Texas A&M at Qatar recognizes student achievements during annual awards ceremony
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Texas A&M University at Qatar, a Qatar Foundation partner university, recognized students who have excelled in academics, leadership and involvement for the 2023-2024 academic year during the university’s annual Aggie Achievement Awards.
Honorees included students of the year, who are selected by the faculty of each academic department. These students are outstanding leaders who excel in academic performance and have significantly contributed in service to Texas A&M at Qatar and the global community. This year’s undergraduate student awardees are Murtaza Gundru (chemical engineering), Yomna Sultan (electrical and computer engineering), Muhammad Saad (mechanical engineering), Mohamed AlAssi (petroleum engineering) and Ghada Abdelrahmane (arts and sciences). The Graduate Student of the Year was Insha Shaikh (chemical engineering).
Other awards given at the ceremony included the Buck Weirus Spirit Award, which honors students at Texas A&M’s flagship and Qatar campuses who excel each year in terms of involvement, experiences, impact and spirit; the Gathright Phi Kappa Phi Outstanding Junior Award that recognizes the top junior in each of the academic colleges at Texas A&M; the Richard E. Ewing Award for Excellence in Student Research; and the Aggie Core Value Awards that recognize students who epitomize Texas A&M’s core values of respect, excellence, leadership, loyalty, integrity and selfless service.
Student engagement awards were also presented. These awards recognize the campus’s incredibly talented student leaders, student organizations and their advisors for hard work, excellence and dedication to add value to student life at Texas A&M at Qatar.
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The Qatari Student Association won Student Organization of the Year.
QSA President Noor Henzab, who also won a Buck Weirus Spirit Award during the ceremony, said, “It means a lot to be recognized for our work. As a Qatari female engineering student, I feel proud of our student organization taking the top award this year. The team and I have worked hard to represent and showcase the Qatari culture to the wider community here in Education City.”
Muhammad Saad, who won multiple awards during the event, including Mechanical Engineering Student of the Year, Buck Weirus Spirit Award, Core Value Award for Leadership and Engineering ELITES Award, said that it felt amazing to be recognized by faculty and his peers.
“I am truly honored and humbled to receive these awards,” Saad said. “I have been fortunate to have had such supportive mentors, teammates and friends, without which none of these awards would be possible. I would like to dedicate these awards to everyone who challenged me to improve, supported me and cheered me on. This recognition is not just mine; it belongs to all of us who have shared this journey together. A special shoutout to our student organization, American Society of Mechanical Engineers advisor Dr. Mohammad Albakri, Mechanical Engineering Program chair Dr. Marwan Khraisheh, my ASME board members and my senior design team, who have been an integral part of my journey at Texas A&M University.”
25 students received Engineering ELITES certificates during the ceremony. The Engineering ELITES Program provides students with opportunities to participate in six High-Impact Practices, which equip student with skills and experiences outside of their regular courses. Such skills include teamwork, communication, leadership and design — skills that are highly sought in the job market. In order to earn an Engineering ELITE award, a student must have participated in experiential learning or an internship, held leadership roles, visited the flagship campus in College Station in a learning capacity, conducted research and engineering design, and been on a service-learning trip.
Dr. Hazem Nounou, associate dean for academic and student services at Texas A&M at Qatar, said, “It gives me great pride to acknowledge the remarkable efforts of our outstanding students who have dedicated themselves tirelessly throughout the year. They have not only excelled academically but have also exemplified the Aggie core values in every facet of their endeavors. Congratulations to all the hardworking Aggies who have earned these awards through their remarkable efforts."
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Core Value Awards |
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Award Name |
Winner |
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Respect Core Value Award |
Abdul Qadeer |
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Excellence Core Value Award |
Racha Qaddura |
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Leadership Core Value Award |
Muhammad Saad |
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Loyalty Core Value Award |
Hemyan Al-Malki |
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Integrity Core Value Award |
Muhammad Bin Mughees |
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Selfless Service Core Value Award |
Mohammed Musab Shaikh |
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Buck Weirus Spirit Award |
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Award Name |
Winner |
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Buck Weirus Spirit Award |
Noor Henzab |
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Buck Weirus Spirit Award |
Abdul Qadeer |
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Buck Weirus Spirit Award |
Muhammad Saad |
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Phi Kappa Phi Gathright Outstanding Junior Award |
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Award Name |
Winner |
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Gathright Phi Kappa Phi Outstanding Junior Award |
Amanda Cruz |
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Student of the Year |
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Award Name |
Winner |
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Chemical Engineering - Undergraduate |
Murtaza Gundru |
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Chemical Engineering - Graduate |
Insha Shaikh |
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Division of Arts and Sciences |
Ghada Abdelrahmane |
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Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Yomna Sultan |
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Mechanical Engineering |
Muhammad Saad |
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Petroleum Engineering |
Mohamed AlAssi |
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Richard E. Ewing Research Award |
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Award Name |
Winner |
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Undergraduate Student Award |
Mohammad Alassi |
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Graduate Student Award |
Gasim Ibrahim |
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Graduate Student Award |
Mohamed Massaoudi |
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Graduate Student Award |
Ali Sharida |
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Student Organization Awards |
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Award Name |
Winner |
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Student Engagement Award |
Ahmad Yatim |
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Student Leader of the Year |
Tasnim Ahsan |
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Student Organization Advisor of the Year |
Dr. Mohammad Albakri |
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Student Organization Event of the Year |
Engineering Week |
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Student Organization of the Year |
Qatari Students' Association |
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ELITES Awards |
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Award Name |
Winner |
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Engineering ELITES Award |
Jude Ahmed |
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Engineering ELITES Award |
Mohaned Ahmed |
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Engineering ELITES Award |
Muhammed Zeeshan Ahmed |
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Engineering ELITES Award |
Mohammad AlAssi |
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Engineering ELITES Award |
Jad Abi AlMona |
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Engineering ELITES Award |
Mona Amani |
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Engineering ELITES Award |
Ilham Amloul |
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Engineering ELITES Award |
Mohammed Ishaq Ansari |
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Engineering ELITES Award |
Serge Bachour |
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Engineering ELITES Award |
Amna Cassim |
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Engineering ELITES Award |
Abdullah Faisal Chaudhry |
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Engineering ELITES Award |
Yousuf Darwish |
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Engineering ELITES Award |
Wellage Ushara De Silva |
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Engineering ELITES Award |
Naseem El-Dehaibi |
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Engineering ELITES Award |
Luna Fauzi Naddi |
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Engineering ELITES Award |
Menna Fawzy |
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Engineering ELITES Award |
Habiba Ghoneim |
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Engineering ELITES Award |
Nuha Khan |
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Engineering ELITES Award |
Mayar Mahmoud |
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Engineering ELITES Award |
Joshua Gunananda Muni |
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Engineering ELITES Award |
Muhammad Saad |
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Engineering ELITES Award |
Wardah Shan |
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Engineering ELITES Award |
Yomna Sultan |
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Engineering ELITES Award |
Abdul Raheem Tahir |
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Engineering ELITES Award |
Nikoloz Vashakidze |
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Engineering ELITES Award |
Ahmad Yatim |
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Engineering Enrichment Awards |
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Award Name |
Winner |
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Engineering Enrichment Achievement Award |
Hassan Shomar |
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Engineering Enrichment Achievement Award |
Mustafa Eltayeb |