At the third annual Benefit Dinner held in New York City under the theme of Inspiring Women, AUC honored three “inspiring” AUC alumnae: Rana El-Kaliouby ’98 ’00, chief science officer of Affectiva, a spinoff of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Heba Morayef ’02, Egypt director of Human Rights Watch; and Haifaa Al-Mansour ’97, Saudi Arabia’s first female filmmaker.
At the third annual benefit dinner, AUC raised funds in excess of $400,000, with net proceeds being used to support scholarships for female students.
AUC's Third Annual Benefit Dinner
This year marks the third AUC Benefit Dinner under the theme: AUC: Inspiring Women. The intent of the event is to showcase the caliber of AUC graduates in Egypt and abroad who are actively contributing to Egypt and our global society. All proceeds will be used to support scholarships at AUC.
AWARDEES
For me, AUC was the first time to get exposed to ideas, and we were encouraged to discuss them, which changed me as a person. I was like a child discovering a world.
AUC allowed me to be assertive and articulate what I really wanted to do with my life,” said El-Kaliouby. “AUC encourages you to think differently and be different.
Professionally, AUC was important for me as well, as it was the best place to study political science. I think it’s important that there are now many more Egyptians in the political science and human rights fields representing people of their country.
Past Honorees
Abdallah Jum’ah ’65
Shafik Gabr ’73
Azza Kamel ’83
Monica Hanna ’04, ’07
Haifaa Al-Mansour ’97
Rana El-Kaliouby ’98 ’00
Heba Morayef ’02
John F. W. Rogers
Mustafa Abdel-Wadood ’91
Perihan Abou-Zeid ’09
Shahira Amin ’78
Ben Wedeman ’81
Amr Waked ’96
