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Armenian Apostolic Church of Crescenta Valley-Education Committee
6252 Honolulu Ave.
La Crescenta, CA. 91214
Tel: 818-244-9645
E-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Haroutune Armenian will be the guest speaker on the subject of
"Living with the Mountains: From Ararat to Mount Lukens" at the
Armenian Apostolic Church of Crescenta Valley, located at Western
Prelacy's "Dikran and Zarouhi Der Ghazarian" Hall, at 6252 Honolulu
Ave., La Crescenta, California on Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 1pm,
following the Divine liturgy, which starts at 11am.
We are lucky to live in an area surrounded by mountains. However, do
we really benefit from this blessed environment? Using slides and a
narrative, Dr. Armenian's interesting and almost daily experiences of
hiking in these mountains with friends and family will be
presented. These experiences have carried them from the mountain peaks
of Armenia, including Mount Ararat, to Mount Kilimanjaro and the major
peaks of Southern California. During the presentation the principles
of this healthy lifestyle will be presented.
Dr. Haroutune Armenian is the Associate Dean of Academic Programs and
the Professor of epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public
Health. He is also a Professor Emeritus at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg
School of Public Health, where he received his MPH and Dr.P.H. degrees
(1972-4) following his M.D. from the American University of Beirut in
1968. Dr. Armenian's academic and development leadership has included
program development at the Ministry of Health in Bahrain, Dean of the
Faculty of Health Sciences at the American University of Beirut,
Director of the MPH Program at the Johns Hopkins University, and Dean
of the School of Public Health at the American University of Armenia
(AUA).
As President of the AUA for fourteen years, he was at the forefront of
the establishment of novel educational and development programs in
Armenia and the Middle East. Recent awards include the Movses
Khorenatsi Presidential Medal of Service in 2001 from the Republic of
Armenia and Presidential Medal of the Order of Cedars from the
Republic of Lebanon. Dr. Armenian has been on the central executive
council of the Armenian Church in Lebanon as well as on the executive
of the Hamazkaine Cultural Association and the Karageuzian
Foundation. He has published over 100 scientific papers and peer
reviewed chapters as well as 20 books. In Armenia, he continues to
lead the Turpanjian Rural Development Program with over 250 businesses
established in the villages and 600 people trained in
entrepreneurship. Dr. Armenian and his wife Sona are avid
mountaineers: they climbed Mount Ararat in an AUA expedition in 2006
and in June - July 2012, they climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
with their son Saro.
This event, which is organized by Crescenta Valley Church Education
Committee, is free and open to the public.
Armenian Apostolic Church of Crescenta Valley-Education Committee
6252 Honolulu Ave.
La Crescenta, CA. 91214
Tel: 818-244-9645
E-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Haroutune Armenian will be the guest speaker on the subject of
"Living with the Mountains: From Ararat to Mount Lukens" at the
Armenian Apostolic Church of Crescenta Valley, located at Western
Prelacy's "Dikran and Zarouhi Der Ghazarian" Hall, at 6252 Honolulu
Ave., La Crescenta, California on Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 1pm,
following the Divine liturgy, which starts at 11am.
We are lucky to live in an area surrounded by mountains. However, do
we really benefit from this blessed environment? Using slides and a
narrative, Dr. Armenian's interesting and almost daily experiences of
hiking in these mountains with friends and family will be
presented. These experiences have carried them from the mountain peaks
of Armenia, including Mount Ararat, to Mount Kilimanjaro and the major
peaks of Southern California. During the presentation the principles
of this healthy lifestyle will be presented.
Dr. Haroutune Armenian is the Associate Dean of Academic Programs and
the Professor of epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public
Health. He is also a Professor Emeritus at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg
School of Public Health, where he received his MPH and Dr.P.H. degrees
(1972-4) following his M.D. from the American University of Beirut in
1968. Dr. Armenian's academic and development leadership has included
program development at the Ministry of Health in Bahrain, Dean of the
Faculty of Health Sciences at the American University of Beirut,
Director of the MPH Program at the Johns Hopkins University, and Dean
of the School of Public Health at the American University of Armenia
(AUA).
As President of the AUA for fourteen years, he was at the forefront of
the establishment of novel educational and development programs in
Armenia and the Middle East. Recent awards include the Movses
Khorenatsi Presidential Medal of Service in 2001 from the Republic of
Armenia and Presidential Medal of the Order of Cedars from the
Republic of Lebanon. Dr. Armenian has been on the central executive
council of the Armenian Church in Lebanon as well as on the executive
of the Hamazkaine Cultural Association and the Karageuzian
Foundation. He has published over 100 scientific papers and peer
reviewed chapters as well as 20 books. In Armenia, he continues to
lead the Turpanjian Rural Development Program with over 250 businesses
established in the villages and 600 people trained in
entrepreneurship. Dr. Armenian and his wife Sona are avid
mountaineers: they climbed Mount Ararat in an AUA expedition in 2006
and in June - July 2012, they climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
with their son Saro.
This event, which is organized by Crescenta Valley Church Education
Committee, is free and open to the public.