The Lebanese American University (LAU) held a ceremony early this week to honor a number of influential women in different fields of life. These included Carmen Lebos (actor), Pascale Saqr (singer), Rabia Zayat (media figure), Paula Yakoubian (talk show host), Eva Makdesi (fashion and beauty consultant), Roula Chamiyeh (comedian) and Claudia Marshalian (writer for television drama series). In the health sector, the honored women were, Dr Zenat Hijazi (LAU medical school dean), Dr. Soula Aoun (deputy dean), Dr. Zena Tanous (head of dermatology department) and Gladys Moro (deputy CEO of LAU Medical Center). (As Safir, April 13, 2016)