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Requested Service Address CA FRESNO, FRESNO, Fresno, CA 93740-8001 CA Fresno, 262 No. No. Permit 5245 N. Backer Ave. M/S PB 4 PB M/S Ave. Backer N. 5245 PAID Program Studies Armenian Postage U.S. & Organization Students Armenian Armenian Non-Profit The Newspaper of the CSU, Fresno CSU, the of Newspaper The HYE SHARZHOOM th Armenian Action 24 FA| <ARVOUM Year March 2003 Vol. 24, No. 3 (81) Supplement to The Collegian Ambassador Kirakossian Guest Speaker at ASP 17th Annual Banquet ZHANNA BAGDASAROV AND ALEX BUNCH STAFF WRITERS On the evening of Sunday, February 9, 2003, Armenian Stud- ies Program faculty, as well as stu- dent scholarship recipients and sup- porters of the program came to- gether at the Residence Dining Fa- cility to celebrate the 25th anniver- sary of the Armenian Studies Pro- gram at California State Univer- sity, Fresno. Among the distinguished guests were: Arman Kirakossian, the Ambassador of Armenia to the United States, Valery Mkrtoumian, Counsel General of the Republic of Armenia to the United States (Los Vaugh-Dotta Angeles), Dr. John Welty, Presi- Randy dent of Fresno State, Dr. Luis Costa, Dean of the College of Arts and Photos: Randy Vaughn-Dotta 2002-03 Armenian Studies Program scholarship recipients pictured with distinguished guests CSUF Photo: Humanities, and California State President Dr. John Welty, Ambassador Arman Kirakossian, and Counsel General Valery Mkrtoumian. Amb. Arman Kirakossian Senator Chuck Poochigian: all were present to honor the success of the with one another. Following the of John Kirakossian, a former For- Two YSU Professors Visit Fresno Armenian Studies Program. reception was dinner, during which eign Minister of Armenia and fa- The banquet began with a re- Dr. Dickran Kouymjian introduced ther of the Dr. Kirakossian, who ception, which included appetizers the guests of the evening. To honor was invited to speak at Fresno State and refreshments and provided an the presence of the ambassador, SEE BANQUET PAGE 8 opportunity for people to socialize Kouymjian presented a photograph M. Victoria Kazan Endowment Funded with $358,000 Gift fees and commissions as well as tober 1997. Mr. and Mrs. Kazan, CHRIS TOZLIAN five years of maintenance paid by who have been long-time support- STAFF WRITER the university, has been deposited ers of the Armenian Studies Pro- in the M. Victoria Karagozian gram at CSU Fresno, have made With the current talk of budget Kazan Endowment for Armenian the two largest contributions to the cuts throughout the whole of the Studies. Armenian Studies Program at California State University system, This represents by far the larg- Fresno State. Though life-long resi- it is quite reassuring for the Arme- est single gift ever to the Armenian dents of New York and Florida, the nian Studies Program at CSU Studies Program, even larger than Kazans chose Fresno State over Fresno to have gracious benefac- Mr. Kazan’s $320,000 funding of east coast universities because of L to R: YSU professor Karine Asryan, Barlow Der Mugrdechian of tors. These budget cuts weigh on the Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan its dynamic Armenian Studies Pro- the Armenian Studies Program, and professor Arman Gabrielyan. the minds of professors and admin- endowed Visiting Professorship in gram. istration alike, but from within the Armenian Studies. The new en- Mr. Kazan’s endowments to CHRIS TOZLIAN Armenian Studies program, things dowment is to be used, according the Armenian Studies Program at STAFF WRITER given for a three-year period, and Fresno State is currently in its third are “looking up.” to the agreement of 1998, in three Fresno State stem from his desire During the last two weeks of year of this program; Fresno State In 1998, it was announced that ways: to provide scholarship funds, to encourage the scholarship of January and the first week of Feb- has received a $300,000 grant to Mr. Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan to finance the M. Victoria college students. Mr. Kazan, after ruary 2003, Arman Gabrielyan and make this exchange program pos- and his wife Victoria would be mak- Karagozian Monograph and Lec- coming to America, received his Karine Asryan were not within their sible. Barlow Der Mugrdechian of ing their second sizable donation to ture Series, and to help underwrite bachelor’s degree in History from regular confines on the campus of the Armenian Studies Program the Armenian Studies Program at the administrative and operating New York University, and he then Yerevan State University (YSU), authored the grant and is the project Fresno State. This endowment came expenses of the Armenian Studies received his law degree from St. where they both are associate pro- director. This exchange program is in a different form than most: a Program. John’s University. He has said fessors in the university’s Faculty funded by the United States State house in East Quoque, Long Is- The endowment is named in that, if he had the choice, Mr. Kazan land, New York, which was given the memory of Henry Kazan’s wife, of Economics (Business School). Department’s Bureau of Educa- SEE KAZAN PAGE 6 Instead, they were attending classes tional and Cultural Affairs. to the Armenian Studies Program Victoria, who passed away in Oc- daily at CSU Fresno. Professors Gabrielyan and with the understanding the Kazans For the last three years, Fresno Asryan spent most of their time would be able to continue to live in WHAT’S INSIDE ... State and YSU have been partici- within the classrooms of Fresno it until their deaths. pating in an international exchange State, as they observed different However, Mr. Kazan, who YSU Student On His Way To An MBA, PAGE 3 program called the Newly Inde- teaching styles. Most of the classes lives alone in June Beach, Florida and Long Island, decided to buy the pendent States College & Univer- they attended were business-ori- ASP Website Soars Past 450,000 Hits, PAGE 4 sity Partnership Program ented, but the two professors did house back from the university and (NISCUPP). This exchange pro- manage to fit into their schedules a give it to members of his family. In gram provides funding for univer- visit to the Armenian language class September, the house was pur- ASO Winter Dance, PAGE 4 sities to send their faculty members being taught on campus; they also chased by Mr. Kazan in an all cash deal at the current selling price. to another university for a short had the opportunity to address the Armenian Architecture Class, PAGE 7 The proceeds, $358,245 net after period of time. The grants are SEE YSU VISIT PAGE 5 2 Hye Sharzhoom March 2003 Armenian Studies Program Book/Video/CD/ Donations HYE SHARZHOOM Dr. Dickran Kouymjian and the Armenian Studies Program would like to thank the authors and publishers for the following FA| <ARVOUM books, periodicals, videos, and archival gifts either offered person- ally or to the Program. Editor Staff Writers Sevag Tateosian Gevork Aristakesyan Armenian International Women’s Association and Dr. Barbara Merguerian, Watertown, MA, for the copies of the books: Armenian Women in a Zhanna Bagdasarov Changing World, edited by Barbara J. Merguerian and Doris D. Jafferian, Layout Alex Bunch Boston, 1995; Voices of Armenian Women, edited by Barbara J. Merguerian and Joy Renjilan-Burgy, Boston, 2000; and Queens of the Armenians: 150 Dikran Chekian Marine Ekezyan Biographies Based on History and Legend, by Hayk Khachatrian, translated by Nouné Sekhopossian. Mandy Estrada Archbishop Dr. Goriun Babian, Armenian Prelacy, Salmiyeh, Kuwait, for the Photographers Carina Karakashian copy of his book, The Relations between the Armenian and Georgian Churches according to the Armenian Sources 300-610. Dikran Chekian Nyrie Karkazian John Chookasian, Fresno, CA, for the copies of his CDs: Armenian Music, Barlow Der Mugrdechian Arpik Paraghamian Echoes from the Past and Chookasian Armenian Concert Ensemble Avantagan, available at [email protected]. Anoush Ekparian Mitchell Peters Dr. Luis Costa, CSU Fresno Press, Fresno, CA, William Saroyan, Where the Armen Postoyan Bones Go, edited by Robert Setrakian, Fresno: The Press at California State University, Fresno, 2002, 140 pages. A portion of William Saroyan’s vast Advisors Hakop Tataryan personal memoir. Chris Tozlian Daughters of Vartan, Fresno, CA, for the copy of Vardanants: Yerger Yev Barlow Der Mugrdechian Sharakanner (Songs and Sharakans of Vardanants), 1500th Anniversary of Vardanants. Etchmiadzin: 2001. Bill Erysian Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Armenian Church of Canada, for the copies of Dickran Kouymjian books and pamphlets on the Armenian Church. Marcos Grigorian, New York artist, for his book, The Gate of Auschwitz, about a massive art work of the 1960s. The Islamic Education Center, Saudi, Arabia, for the books A Brief Illustrated Guide to Understanding Islam and Woman In the Shade of Islam California State University, Fresno Dominique Janvier, Jérôme Prieur, Tous les objets sont des sphinx, Paris: La Pionnière, 2002, limited edition. An illustrated essay on miscellaneous Armenian Studies Program objects left in the tombs of the pharaohs by the workers who made them. Rev. Fr. Karekin Kasparian, St. Gregory Church, White Plains, NY, for the copy of the book by Onnik Xnkikyan Syunik during the Bronze and Iron Fall 2003 Schedule of Courses Ages, 2002. Leo & Marlys Keoshian, Palo Alto, CA, for the two books, Armenian Course Units Time Day Instructor Atrocities:The Murder of a Nation by Lord Bryce and Armenia Her Culture General Education and Aspirations by Arshag Mahdesian. Aram J. Kevorkian, Confessions of a Francophile and other Essays from The Social Sciences, Area D3, for students using 1999/2000 catalog and after Kevorkian Newsletter. 1980-2000, Paris: Taderon Press, 2002, 391 pages, Division 9-Other Cultures, for students using 1998/1999 catalog and before large format. A selection of the best essays that this literate lawyer from • Arm S 10 Intro to Arm Studies 3 10:00-10:50A MWF B Der Mugrdechian Philadelphia, who has spent his adult life in Paris and was Saroyan’s lawyer, written on a monthly basis for his newsletter, including five on Armenia and an obituary on Saroyan.