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Joyce J. Kolligian Dies
COMMUNITY, OBITUARY | JUNE 20, 2013 11:56 AM
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LONGBOAT KEY, Fla. - Joyce (Juskalian) Kolligian, executive director
of the Simmons Leadership Conference for the past 14 years, died on
June 11 at the age of 76.
She was the daughter of the late Mehran and Queenie (Tekmejian)
Juskalian. She was married for 38 years to her beloved husband, Dr.
Michael Kolligian Jr. who predeceased her in 1998.
Raised in Medford, Mass. Kolligian earned an A.A. degree from Colby
Junior College in 1955. She worked briefly for Eastern Airlines before
marrying and raising her family in Winchester. At the age of 42,
Kolligian returned to college and earned a B.A. degree summa cum laude
>From Simmons College in 1987 and an MBA degree with distinction from
Simmons School of Management in 1989. At age 49, she established J.K.
Carlyle Associates, a boutique marketing and communication consultancy
and served as a consultant to the annual Simmons Leadership Conference
>From 1993 to 1998. From the year 2000 to the present, Kolligian served
as the conference's Executive Director. Under her leadership the event
grew from a small regional gathering of Simmons School of Management
alumni, which annually drew 150 women, to a nationally recognized
premier leadership conference with over 3,000 attendees.
Kolligian was the recipient of the Rappaport Award for Outstanding
Leadership from Simmons School of Management, the Distinguished Alumni
Award from Colby Sawyer College in 1997 and most recently on May 11,
2013 was awarded the Susan Colgate Cleveland Medal for Distinguished
Service from Colby Sawyer, the college's highest honor.
Among her volunteer and philanthropy activities, Kolligian served for
over 17 years as a member of the board of trustees of Colby-Sawyer
College in New London, New Hampshire where she led both the
development and marketing committees. As part of their enduring
commitment to make education possible for more students, Kolligian and
her late husband established scholarships at both Colby-Sawyer and
Middlebury colleges. In 2009, Mrs. Kolligian established a
Distinguished Professorship in the Fine and Performing Arts at
Colby-Sawyer College.
Kolligian was an active member of Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic
Church in Cambridge, and served as a member of its Trust Fund
Committee. In loving memory of her late husband, Kolligian and her
family established the Dr. Michael and Joyce Kolligian Speaker Series
in 2000 which most recently brought CNN National Security Analyst
Peter Bergen to Holy Trinity in May, 2013.
An avid golfer, Kolligian was a member of the Winchester Country Club
and the Longboat Key Club, where she achieved the distinction of
scoring a hole in one in March, 2008.
Kolligian leaves a son, Michael Kolligian III, a daughter, Valerie
Kolligian Thayer and a son-in-law, Harvey H. Thayer, Jr. She also
leaves her two beloved granddaughters, Caroline and Olivia Thayer.
Kolligian was predeceased by her brother, Edward M. Juskalian.
Memorial contributions may be made in her name to Holy Trinity
Armenian Church, 145 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA., or to Colby
Sawyer College in New London, New Hampshire, attention Joyce J.
Kolligian scholarship fund.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Giragosian Funeral Home, Watertown.
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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
COMMUNITY, OBITUARY | JUNE 20, 2013 11:56 AM
________________________________
LONGBOAT KEY, Fla. - Joyce (Juskalian) Kolligian, executive director
of the Simmons Leadership Conference for the past 14 years, died on
June 11 at the age of 76.
She was the daughter of the late Mehran and Queenie (Tekmejian)
Juskalian. She was married for 38 years to her beloved husband, Dr.
Michael Kolligian Jr. who predeceased her in 1998.
Raised in Medford, Mass. Kolligian earned an A.A. degree from Colby
Junior College in 1955. She worked briefly for Eastern Airlines before
marrying and raising her family in Winchester. At the age of 42,
Kolligian returned to college and earned a B.A. degree summa cum laude
>From Simmons College in 1987 and an MBA degree with distinction from
Simmons School of Management in 1989. At age 49, she established J.K.
Carlyle Associates, a boutique marketing and communication consultancy
and served as a consultant to the annual Simmons Leadership Conference
>From 1993 to 1998. From the year 2000 to the present, Kolligian served
as the conference's Executive Director. Under her leadership the event
grew from a small regional gathering of Simmons School of Management
alumni, which annually drew 150 women, to a nationally recognized
premier leadership conference with over 3,000 attendees.
Kolligian was the recipient of the Rappaport Award for Outstanding
Leadership from Simmons School of Management, the Distinguished Alumni
Award from Colby Sawyer College in 1997 and most recently on May 11,
2013 was awarded the Susan Colgate Cleveland Medal for Distinguished
Service from Colby Sawyer, the college's highest honor.
Among her volunteer and philanthropy activities, Kolligian served for
over 17 years as a member of the board of trustees of Colby-Sawyer
College in New London, New Hampshire where she led both the
development and marketing committees. As part of their enduring
commitment to make education possible for more students, Kolligian and
her late husband established scholarships at both Colby-Sawyer and
Middlebury colleges. In 2009, Mrs. Kolligian established a
Distinguished Professorship in the Fine and Performing Arts at
Colby-Sawyer College.
Kolligian was an active member of Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic
Church in Cambridge, and served as a member of its Trust Fund
Committee. In loving memory of her late husband, Kolligian and her
family established the Dr. Michael and Joyce Kolligian Speaker Series
in 2000 which most recently brought CNN National Security Analyst
Peter Bergen to Holy Trinity in May, 2013.
An avid golfer, Kolligian was a member of the Winchester Country Club
and the Longboat Key Club, where she achieved the distinction of
scoring a hole in one in March, 2008.
Kolligian leaves a son, Michael Kolligian III, a daughter, Valerie
Kolligian Thayer and a son-in-law, Harvey H. Thayer, Jr. She also
leaves her two beloved granddaughters, Caroline and Olivia Thayer.
Kolligian was predeceased by her brother, Edward M. Juskalian.
Memorial contributions may be made in her name to Holy Trinity
Armenian Church, 145 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA., or to Colby
Sawyer College in New London, New Hampshire, attention Joyce J.
Kolligian scholarship fund.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Giragosian Funeral Home, Watertown.
- See more at: http://www.mirrorspectator.com/2013/06/20/joyce-j-kolligian-dies/#sthash.r7UXnHIs.dpuf
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress