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    ARMENIANS of COLORADO
    Tax I.D. #L98-09585
    www.armeniansofcolorado.org
    P.O. Box 13854
    Denver, Colorado 80201
    Contact: Betty Ohannessian, President
    E-mail: [email protected]


    PRESS RELEASE

    April 2, 2009



    ARMENIANS OF COLORADO HOST AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ARMENIA GUESTS


    The Armenians of Colorado (AOC) welcomed Mr. Ronald Altoon and Mr.
    Edward Avedisian to Louisville, Colorado on March 24, 2009 with a
    festive reception and a full table of delicious Armenian delicacies
    prepared by the AOC board members. The group gathered at the lovely
    home of Betty and John Ohannessian to hear Mr. Altoon describe his
    experiences in designing a state-of-the-art educational building for the
    American University of Armenia (AUA).

    Dr. Kenell Touryan, an AOC member and AUA's Vice President for Research
    and Development, welcomed the 35 guests, including Mr. Bruce Janigian,
    AUA's Vice President for Development and Government Relations, and Mr.
    Dan Maljanian, AUA's Director of Development. AUA's founding Chairman
    of the Board of Trustees and former University of California official
    Dr. William Frazer is an Aspen, Colorado resident and had hoped to
    attend, but weather prevented him from traveling.

    Mr. Altoon, founding design partner of Altoon + Porter Architects in Los
    Angeles, presented slides of the $16 million Paramaz Avedisian Building
    project and described the numerous challenges he faced in bringing new
    building techniques and environmentally sensitive solutions to the
    country of Armenia. The 100,000 square foot building, which doubles the
    size of the AUA campus in Yerevan, Armenia, added a new lecture hall,
    classrooms, laboratories, research centers, faculty offices, conference
    rooms, a café, and an art gallery. The project was established with a
    lead gift from the family of Khoren and Shooshanig Avedisian.

    Altoon, of Los Angeles, California and Avedisian, of Lexington,
    Massachusetts, were in town to make a presentation to the Society for
    College and University Planning (SCUP) conference in Boulder on March
    25. Quoting William Saroyan, Mr. Altoon remarked that AOC had indeed
    created a "New Armenia" by joining together in the state of Colorado and
    providing Armenians with the opportunity to gather and enjoy fellowship.
    He also invited the Armenians of Colorado to join AUA in its efforts to
    support the future of Armenia by ensuring the availability of quality
    graduate education. Mrs. Mara Gevorgian, an AOC member and a graduate
    of AUA's business school, who now works for Standard & Poors, closed the
    program by telling of the impact her MBA has had on her career and the
    fond memories she has of her time at AUA.

    Armenians of Colorado, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit cultural
    organization established in June of 1980. Its purpose is to create a
    cohesive Armenian community and to further the understanding of Armenian
    history, culture, language, customs, and heritage. AOC actively supports
    issues and concerns of the Armenian-American community in Colorado as
    well as those identified within the Armenian Diaspora communities
    throughout the world.

    The group facilitates Armenian scholars and artists to share their work
    with the Colorado community. AOC also works with the Denver Starz Encore
    Film Festival, the Denver Symphony Orchestra, and Opera Colorado in
    supporting Armenian talent from many parts of the world. It is through
    programs such as these that AOC provides inspiring events and enhances
    cultural diversity within the Colorado community.

    In addition to offering stimulating cultural and educational programs,
    AOC is working toward establishing an Armenian Cultural Center. AOC
    recently purchased a property in the Denver area and hopes to raise
    sufficient funds to build the center in the near future. For additional
    information about AOC, please visit www.armeniansofcolorado.org. For
    additional information about AUA, please visit www.aua.am.
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