The Eastern Diocese has announced the recipients of the 2025-26 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 some $30,000 in grants to 51 students from parishes across the Diocese.
Below are the names of this year’s scholarship recipients.
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Armen Aprahamian, Holy Ascension Armenian Church, CT
Symona Baiatian, Holy Trinity Armenian Church, MA
Jacob Ballentine, Holy Archangels Armenian Church, MA
Harry Chakmakian, St. James Armenian Church, MA
Lucine Ciamcian, Holy Martyrs Armenian Church, NY
Eduard Danilyan, St. James Armenian Church, IL
Meline Deukmekjian, Holy Martyrs Armenian Church, NY
Grigor Galstyan, Soorp Haroutiun Armenian Church, FL
Arek Gulbankian, Holy Trinity Armenian Church, MA
Lauren Hutchison, St. James Armenian Church, MA
Gohar Karapetyan, Holy Trinity Armenian Church, MA
Ruben Karapetyan, St. Mary Armenian Church, DC
Alexander Khoja-Eynatyan, St. James Armenian Church, IL
Cole Kazanjian, St. Leon Armenian Church, NJ
Aram Kirakosian, St. James Armenian Church, IL
Aram Krajekian, St. Sarkis Armenian Church, NC
Meghry Krajekian, St. Sarkis Armenian Church, NC
Damian Lilla, St. James Armenian Church, MA
Rebecca Magee , St. John Armenian Church, MI
Mary Nazarian, Soorp Haroutiun Armenian Church, FL
Artashes Oganezov, Holy Trinity Armenian Church, MA
Michael Ohanesian, St. John Armenian Church, MI
Vartan Ohanesian, St. John Armenian Church, MI
Louisa Saakian, Armenian Church of Nashville, TN
Matthew Santerian, Holy Trinity Armenian Church, PA
Lori Sarafian, St. Thomas Armenian Church, NJ
Maral Sarafian, St. Thomas Armenian Church, NJ
Amelie Tonoyan, St. Paul Armenian Church, MN
Garri Vehapetyan, Holy Trinity Armenian Church, MA
Laura Barsamyan, Holy Cross Armenian Church, NY
Mariana Bekarian, St. Garabed Armenian Church, CA
Adam Chakmakian, St. James Armenian Church, MA
Cecilia Deroian, St. Stepanos Armenian Church, NJ
David Forte, St. Gregory the Enlightener Armenian Church, NY
Artashes Hovhannisyan, St. Mary Armenian Church, DC
Mary Kristasatryan, St. Mary Armenian Church, DC
Edgar Nalbandian, Holy Trinity Armenian Church, MA
Christopher Papazian, St. James Armenian Church, MA
Karo Petrosian, Holy Cross Armenian Church, NY
Christian Rivera, St. James Armenian Church, MA
Elle Sabarese, Holy Ascension Armenian Church, CT
Nicole Santerian, Holy Trinity Armenian Church, PA
Izabell Tenekedzhyan, St. James Armenian Church, MA
Natalie Tenekedzhyan, St. James Armenian Church, MA
Vicken John Torigian, St. Thomas Armenian Church, NJ
Grace Yacobe, St. Sahag & St. Mesrob Armenian Church, PA
Diana Abramian, Holy Trinity Armenian Church, MA
Mark Boyajian, Holy Translators Armenian Church, MA
Nairi Davidian, St. James Armenian Church, MA
Maria Stepanyan, St. Mary Armenian Church, DC
Sargis Ginosyan, St. Nersess Armenian Seminary, NY