DR. SONYA MKRYAN NAMED A "WOMAN OF THE YEAR" IN CALIFORNIA

PanARMENIAN.Net
24.03.2009 23:38 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On Saturday Representative Adam Schiff honored
Dr. Sonya Mkryan for her commitment and service to Altadena by naming
her a "Woman of the Year" in California’s 29th Congressional District.

"Sonya’s life story is a testament to the tenacity and generosity of
the human spirit, and her steadfast dedication and selfless service
are an invaluable addition to the legacy of Women’s History Month,"
said Schiff.

As Congressman Adam Schiff’s spokesman, Mr Sean Oblack told
PanARMENIAN.Net, every March, during Women’s History Month, Rep. Schiff
honors one outstanding woman from each of the communities in the 29th
Congressional District.

Sonya Mkryan was born in Sanjak, the French mandate of Syria, and
emigrated at age ten to Soviet Armenia with her parents and three
siblings. By the time she traveled from Armenia to the United States
with her husband and three children in 1979, she had obtained a PhD
in Technical Studies and worked for two decades as a scientist and
researcher at the Armenian Academy of Sciences.

A woman of multiple talents, Sonya is also an artist and a
writer. Aside from scientific articles published in the Russian, she
has published six books of poetry and short stories: five in Armenian
and the sixth in English. She is a member of the Armenian Writers
Union of California and is an honorable member of the International
Society of Poets.