The Armenian Genocide Committee of greater Detroit has awarded students for winning entries in its fifth annual essay competition.

Awards were presented at the 97th Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide event at St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church before a large crowd of guests including students, educators, family and friends, according to The Armenian Reporter.

The competition, open to all Michigan High School students is funded by the Hagopian Family Foundation and was conceived and initiated by the late Edgar Hagopian. Perpetuated by the metro Detroit Knights of Vartan the competition recognizes and awards Michigan high school students who have written a successful essay on the Armenian Genocide, the first genocide of the 20th Century, often called "the forgotten genocide". This is the fifth year that the statewide competition has been offered to students with the hope that it will stimulate study of the many aspects surrounding the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey, 1915-1923.

The competition, open to all Michigan High School students is funded by the Hagopian Family Foundation and was conceived and initiated by the late Edgar Hagopian.

The Armenian Genocide Committee of Greater Detroit, a group committed to bringing awareness of the Armenian Genocide, is made up of members of the Detroit metro Armenian community including educators, former educators and business leaders.