Emil M. Mrak International Award

This award honors a graduate of UC Davis who is distinguished in his or her career or in service outside the United States. Specific criteria used during the selection process include 1) advancement of their profession outside the United States and 2) community and public service outside the United States.

The 2007 Emil M. Mrak International Award recipient is Mahmoud A. Abu-Zeid, M.S. ’60, Ph.D. ’62

Abu-Zeid, minister of public works and water resources for Egypt, has won the Emil M. Mrak International Award for his distinguished career and service outside the United States. The UC Davis alumnus, who earned a master's degree in 1960 and a doctorate in 1962, is a founding member and president of the World Water Council. Also, he has served as a consultant for the World Bank, the World Health Organization and the United States Agency for International Development, among other agencies.

Previous recipients:

2007 Sarah Marie Otterstrom, Ph.D. ’04
2005 Qifa Zhang, Ph.D. '85
2004 Richard M. Cirami '63, M.S. '68
2003 Jay Kun Yoo
2002 Kenneth S. Milne
2001 Arturo Lara-Lopez
2000 Rosanna Y. Wong
1999 Peter N. Quesenberry
1998 Jon K. Andrus
1997 Thira Sutabutra
1996 Jerome Francis Harrington
1995 Thomas A. Bickle
1994 Wyland S. Cripe
1993 Syed F. Imam
1992 Joe Roger Held
1991 Gajendra Singh
1990 Gurdev Khush
1989 Charles E. Cornelius
1988 Phaitoon Ingkasuwan

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