Scholarship
    Program is to empower its graduates to make long-term contributions to
    Armenia's political, social and economic development. To this end,
    scholarships will be awarded to eligible undergraduate and graduate students
    in Armenia's universities, including the AUA, whose major areas of study are
    determined to be of critical need and strategic importance for the
    development of Armenia. AUA has already sent out public announcements in
    Armenia's media to recruit eligible students.

    Additionally, for the first time in Armenia, AUA will introduce a `Big
    Brother-Big Sister' mentorship program for orphans. AUA alumni and
    students will be matched with orphans, as `big brothers' or `big sisters',
    to establish one-on-one lifelong friendships and mentoring relationships and
    to help with their social and intellectual development. This mutually
    beneficial connection will not only assist the orphan with lifelong guidance
    and counseling, but also instill within AUA alumni and students the values
    of helping others less fortunate and the benefits of participating in
    community service.

    `Supporting a scholarship program in Armenia is a wonderful way to support
    the local state institutions of higher education and individual students who
    have the potential to attend AUA and make valuable contributions to Armenian
    society,' stated AUA President Haroutune Armenian. `The Big Brother/Big
    Sister component of this program will also help those who are at a
    socio-economic disadvantage to overcome their circumstances and believe in
    their potential leadership and entrepreneurial roles in Armenia's economy.'

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    The American University of Armenia is registered as a non-profit educational
    organization in both Armenia and the United States and is affiliated with
    the Regents of the University of California. Receiving major support from
    the AGBU, AUA offers instruction leading to the Masters Degree in eight
    graduate programs. For more information about AUA, visit www.aua.am.
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