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    LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY TO HONOR UCLA PROF. COWE

    http://asbarez.com/121823/los-angeles-community-to-honor-ucla-prof-cowe/
    Friday, April 11th, 2014

    Dr. S Peter Cowe, Professor of Armenian Studies at UCLA

    Dr. Cowe to be honored on his 30th anniversary of teaching Armenian
    Studies; celebration to take place at The London, West Hollywood,
    on June 1

    LOS ANGELES--A newly formed Cowe Anniversary Committee, along with
    the Friends of UCLA Armenian Language and Culture Studies, will honor
    Professor S. Peter Cowe at its annual banquet on June 1st, marking the
    30th anniversary of his research and instruction in Armenian Studies.

    The event will take place at The London, a landmark hotel in West
    Hollywood, Los Angeles.

    "We are delighted to honor Prof. Cowe, one of the world's foremost
    scholars of Armenian studies, at our banquet this year," said Dr.

    Hagop Gulludjian of the Anniversary Committee, which comprises UCLA
    professors, graduate students, and community activists. "Along with
    his students, our colleagues, friends, and the Armenian community
    as a whole, we look forward to saluting a remarkably affable teacher
    appreciated for his brilliant intellect, continually positive attitude,
    and extraordinary dedication to the field of Armenology," Gulludjian
    said.

    Before coming to UCLA, from 1984 to 1996, Cowe taught Armenian language
    and literature at Columbia University, where he also established
    the Visiting Professorship in Armenian Studies program through the
    support of noted philanthropist Dr. Nikit Ordjanian.

    In 1987, Cowe was invited to deliver the keynote address in Armenian
    at the 30th-anniversary celebration of his predecessor Prof. Avedis
    Sanjian's contribution to the field of Armenian studies. Cowe's
    formal association with UCLA began in 1996, when he was appointed
    Visiting Associate Professor of Armenian Studies, teaching all
    three standards of the Armenian language (classical, modern Eastern,
    and modern Western) as well as literary history. Two years later,
    Cowe established the Friends of UCLA Armenian Language and Culture
    Studies as a conduit for fostering community involvement through
    academic and cultural events, and raising financial support to expand
    Armenological offerings at UCLA. In 2000, he was named holder of the
    Narekatsi Chair in Armenian Studies.

    Commenting on Cowe's qualities as a teacher, Shushan Karapetian, a UCLA
    Armenian Studies Program graduate student who will be completing her
    doctoral dissertation later this spring, said: "Over ten years ago,
    after a week into my first undergraduate course with Prof. Cowe,
    I was hooked -- enrolling in every class he offered -- and my
    future was determined. Without a second thought, I embarked on a
    journey into Armenian studies under the captivating direction of my
    guardian. As a scholar, he is simply unparalleled; as a teacher and
    mentor, he is versatile and open-minded, extremely supportive and
    engaged. My experience at UCLA would not be the same without his
    matchless imprint."

    The banquet will take place at the Kensington Ballroom of The London
    Hotel's Gordon Ramsay Restaurant. "It is interesting to note that
    celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is of Scottish descent," said Dr. Hrach
    Khudatyan of the Friends of UCLA Armenian Language and Culture
    Studies and added: "In view of Prof. Cowe's Scottish descent, our
    banquet will feature a number of special surprises, in celebration
    of his background."

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