Major Benefactors, Benefactors
Patrons, Donors of Scholarships
and Sustainers
of Padus-Araxes Association 

PADUS-ARAXES ASSOCIATION is a non-profit cultural organization, committed to the preservation and the development
of the Armenian language and culture especially among diasporian Armenians. It was founded in 1987, having as a main task
to promote and organize the Summer Intensive Courses of Armenian language and culture
in close collaboration with the University Ca' Foscari Venice.

MAIN SUPPORTER
Garo ARMEN (New York)

MAJOR BENEFACTORS (over € 10.000)
Alec MANOOGIAN †
FONDAZIONE ONNIK MANOUKIAN (Milan)
FONDAZIONE STEFANO SERAPIAN (Milan)
Walter and Laurel KARABIAN (Los Angeles)
KOHAR

PATRONS (€ 2.500 to 4.000)
Arthur GARAPETIAN

DONORS OF SCHOLARSHIPS (minimum € 500)
FUNDAÇAO CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN (since 1986)
Diran AVEDIAN (1997-2000)
ANONYMOUS (since 1988)
UNIONE DEGLI ARMENI D'ITALIA (1989-1993)
Anahid TER-MINASSIAN DREZIAN (1994-2001)
FONDAZIONE SILLA GHEDINI (2006)
FONDAZIONE VENETO BANCA (since 2006)

 SUPPORTERS (€ 300 to 2.500) 
John ARMENIA, Antonia ARSLAN, Ani BALKHIAN,
Marco BRAMBILLA, Mihran DADIAN, Hrant DER-TAFTIAN,
Garbis DER YEGHIAYAN, Arto ERSAN, Hovsep FIDANYAN, Mara FILIPPOZZI ZORZI
Mihran HAGOP, Hasmig HERATCHIAN, Sophie ICHKANIAN, Arpiar JANOYAN
Nelly MAJARIAN, Franca OLIVETTI MANOUKIAN, Meline MAZLEMIAN
Mgrditch MENZILCIYAN, Emil MIRZAKHNAIAN,
Hrand PAMBAKIAN, Karo SEDRAKIAN, Hovsep TOKAT,
Shahe YENIKOMSHIAN

  MEMBERS (from € 35, students: € 15) 

HONORARY MEMBERS
Sen S. AREVSHATYAN, Director of the Matenadaran, Yerevan
Garo ARMEN, Chair Man and Chief Executive Officer of Antigenics Inc.,
Founder and President of the Children of Armenia Fund, New York
Edmond Y. AZADIAN, Chairman of the Mari and Alec Manoogian Cultural Fund, Detroit
Michael STONE, Main founder of AIEA , the Association Internationale des Études Arméniennes,
and its first President up to 2005.
Garbis DER YEGHIAYAN, former President of the Armenian American International College, La Verne

LATE HONORARY MEMBERS
Adriano ALPAGO-NOVELLO †, late Director of Centro di Studi e di Documentazione della Cultura Armena, Milano/Venezia
Hrant AVETISYAN †, late Director of the Institute of History of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan
Giancarlo BOLOGNESI †, late President of Istituto Lombardo, Milano
Karlen DALLAKYAN †, late President of the former Committee for Cultural Relations with Armenians Abroad, Yerevan
Levon HAKHVERDIAN †, late Director of the Institute of Art of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan
Gevorg JAHUKYAN †, late Director of the Institute of Linguistics of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan
Edvard JRBASHYAN †, late Director of the Institute of Literature of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan
Harutiun KASANGIAN †, late Searcher of Armenian Architecture
Avedis SANJIAN †, late Chairman of Armenian Studies at UCLA, Los Angeles (USA)
Gagik Kh. SARGSYAN †, late Vice-President of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan

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