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HOVANNISIAN TO RECEIVE 'VAHAN CARDASHIAN AWARD' AT ANCA EASTERN REGION BANQUET
Armenian Weekly
September 26, 2012
The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Eastern Region will
be honoring UCLA Prof. Richard Hovannisian with the prestigious Vahan
Cardashian Award at the 6th Annual ANCA-ER Banquet on Sat., Dec. 1,
at the Sheraton Crossroads in Mahwah, N.J.
UCLA Prof. Richard Hovannisian is set to receive the Vahan Cardashian
Award on Dec. 1 at the 6th Annual ANCA-ER Banquet.
The banquet will begin with an elegant cocktail reception and silent
auction at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner and an awards ceremony at
8 p.m. Hundreds of Armenian-Americans throughout the Eastern Region
of the U.S. will once again gather to celebrate the achievements of
the ANCA and to honor those who have advanced the Armenian cause.
"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-ER
Executive Director Michelle Hagopian.
Hovannisian is a professor of Armenian and Near Eastern studies
at UCLA. Born and raised in Tulare, Calif., Hovannisian received
his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of
California-Berkeley, and obtained his Ph.D. from UCLA in 1966. In
1987, he was appointed the first holder of the Armenian Educational
Foundation Endowed Chair in Modern Armenian History at UCLA.
Hovannisian is a Guggenheim Fellow and has received many honors
for his scholarship, civic activities, and advancement of Armenian
studies. He 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 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's also the
recipient of the UCLA Alumni Association's 2010-11 "Most Inspiring
Teacher" award.
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. In the past, the ANCA
Cardashian Award has been presented to notable Armenian-Americans,
such as ANCA activist Stephen Dulgarian; the director of Project Save
Armenian Photograph Archives, Ruth Thomasian; and New England community
leader Tatul Sonentz-Papazian. 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), the predecessor organization
to the Armenian National Committee, and to advocate for the plight
of the Armenian nation.
For more information about the banquet, contact Karine Shnorhokian at
(201) 788-5425 or visit www.anca.org/erbanquet.
The ANCA Eastern Region Endowment Fund is a 501(c)(3) charitable and
educational organization that supports the ANCA Eastern Region in
outreach to Armenian-American communities.
Armenian Weekly
September 26, 2012
The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Eastern Region will
be honoring UCLA Prof. Richard Hovannisian with the prestigious Vahan
Cardashian Award at the 6th Annual ANCA-ER Banquet on Sat., Dec. 1,
at the Sheraton Crossroads in Mahwah, N.J.
UCLA Prof. Richard Hovannisian is set to receive the Vahan Cardashian
Award on Dec. 1 at the 6th Annual ANCA-ER Banquet.
The banquet will begin with an elegant cocktail reception and silent
auction at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner and an awards ceremony at
8 p.m. Hundreds of Armenian-Americans throughout the Eastern Region
of the U.S. will once again gather to celebrate the achievements of
the ANCA and to honor those who have advanced the Armenian cause.
"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-ER
Executive Director Michelle Hagopian.
Hovannisian is a professor of Armenian and Near Eastern studies
at UCLA. Born and raised in Tulare, Calif., Hovannisian received
his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of
California-Berkeley, and obtained his Ph.D. from UCLA in 1966. In
1987, he was appointed the first holder of the Armenian Educational
Foundation Endowed Chair in Modern Armenian History at UCLA.
Hovannisian is a Guggenheim Fellow and has received many honors
for his scholarship, civic activities, and advancement of Armenian
studies. He 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 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's also the
recipient of the UCLA Alumni Association's 2010-11 "Most Inspiring
Teacher" award.
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. In the past, the ANCA
Cardashian Award has been presented to notable Armenian-Americans,
such as ANCA activist Stephen Dulgarian; the director of Project Save
Armenian Photograph Archives, Ruth Thomasian; and New England community
leader Tatul Sonentz-Papazian. 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), the predecessor organization
to the Armenian National Committee, and to advocate for the plight
of the Armenian nation.
For more information about the banquet, contact Karine Shnorhokian at
(201) 788-5425 or visit www.anca.org/erbanquet.
The ANCA Eastern Region Endowment Fund is a 501(c)(3) charitable and
educational organization that supports the ANCA Eastern Region in
outreach to Armenian-American communities.