PRESIDENT AWARDS HONORARY TITLES TO PEOPLE OF ART AND CULTURE

ARMENPRESS
May 26, 2008

YEREVAN, MAY 26, ARMENPRESS: On the occasion of the First Republic
holiday, marked on May 28, President Serzh Sarkisian signed a decree
to award honorary titles of the Republic of Armenia to the following
people.

The presidential press service said the honorary title of People’s
Artist was awarded to Robert Sahakian, a cartoon director. Robert
Elibakian was awarded the title of the People’s Painter.

The titles of Honored Artists were awarded to Marine Abrahamian, a
pianist, Armen Babakhanian, a pianist, Norayr Davtian, art director
and chief conductor of the Armenian folk musical instruments ensemble,
Artyom Khachatrian, head of the instruments section of Sayat Nova
bard ensemble, Asatur Karapetian, chief dance teacher of Armenian
state dance ensemble, Alexander Kosemian, viola player of Komitas
state quartet and Anna Mailian, singer.

The title of Honorary Painter was awarded to Hrant Tadevosian.

The title of Honored Teacher was awarded to Daniel Tadevosian, military
instruction teacher of number 158 secondary school of Yerevan named
after M. Gorgisian.

Titles of Honorary Workers of Art were awarded to Karen Aghamian-
painter, head of the Union of Armenian Painters, Ararat Aghasian,
director of Institute of Art of the National Academy of Sciences,
Armen Tutunjian, art director of Chico and Friends jazz group, Araks
Sarian, a musical critic, professor.

Titles of Honorary Workers of Culture ware awarded to Levon Ananian,
chairman of the Union of Armenian Writers, Karen Gevorkian, chief dance
teacher of Berd ensemble, Murad Hakobian, art director of Sardarapat
dance ensemble of the House of Officers of the Defense Ministry, Armen
Manukian, a pianist, art director of One Nation-One Culture Foundation,
Gevork Chakmanian, art director of Taron children bard ensemble.

Tigran Liloyan, correspondent for Itar-Tass news agency, was awarded
the title of Honored Journalist.