Benefit Dinner 2015

At the fourth annual benefit dinner held in New York City under the theme of AUC: Elevating Arts, the University honored three alumni who are champions of arts and culture, and who share a commitment to enhancing innovation, creativity and cultural heritage. These are Shafik Gabr ’73, chair and managing director of the ARTOC Group for Investment and Development, who received the Global Impact Award, as well as Distinguished Alumni Award recipients Azza Kamel ’83, founder and director of Alwan wa Awtar NGO, and Monica Hanna ’04, ’07, award-winning Egyptian archaeologist.

AUC raised more than $450,000 at the AUC: Elevating Arts benefit dinner with net proceeds supporting scholarships.

Mary Iskander, special adviser to the AUC president; Shafik Gabr '73; President Lisa Anderson; Suzanne Malveaux; Monica Hanna '04, 07; Azza Kamel '83; and Raymonda Raif, executive director of alumni engagement and the AUC Annual Fund

Suzanne Malveaux, CNN national correspondent and Master of Ceremonies Benefit Dinner 2015 Shafik Gabr ’73, chair and managing director of ARTOC Group for Investment and Development, and recipient of AUC's Global Impact Award Benefit Dinner 2015 Azza K

Shafik Gabr ’73, chair and managing director of ARTOC Group for Investment and Development, and recipient of AUC's Global Impact Award

Nesma Mahgoub ’13, 2011 winner of Star Academy Arabia and first Bachelor of Musical Arts graduate Benefit Dinner 2015 AbdelRahman Bahieldin, winner of the Chopin piano competition and music and engineering double major Benefit Dinner 2015 Nesma Mahgou

Azza Kamel ’83, founder and director of Alwan wa Awtar NGO, and recipient of AUC's Distinguished Alumni Award

Monica Hanna ’04, ’07, award-winning Egyptian archaeologist and recipient of AUC's Distinguished Alumni Award

Richard A. Bartlett, chair of AUC's Board of Trustees

AbdelRahman Bahieldin, winner of the Chopin piano competition and music and engineering double major

Nesma Mahgoub ’13, 2011 winner of Star Academy Arabia and first Bachelor of Musical Arts graduate, and AbdelRahman Bahieldin, winner of the Chopin piano competition and music and engineering double major

AUC's Fourth Annual Benefit Dinner

At the fourth annual benefit dinner held in New York City under the theme of AUC: Elevating Arts, the University raised more than $450,000, with net proceeds being used to support student scholarships. The event also honored three alumni who are champions of arts and culture, and who share a commitment to enhancing innovation, creativity and cultural heritage.