International Parents of the Year

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2023 International Parents of the Year

Monday, November 13, 2023
International Programs is honored to present the award for this year’s International Parents of the Year to Mohammad Sayeed Hossain and Nasrina Parvin. Mr. Hossain and Mrs. Parvin were nominated by their son, Rezwan Mohammad Sayeed, a PhD candidate in the College of Engineering, from Dhaka, Bangladesh, for being strong advocates for equal rights movements and supporting Rezwan’s educational journey.  
David Shehata Fouad Georgy Nakhla

2022 International Parents of the Year

Tuesday, November 1, 2022
We congratulate this year's winners of the international parents of the year, Ebtesam Fouad Yanny Gerges and Shehata Fouad Georgy Nakhla.

2021 International Parent of the Year

Friday, November 12, 2021
International Programs is honored to present the International Parent of the Year award to Itse Ejughemre. Honorable mention goes to Joseph and Florence Harry Mills and to Pallav and Trupti Pandya.

2020 International Parents of the Year

Thursday, December 17, 2020
International Programs is honored to present awards for International Parent of the Year to Manjit and Sharda Bahl and Luz Sarmiento and Gorky Fierro

International Parents of the Year 2019

Friday, December 20, 2019
International Student and Scholar Services received so many excellent nominations for the International Parents of the Year award, it became difficult to choose only one recipient. This year, we are pleased to announce two recipients.

International Parents of the Year 2018

Tuesday, November 27, 2018
This year International Student and Scholar Services received so many excellent nominations for International Parents of the Year, it became difficult to choose one recipient.  So we chose two, and are very happy to announce both.

International Parents of the Year 2017 - Meenu and Suresh Mittal

Friday, September 22, 2017
International Student and Scholar Services is happy to announce the recipients of the 2017 International Parents of the Year award, Meenu and Suresh Mittal of India.  The Mittals were nominated by their son, Sanjay, who previously received his Master of Business Administration with distinction in 2015 and is now a graduate student in the Master of Accountancy program in the Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa.

International Parents of the Year 2016 - Dr. Khalid Joudi and Dr. Maysoon Yasin

Tuesday, September 20, 2016
International Student and Scholar Services is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2016 International Parents of the Year award: Dr. Khalid Joudi and Dr. Maysoon Yasin. They are the parents of recent University of Iowa grad Dr. Kawther Khalid Ahmed, who just received her Ph.D. in pharmaceutics in August. Dr. Ahmed is now a post-doctoral scholar here at the University of Iowa while her husband, Ali Al-Jumaili, finishes his own program. They have two daughters and a little boy here with them in Iowa City.

International Parent of the Year 2015 Runners Up - Ying Pan and Hong Pan

Thursday, September 17, 2015
Introducing the ISSS International Parent of the Year runners up for 2015, Ms. Ying Pan and her sister Ms. Hong Pan of China.

International Parent of the Year 2015 - Hameed Nada Hammad and Lameeah Bunyan Jabal

Thursday, September 17, 2015
Introducing the ISSS International Parent of the Year winners for 2015, Mr. Hameed Nada Hammad and Mrs. Lameeah Bunyan Jabal of Iraq.