June 18, 2012 – Fenestration Canada honoured Jean-Louis Tourikian of Tourig Consultants with the C.P. Loewen award at its annual general meeting in Montebello, Que. on June 7. The C.P. Loewen award recognizes the career of an individual who has demonstrated outstanding dedication, commitment and accomplishment in the Canadian window and door industry.
June 18, 2012 – Fenestration Canada honoured Jean-Louis Tourikian of
Tourig Consultants with the C.P. Loewen award at its annual general
meeting in Montebello, Que. on June 7. The C.P. Loewen award recognizes
the career of an individual who has demonstrated outstanding dedication,
commitment and accomplishment in the Canadian window and door industry.
Tourikian immigrated to St. Louis, Miss., from France in 1955. He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in political science from the University of Missouri at Columbia, and a Master degree in Management and Industrial Relations from Webster University. He was commissioned an ensign in the U.S. Navy in 1964 and served in Viet Nam from 1964 to 1966, being promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade in 1966. He was also transferred to Sicily, Italy, in 1966, where he served as a Public Affairs Officer until 1968. In 1968, Tourikian was promoted to Senior Lieutenant.
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Tourikian married his wife, Rita, in 1967. They have two children, Eric and Valerie. A third, Stephanie, died in a traffic accident in 1994.
From 1968 to 1974, Tourikian was a supervisor at Western Electric . He then spent five years in sales at Inmont Specialty Chemicals. He worked from 1979 to 1993 as the national sales manager for PRC Chemicals, then from 1993 to 2008 as a business manager at Cardinal Glass . Tourikian still works in the industry under his own company name, Tourig Consultants.
Tourikian's association involvement has been outstanding. He served as a director of the Canadian Window and Door Manufacturer's Association (now Fenestration Canada) for 15 years, including a term as president in 2005 and 2006. Tourikian was deeply involved in bringing the CWDMA under the management of the Wood Manufacturing Council, and initiated most of the committee structure that persists to the present day.
Fenestration Canada president Yvan Houle gave the award to Tourikian in a bilingual presentation at the President's Dinner on the first night of the AGM. "Jean-Louis is professional, loyal, sincere and a good friend to have," Houle said.
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