ASO Begins Fall Semester With Election of Slate of Officers

 

ZHANNA BAGDASAROV
AND
MARINE EKEZYAN
STAFF
WRITERS

It is customary that the fall semester of every new academic year begin with an official election of executive officers
for the Armenian Students Organization
(ASO) and this year was no different.
On the evening of September 16, elections were held at six o’clock in the Bedrosian Conference Room of the Peters Business Building. The elections were preceded by the collection of membership fees, which was a prerequisite for voting in the election. Twentyfive members took part in the elections.

There are five positions in the
executive committee; president,
vice-president, treasurer, secretary
and a public relations officer. Candidacy
for these positions was open
to any paid member of the organization,
with no previous experience
required. Each of the candidates
was given an opportunity to
introduce themselves and present
their ideas for the upcoming year.
This provided the members with a
better perspective of what they
could expect from each candidate.
Following this short introduction,
the ballots were distributed, the
votes were tallied, and the results
were announced.

The officers elected were: President,
Hakop Tataryan; Vice-President,
Zhanna Bagdasarov; Treasurer,
Alex Bunch; Secretary,
Kristine Pogosyan; and Public Relations,
Gevork Aristakesyan.

It didn’t take long for the new
executive team to begin their duties.
All five officers, along with
the ASO adviser Barlow Der
Mugrdechian, remained after the
election to plan some upcoming
events. The executive members
were ready and willing to take on
the responsibility and honor bestowed
on them by their fellow
students, thus they wanted to put
their ideas together as soon as possible
in order to begin planning
interesting activities for the members
to enjoy.

ASO has always been known as
a place to create lasting friendships,
exchange ideas, and provide assistance
to one another. The ASO can
also help members to adjust well
within the larger community of students
and provides members a forum
to meet people.

We would like to take this opportunity
to congratulate the newly
elected officers and wish them
much success. It is important that
the ASO members make their ideas
known to the executive members,
which would assist them in planning
activities.
L to R: Alex Bunch, Treasurer; Kristina Pogosyan, Secretary;
Hakop Tataryan, President; Zhanna Bagdasarov, Vice-President;
and Gevork Aristakesyan, Public Relations.
Photo: Barlow Der Mugrdechian
2004-2005 Armenian Students Organization Executive