Honorees - Tenth Annual Academic Achievement Award, 2007

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Categories:

1. I: High School Graduates with Outstanding SAT scores and GPA's

2. II: Outstanding College Graduates (BS or BA)

3. III: Advanced Degree Graduates (PhD, MD, DDS, PharmD, JD, MS)

4. IV: Post Doctoral Associates

Outstanding Graduates with Post Doctorate Degrees

University of California, Los Angeles

• Meer-Taher Shabani-Rad - Post-Doctorate, Hematopathology

University of Vermont

• Arshia Noori - Post Doctorate, Cardio-Electrophysiology

Outstanding Graduates with Doctorate Degrees

California Institute of Technology

• Abbas Nasiraei Moghaddam - PhD, Bio Engineering

• Morteza Mahyari - PhD, Applied and Computational Math

Harvard University

• Ali Reza Seyed Boloori - PhD, Engineering Sciences

Loma Linda University

• Shiva Metghalchi - PhD, Public Health, Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Nova Southeastern University

• Parisa Refaat - PhD, Physical Therapy

Pepperdine University

• Haydeh Fakhrabadi - PhD, Psychology

Purdue University

• Mohammad Ali Ayoubi - PhD, Aeronautics and Astronautics

Stanford University

• Saharnaz Bigdeli - PhD, Chemical Engineering

University of California, Berkeley

• Shideh Dashti - PhD, Geo-Engineering

University of California, Irvine

• Bita Gorjiara - PhD, Computer Engineering

University of California, Los Angeles

• Sara Monempour - PhD, Social Educational Research      

• Shiva Navab - PhD, Electrical Engineering

• Mehrnoosh Saghizadeh - PhD, Molecular Biology

University of Maryland at College Park

• Leila Jannesai Ladani - PhD, Mechanical Engineering

University of Southern California

• Hooman Akhavan - PhD, Electrical Engineering

• Omid Etemadi - PhD, Environmental Engineering

• Shabnam Dilmaghani - PhD, Environmental Engineering

• Tina Kahnamoee Givrad - PhD, Biomedical Engineering

• Reza Dehghan Nayeri - PhD, Mechanical Engineering

• Babak Pazokifard - PhD, Environmental Engineering

• Mahsa Rouhanizadeh - PhD, Biomedical Engineering 

• Masoud Samee - PhD, Environmental Engineering  

• Mehdi Sharifzadeh - PhD, Computer Science

• Atosa Vahdati Nikzad - PhD, Environmental Engineering

• Leila Vaziri-Farhani - PhD, Industrial & Systems Engineering

University of Texas at Dallas

• Mohammad Janani - Ph.D. Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Outstanding Graduates with Medical Degrees

