The History Department annually holds the Sharabi Graduate Student Essay Competition in honor of the late Dr. Hisham Sharabi.

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He was born on October 23rd, 1950 in Iraq. Dr. George was director of research for the State Board of Antiquities and Heritage when United States troops and their allies invaded Iraq. 

The Donny George Youkhana Dissertation Prize (named in 2011) recognizes the best dissertation on ancient Iraq.

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He was born on June 15, 1944, in Fort Worth, Texas, and is of Lebanese descent. Richard worked in real estate, oil and entertainment, and owned part of the Texas Rangers baseball team.

Before his rise to fame, Richard received a Bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Texas at Austin. He also attended the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

Throughout his career, Richard received the Arbuckle Award and donated more than $380 million to various organizations.

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He graduated from Hamilton College, New York and received a master’s degree in 1961 and a PhD in 1971, both in sociology from the University of Connecticut.

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She was born in 1978 and is of Egyptian descent. She attended American University in Cairo (BS, MS); Newnham College, Cambridge (PhD). 

She invented the company’s award-winning, automated emotion-sensing and analytics technology, used by over 1,400 brands and one-third of the Fortune Global 100 today.

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He was born on September 3, 1948, in Utica, New York, and he is of Lebanese descent. John is the former president and CEO of Zogby International, and he has polled for the largest news agencies in the world.

Before his rise to fame, John received a Bachelor’s degree in history from Le Moyne College and a Master’s degree in history from Syracuse University.

Throughout his career, John received Honorary Doctorate Degrees from the State University of New York, the Graduate School of Union University, and the College of St. Rose. He also received additional awards, including the Chancellor’s Distinguished Fellows Award and the Arab American Association of Greater Houston.

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She was born on February 16th, 1930, in California, and is of Lebanese descent. Before her rise to fame, she attended the California University of Berkeley and graduated with a Bachelors. She worked as an anthropology professor soon after. 

Throughout her career, she received many awards including the Distinguished Lecture Award, which she received in 2000 from the American Anthropological Association and the CoGEA Award, which she received from the Committee on Gender Equity in Anthropology in 2010.

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She was born on November 1, 1976, in Portland, Oregon, and she is of Arab descent. Adah’s work focuses on nanomedicine, nanotechnology, chemistry, and polymer science.

Before her rise to fame, Adah graduated from Occidental College with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and obtained her Ph.D. in materials chemistry from University of California.

Throughout her career, Adah earned the title of Forbes top ten most influential female engineers and director of excellence in nanomedicine.

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He was born on April 13, 1958, in Machghara, Lebanon, and he is of Lebanese descent. Magid is the CEO and founder of Neurawell Therapeutics, which is a pharmaceutical company that develops mental health treatments. He is also Chairman of Crimson Capital, which is a private investment company.

Before his rise to fame, Magid received a Bachelor’s degree from École Polytechnique and a Master’s degree and Doctoral degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Throughout his career, Magid has authored seminal award winning articles. Some awards for his achievements include the Lifetime Achievement Award, Paul Green Award, and the MIT Sloan School of Management Buck Weaver Award.

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She was born on October 21, 1952 in the United States and is of Palestinian descent. 

Since she was born to the talented academics Ibrahim and Janet Abu-Lughod, Lila Abu-Lughod grew up in an academic environment. Her mother, a distinguished American Sociologist, and father, a renowned Palestinian/American Political Scientist, initiated a tradition of recognized academic work.

She received the Guggenheim Fellowship for Social Sciences, US & Canada award. 

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