Dr. Reza Abbaszadeh This is Me

Education

 Web References

1. 1. Prosper - On the Road... Coming Home

   www.prospermag.com/go/prosper/ - [Cached]

   Published on: 10/7/2006   Last Visited: 6/24/2007

   Dean Biggart will be traveling to Iran with Dr. Reza Abbaszadeh, who is the benefactor of the program and CEO of Premier Access Insurance Co. in Sacramento (he also attended UC Davis as an undergraduate).
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   I have been moved by the generosity and tenacity of Reza Abbaszadeh a Sacramento businessman whose vision has made our trip possible. He has put in his time, contacts and money in hopes of giving Iranian and U.S. students the opportunity to learn from each other.
   
   At the least, on this trip I have made a new and valued friend whose example will inspire me to do more and better.
   
   May 3 - Coming Home
   
   Reza and I leave for the airport at 1:00 a.m. for a 4:00 a.m. flight on Emirates Airlines. We fly through the night to Dubai, where we have a layover before heading for Paris. Reza will go to London before heading home, and I will return to California.
   
   The consulate official has asked us to stop by on our way through. We have a several hour layover and this is possible. To avoid the lengthy security check she meets us in the cafeteria - only one level of security - and we sit at a table for four.
   
   She has had a meeting with a young American academic and administrator at the American University of Sharja in Dubai. He is an economist and teaches in their MBA program and she thought we might enjoy meeting each other.
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   Reza and I leave optimistic.
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   Reza would like him to work in the Sacramento office also, but his visa has not come through.
   
   Azin Arya is a quiet young woman just finishing her degree at Sharif. She will be heading to Paris to enter a telecommunications PhD program. Azin is nervous about the language and the cultural change, although she has an uncle there who will provide a temporary home.
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   The evening is spent with Reza, the President of Sharif University, and his top administrative team of deans and vice presidents.