Meharry Medical College

• Ali Amini - MD

• Amir Amini - MD

University of California, Irvine

• Neda Yazdi - MD

University of California, Los Angeles

• Nasim Afsarmanesh - MD, Internal Medicine

University of Southern California

• Ashkan Moazzez - MD, General Surgery

Outstanding Graduates in Dentistry

University of California, Los Angeles

• Sally Kashani - DDS

University of Southern California

• Katia Behrooz Aghdam - DDS

Outstanding Graduates in Pharmacy

University of California, San Franscisco

• Parisa Sobhani - PharmD 

Outstanding Graduates with Master’s Degrees

Boston University

• Neda Afsarmanesh - MS, Neurobiology

California State University, Fullerton

• Ali Tamadon - MS, Civil Engineering

Cal State Polytechnic University, Pomona

• Nima Davarpanah - MS, Electrical Engineering

• Grigor Golamirians - MBA

Cal State University, Long Beach

• Nazanin Amani - MS, Educational Technology

• Farnaz Kaighobadi - MA, Psychology

• Amir Naghshineh-Pour - MBA

• Behnaz Razavi - MS, Chemistry

Cal State University, Los Angeles

• Farhad Dormani - MS, Electrical Engineering

Cal State University, Northridge

• Mitra Navab - MS, Mathematics

• Niema Pahlevan - MS, Mechanical Engineering

• Soghra Tashtatash - MS, Child Development

George Town University, School of Law

• Shahed Fakhari - MS, Law

University of Alabama at Huntsville

• Sahar Torabzadeh - MS, Chemical Engineering

University of California, Davis

• Amir Ardeshir - MS, Preventive Veterinary Medicine

University of California, Los Angeles

• Omid Hariri - MS, Neurobiology

• Payman Khalili Tehrani - MS, Civil Engineering

University of California, Santa Barbara

• Talayeh Saderi - MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Chicago

• Hodad Naderi - MBA, Finance and Statistics

University of Maryland, College Park

• Jafar Razmi - MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering

University of Phoenix

• Masoud Mirfendereski - MBA

University of Southern California

• Shirin Eghtesadi - MS, Electrical Engineering

• Rochelle Rahavi - MA, Gerontology

Outstanding Graduates with Bachelor's Degrees

California State University, Long Beach

• Amin Azimi - BS, Management Information Systems

• Farshid Binesh - BS, International Business

• Salmeh Dehgan - BS, Computer Science

• Shohreh Houshmand - BS, Nursing

• Ida Meisami-Fard - BS, Civil Engineering/ Marketing

• Nadia Moayeri - BS, Health Sciences

• Sheila Sorooshian - BS, Biochemistry

Cal. State University, Los Angeles

• Nilofar Ghasami - BS, Child Development

California State University, Northridge

• Marzieh Esmaeili - BS, Biology

• Sepehr Golboo - BS, Biology

• Sara Hamed - BA, Sociology

• Naz Khaki - BS, Information Systems

• Bahar Lotfalian - BS, Business Administration/Finance

• Aida Mahmud - BA, Psychology

• Delaram Massachi - BA, Psychology

• Nausser Negahban - BS, Business Administration/Finance

• Peymen Raoofi - BA, Psychology

• Setareh Samandari - BS, Political Science

• Biaina Torabian Shams - BS, Business Admin/Finance

Cal State Polytechnic University, Pomona

• Donyanaz Saify - BS, Chemistry

Purdue University

• Nima Hefazi - BS, Electrical Engineering

University of California, Berkeley

• Naghmeh Harirchi - BS, Political Science

• Daniel Karlin - BS, Biology, Italian, English

• Saman Manesh - BS, Bioengineering

• Niki Nabavi Nouri - BS, Political Science and Mass Communications

• Ehsan Saadat - BS, Bioengineering

University of California, Irvine

• Amir Jourabchi - BS, Computer Science

• Salma Khoshfekr - BA, Psychology and Education

• Reza Malek - BA, Political Science

University of California, Los Angeles

• Sanam Abrishami - BA, Psychology and History

• Daniel Amirhamzeh - BS, Marine Biology

• Mohammad Ardakani - BS, Electrical Engineering

• Shadi Azadeh - BS, Neuroscience 

• Danielle Claxton - BS, History and Geography

• Nazanin Elyasian - BA, Sociology

• Navid Foruzan - BS, Neuroscience

• Sara Harirchian - BS, Political Science

• Arina Hartunian - BS, Evolutionary Biology

• Tanaz Kohan - BS, PsychoBiology

• Shahrzad Morim - BS Psychobiology

• Shirin Oloumi - BS, English Literature

• Chantal Yamini - BS, Anthropology

 University of California, Riverside

• Golnaz Dormani - BS, Biology

University of California, Santa Barbara

• Matin Hemmat - BA, Psychology

• Kevin Fard - BS, Political Science

• Areo Saffarzadeh - BS, Biology and Business

University of Southern California

• Azita Mirzaian - BS, Biology and Art

Outstanding High School Graduates

• Tiffany Fereydouni - Brentwood High School

• Navid Forouzan - University high School

• Arya Ghavami - North Hollywood High School

• Kia Hamzelou - William Howard Taft High School

• Hooman Hefzi - Esperanza High School

• Arwin Hojjati - Palos Verdes Peninsula High school  

• Aria Lotfalian - Calabasas High School

• Shireen Meshkati - Marlborough High School  

• Shawn Moshrefi - Colvis West High School

• Yas Sanaiha - University High School

• Maryam Sharif - Upland High School

• Cheryl Yashar - Palisades Charter High School