2019

Distinguished Alumni

Honorees

Marion Edwards

 BA Psychology and Theatre ’72

Former President, Twentieth Century Fox International Television

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Marion Edwards recently retired from her long-time position as President, International Television at Twentieth Century Fox. In that position, she was responsible for international licensing of Twentieth Century Fox productions. She also oversaw licensing of series and features to pay, network and basic television broadcasters and a growing number of Twentieth Century Fox feature films to US Networks.

With over 30 years’ experience in the television industry, Marion is routinely included in the Hollywood Reporter “Power 100” Women in Hollywood issue, and she was also named Broadcast Magazine’s #1 US Dealmaker in the International marketplace in October 2010. In 2014, she was honored with the Médaille d’Honneur Award at MIPTV for her exceptional contribution to international broadcasting. In October of 2016, she was honored in Cannes, France by the film industry publication Variety with the Vanguard Award honoring her contributions in pioneering the international television business. She also received an award from the city of Cannes. She has also been honored by Shattuck St. Mary’s with the Distinguished Alumna Award and has rejoined the Board of Trustees of that institution.

Floyd Little

MS Judicial Administration ’75

NFL Hall of Famer

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Floyd Little’s reputation as an outstanding athlete, from his days at Syracuse through his time in the National Football League, earned him recognition by the NFL across the league. He was inducted into eight Halls of Fame, including the National League College Hall of Fame, Pro Football Hall Of Fame, Colorado Sports Hall of Fame, Professional Athlete of the year, Denver Bronco Ring of Fame in 1984, the Gator Bowl Hall of Fame in 1989, the Syracuse Letterman of Distinction in 1989, the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award in 1992, and in 2010 the African American Sport Hall Of Fame. In 2017, he received the NAACP Muhammad Ali Iconic Sports Award. In his latter years of professional football, Floyd’s pursuit of academic excellence continued, and he received a degree from the University of Denver’s College of Law in 1975. 

Floyd returned to Syracuse to work as the Special Assistant to the Athletic Director, and he was later recognized with an honorary PhD before retiring in 2016.

Abdulfattah Sharaf

BA Political Science ’94

CEO, United Arab Emirates of HSBC Bank Middle East

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Abdulfattah Sharaf is a Group General Manager and the Chief Executive Officer, United Arab Emirates, of HSBC Bank Middle East Limited. He is also Head of International, which covers Bahrain, Kuwait and Algeria. Abdulfattah is a Board Member of HSBC Bank Middle East Limited (HBME) and HSBC Bank Oman S.A.O.G. (HBON). Prior to his appointment as CEO UAE, he was the CEO Personal Financial Services, Middle East and North Africa, and responsible for all of HSBC’s Retail Banking business in the MENA region. He was also a Board member of HSBC Saudi Arabia Limited (IBSA) and Emirates Telecommunication Company (Etisalat). 

Before joining HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, Abdulfattah was Chief Executive Officer of NBD Securities, a subsidiary of Emirates NBD.

Abdulfattah is currently a member of the Higher Board of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and a Board member of the Noor Dubai Foundation. He is also a member of the Mastercard MEA Advisory Board, a member of the Advisory Board Council of the American University of Sharjah’s School of Business and Management and a Board Member of the Emirates Golf Federation.

Breakfast with Alumni Award Honorees

Colfax Marathon

Gold Dinner & Alumni Celebration

Annual Alumni Weekend Golf Tournament

Food Truck Festival on Campus

DU Vin Wine Tasting Extravaganza

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