The Eastern Diocese has announced the recipients of the 2024-25 academic year Diocesan scholarships.
The Diocese presents awards each year to students enrolled in four-year undergraduate programs who have demonstrated a high degree of scholarship and leadership in their local parishes.
The program is supported by various endowment funds, including the Adrina Movsesian Scholarship, the Armine Dikijian Journalism Scholarship, the Mabel Fenner Scholarship, and the George Holopigian Memorial Fund.
This year the Diocese distributed more than $40,000 in grants to 43 students from parishes across the Diocese.
Below are the names of this year’s scholarship recipients.
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Reagan Apkarian, St. John Armenian Church, MI
Leah Baharozian, St. John Armenian Church, MI
Sona Bardakjian, St. Sahag and St. Mesrob Armenian Church, PA
Karo Boyadzhyan, St. Nersess Armenian Seminary, NY
Diana Bozoyan, Holy Cross Armenian Church, NJ
Harry Chakmakian, St. James Armenian Church, MA
Armen Oknayan, St. John Armenian Church, MI
Armen Deroian, St. Stepanos Armenian Church, NJ
Meline Deukmedjian, Holy Martyrs Armenian Church, NY
Andrew Gorgissian, St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church, NY
Arek Gulbankian, Holy Trinity Armenian Church, MA
Sosi Hagopian, St. James Armenian Church, IL
Lauren Hutchison, St. James Armenian Church, MA
Michael Joulfayan, St. Mary Armenian Church, FL
Ruben Karapetyan, St. Mary Armenian Church, DC
Sophia Kazarian, St. John Armenian Church, MI
Maria Kessablyan, Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Church, MA
Lenna Kouzoujian, St. Gregory the Enlightener, NY
Sevana Mailian, St. John Armenian Church, MI
Maritza Maksoudian, St. Gregory of Narek, OH
Vaughn Maksoudian, St. Gregory of Narek, OH
Tigran Mardanyan, St. James Armenian Church, MA
Arsen Melkumyan, Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Church, MA
Mara Najarian, St. John Armenian Church, MI
Mary Nazarian, Soorp Haroutiun Armenian Church, FL
Norin Okan, Holy Cross Armenian Church, NJ
Harry Oldham, Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Church, MA
Christina Palmieri, Holy Martyrs Armenian Church, NY
Aren Panian, St. James Armenian Church, MA
Karo Petrosyan, Holy Cross Armenian Church, NY
Carlos Rivera, Holy Translators Armenian Church, MA
Carlysia Rivera, Holy Translators Armenian Church, MA
Ari Sarafian, St. Thomas Armenian Church, NJ
Lori Sarafian, St. Thomas Armenian Church, NJ
Maral Sarafian, St. Thomas Armenian Church, NJ
Jacob Tashjian, Holy Ascension Armenian Church, CT
Garine Tervizian, St. Vartan Cathedral, NY
Isabel Toghramadjian, St. James Armenian Church, IL
Michael Trivino, Armenian Church of Holy Martyrs, NY
Amelia Tonoyan, St. Sahag Armenian Church, MN
Ani Tonoyan, St. Sahag Armenian Church, MN
Nishan Torigian, St. Thomas Armenian Church, NJ
Viken Torigian, St. Thomas Armenian Church, NJ