Commencement Winners
Meet our faculty and student awardees who were honored at the 2024 graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremonies for their outstanding achievements.
Faculty Merit Awards
President's Cup Winners
Presented to the student(s) with the highest grade point average
Abdallah Ahmed Taha Abdelaziz
Habiba Amin Said
Jad Hussam Abbas
Maya Ahmed Shehata
Mohamed Amr Ashmawy
Zeina Amr Elgamal
Other Cup Winners
Malak Mohamed Awad
Student Government Cup
Awarded to a member of the graduating class who has been an active leader in any branch of the Student Government (Student Union, Student Court or Student Senate) and has made an impact on the AUC community through his or her position
Laila Ashraf Ibrahim Shoukry
Student Government Cup
Awarded to a member of the graduating class who has been an active leader in any branch of the Student Government (Student Union, Student Court or Student Senate) and has made an impact on the AUC community through his or her position
Maya Ahmed Shehata
Parents Association Cup
Presented to a student who has demonstrated exceptional capability in blending academic achievement with a major contribution to student activities
Jude Maher Diab
Omar Mohsen Athletic Achievement Cup
Awarded to a student-athlete who wins a gold, silver or bronze medal representing AUC in national and international tournaments, in addition to maintaining a minimum grade point average of 3.0.
Other Award Winners
Abdallah Ahmed Abdelaziz
Dr. Abdel Rahman El Sawy Award
Awarded to a graduating public school scholar with the highest grade point average in the School of Sciences and Engineering
Mohammed Bin Abdulkarim A. Allehedan Undergraduate Award
Awarded to the highest performing STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) student
Omar Mahmoud Sabry
Ahmed El Mehallawi Family Award
Presented to a graduating senior who has demonstrated strong academic achievement and contributed to extracurricular activities, including community service
Salma Ahmed Aly
Dr. Ahmed Zewail Prize for Excellence in the Sciences and Humanities
Recognizes an AUC honors graduate whose academic accomplishments demonstrate extraordinary commitment to the pursuit of scientific inquiry and the affirmation of humanistic values
Amina Melissa Lakrib
The Doria Shafik Award
Presented to a student who worked on women's empowerment in any discipline, field or activity, such as artwork, a community service project, research on the inclusion of women, volunteer work and more
Mohamed Amr Ashmawy
Mohammed Bin Abdulkarim A. Allehedan Undergraduate Award
Awarded to the highest performing STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) student
Judith Uttendorfer
The Valerie Farag Music Award
Presented to the highest performing student in musical arts or music technology
Graduate Student Awards
Youssef Mohamed Kotb
Mohammed Bin Abdulkarim A. Allehedan Graduate Award
Awarded to the highest performing STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) student
Thesis: "Shape Memory Alloy Capsule Micropump for Drug Delivery Applications"
Supervisor: Professor Mohamed Serry
Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering
Dalia Ismail Abdelnabi
25th of January Award for Scholarly Excellence
Recognizing an AUC graduate student for his/her outstanding thesis work on a topic related to democracy, human rights, citizenship or sustainable development in the Middle East and North Africa
Thesis: "Tactical Compromises: Authoritarian Survival Mechanism of Sudan’s Inqaz Regime (1989-2019)"
Supervisor: Assistant Professor Sean Lee
Graduate Program: Political Science, concentration in comparative politics
