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December 14, 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]
AUA President Dr. Haroutune Armenian Receives Lebanese Cedar Medal
BEIRUT - AUA President, Dr. Haroutune Armenian, was awarded Lebanon's Cedar
Medal last week during a ceremony that marked the 50th anniversary of the
founding of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the American University of
Beirut (AUB). The decision was made by Lebanese President Emile Lahoud to
recognize Dr. Armenian's international, regional, and local accomplishments
in the field of public health, bringing prestige not only to the AUB, but to
all of Lebanon.
Dr. Armenian is currently the President of the American University of
Armenia, Dean of AUA's College of Health Sciences, and a Professor of
Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Between 1989 & 1996 he was the Director of the Master of Public Health
Program at Johns Hopkins. Previously, he was Dean and Professor of the
Faculty of Health Sciences at the American University of Beirut. Dr.
Armenian received his Medical Degree from the AUB and his Dr.P.H. in
Epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public
Health.
He is the author of many scholarly works and has published close to a 100
scientific articles in prestigious international journals on a variety of
health issues including familial paroxysmal polyserositis, cancer
epidemiology, AIDS, psychopathology, war, disasters and infant mortality in
Armenian parish records. Dr. Armenian is the author-editor of about 20
volumes including a textbook on Epidemiology and Health Services that was
published by Oxford University Press in 1998. He is currently finishing a
textbook on the case-control method due to be published in late 2005 by
Oxford University Press.
AUB Associate Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Iman Nuwayhid, said,
"He is truly a bridge between the east and west...At no time did Haroutune
Armenian miss an opportunity to link the US, Armenia, and Lebanon in
collaborative or joint academic activities. He remains the mentor, advisor,
and collaborator for many here at AUB and at other universities in the three
countries." In bestowing the honor to Dr. Armenian on behalf of President
Lahoud, Minister Dr. Karam Karam said, "Dr. Armenian embodies the highest
level of cultural cooperation."
Dr. Haroutune Armenian continues to contribute to the advancement of the
public health field in the region through his scientific works and academic
collaborations. Under his leadership, in September 2005, the American
University of Armenia will host the Association of Schools of Public Health
European Region's annual conference, whereby 200 delegates from Europe and
the Middle East are expected to attend. The conference `Educating the
Public Health Workforce: Development Perspectives for the European and
Mediterranean Regions,' is the first time to be hosted by a former Soviet
Republic and coincides with the 10th Anniversary of the College of Health
Sciences.
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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.
Photo: Lebanon's State Minister Dr. Karam Karam pinning the national Cedar
Medal on AUA President Dr. Haroutune Armenian
December 14, 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]
AUA President Dr. Haroutune Armenian Receives Lebanese Cedar Medal
BEIRUT - AUA President, Dr. Haroutune Armenian, was awarded Lebanon's Cedar
Medal last week during a ceremony that marked the 50th anniversary of the
founding of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the American University of
Beirut (AUB). The decision was made by Lebanese President Emile Lahoud to
recognize Dr. Armenian's international, regional, and local accomplishments
in the field of public health, bringing prestige not only to the AUB, but to
all of Lebanon.
Dr. Armenian is currently the President of the American University of
Armenia, Dean of AUA's College of Health Sciences, and a Professor of
Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Between 1989 & 1996 he was the Director of the Master of Public Health
Program at Johns Hopkins. Previously, he was Dean and Professor of the
Faculty of Health Sciences at the American University of Beirut. Dr.
Armenian received his Medical Degree from the AUB and his Dr.P.H. in
Epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public
Health.
He is the author of many scholarly works and has published close to a 100
scientific articles in prestigious international journals on a variety of
health issues including familial paroxysmal polyserositis, cancer
epidemiology, AIDS, psychopathology, war, disasters and infant mortality in
Armenian parish records. Dr. Armenian is the author-editor of about 20
volumes including a textbook on Epidemiology and Health Services that was
published by Oxford University Press in 1998. He is currently finishing a
textbook on the case-control method due to be published in late 2005 by
Oxford University Press.
AUB Associate Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Iman Nuwayhid, said,
"He is truly a bridge between the east and west...At no time did Haroutune
Armenian miss an opportunity to link the US, Armenia, and Lebanon in
collaborative or joint academic activities. He remains the mentor, advisor,
and collaborator for many here at AUB and at other universities in the three
countries." In bestowing the honor to Dr. Armenian on behalf of President
Lahoud, Minister Dr. Karam Karam said, "Dr. Armenian embodies the highest
level of cultural cooperation."
Dr. Haroutune Armenian continues to contribute to the advancement of the
public health field in the region through his scientific works and academic
collaborations. Under his leadership, in September 2005, the American
University of Armenia will host the Association of Schools of Public Health
European Region's annual conference, whereby 200 delegates from Europe and
the Middle East are expected to attend. The conference `Educating the
Public Health Workforce: Development Perspectives for the European and
Mediterranean Regions,' is the first time to be hosted by a former Soviet
Republic and coincides with the 10th Anniversary of the College of Health
Sciences.
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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.
Photo: Lebanon's State Minister Dr. Karam Karam pinning the national Cedar
Medal on AUA President Dr. Haroutune Armenian