Abp. Tiran Nersoyan Leadership Award
The Abp. Tiran Nersoyan Leadership Award is given to an ACYOA Junior who has taken on leadership roles within his/her ACYOA chapter and/or parish, and has approached those roles with Christian love, understanding, and patience.
Past Award Recipients
2023 - Maria Kesablyan (Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Church, Chelmsford, MA)
2023 - Carlos Rivera (Armenian Church of the Holy Translators, Framingham, MA)
2022 - Kyle Bilezerian (Armenian Church of the Holy Translators, Framingham, MA)
2021 - No award given
2020 - No award given
2019 - Shant Danadian (St. Paul Armenian Church, Syracuse, NY)
2018 - Madeleine Kachikian (St. Leon Armenian Church, Fair Lawn, NJ)
2017 - Lucas Ferraro (Armenian Church of the Holy Translators, Framingham, MA)
2016 - Danielle Jae (St. Mary Armenian Church, Livingston, NJ)
2015 - Anna Margaryan (Holy Trinity Armenian Church, Cambridge, MA)
2014 - Jacqueline Jae (St. Mary Armenian Church, Livingston, NJ)
2013 - Ari Kazanjian (St. James Armenian Church, Watertown, MA)
2012 - Aline Beylerian (St. Leon Armenian Church, Fair Lawn, NJ)
2011 - Sevan Misirliyan (St. John Armenian Church, Southfield, MI)
2010 - Melissa Mardoian (Sts. Joachim & Anne Armenian Church, Palos Heights, IL)
2009 - Aaron Derderian (St. James Armenian Church, Watertown, MA)
2008 - Danielle Seifel (Armenian Church of the Holy Translators, Framingham, MA)
2007 - Alex Ouzounian (St. Mesrob Armenian Church, Racine, WI)
2006 - Jeffrey Movsesian (St. John Armenian Church, Southfield, MI)
2005 - Meredith Samoorian (Sts. Sahag & Mesrob Armenian Church, Providence, RI)
2004 - Ani Nalbandian (Armenian Church of the Holy Ascension, Trumbull, CT)
2003 - Peter Derderian (St. Gregory the Enlightener Armenian Church, White Plains, NY)
2002 - Johnny ElChemmas (St. John Armenian Church, Southfield, MI)
Other ACYOA Awards
Very Rev. Fr. Haigazoun Melkonian Award
Gregory Arpajian Leadership Award
