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AGBU Press Office
55 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022-1112
Phone 212.319.6383 x.118
Fax 212.319.6507
Email [email protected]
Website www.agbu.org
PRESS RELEASE
Thursday, January 27, 2005
DR. HAROUTUNE ARMENIAN AWARDED LEBANESE CEDAR MEDAL
New York, NY - On Thursday, December 9, 2004, Dr. Haroutune Armenian,
President of the American University of Armenia (AUA), which receives
major funding support from the AGBU, was decorated with the National
Order of the Cedar medal. Presented by Dr. Karam Karam on behalf of
the President of Lebanon Emile Lahoud, Dr. Armenian received the medal
during a ceremony that marked the 50th anniversary of the founding of
the American University of Beirut's (AUB) Faculty of Health Sciences.
Dr. Armenian is also currently the Dean of AUA's College of Health
Sciences and a Professor of Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University,
Bloomberg School of Public Health. He is recognized internationally
for his contributions to the advancement of the field of public
health.
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. AUA
offers instruction leading to the Masters Degree in eight graduate
programs. For more information on AUA, visit www.aua.am. For more
information on AGBU-supported initiatives, please visit www.agbu.org.
55 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022-1112
Phone 212.319.6383 x.118
Fax 212.319.6507
Email [email protected]
Website www.agbu.org
PRESS RELEASE
Thursday, January 27, 2005
DR. HAROUTUNE ARMENIAN AWARDED LEBANESE CEDAR MEDAL
New York, NY - On Thursday, December 9, 2004, Dr. Haroutune Armenian,
President of the American University of Armenia (AUA), which receives
major funding support from the AGBU, was decorated with the National
Order of the Cedar medal. Presented by Dr. Karam Karam on behalf of
the President of Lebanon Emile Lahoud, Dr. Armenian received the medal
during a ceremony that marked the 50th anniversary of the founding of
the American University of Beirut's (AUB) Faculty of Health Sciences.
Dr. Armenian is also currently the Dean of AUA's College of Health
Sciences and a Professor of Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University,
Bloomberg School of Public Health. He is recognized internationally
for his contributions to the advancement of the field of public
health.
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. AUA
offers instruction leading to the Masters Degree in eight graduate
programs. For more information on AUA, visit www.aua.am. For more
information on AGBU-supported initiatives, please visit www.agbu.org.