Recipients
Organization of the Year
2019 HIVE Ventures, Venture Capital firm investing in early stage startups lead by Armenian entrepreneurs
Lifetime Achievement Award
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
2006 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
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
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
2006 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
2018 Teni Panosian, Social Media Influencer, Actress