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    PRESS RELEASE
    June 4, 2014

    ARMENIAN ASSEMBLY OF AMERICA
    Contact: Taniel Koushakjian
    Email: [email protected]
    Phone: (202) 393-3434
    Web: www.aaainc.org


    ASSEMBLY'S TERJENIAN-THOMAS SUMMER INTERNS ARRIVE IN WASHINGTON


    Washington, D.C. - This week, the 37th class of the Armenian Assembly
    of America's (Assembly) Terjenian-Thomas summer interns arrived in the
    nation's capital, reported the Assembly. Twelve students from across
    the United States will be living together and working throughout
    Washington, D.C. in various capacities in both government and private
    sectors during the eight-week program.

    "We have a bright and capable group of young adults this summer who
    are excited to begin the next chapter in their professional careers,'
    stated summer internship coordinator Lena Krikorian. `Everyone is
    looking forward to exploring Washington and making life-long
    friends,' Krikorian said.

    Founded in 1977, the Armenian Assembly Summer Internship Program is the
    first internship program established by an Armenian organization in
    America. Last summer, the Terjenian-Thomas Internship Program announced
    that over 1,000 students of Armenian descent have graduated through the
    Assembly ranks. From its earliest phases the Armenian community strongly
    supported the Assembly Summer Internship Program with major gifts from the
    Richard Tufenkian Memorial Fund, the John Hanessian Scholarship Fund, the
    Armen Astarjian Scholarship Fund, the Ohanian Memorial Fund, James and
    Connie Melikian and the Knights of Vartan. In 2003, the Assembly's Summer
    Internship Program was renamed in honor of Aram and Florence Terjenian and
    Annie Thomas after the announcement of their pace-setting $1 million
    donation to the program.

    The 2014 Assembly Terjenian-Thomas Summer Intern participants include:
    Garen Alexander, University of Wisconsin; Joseph Ayanian, College of
    William and Mary; Tyler Bagdasarian, University of Dayton; Aram Balian,
    Columbia University; Taleen Barsam, University of California-Irvine;
    Chrystal Densmore, Milwaukee Area Technical School; Lusine Mehrabyan,
    Cornell University; Sona Movsisyan, Michigan State University; Mariam
    Pashayan, Fresno State College; Gevorg Shahbazyan, Florida International
    University; Ani Stamboulian, Michigan State University; and Anna Lisa
    Strohmeyer, Virginia Commonwealth University.

    You can follow the 2014 summer interns on their journey by visiting the
    Assembly's Intern Blog and on the Assembly Internship Facebook page.

    Established in 1972, the Armenian Assembly of America is the largest
    Washington-based nationwide organization promoting public understanding and
    awareness of Armenian issues. The Assembly is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt
    membership organization.

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    NR: # 2014-032

    Photo Caption (L-R): Gevorg Shahbazyan, Ani Stamboulian, Anna Lisa
    Strohmeyer, Sona Movsisyan, intern coordinator Lena Krikorian, Chrystal
    Densmore, Mariam Pashayan, and intern program manager Joseph Piatt.

    Available online: http://bit.ly/1ovCrKb

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