GIA president William E. Boyajian received the American Gem Society’s Triple Zero Award in a ceremony during the third annual AGS Circle of Distinction Dinner, held in July in New York.

The Triple Zero Awards were created to recognize members of the jewelry industry for their accomplishments and contributions in their field of endeavor. Other recipients during the ceremony were Ralph Destino, executive chairman of GIA’s Board of Governors and chairman emeritus of Cartier Inc.; Richard Krementz Jr., of Richard Krementz Gemstones; and Harold Tivol of Tivol Inc.