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The Society of Iranian-American Women for Education has had the privilege of hosting or co-hosting the following guests:
2009
- Dr. Firouz Naderi, the associate director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory responsible for project formulation and strategy.
- Mrs. Andrea White, Houston’s First Lady and author. Winner of Golden Spur award for her first book, Surviving Antarctica.
2008
- Dr. Azita Madjidi, a Houston Plastic surgeon and author of numerous peer review articles and book chapters in French, British and American professional literature.
- Dr. Farzin Rezaeian, an award-winning documentary and educational film producer and director.
Iran: Seven Faces of Civilization and Persepolis Recreated are two of his worldwide known productions.
2007
- Ms. Anousheh Ansari, First astronaut of Iranian descent and the first female private space explorer
- Michael C. Hillmann, Ph. D., Professor, Middle Eastern Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
- Mr. Hamed Nikpay, Vocalist and multi instrumentalist musician
- Ms. Shohreh Aghdashloo, Oscar nominated actress
2006
- Suzanne Bruce, M.D., Diplomate American Board of Dermatology
- Dr. Shirin Ebadi, 2003 Nobel Peace Prize Winner
- M. R. Ghanoonparvar, Ph.D., Professor, Middle Eastern Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
- Ms. Monika Jalili, Vocalist, founder of NoorSaz
- Ms. Niki Karimi, Prize-winning actress and movie director
- Dr. Jennifer Scarce, Author, (1963-1998) Curator of Middle Eastern Cultures at the Royal Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
2005
- Kelly Hunt, M.D., Director of the surgical breast research program, Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Eugenie S. Kleinerman, M.D., Division Head, Department of Pediatrics, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Bruce Leslie, Ph.D., Chancellor , Alamo Community College District
- Sattar, Vocalist
2004
- Ms. Shara Fryer, News Anchor, Ch.13 ABC
- Ms. Banafsheh Sayad, Artistic director, dancer, choreographer and founder of Namah
- Mehrsheed Sinaki, M.D. Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehab, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
- Honorable Bill White, Mayor of Houston, Texas
2003
- Mr. Kayhan Kalhor, Musician, instrumentalist-composer
- Mr. Guive Mirfenderski, Author, International Law attorney
- Ms. Asieh Namdar, Senior writer and copy editor for CNN Headline News, anchor for CNN International
- Mr. Anoushirvan Rohani, Prize-winning composer, pianist
- Ms. Homa Taraji, Curator, co-founder of The American Foundation for Contemporary Iranian Art
2002
- Ms. Najmieh Batmanglij, Chef, author
- Ms. Masumeh Farhad, Associate Curator of Islamic Art, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- Mr. Daniel Walker, Curator & Head of the Department of Islamic Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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