Dickran Kouymjian

(Armenian Studies) was named 17th recipient of the Arthur H. Dadian Armenian Heritage Award in recognition of his outstanding efforts to preserve the rich Armenian culture and present it to the world. He will receive the award at the Armenian Students Association of America Awards Ceremony on Sept. 6 in Providence, R.I. During the summer he presented a paper on "The Decoration of Armenian Manuscript Bindings" at an international conference on medieval manuscripts and their bindings at the Institut de France in Paris. He was among 30 specialists from 10 countries and the only non-European specialist invited.