Carolyn Mugar
{{short description|Armenian-American activist}}
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| nationality = Armenian-American
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|Armenia Tree Project (founder)
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| spouse = {{marriage|John T. O’Connor|1989|2001|end=d.}}{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-crusaders-life-is-one/150735018/ |title=Crusader's life is one of contradictions |first=Tina |last=Cassidy |newspaper=The Boston Globe |page=F7 |date=March 8, 1998 |accessdate=July 5, 2024 |via=newspapers.com |archive-date=6 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240706005814/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-crusaders-life-is-one/150735018/ |url-status=live}}
| father = Stephen P. Mugar
| relatives = David G. Mugar (brother)
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Carolyn Mugar (born c. 1943) is an American activist of Armenian descent, best known for founding the Armenia Tree Project and for serving as the executive director of Farm Aid. She is a prominent member of the Mugar family of Greater Boston.
Biography
Mugar is the daughter of Stephen P. Mugar (1901–1982), founder of Star Market and a prominent Boston-area philanthropist.{{cite web|title=Carolyn Mugar Speaks at Suffolk University Commencement|url=http://www.mirrorspectator.com/2015/05/21/carolyn-mugar-speaks-at-suffolk-university-commencement/|website=The Armenian Mirror-Spectator|accessdate=16 February 2017|date=21 May 2015 |archive-date=4 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004103714/http://www.mirrorspectator.com/2015/05/21/carolyn-mugar-speaks-at-suffolk-university-commencement/ |url-status=live}} Her brother, businessman David G. Mugar (1939–2022), owned a Boston-area television station and was closely associated with Boston's annual Fourth of July celebration. Mugar's husband, businessman and activist John T. O’Connor,{{cite web|title=Activist Carolyn Mugar to speak at Clark commencement, May 19|url=http://www.clarku.edu/article/activist-carolyn-mugar-speak-clark-commencement-may-19|website=Clark University|accessdate=14 February 2017|language=en|date=25 April 2013 |archive-date=25 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125225303/https://clarknow.clarku.edu/2013/04/25/activist-carolyn-mugar-to-speak-at-clark-commencement-may-19/ |url-status=live}} died in November 2001 of a heart attack, aged 46.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-john-oconnor-develope/150733677/ |title=John O'Connor, developer, environmental advocate, 46 |first=Tom |last=Long |newspaper=The Boston Globe |page=B7 |date=December 1, 2001 |accessdate=July 5, 2024 |via=newspapers.com |archive-date=6 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240706005817/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-john-oconnor-develope/150733677/ |url-status=live}}
Mugar founded the Armenia Tree Project with her husband in 1994 as a result of the environmental problems caused by the then-recent earthquake and the blockade of Armenia by Azerbaijan and Turkey.{{cite web|title=Armenian Tree Project Celebrates 20th Anniversary|url=http://www.mirrorspectator.com/2014/10/03/armenian-tree-project-celebrates-20th-anniversary/|website=The Armenian Mirror-Spectator|accessdate=15 February 2017|date=4 October 2014 |archive-date=24 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424011231/https://mirrorspectator.com/2014/10/03/armenian-tree-project-celebrates-20th-anniversary/ |url-status=live}}
Mugar was handpicked to be the executive director of Farm Aid by one of its founders, Willie Nelson.{{cite web|title=Farm Aid Board and Staff|url=https://www.farmaid.org/about-us/board-and-staff/|website=Farm Aid|accessdate=16 February 2017 |archive-date=3 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803213543/https://www.farmaid.org/about-us/board-and-staff/ |url-status=live}} She has also served as president of the Armenian Assembly of America.{{cite web|title=www.aaainc.org > About Us|url=http://www.aaainc.org/index.php?id=2|website=www.aaainc.org|accessdate=16 February 2017|language=en|archive-date=4 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804213112/http://www.aaainc.org/index.php?id=2|url-status=dead}}
In 2015, Mugar received an Honorary Doctor of Public Service from Suffolk University, the same university from which her father received an honorary degree.
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RkA7Im2tfM Planting Hope: The Inimitable Carolyn Mugar] via YouTube
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcqtNyx2jJU John Mellencamp and Carolyn Mugar Farm Aid discussion] via YouTube
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