Looking for a chance to help build something from scratch, Sheikh Ahmed proved his worth at Qatargas. And, as the company grew into one of the largest LNG companies worldwide, Sheikh Ahmed worked his way up from a junior engineer to a senior manager charged with hundreds of large-scale capital projects. “Success doesn’t come through good luck; it is achieved through commitment and determination,” he said. More than 1,000 family members, friends and other guests attended the ceremony and dinner, which, for the first time, took place at the Qatar National Convention Centre. Dean Ilker Baybars presented the Andrew Carnegie Society Scholar award to Edmond Abi Saleh and the Qatar Campus Scholar awards to Abi Saleh, Yazan Abu Hijleh and Dania Marwan Abed Rabbou. Nine students were also recognized with 2012 Senior Leadership Recognition Awards: Zaid Haque, Sara Khaled Mohamed Abbas, Mohammed Ibrahim Janahi, Batoul Khalieh, Mohamed Hussain, Mohammad Mazen Dauleh, Mohammad Abed Shirzai, Aliah Ahmad Dehdary and Yazan Abu Hijleh. Yonina Cooper, associate professor in computer science, was also honored during the ceremony and awarded the Outstanding Teacher Award. In his charge to the graduates, Jared L. Cohon, president of Carnegie Mellon University, reminded the graduates to put their skills and knowledge to work. “As you move into your jobs and communities, keep in mind that you are a member of a remarkable group of almost 90,000 Carnegie Mellon alumni. People, like you, who are committed to real solutions for real problems, architects of change whose hearts are in the important work that lies before you. As you join this group, Carnegie Mellon will be watching you with pride and high expectations,” Cohon said. Sara Abbas, student speaker.
Jared L. Cohon, president of Carnegie Mellon University, delivers the charge to the graduates.
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