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Shigley, Gumuchian and Engel Receive AGS Honors
Jul 30, 2017 8:46 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... The American Gem Society (AGS) honored three accomplished
figures in the gem and jewelry industry at a ceremony in New York last week.
Dr. James Shigley, a distinguished fellow of the Gemological
Institute of America (GIA), picked up the Lifetime Achievement Award, AGS said following
the ceremony. Meanwhile, the AGS Triple Zero Award, named after the organization’s
highest diamond grade, went to Myriam Gumuchian, vice president and director of
jeweler Gumuchian, and to Peter Engel, president of Fred Meyer Jewelers.
“I have always known about the American Gem Society, ever
since I came into the business,” said Gumuchian, whose family-run company
selects its diamonds at its offices in Antwerp and manufactures jewelry in New
York.
“My father’s [loose-diamond] company was a member [of AGS],
and I was always very proud of it,” she added. “To me, it was similar to the Good
Housekeeping seal of approval. So naturally, when my sister and I joined my
mother’s jewelry design company, we applied for membership and have been a
member ever since.”
The AGS presented the awards at its 17th “Circle of
Distinction” dinner at New York’s Plaza Hotel.
Pictured (left to right): Peter Engel, Myriam Gumuchian, Dr. James Shigley |
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AGS, American Gem Society, awards, Circle of Distinction, Fred Meyer Jewelers, Gemological Institute of America, GIA, Gumuchian, James Shigley, Myriam Gumuchian, new york, Peter Engel, Rapaport News
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