Gregorian, Vartan
Born: Apr 08, 1934 AD
Currently alive, at 74 years of age.
Nationality: Iranian
Categories: Administrator, Educators
Currently alive, at 74 years of age.
Nationality: Iranian
Categories: Administrator, Educators
1934 - Born on April 8th in Tabriz, Iran. Iranian-born educator and historian.
1956 - He entered Stanford University, where he majored in history and the humanities, graduating with honors.
1969 - He received the Danforth Foundation’s E.H. Harbison Distinguished Teaching Award.
1974 - He was founding dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania.
1978 - The provost of University of Pennsylvania.
1981 - For eight years, Gregorian served as a president of the New York Public Library, an institution with a network of four research libraries and eighty-three circulating libraries.
1986 - Gregorian was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
1989 - The president of Brown University.
- Awarded with the American Academy of the Institute of Arts and Letters’ Gold Medal for Service to the Arts.
1997 - Vartan Gregorian is the twelfth president of Carnegie Corporation of New York, a grant-making institution founded by Andrew Carnegie.
2004 - Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George W. Bush.
1956 - He entered Stanford University, where he majored in history and the humanities, graduating with honors.
1969 - He received the Danforth Foundation’s E.H. Harbison Distinguished Teaching Award.
1974 - He was founding dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania.
1978 - The provost of University of Pennsylvania.
1981 - For eight years, Gregorian served as a president of the New York Public Library, an institution with a network of four research libraries and eighty-three circulating libraries.
1986 - Gregorian was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
1989 - The president of Brown University.
- Awarded with the American Academy of the Institute of Arts and Letters’ Gold Medal for Service to the Arts.
1997 - Vartan Gregorian is the twelfth president of Carnegie Corporation of New York, a grant-making institution founded by Andrew Carnegie.
2004 - Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George W. Bush.
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