Lebanese Fadia Ghosn, New South Wales Woman of 2016

The former dean of the Lebanese University School of Dentistry and head of the Maronite Diaspora Institute, NSW Branch, Professor Fadia Ghosn, won the ‘Woman of the Year 2016’ title for the New South Wales State of Australia. Ghosn, it should be recalled, founded the Lebanese Australian Institution at the University of Sydney after she emigrated to Australia in 2001. The said institution provides annual scholarships for students with outstanding performance. Upon receiving the award in an official ceremony held at the NSW Parliament, Ghosn pledged to accomplish more similar social and women-related missions. She did not forget to extend her gratitude to her homeland, Lebanon, and to her own family and everyone who supported her. (An Nahar, March 10, 2016)