NASHVILLE, Tennessee: A Saudi engineer taking up advanced studies in Tennessee has been awarded a medal of honor by the Phi Kappa Phi, one of the oldest academic organizations in the United States.
Samer bin Saeed Al-Qahtani, who finished his masters degree in the University of Tennessee, was also admitted as member of the Phi Kappa Phi and given a certificate of academic excellence for his distinction in the specialty of engineering and information systems. The organization was founded in 1897.
Al-Qahtani expressed appreciation for the honor accorded to him and promised to return to the Kingdom to apply what he learned during his scholarship studies.
Saudi student wins award in US
