Prof. Farah Abdel Aziz El-Shennawy- Professor of Clinical Pathology and Immunology and former Vice-President of Mansoura University,

 received the French Order of Merit "Great Officer". This is the one of the highest honors awarded by the French government to scientists. She has received it for her scientific research and outstanding efforts in consolidating Egyptian-French relations.
Dr. Farah Al-Shennawi has held many administrative positions where she was held as vice dean of the Faculty of Medicine for postgraduate studies. She is also the first woman to hold the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and she is the first woman at the University of Mansoura become a Vice-President for the higher studies at Mansoura University. Recently, she is a director of the stem Center for Research Mansoura University.