The American Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched the Women in Science Hall of Fame award in 2010, in order to honor women, from the Middle East and North Africa whom possess outstanding research and scientific achievements.
Therefore, the Arab American University (AAUJ) was selected for such an award, in which the university’s President, Professor Mahmmoud AbuMwais and the American Vice-Consul; Mrs. Dourthy Shi, honored Dr. Rula Jadallah, the Assistant Professor within the Biology Department, as the winner of the 2015 award for “Women in Science.”