The Kabakjian Award was created in 1948 in commemoration of Professor Dicran H. Kabakjian, head of the Physics Department of the University of Pennsylvania and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Association for many years. His great faith and love for Armenian youth was an inspiring force and won for him the affectionate title "Father of the ASA." He was noted for his early research in the field of radium. Presentations are made to the person in America of Armenian descent who has been outstanding in the field of science.