AUK Holds Faculty Recognition Evening

The American University of Kuwait (AUK) organized its annual Faculty Recognition Evening to celebrate the accomplishments attained by its significant faculty members. The event was held at the Marina Hotel Six Palms restaurant and was attended by some members of the AUK Board of Trustees, in addition to the AUK President and faculty members.

AUK President, Dr. Tim Sullivan welcomed the faculty members and guests to the Recognition Evening that was prepared in their honor. During his opening remarks, President Sullivan said, “The work you do as teachers and in service to students and the University is respected and valued and I want you to know how much it is appreciated by everyone, including the Board of Trustees and also by the entire administration.”

Following the president, AUK Provost Dr. Rawda Awwad also gave a speech praising the efforts of faculty by stating, “I thank each and every one of you for all that you accomplish on a daily basis to support our student learning and make AUK the best that it can be.”

Deans of the College of Arts and Science, and College of Business and Economics each spoke on behalf of their respective faculty. Dr. Ali Charara, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences expressed his support for faculty in their academic endeavors, saying, “I encourage new faculty to follow the path, and promise to support faculty who continue to reach for scholarly and professional distinction.” While Dr. Ralph Palliam, Dean of the College of Business and Economics stressed the importance of acknowledging faculty’s hard work on behalf of the University. “Today’s recognition is one small but vitally important occasion in the evolution of institutional scholarship that predicates a certain moral persuasion of being a university citizen,” he said.

This year, AUK recognized 62 faculty members whose research and creative work produced books, book chapters, journal articles, book reviews, conference papers, and exhibitions/designs/ performances. AUK also recognized 3 faculty members who received external grants, patents and fellowships.

The faculty members who contributed to these successes are:

Dr. Abid Vali	Dr. Antonia Stamos	Dr. Detlef Hummes
Dr. Ahmad Rabaa’i	Dr. Ashraf Zaher	Dr. Farah Al-Nakib
Dr. Ali Aljamal	Dr. Athmar Al-Salem	Dr. Ghazi Nassir
Dr. Aly Mansour	Dr. Ayman Haddad	Dr. Gholam R. Vatandoust
Dr. Amir Zeid	Dr. Bashar Zogheib	Dr. Hussain Alsarraf
Dr. Andrei Zavaliy	Dr. David Hadbawnik	Dr. Inas Mahfouz
Dr. Issam Damaj	Dr. Mohammed El-Abd	Mr. Ben Crace
Dr. Iyad Abu Doush	Dr. Mohsen Bagnied	Mr. Clark Stoeckley
Dr. Jibran Yousafzai	Dr. Mounib Khanafer	Mr. Ramy Khair
Dr. John Russell	Dr. Muath Eleswed	Mr. William Andersen
Dr. Juliet Dinkha	Dr. Pellegrino Luciano	Ms. Agnieszka Fajga
Dr. Karim Jallad	Dr. Rafiqul Bhuyan	Ms. Alison Koushki
Dr. Khitam Al Khouli	Dr. Ralph Palliam	Ms. Claire Giddings
Dr. Kyle A Msall	Dr. Raymond Farrin	Ms. Hanan Arnous
Dr. Lisa Urkevich	Dr. Rosalind Buckton-Tucker	Ms. Joo Won Lee
Dr. Malek Mohammad	Dr. Seyed Esmaeili	Ms. Marcella Janush-Kulchitsky
Dr. Mark Speece	Dr. Shareefa Al-Adwani	Ms. Maryam Hosseinnia
Dr. Masayoshi Kaneda	Dr. Stavros Hadjisolomou	Ms. Michelle Kunkel
Dr. Michael Aristidou	Dr. Sumayya Banna	Ms. Rachel Sage
Dr. Mohamed Satti	Dr. Tina Žigon	Ms. Rita Merheb
Dr. Mohammed Al Sawafta	Dr. Wafaa Sbeiti

AUK congratulates all those recognized, and pledges to support faculty who continue to reach for scholarly and professional distinction.

The American University of Kuwait (AUK) is an independent, private, equal opportunity, and co-educational liberal arts institution of higher education. The educational, cultural and administrative structure, methods and standards of AUK are based on the American model of higher learning. The language of instruction is English. More information on the American University of Kuwait can be found at www.auk.edu.kw.