AUD selects 42 students for Golden Key Honor Society Membership

Golden Key International Society, a non profit Honor Society, established in 1977 in the United States, recognizes top achievers among junior and senior university students. AUD, in order to increase the prestige associated with membership, has exercised great selectivity by offering membership only to the top 10%, academically, of its students.

Today, Golden Key has more than 350 chapters worldwide in 7 countries: Australia, Canada, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates and the United States. The American University in Dubai's chapter is the only chapter in the region.

Since its founding in 1977, Golden Key International Honour Society has emerged as one of the most prestigious and dynamic organizations in higher education, committed not only to recognize and award academic achievement, but also to develop personal growth, leadership potential, and community service through active participation in altruistic activities. Golden Key also provides its members with career and internship opportunities through its partnerships with major corporations across the globe.

"The formation of a chapter of the Golden Key International Honour Society at the American University in Dubai is a key component in AUD's promise to provide the highest quality educational experience. This society allows AUD to further a culture of excellence as we highlight students' achievement in all academic areas. As the advisor, I am very excited to be able to work with students of this quality; students who have demonstrated not only brilliance but also discipline and character," said Dr Marc K Burtch, Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the University and coordinator of the Golden Key International Society.

The list of AUD students who have joined the Golden Key Society includes:
Sofiko Akhvlediani, Sara Abdul Aal, Heba Abulhassan, Sana Ajeel, Muhammad Jawad Ajmal, Faisal Al Baik, Mohammad Al Mojel, Bashar Al Rawi, Meera Al Suwaidi, Sameer Ansari, Humaira Anwar, Anna Aoun, Mohammed Ayoub, Heena Bahirwani, Dalal Bahman, Raed Bou Ajram, Nadia Cassam, Robert Durrant, Dina El Moshneb, Afshin Etemad,Janak Govind, Yasmine Ibrahim, Mukta Jain, Ali Said Jamal Elddine, Rohit Kripalani, Karima Mouayn, Yasmin Musmar, Samar Naim, Amin Nassiri, Dalia Nayal, Nicolas Reincke, Khaled Saeed, Jigar Sagar, Sabika Shaban, Mariam Shahid, Aleksandra Wantke, Tamara Azab, Hessa Al Shamsi, Aysan Azabdaftari, Umaira Rorwiyan, Nadine Katter,Hind Iskandar.

It is worth noting that important international figures feature as honorary members of this society including Roberta Bondora - Canada's first female astronaut, William Jefferson Clinton - Former president of the United States of America, Stephen Covey - Author and Consultant, the Most Reverend Desmond M. Tutu - Anglican Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, Bill Cosby-Entertainer, Elizabeth Dole - Former President, American Red Cross, General Colin L. Powell - US Secretary of State, and the late Ronald W. Reagan-Former US President.