SANDRA SHAHINIAN LEITNER (SJS CHARITABLE TRUST)
To know that young women like Rubina are benefiting from a scholarship is a gratifying outcome of my involvement with AUA. The clarity of her intended uses of her education and vision for women in the IT industry is a credit to her professors and, no doubt, to her home environment. I have full confidence that she will be […]
HIRAIR HOVNANIAN
In my businesses in the USA, the women I have hired over the decades have always been some of my most hard-working and dedicated employees, and I believe the women of Armenia are no different. I believe they will be leaders of industry and a large part of the future of Armenia. AUA is an […]
“THE LEGACY OF STRONG ARMENIAN WOMEN PAVES THE WAY FOR THE “YES, ARMENIAN WOMEN CAN!” CAMPAIGN
In 1914 in a city called Kharpert, known as the Golden Plain – the Voski Dasht – of the Armenian Highlands, a young woman named Marie Hovagimian was preparing for her high school graduation. Dressed in a white ruffled silk blouse and a long flowing skirt, matching the outfits of her three fellow female students, […]
AREV PETROSYAN JOINS “YES, ARMENIAN WOMEN CAN!” CAMPAIGN
The American University of Armenia’s “Yes, Armenian Women Can!” campaign got a little more colorful. World renowned artist Arev Petrosyan has joined the cause by donating proceeds from her purchased paintings to the visionary initiative, which provides scholarships for female AUA students studying computer science, engineering and information technology. “It is a great pleasure for […]
Navasargian Family Connection to AUA & the Homeland
Since the founding of AUA, Alice Navasargian and her late husband, Edward, have remained strong proponents of the University as well as of its students. The couple forged ties with AUA early on in its development through Dr. Mihran Agbabian and his wife, Elizabeth, who led fundraising efforts throughout the greater California community. Over the […]
Perpetual Free Spirit: The Legacy of Sara Ann Bilezikian
Sara Bilezikian was a free spirit, in the truest sense of the word. One whose priorities lay within nature, dedicating her time to protecting the earth and its inhabitants. Tragically, Sara’s life was cut short at the age of 23, but the fervent spirit she possessed did not die—it lives on through her name. After […]
Education Is the Foundation for Everything
The JHM Charitable Foundation’s Empowerment of Women at AUA Hasmik Mgrdichian was born in 1923 in Detroit, Michigan, to parents who escaped the Armenian Genocide. When the massacres began in Kharpert, they fled on foot, traveling through various routes to Russia, Mongolia, and Japan. They eventually made it to the United States and settled permanently […]
Violet Jamgochian Karagozian’s Legacy Inspires the Next Generation of Brilliant Women in STEM!
Drs. Ann Karagozian and Theodore Sarafian, AUA Trustee and scholarship supporters, have established the Violet Jamgochian Karagozian Endowed Scholarship Fund in response to the “Yes, Armenian Women Can!” campaign at AUA. The scholarship is named in memory of Dr. Karagozian’s mother, Violet Jamgochian Karagozian. Thanks to this magnanimous contribution to the campaign, Violet’s legacy will […]
ServiceTitan Establishing Endowed Scholarship Fund in Support of “Yes, Armenian Women Can!” campaign at AUA
ServiceTitan founders Vahe Kuzoyan and Ara Madessian both grew up in households that valued education. They believe that Armenia’s greatest competitive advantage is the convergence of education and technology. “Our goal is to invest in the community, and the most valuable way we can do that is through investing in quality education and top talent,” […]
California High School Calculus Teacher Believes in Yes, Armenian Women Can!
As a high school Calculus teacher, Vivian Moutafian is no stranger to finding solutions to complex problems. She recognizes the need to promote diversity and educational opportunities for women in the field of technology, which is why she was inspired to support AUA’s Yes, Armenian Women Can! campaign. “The areas of Engineering and Computer Science […]