Recipients
Organization of the Year
2019: HIVE Ventures, Venture Capital firm investing in early-stage startups lead by Armenian entrepreneurs
Lifetime Achievement Award
2022: Alice Issai, President, Adventist Health Glendale
2019: Richard G. Hovannisian, Professor Emeritus of Armenian & Near Eastern History, UCLA & Presidential Fellow, Chapman University
2018: George R. Phillips, Sr., Founding member of APS, Attorney
2012: Dr. Vaughn Gregor, Founding member of APS, Engineer, Inventor, Industrialist
2004: Martin Marootian, Pharmacist, Lead Plaintiff in Marootian vs. New York Life Insurance
Achievement Award
2017: Sylvia Minassian
2009: Hermine Mahseredjian
2005: Jim Dorian
1993: Vartkes Barsam
1982: Vahe Churukian
1982: Richard Amerian
1978: Anita Zarmig Bishop
1977: Arthur Petoyan
1977: Vaughn Gregor
1975: George Chilingarian
1973: Armand Arabian
1973: Armen Sarafian
1972: Zohrab Kaprielian
Professional of the Year
2019: Berdj Karapetian, Armenian American Museum Executive Chairman
2017: Salpi Ghazarian, Director of USC's Institute of Armenian Studies, Co-Founder and Director of The Civilitas Foundation
2017: Noubar Afeyan, Founder & CEO of Flagship Pioneering, Co-Founder of 100 LIVES Initiative and Aurora Prize
2014: Katherine Sarafian, Film Producer (Pixar)
2013: Dickran M. Tevrizian, Jr., Federal Judge
2012: Dr. Vaughn Gregor, Founding member of APS, Engineer, Inventor, Industrialist
2011: Dr. Frieda Jordan, Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry, Founder and President
2010: John Marshall Evans, Former Ambassador to Armenia Press Release for 2010 APSLA Professional of the Year
2009: Dr. Vartan Gregorian, President of Carnegie Corporation of New York
2008: Vartan Oskanian, Fmr. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Armenia
2007: Harut Sassounian, President of United Armenian Fund
2017: Nicholas Hacopian, Entrepreneur and Armen Janian, Attorney
2005: George Avakian, Jazz Producer
2004: Mark J. Geragos, Attorney and Paul J. Geragos, Attorney
2003: Cynthia Tusan, JAA Founder
2002: Jerry Tarkanian, Basketball Coach
2001: Elizabeth Dole, Public Servant
2000: Alice Altoon, Judge and Ronald A. Altoon, Architect
1999: T. Gregory Kirianoff, Plastic Surgeon
1998: Robert Minas Shamlian, Banker
1997: Alice Petrossian, Educator
1996: Armen Der Kiureghian, Engineer-Educator
1995: Raffi Hovannisian, Attorney
1994: Gabriel Injejikian, Educator
1993: Marvin Baxter, Supreme Court Associate Justice, State of California
1992: Rendel L. Levonian, Surgeon
1991: Armand Arabian, Supreme Court Justice, State of California
1990: Louise Manoogian Simone, President, AGBU
1989: Raymond Damadian, Physician
1988: Vartkes Najarian, Orthopedic-Surgeon
1987: Karl Samuelian, Attorney
1986: John Najarian, Organ Transplant Surgeon
1985: Avedis K. Sanjian, Historian-Educator
1984: Hirair S. Hovnanian, Industrialist
1983: Charles Pashayan, Jr., Congressman, State of California
1982: Edward Mardigian, Industrialist
1981: George Deukmejian, Governor, State of California
1980: Grant Beglarian, Educator
1979: Richard Hovannisian, Historian-Educator
1978: Mihran Agbabian, Engineer
1977: Leo Garapedian, Educator
1976: J. Michael Hagopian, Film Producer
1975: Paul Avazian, Pastor
1974: Souren Saroyan, Attorney
1973: Archie Dikranian, Civic Leader
Young Professional of the Year
2022: Dr. Haig Aintablian, Physician
2018: Teni Panosian, Social Media Influencer, Actress
