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OHAN POTRUMIAN AWARDED "HAIKAZUN AND ANAHIT VARDIVARIAN" "ZARTONK" PRESS PRIZE
Translated by L.H.
AZG Armenian Daily #165
12/09/2007
Social
Lebanese-Armenian publicist and pedagogue Ohan Potrumian was awarded
an annual press prize of Beirut "Zartonk".
On August 28, public figure Hakob Vardivarian (from New York) gave
the prize of 2006 to the Lebanese-Armenian publicist Ohan Potrumian
at a ceremony in Beirut . Representatives of Lebanese-Armenian
press, intellectuals, public and cultural figures participated at
the ceremony.
Chief editor of "Zartonk" Paruyr Aghbashian, Fh. Andranik Kranian,
Gaspar Terterian, Jirair Nairi spoke about the social and pedagogical
activities of Ohan Potrumian. Member of Ramkavar Azatakan Party (RAP),
publicist Hakob Vardivarian made a speech, too.
Ohan Potrumian thanked for the prize and mentioned about the big
role of Diaspora's press in the observance of Armenian traditions,
culture and language. He expressed a hope for the re-publication of
"Zartonk", as its publication had been stopped for 8 months.
Ohan Potrumian was born in 1944. He srudied at Melgonian College
of Cyprus. After that he graduated from the Faculty of Philology
of Yerevan State University. Then he has devoted himself to the
pedagogical sphere teaching Armenian History and Armenian Language
at AGBU schools. From 1990 to 1999 he worked as director of Nuparian
preparatory and Alek Manukian secondary college in Montevideo.
He contributes to RAP press many years.
Translated by L.H.
AZG Armenian Daily #165
12/09/2007
Social
Lebanese-Armenian publicist and pedagogue Ohan Potrumian was awarded
an annual press prize of Beirut "Zartonk".
On August 28, public figure Hakob Vardivarian (from New York) gave
the prize of 2006 to the Lebanese-Armenian publicist Ohan Potrumian
at a ceremony in Beirut . Representatives of Lebanese-Armenian
press, intellectuals, public and cultural figures participated at
the ceremony.
Chief editor of "Zartonk" Paruyr Aghbashian, Fh. Andranik Kranian,
Gaspar Terterian, Jirair Nairi spoke about the social and pedagogical
activities of Ohan Potrumian. Member of Ramkavar Azatakan Party (RAP),
publicist Hakob Vardivarian made a speech, too.
Ohan Potrumian thanked for the prize and mentioned about the big
role of Diaspora's press in the observance of Armenian traditions,
culture and language. He expressed a hope for the re-publication of
"Zartonk", as its publication had been stopped for 8 months.
Ohan Potrumian was born in 1944. He srudied at Melgonian College
of Cyprus. After that he graduated from the Faculty of Philology
of Yerevan State University. Then he has devoted himself to the
pedagogical sphere teaching Armenian History and Armenian Language
at AGBU schools. From 1990 to 1999 he worked as director of Nuparian
preparatory and Alek Manukian secondary college in Montevideo.
He contributes to RAP press many years.