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Celebrating AUC's 100th Anniversary

The American University in Cairo's Eighth Annual Benefit Dinner

AUC raised more than $1.15 million for Centennial Scholarships to help top students attend AUC — exceeding the University's $1 million target. This is part of AUC's $100 million Centennial Campaign, which has now reached 80 percent.

Funds Raised

  • $1.15M

    for centennial scholarships to help top students attend AUC.
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Honorees

Nicholas D. Kristof

Nicholas D. Kristof

Op-Ed Columnist, The New York Times
El Shafie is preparing to study at law at Harvard University, hoping to bring the Islamic and Western worlds closer to one another

Mohamed El Shafie '17

Harvard Law School, Candidate for JD '20
Radwa Hamed

Radwa Hamed '17

2019 Knight-Hennessey Scholar, Stanford University

Guests

headshot of Salima Ikram, Distinguished University Professor, Department of Sociology, Egyptology and Anthropology

Master of Ceremonies: Salima Ikram (YAB'86)

Distinguished University Professor, Department of Sociology, Egyptology and Anthropology, AUC
daliafarid

Dalia Farid

Star Singer

Benefit Dinner Highlights

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Centennial Benefit Dinner: President Francis J. Ricciardone

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Centennial Benefit Dinner: Richard Bartlett

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Centennial Benefit Dinner: Nicholas D. Kristof (ALU '84)

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Centennial Benefit Dinner: Ghada Wali

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Centennial Benefit Dinner: Radwa Hamed '17 and Mohammad El Shafie '17

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Centennial Benefit Dinner: Dalia Farid '12 Performance

Benefit Dinner Committee

  • Nora Abousteit '00
  • Kerri Bartlett
  • Jennifer Maritz
  • Philip Maritz
  • Suzy Wahba
  • Gretchen Welch (ALU '02)