2019: HIVE Ventures, Venture Capital firm investing in early-stage startups lead by Armenian entrepreneurs
Lifetime Achievement Award
2022: Alice Issai, President, Adventist Health Glendale
2019: Richard G. Hovannisian, Professor Emeritus of Armenian & Near Eastern History, UCLA & Presidential Fellow, Chapman University
2018: George R. Phillips, Sr., Founding member of APS, Attorney
2012: Dr. Vaughn Gregor, Founding member of APS, Engineer, Inventor, Industrialist
2004: Martin Marootian, Pharmacist, Lead Plaintiff in Marootian vs. New York Life Insurance
Achievement Award
2017: Sylvia Minassian
2009: Hermine Mahseredjian
2005: Jim Dorian
1993: Vartkes Barsam
1982: Vahe Churukian
1982: Richard Amerian
1978: Anita Zarmig Bishop
1977: Arthur Petoyan
1977: Vaughn Gregor
1975: George Chilingarian
1973: Armand Arabian
1973: Armen Sarafian
1972: Zohrab Kaprielian
Professional of the Year
2019: Berdj Karapetian, Armenian American Museum Executive Chairman
2017: Salpi Ghazarian, Director of USC's Institute of Armenian Studies, Co-Founder and Director of The Civilitas Foundation
2017: Noubar Afeyan, Founder & CEO of Flagship Pioneering, Co-Founder of 100 LIVES Initiative and Aurora Prize
2014: Katherine Sarafian, Film Producer (Pixar)
2013: Dickran M. Tevrizian, Jr., Federal Judge
2012: Dr. Vaughn Gregor, Founding member of APS, Engineer, Inventor, Industrialist
2011: Dr. Frieda Jordan, Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry, Founder and President
2010: John Marshall Evans, Former Ambassador to Armenia Press Release for 2010 APSLA Professional of the Year
2009: Dr. Vartan Gregorian, President of Carnegie Corporation of New York
2008: Vartan Oskanian, Fmr. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Armenia
2007: Harut Sassounian, President of United Armenian Fund
2017: Nicholas Hacopian, Entrepreneur and Armen Janian, Attorney
2005: George Avakian, Jazz Producer
2004: Mark J. Geragos, Attorney and Paul J. Geragos, Attorney
2003: Cynthia Tusan, JAA Founder
2002: Jerry Tarkanian, Basketball Coach
2001: Elizabeth Dole, Public Servant
2000: Alice Altoon, Judge and Ronald A. Altoon, Architect
1999: T. Gregory Kirianoff, Plastic Surgeon
1998: Robert Minas Shamlian, Banker
1997: Alice Petrossian, Educator
1996: Armen Der Kiureghian, Engineer-Educator
1995: Raffi Hovannisian, Attorney
1994: Gabriel Injejikian, Educator
1993: Marvin Baxter, Supreme Court Associate Justice, State of California
1992: Rendel L. Levonian, Surgeon
1991: Armand Arabian, Supreme Court Justice, State of California
1990: Louise Manoogian Simone, President, AGBU
1989: Raymond Damadian, Physician
1988: Vartkes Najarian, Orthopedic-Surgeon
1987: Karl Samuelian, Attorney
1986: John Najarian, Organ Transplant Surgeon
1985: Avedis K. Sanjian, Historian-Educator
1984: Hirair S. Hovnanian, Industrialist
1983: Charles Pashayan, Jr., Congressman, State of California
1982: Edward Mardigian, Industrialist
1981: George Deukmejian, Governor, State of California
1980: Grant Beglarian, Educator
1979: Richard Hovannisian, Historian-Educator
1978: Mihran Agbabian, Engineer
1977: Leo Garapedian, Educator
1976: J. Michael Hagopian, Film Producer
1975: Paul Avazian, Pastor
1974: Souren Saroyan, Attorney
1973: Archie Dikranian, Civic Leader
Young Professional of the Year
2022: Dr. Haig Aintablian, Physician
2018: Teni Panosian, Social Media Influencer, Actress