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Arpine Konyalian Grenier

Arpine Konyalian Grenier is a former scientist, musician and financial analyst, born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon. At the 2009 First International Poetic Ecologies Conference in Brussels, her work was described as a mosaic of narrative that takes us out of our provincial concentration on American life to encompass broader social and geopolitical issues with a decidedly urban and postmodern sensibility. She has been featured in numerous publications including several anthologies. The recipient of a Pima Arts Council Award, and author of three collections of poetry, Arpine lives in Tucson, Arizona.

Arra S. Avakian

Dr. Arra S. Avakian (1912–2010) was a prominent Armenian-American mathematician, aerospace tech scholar, and educator who dedicated much of his life to promoting Armenian heritage and culture. After earning a Doctor of Science in Mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1935, he served as a U.S. Army Colonel in World War II ordnance development and spent decades in industrial aerospace technology. In 1970, he pivoted into academia to become the first Professor of the Armenian Studies Program at California State University, Fresno. Beyond his teaching career, Avakian co-founded the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR), served as a deacon and community leader, and authored influential books—such as Armenia: A Journey Through History—while translating sixteen Armenian texts into English.

Arpena S. Mesrobian

Arpena Sachaklian Mesrobian is director emerita of Syracuse University Press.