Texas A&M at Qatar recognises student achievements during annual awards ceremony

Doha, Qatar: Texas A M University at Qatar, a Qatar Foundation partner university, recognized students who have excelled in academics, leadership and...

Doha, Qatar: 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 andcomputer 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.