Memorial Service for Jasmine Chobanian

The Boston University community will honor the life of Jasmine Chobanian, regarded as the “First Lady” of Boston University during the many years that her husband Aram V. Chobanian, MD, served in University leadership, with a Memorial Service on Monday, September 15th at 3 p.m. at Boston University’s Marsh Chapel, located at 735 Commonwealth Ave in Boston. Remembered as a world traveler, voracious reader, fascinating raconteur, nature lover, bird watcher, and sports fan, Chobanian passed away July 25th after a brief illness. Chobanian was a much-loved patron of the arts and a humanitarian, serving on the board of trustees of Boston Ballet and was active in efforts to provide aid to the people of Armenia. A graduate of Brown University, Chobanian was a talented painter, and studied with Conger Metcalf at the Boston Museum School, now the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She worked for many years as a researcher at Thorndike Memorial Laboratories at Boston City Hospital. To honor Jasmine Chobanian’s memory, contributions may be made to the Chobanian Scholarship Fund at Boston University School of Medicine, c/o Development Office, 72 East Concord St., L219, Boston, MA 02118; St. Stephen’s Armenian Church; or The Fund for Armenian Relief, 630 Second Ave., New York, NY 10016.