AUK Holds Faculty Recognition Evening

The American University of Kuwait (AUK) organized its annual Faculty Recognition Evening to celebrate the scholarly contributions made by its faculty members. The event took place at the Marina Hotel Six Palms restaurant and was attended by AUK board member, Mr. Samer Khanachet, the Group Chief Operating Officer of KIPCO Holding and AUK board member, and former Board member, Dr. Jawad Behbehani, the Dean of the College of Dentistry at Kuwait University.

AUK President, Professor Dr. Nizar Hamzeh welcomed the faculty members and guests to the Recognition Evening that was prepared in their honor. During his opening remarks, Dr. Hamzeh said "AUK continues to provide conference funding and research grants in support of faculty professional development". He added, "our research and scholarship productivity has increased by 30% from that of last year". Dr. Hamzeh attributed the significant increase in scholarly works to faculty members who have made significant contributions throughout the last year.

This year, AUK recognized 62 faculty members whose research and creative work produced 4 books, 7 book chapters, 45 journal articles, 4 book reviews, 90 conference papers, and 28 exhibitions/designs/ performances. AUK also recognized faculty members who received external grants and fellowships.

The faculty members who contributed to this success are:

Dr. Abid Vali	Dr. Mohamed Cader
Dr. Ahmad Rabaa'i	Dr. Mohammed El-Abd
Dr. Ahmed Mostafa	Dr. Mohsen Bagnied
Dr. Aly Mansour	Dr. Mostaq Hussain
Dr. Amir Zeid	Dr. Mounib Khanafer
Dr. Andrei Zavaliy	Dr. Muath Eleswed
Dr. Antonia Stamos	Dr. Nicholas Scull
Dr. Ashraf Zaher	Dr. Rafiqul Bhuyan
Dr. Athmar Al-Salem	Dr. Ralph Palliam
Dr. Ayman Haddad	Dr. Raymond Farrin
Dr. Bashar Zogheib	Dr. Roman Kulchitsky
Dr. Detlef Hummes	Dr. Rosalind Buckton-Tucker
Dr. Farah Al-Nakib	Dr. Seyed Ebrahim Esmaeili
Dr. George Bauer	Dr. Shoma Munshi
Dr. George Irani	Dr. Stephanie Cheng
Dr. Ghazi Nassir	Dr. Subhra Chakrabarty
Dr. Gholam Vatandoust	Dr. Wafaa Sbeiti
Dr. Hesham Al-Awadi	Mr. Ben Crace
Dr. Inas Mahfouz	Mr. William Andersen
Dr. Issam Damaj	Mr. Yacoub Al-Jaffery
Dr. James Lambert	Ms. Agnieszka Fajga
Dr. James Rose	Ms. Ghaidaa Mohamad
Dr. John Russell	Ms. Hanan Arnous
Dr. Juliet Dinkha	Ms. Lisa Waite
Dr. Karim Jallad	Ms. Marcella Kulchitsky
Dr. Kathleen Downs	Ms. Maryam Hosseinnia
Dr. Kathy Nixon	Ms. Rachel Sage
Dr. Lisa Urkevich	Ms. Reena Mathew
Dr. Marcelline Fusilier	Ms. Rima Ezzeddine
Dr. Mark Speece	Ms. Sandra Stein
Dr. Michael Aristidou	Ms. Sharon Lawrence