College of the North Atlantic – Qatar’s (CNA-Q) top students were rewarded for their academic achievements for last year, 2015-16, with a show-stopping awards ceremony held on November 9.
The 14th annual Awards Ceremony was sponsored by ORYX GTL for the third year. ORYX GTL offered four very special awards to students who demonstrate academic excellence as well as a commitment to leadership, entrepreneurship, sport, and health and wellness.
Jabor Abdulla Al Kuwari, a Business Administration – Human Resource Management student, won the ORYX GTL Academic Excellence Award in Entrepreneurship. At 22 years old he started a franchise of healthy restaurants called the Diet House with his friend. Today they have four locations in Qatar and are looking to rapidly expand.
This year, 108 students who achieved a Grade Point Average of 4.0, were entered into the Honour Society. On average, the cumulative averages of award winners this year are higher than last year, which were higher than the year before.
Other awards presented during the ceremony included the Highest Achiever Scholarship, which was presented to Information Systems — Web Developer student Namreen Rabia Javlikar for her 97.32 per cent weighted average. Highest Achievers from each of the College’s Schools — Engineering Technology, Business Studies, Information Technology and Health Sciences – were also recognised with scholarships.
The Awards Ceremony opened with inspirational messages from CNA-Q President Dr Ken MacLeod, and Mohamed Al Enazi, Chief Administrative Officer at ORYX GTL.
“This is one of the most rewarding events of the year. It is a delight to see so many students acknowledged for their hard work and dedication to their studies. As educators, we feel a sense of fulfilment in knowing that we helped foster the success of our students", said Dr MacLeod.
