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2007 OIA Scholarship Recipients
As every year the OIA awarded outstanding university students from around the country with scholarships
ranging from $500 to $3000 with a total of $12,000 awarded. Below is the list of recipients. We congratulate
them all and wish them luck in fulfilling their potential. Remember that merit is the sole governing criterion for these awards.
The scholarship committee heartily welcomes all to apply.
| Dickran Altounian | University of Southern California | Medicine |
| Neda Bebiroglu | Tufts University | Child Development (Ph.D.) |
| Melissa Bilal | The University of Chicago | Music / Ethnomusicology (Ph.D.) |
| Ari Demirjian | University of Southern California | Masters in Business Administration (M.B.A.) |
| Lerna Ekmekcioglu | New York University | History & Middle East Studies (Ph.D.) |
| Selin Kalostyan | The Graduate Center, City University of New York (C.U.N.Y.) | Comparative Literature (Ph.D.) |
| Murat Kazanci | University of California, Los Angeles | Masters in Business Administration (M.B.A.) |
| Michel Khatchig Kulhandjian | University at Buffalo, State University of New York (S.U.N.Y.) | Electrical Engineering (Ph.D.) |
| Torkom Movsesiyan | City College of New York | International Studies (B.A.) |
| Gohar Petrossian | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey | Criminal Justice (Ph.D.) |
| Ari Reisian | University of California, Irvine | Psychology & Political Science (B.A.) |
| Sarah Rose Varadian | Stonehill College | Education/Communication (B.A) |
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| Vace Kilavuz, Chairman |
| Belinda Simonian, DDS, Secretary |
| Vatche Artinian, Advisor |
| Prof. Rupen Cetinyan, Advisor |
| Naro Chilingirian, Esq., Advisor |
| Ari Citak, Advisor |
| Armenak Kavcioglu, Esq., Advisor |
| Arlene Mayis-Kedikian, Esq., Advisor |
| Edvin Minassian, Esq., Advisor |
| Tilda A. Minassian, Advisor |
| Raffi Nizamian, Esq., Advisor |
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The Scholarship Committee of the Organization of Istanbul Armenians gratefully acknowledges financial support from prior donors in the Istanbul Armenian community.
Further contributions are needed to continue our support to deserving students.
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