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ASA ANNOUNCES 'ARTHUR HALVAJIAN MEMORIAL' POETRY WINNERS
http://www.armenianweekly.com/2013/03/12/asa-announces-arthur-halvajian-memorial-poetry-winners/
March 12, 2013
WARWICK, R.I.--The Armenian Students' Association, Inc. (ASA Inc.)
recently congratulated Shahe Mankerian of Pasadena, Calif., Sarah
Abigail Stites of Grove City College in Reston, Va., and Rachel Megan
Maclean of Northside High School in Roanoke, Va., who were the winners
of the 2012 "Arthur Halvajian Memorial" Armenian Poetry Competition.
The competition was sponsored by the ASA Inc. in partnership with
the Armenian Poetry Project.
Led by Lola Koundakjian, the Armenian Poetry Project is a research
and documentation site of 19th-21st-century Armenian poets and poetry.
Koundakjian led a selection team comprised of Christopher Janigian,
a student at Brown University in Providence, R.I., and Garen Kazanc,
a student at California State University, Los Angeles. Alice Movsesian,
a member of the ASA Inc. board of trustees served as the liaison to
the selection committee.
"We want to extend our heartfelt best wishes to the winners,
as well as thank Ms. Koundakjian, Mr. Janigian, and Mr. Kazanc,"
said Movsesian. "Connecting students and established professionals
to preserve and promote Armenian culture across campuses nationwide
is part of our mission and Arthur Halvajian's enduring spirit. We
are happy to see it reflected in our continued partnership with the
Armenian Poetry Project," she added.
Mankerian won the $250 adult category prize for his entry, "Turkish
Coffee with Mrs. Hovsepian." He is the principal of the Saint Gregory's
Hovsepian School in Pasadena. Stites won $100 in the college age
category for her entry, "My Baby Sister," and was joined by fellow
Virginian Megan Maclean who won $50 in the youth (ages 12-17) category
for her poem entitled "On the Mount." â~@¨Receiving honorable mentions
were three additional poets from the youth category, Shant Dikran (for
"Summer"), Julien Ghouliance ("Words"), and Hovig Manoyan ("Sickly").
All three are students at Saint Gregory's Hovsepian School in
Pasadena. The winners and honorable mentions received certificates
from the ASA Inc. board of trustees.
For more information on the Armenian Poetry Project, visit
http://armenian-poetry.blogspot.com. Winning entries from the 2012
competition, as well as those from previous years, can be viewed online
by visiting the "ASA-APP Poetry" section of the ASA Inc.'s website,
www.asainc.org.The Armenian Students' Association, Inc.
encourages educational pursuits by Armenians in America and the
raising of their intellectual standards, provides financial assistance
in the form of scholarships to deserving Armenian students, develops
fellowship among them, cultivates in them the spirit of service in the
public interest, and acquaints them and the entire American community
with Armenian culture.
http://www.armenianweekly.com/2013/03/12/asa-announces-arthur-halvajian-memorial-poetry-winners/
March 12, 2013
WARWICK, R.I.--The Armenian Students' Association, Inc. (ASA Inc.)
recently congratulated Shahe Mankerian of Pasadena, Calif., Sarah
Abigail Stites of Grove City College in Reston, Va., and Rachel Megan
Maclean of Northside High School in Roanoke, Va., who were the winners
of the 2012 "Arthur Halvajian Memorial" Armenian Poetry Competition.
The competition was sponsored by the ASA Inc. in partnership with
the Armenian Poetry Project.
Led by Lola Koundakjian, the Armenian Poetry Project is a research
and documentation site of 19th-21st-century Armenian poets and poetry.
Koundakjian led a selection team comprised of Christopher Janigian,
a student at Brown University in Providence, R.I., and Garen Kazanc,
a student at California State University, Los Angeles. Alice Movsesian,
a member of the ASA Inc. board of trustees served as the liaison to
the selection committee.
"We want to extend our heartfelt best wishes to the winners,
as well as thank Ms. Koundakjian, Mr. Janigian, and Mr. Kazanc,"
said Movsesian. "Connecting students and established professionals
to preserve and promote Armenian culture across campuses nationwide
is part of our mission and Arthur Halvajian's enduring spirit. We
are happy to see it reflected in our continued partnership with the
Armenian Poetry Project," she added.
Mankerian won the $250 adult category prize for his entry, "Turkish
Coffee with Mrs. Hovsepian." He is the principal of the Saint Gregory's
Hovsepian School in Pasadena. Stites won $100 in the college age
category for her entry, "My Baby Sister," and was joined by fellow
Virginian Megan Maclean who won $50 in the youth (ages 12-17) category
for her poem entitled "On the Mount." â~@¨Receiving honorable mentions
were three additional poets from the youth category, Shant Dikran (for
"Summer"), Julien Ghouliance ("Words"), and Hovig Manoyan ("Sickly").
All three are students at Saint Gregory's Hovsepian School in
Pasadena. The winners and honorable mentions received certificates
from the ASA Inc. board of trustees.
For more information on the Armenian Poetry Project, visit
http://armenian-poetry.blogspot.com. Winning entries from the 2012
competition, as well as those from previous years, can be viewed online
by visiting the "ASA-APP Poetry" section of the ASA Inc.'s website,
www.asainc.org.The Armenian Students' Association, Inc.
encourages educational pursuits by Armenians in America and the
raising of their intellectual standards, provides financial assistance
in the form of scholarships to deserving Armenian students, develops
fellowship among them, cultivates in them the spirit of service in the
public interest, and acquaints them and the entire American community
with Armenian culture.