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