Alex Manoogian - Legacy and Honors

Legacy and Honors

• Manoogian Hall, Wayne State's center for international language and linguistics, is named after him.
• In 1966 the Manoogians donated their mansion to the city of Detroit. It is used today as the mayoral residence.
• In 1982 Alex and Marie Manoogian donated funds for the construction of a museum in their name, the Treasury House Museum, on the grounds of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin in Armenia.
• 1990, was awarded the Ellis Island Medial of Honor.
• 1993, Alex Manoogian was named a National Hero of Armenia and a citizen of Armenia by President Levan Ter Petrosian, the first person outside the country to be so honored.
• 2007, at the invitation of the government of Armenia and the Armenian Apostolic Church, the remains of Marie and Alex Manoogian were moved and reinterred with full state honors on the grounds of Holy Etchmiadzin, in front of the Treasury Museum. The Archbishop, national officials and Louise Manoogian Simone, Richard Manoogian and others of their family attended the ceremony; the two children were among the speakers.
• Alex Manoogian streets in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia; in Montreal, Canada; and in Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, were named in his honor.