ARMENIAN PRESIDENT HANDS MEDALS AND HONORARY TITLES TO SCIENTIFIC, CULTURAL, HEALTH AND EDUCATION FIGURES
ARMENPRESS
May 28, 2008
YEREVAN, MAY 28, ARMENPRESS: Armenian President Serzh Sargsian
personally handed today medals and honorary titles to cultural,
scientific, health and education figures. The decree was signed by
the president on May 26 on the occasion of the First Republic holiday.
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 were 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.
With the decree of the president St. Mesrop Mashtots medals were
awarded to academician of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences
Sergey Mergelian, chief surgeon of the "Nork-Marash" medical center
Hakob Hovakimian. Armenian deputy culture minister Gagik Gyurjian
was awarded Anania Shirakatsi medal.
Mkhitar Heratsi medals were awarded to doctor-oncologist of the Gyumri
oncological dispenser of Alexan Grigorian, pediatrician of the Martuni
hospital Atom Manukian, doctor-cardiologist of Noyemberian medical
center Susanna Sahakian, director of Agarak hospital Tsaghik Vardanian.
Rector of the Vanadzor Tumanian State Pedagogical Institute,
professor Gurgen Khachatrian, trumpeter of A. Merangulian folk musical
instruments ensemble of Armenian public radio Seryozha Karapetian and
art critic, deputy director of the Armenian National Gallery Hasmik
Harutyunian were awarded Movses Khorenatsi medals.
"Today we award those people who have notable contribution to the
development of science, education, culture and health in our country. I
am convinced that this is a very responsible moment as not all succeed
in reaching such creative, professional achievements," Serzh Sargsian
said congratulating them.
He noted that it is necessary to have not only talent and bright
skills but also ability to work hard, high civil responsibility and
love towards the homeland.
"Your personal victories are assessed by the state and the public and
your way will be an example for many those who devoted themselves to
creative work and helping the people. With your work you help to raise
the image of Armenia, and give new quality to the spiritual, mental and
humanitarian potential of our state. I wish that the cultural figures
create more valuable works to bring up more prepared and patriotic
generation and that the doctors cure our compatriots with more love. If
it is so no one can win us, our country will be flourishing. I warmly
congratulate you on receiving high state awards, and I am sure that
we are united towards the general goal of development and progress
of Armenia," the Armenian president pointed out.