04 April 2012

Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar recently held an Honors Dinner for students with a GPA of 3.5 and above during this past fall’s semester. The gathering took place in the Georgetown Building in Education City and was an opportunity to recognize students that went the extra mile in their commitment to academic excellence.

The Dean’s Honors List is a tradition kept in universities to signal outstanding performance amongst students throughout the academic year. First Honors indicates the highest level of achievement and requires a grade point average of 3.9 and above, Second Honors is a title awarded for great achievement, necessitating a GPA of 3.7 and above, and the Dean’s List is a designation for those students who have obtained an honorable standing of either 3.5 or above in the course of their semester of studies.

Marlene Canlas, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs at SFS-Q, remarked on the progress of graduating students and the presence of freshmen students at the dinner. “It’s nice to see senior students attend this dinner for the first time, after four years of steady progression. It’s also great to see freshmen students, also first-time recipients, and we hope they will continue to maintain high standards of academic excellence, ensuring their presence at the Dean’s Honors dinner in years to come.”

SFS-Q’s Dean, Gerd Nonneman, the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Daniel Stoll and the Dean for Student Affairs, Brendan Hill were all in attendance to recognize the hard work of SFS-Q students and assisted in the distribution of certificates to the honorees, bearing their names and new appellations. A three-course meal was also served during this celebration of academic dedication. Three students, Lamia Adi, Al Johara Al Thani and Kham Nang, received a perfect grade point average of 4.0 in their fall semester coursework, securing their place in a rarefied group of scholastic outliers. Many more hard-working award recipients received the distinction of Second Honors and made the Dean’s List.

A complete account is as follows. Congratulations to all of the honorees!

First Honors

Al J. Al Thani
Noora E. Al Mannai
Touhami Abi
Mohamad Khalil
Farah I. Mallah
Salma Mousa
Reem T. Joudi
Lamia A. Adi
Al Johara H. Al Thani

Second Honors

Qazi M. Rashid
Atul Menon
Sara K. Al Mesnad
Al Jawhara H. Al Thani
Glnar A. Eskandar
Dianna J. Manalastas
Fatma A. Marafia
Toka S. Mohamed
Nehal A. Eldeeb
Ahmed K. Warfa
Fatema M. Al Malki
Mohammed M. Al Kuwari
Nikhil Lakhanpal
Andrea Cristina Quevedo Acuna
Ali H. Al Thani
Donia K. Hashem
Muhammad B. Shakir
Malik A. Habayeb
Asim Koldzo
Dana G. Qarout
Caroline Abi Saleh

Dean’s list

Noor S. Al Kobaisi
Noor N. Al Thani
Leena Zahir
Maryam M. Al Sada
Raghda A. El Meligy
Sarah F. Mohamed
Fahad A. Al Khater
Mariam A. Al Thani
Jawahar A. Almal
Badr Eddin . Rahimah
Alexander M. Wegner
Aisha J. Sultan
Leena N. Nady-Mohamed
Sabah A. Khadri
Shady A. Abdelhamid
Eilin L. Francis
Grace E. Moore
Lubna Sharab
Farah A. Al Owasmi
Tamara S. Alaryan
Katja Noakovic
Fatima M. Ramadan Sanz
Zarqa K. Parvez
Thuraya S. Lutfi
Mariam M. Al Thani