#  Harvard Alumni Association honors Leila T. Fawaz with the 2020 Harvard Medal 

 





May 18, 2020

 

 

 The Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) has announced that David L. Evans; Leila T. Fawaz, AM '72, PhD '79; and Joseph J. O'Donnell '67, MBA '71, will receive the 2020 Harvard Medal. The award recognizes extraordinary service to the University in a variety of areas, such as teaching, fundraising, leadership, and innovation. Fawaz, Issam M. Fares Professor of Lebanese and Eastern Mediterranean Studies at Tufts University, was a member of the Harvard Board of Overseers from 1996 to 2012 and has been a member of visiting committees at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies and the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. Read the complete story in the [Harvard Gazette](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/05/three-will-be-honored-by-haa-with-2020-harvard-medal/).



 

 

 



 

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