Promoted to  Senior Lecturer in Arabic Studies.  July 2005

Letter of congratulations from the Chair of the Presidential Teaching Awards Committee for being selected as one of the finalists for the 2004 Presidential Teaching Awards.  March 2004

Recipient of the Gordon Gray, Jr. Senior Lectureship in Arabic Studies.
 

Two letters of appreciation from Dr. Jack Tohme and the Vice President of the University for Development and External Relations for my poetry (zajal) presentation.  New York, October 2004
 

Letter of thanks from the Managing Director for my presentation on “The Life and Works of Ghada Al-Samman with Special Emphasis on her Novel.”  November 2003
 

Certificate of Recognition and Official Honorary Shield presented by the Governing Board of the Beirut Youth Cultural Society and endorsed by His Excellency the Prime Minister of Lebanon for founding the Beirut Youth Cultural Society in 1972, authoring the by laws and acting as the first and permanent honorary president in Lebanon and abroad.  Beirut, June 27, 2001
 

Certificate of Recognition and an Honorary Diploma conferred by the Board of Trustees of Dar al-Mahabba for my literary contributions, research, and creative writing both in Lebanon and abroad.  Beirut, June 27, 2001
 

Letter of Appreciation for presenting a lecture on the Middle East to the club members.  February 1999

Letter of Recognition from School Dean for achieving the highest results in the graduating class of the Arabic Basic Course and for maintaining 0% attrition.  1990-1993

Consistently selected by School Dean as a “Master Teacher” to represent the Middle East School’s teaching methodology to all VIP’s visiting from major universities and the Department of Defense.

Achieved “Exceptional Performance Rating”.  1983-1993 consecutively

Letter of Recognition from School Dean for being selected to demonstrate the “Model Classroom” to Governor Wilson (CA) and the representatives from Washington.

Letter of Appreciation on behalf of Class 92-93 for excellence in teaching.  1993

Letter of Appreciation from School Dean for conducting the workshop “Cross-Cultural Communication” which benefited all the faculty by teaching them new skills.  1992

Selected by School Dean to represent and explain the Institute’s objectives and the Middle East School’s curriculum to the “Board of Visitors” from Washington for the purpose of re-accrediting the Institute.  1991

Selected by the faculty of the Middle East School as their representative in the “Faculty Advisory Council”.  1991

Certificate of Appreciation for active participation and meaningful contribution to the success of the annual DLIFLC Language Day activities.  1991

Letter of Recognition for organizing and participating in the “Round Table Academic Discussions”.  1991

Selected to teach the Foreign Area Officers’ class. This class is taught to high government officials and requires outstanding teaching qualities and professionalism.  1989

Letter of Appreciation from Col. William Kinard for conducting the workshop “Cross-Cultural Communication”.  1989

Letter of Recognition from the Chairperson of the Arabic Department for contributions and achievements as a Supervisor and Manager.  1988

Certificate of Appreciation from the Equal Employment Opportunity Manager for my contributions as the Chairman of the Statistics and Analysis Committee and as an active member of the Public Relations Committee.  1987

Certificate of Commendation and Quality Step Increase for exceptional performance as a Supervisor.  1986-1987

Certificate of Achievement from the Commandant for serving as a course writer of “From the Gulf to the Ocean”, a course in Modern Standard Arabic.  1986

Letter of Commendation and Appreciation from Col. Robert DePhilippis for my lecture, “Language: A Living Being”.  1986

Letter of Appreciation from the Project Officer of Course Development for my contributions in the development and recording of the Syrian Dialect Course.
 

International Directory of Distinguished Leadership  1991

Five Thousand Personalities of the World  1991

Two Thousand Notable American Men  1991

Who’s Who in the World  1986
 

Teaching Assistantship  1976-1980

Passed Ph.D. comprehensive examination with distinction.
 

Scholarship to study abroad  1976

First Prize for Poetry Reading  1973

First Prize for highest grades among first year students of Arabic Language and Literature
 

First Prize for writing and directing a play in Modern Arabic prose, “The Meaning of Christmas”