Trustees
AUAC Board of Trustees (Updated as of February 2013)
Dr. Mihran Agbabian, PhD
President, Emeritus, American University of Armenia
Professor Emeritus, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California
Mr. Zaven Akian
Chair and CEO Integra Technologies
Chair and CEO, FluiDyne, Inc.
Mr. Haroutune Armenian, MD
Professor in Residence, Associate Dean Academic Programs, Fielding School of Public Health,
University of California, Los Angeles
President Emeritus, American University of Armenia
Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology, School of Public Health, John Hopkins University
Ms. Peggy Arrivas
Associate Vice President, Systemwide Controller, University of California
Carol B. Aslanian
Senior Vice President, Market Research and Advisory Services, Education Dynamics
Mr. Edward Avedisian
Private Investor
Dr. Bruce M. Boghosian, PhD
President, American University of Armenia
Dr. Armen Der Kiureghian, PhD
Taisei Professor of Civil Engineering,
University of California, Berkeley
Dr. Aimée Dorr, PhD
Provost and Executive Vice President, Academic Affairs,
University of California
Dr. William Frazer, PhD
Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs, Emeritus, University of California
Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley
Dr. Wyatt (Rory) Hume, DDS, PhD
Director, Education, Training and Development, Research Division, Qatar Foundation
Provost and Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs, Emeritus, University of California
Dr. Ann Karagozian, PhD
Professor, Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
Dr. C. Judson King, ScD
Director, Center for Studies in Higher Education, University of California, Berkeley
Chairman, Board of Trustees, American University of Armenia Corporation
Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs, Emeritus, University of California
Dr. John Marcum, PhD
Professor Emeritus, University of California, Santa Cruz
Former Director, Education Abroad Program, University of California
Dr. Karl Pister, PhD
Chancellor Emeritus, University of California, Santa Cruz
Dean and Professor Emeritus, College of Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Dr. Lawrence Pitts, MD
Chairman, Board of Trustees, American University of Armenia Corporation
Provost and Executive Vice President, Academic Affairs, Emeritus, University of California
Dr. Lyman Porter, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of Management, University of California, Irvine
Dr. AnnaLee Saxenian, PhD
Dean, School of Information, University of California, Berkeley
Mr. Berge Setrakian, Esq
DLA Piper
President, Armenian General Benevolent Union
Mrs. Louise Manoogian Simone
Armenian General Belevolent Union Council of Trustees
Mr. Sam Simonian
Founder and Chairman, Egypi Technologies, Ltd.
Former Chairman, Inet Technologies, Inc.
Mr. Sinan Sinanian
Chief Executive Officer, Sinanian Development
Jirair (Jerry) Turpanjian
President of New Spark Holdings Corporation
CEO of TF Educational Foundation
Yervant Zorian, PhD
Fellow and Chief Architect, Synopsys, Inc.
AUA Fund Board of Directors
Dr. C. Judson King
Chairman, Board of Trustees, AUAC
Professor of Chemical Engineering, Emeritus, University of California Berkeley,
Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs, Emeritus, University of California
Director, Center for Studies in Higher Education, University of California Berkeley
Dr. Bruce Boghosian (ex officio)
President, AUA
Mr. Armen Ashotyan
Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia
Dr. Yuri Sargsyan
Former Rector, State Engineering University of Armenia
Dr. Mihran S. Agbabian
President Emeritus, AUA;
Professor Emeritus, Earthquake Engineering, University of Southern California
Dr. Karl S. Pister
Chancellor Emeritus, University of California Santa Cruz;
Dean and Professor Emeritus, College of Engineering , University of California Berkeley
Mr. Berge Setrakian
Dewey & LeBoeuf,
President, Armenian General Benevolent Union
Mrs. Louise Manoogian Simone
Chairman, Armenian General Benevolent Union
AUA Founding Board of Directors
AUA Emeritus Board Members
Babken Ararktsyan
Former Chairman, Parliament of the Republic of Armenia
Vartkes Gnooni (deceased)
Former Minister of Higher Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia
Gagik Haroutunian
Chairman, Constitutional Court and Former Vice President of the Republic of Armenia
Vilik Haroutunian (deceased)
Former Minister of Higher Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia
Meredith Khachigian
Former Regent, University of California





