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PROF. RICHARD HOVANNISIAN TO GET VAHAN CARDASHIAN AWARD
PanARMENIAN.Net
September 25, 2012 - 10:25 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian National Committee of America Eastern
Region will be honoring Professor Richard Hovannisian with the
prestigious Vahan Cardashian Award at the 6th Annual ANCA Eastern
Region Banquet on December 1, 2012 at the Sheraton Crossroads in
Mahwah, New Jersey.
"We are proud to honor Richard Hovannisian with the Cardashian Award
for his many accomplishments, including his outstanding research
and development of Armenian Studies in higher education," said ANCA
Eastern Region Executive Director Michelle Hagopian.
Dr. Hovannisian is a professor of Armenian and Near Eastern
Studies at UCLA. Born and raised in Tulare, California, Hovannisian
received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of
California-Berkeley, and he obtained his Ph.D. from UCLA in 1966. In
1987, Hovannisian was appointed the first holder of the Armenian
Educational Foundation Endowed Chair in Modern Armenian History
at UCLA.
He is a Guggenheim Fellow who has received many honors for his
scholarship, civic activities, and advancement of Armenian Studies.
Hovannisian is the author of numerous books, including Armenia on
the Road to Independence and The Armenian Holocaust. He has edited
and contributed to at least a dozen other works, and has published
more than 50 scholarly articles.
Hovanissian serves on the board of directors of nine scholarly and
civic organizations, including the Facing History and Ourselves
Foundation, the International Institute on the Holocaust and
Genocide, International Alert, the Foundation for Research on Armenian
Architecture, and the Armenian National Institute. He also received
the UCLA Alumni Association's 2010-2011 "Most Inspiring Teacher" award.
In the past, the ANCA Cardashian Award has been presented to notable
Armenian-Americans, such as ANCA activist Stephen Dulgarian, Director
of the Project Save Armenian Photograph Archives Ruth Thomasian,
and New England community leader Tatul Sonentz-Papazian.
The Vahan Cardashian Award is given annually to an ANCA supporter who
demonstrates longstanding dedication and active involvement in the
Armenian-American community and its issues. The award is named for
Yale-educated lawyer Vahan Cardashian who set aside his successful
New York practice to dedicate himself to the establishment of the
American Committee for the Independence of Armenia (ACIA), predecessor
organization to the Armenian National Committee, and to advocate for
the plight of the Armenian nation.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
PanARMENIAN.Net
September 25, 2012 - 10:25 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian National Committee of America Eastern
Region will be honoring Professor Richard Hovannisian with the
prestigious Vahan Cardashian Award at the 6th Annual ANCA Eastern
Region Banquet on December 1, 2012 at the Sheraton Crossroads in
Mahwah, New Jersey.
"We are proud to honor Richard Hovannisian with the Cardashian Award
for his many accomplishments, including his outstanding research
and development of Armenian Studies in higher education," said ANCA
Eastern Region Executive Director Michelle Hagopian.
Dr. Hovannisian is a professor of Armenian and Near Eastern
Studies at UCLA. Born and raised in Tulare, California, Hovannisian
received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of
California-Berkeley, and he obtained his Ph.D. from UCLA in 1966. In
1987, Hovannisian was appointed the first holder of the Armenian
Educational Foundation Endowed Chair in Modern Armenian History
at UCLA.
He is a Guggenheim Fellow who has received many honors for his
scholarship, civic activities, and advancement of Armenian Studies.
Hovannisian is the author of numerous books, including Armenia on
the Road to Independence and The Armenian Holocaust. He has edited
and contributed to at least a dozen other works, and has published
more than 50 scholarly articles.
Hovanissian serves on the board of directors of nine scholarly and
civic organizations, including the Facing History and Ourselves
Foundation, the International Institute on the Holocaust and
Genocide, International Alert, the Foundation for Research on Armenian
Architecture, and the Armenian National Institute. He also received
the UCLA Alumni Association's 2010-2011 "Most Inspiring Teacher" award.
In the past, the ANCA Cardashian Award has been presented to notable
Armenian-Americans, such as ANCA activist Stephen Dulgarian, Director
of the Project Save Armenian Photograph Archives Ruth Thomasian,
and New England community leader Tatul Sonentz-Papazian.
The Vahan Cardashian Award is given annually to an ANCA supporter who
demonstrates longstanding dedication and active involvement in the
Armenian-American community and its issues. The award is named for
Yale-educated lawyer Vahan Cardashian who set aside his successful
New York practice to dedicate himself to the establishment of the
American Committee for the Independence of Armenia (ACIA), predecessor
organization to the Armenian National Committee, and to advocate for
the plight of the Armenian nation.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress