2019 Annual Awards Dinner
Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters
Special Guest
H.E. Roya Rahmani
The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan’s First Female Ambassador to the United States
Host Committee
Honorary Dinner Chairs
Dr. Ehsan and Fatema Laya Bayat
Host Committee Chairs
Suzanne Kianpour and Michelle Kosinski
Host Committee
Jake Cusack
Fadi Elsalameen
Evelyn Farkas
David Tafuri
Samantha Vinograd
Laili Zahedi
Sponsors
Ambassador’s Circle
The Zamani Foundation
Sam and Carol Nappi
David and Katherine Bradley
Leader’s Circle
Dr. Ehsan and Mrs. Fatema Bayat
(Bayat Foundationa)
Emal Dusst, Cintana Education
Embassy of the State of Qatar
Embassy of the United Arab Emirates
Jeff Fahey
GardaWorld
David and Anne Grizzle
Dr. Kerry Murphy Healey
KBR
Leslie M. Schweitzer
David S. Sedney and Dr. Diana Sedney
STS International, Inc.
TriVision
Educator’s Circle
AM General
Farhad Azima
Betty Brannan Berger
DAI
Michael Earley
Stephenie Foster
Fluor Corporation
Teri Galvez and Michael Cleary
Shamaim JAwad, Ayenda Foundation
Reginald L. Love
Jacqueline B. Mars
Mitchell and Nancy Shivers
Tetra Tech
Barry F. Westfall
