Arnold Eddy Volunteer Service Award

The 2012 recipient is Gerald S. Papazian (1977) and he is celebrating his 25th year as Worthy Grand Master of the Society. He is currently the Managing Director of Fountainhead Associates, Inc., a management consulting firm he founded in 2002. He began his career as a corporate securities attorney with Stroock & Stroock & Lavan and subsequently he spent two years at Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. as vice president in the investment banking division. In 1988, he joined Aura Systems, Inc., a publicly traded technology company, serving as president and chief operating officer from 1997 to 2002.

He was a member of the USC Board of Trustees from 1994 to 1999, and served as president of the USC Alumni Association from 1995 to 1996. He was on the USC Alumni Association Board of Governors from 1989 to 1997, and served on the USC Associates Board of Directors from 1987 to 1992. He has served on the USC Dornsife College Board of Councilors since 1996. As an undergraduate, Jerry served as a Student Senator and was Chairman of Songfest.

Papazian is the co-founder and co-chair of the Dean Joan M. Schaefer Endowed Scholarship Committee. He is currently on the Leadership Council of the USC Institute for Armenian Studies. He has also served as an advisor to the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity since 1977 and is a member of the board of directors of the Alpha Tau Omega Educational Foundation

He is active in many civic and community organizations, including We Care For Youth (engaged in job training and self esteem programs for at-risk youth), where he has served as treasurer of its Board of Trustees since 1994. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Pomegranate Foundation and the Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games and serves as the Chairman of the Armenian Film Foundation.

Papazian is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from USC in 1977 with a degree in Economics and Public Relations and received his JD and MBA from UCLA in 1981, where he was a member of the law review.

The following is a list of past recipients of this award:

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