Page 2 - IC Newsletter Summer 2008

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A LETTER
FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dear IC Alumni and Community,
Greetings from a peaceful, calm, and joyous
Lebanon! I wouldn’t have been able to open
with that sentence a few weeks ago, but am very
pleased that I can now. We thank goodness
that the events of a few weeks ago are but today’s memory. Our school-your
school once again demonstrated it vibrancy and resiliency in the face of some
traumatic times. However, we have bounced back and are now in the full
swing of end of year exams and activities. It’s an exciting time.
One of the things that is most exciting about IC is the commitment to the
future of our students and of Lebanon. This commitment is lead by our
Board of Trustees. I just returned from a meeting of the Board and was once
again reminded of their dedication to the school. During the recent meeting
the Board approved a master plan for the development of IC’s campuses in
Ras Beirut and Ain A’ar. Not only did they approve the program, but they
also have donated their considerable personal resources to the completion of
the dream.
Of course, this plan is an ambitious one and the Trustees cannot finance it
all by themselves. This will take a concerted effort by our school’s commu-
nity; current students and parents, alumni, and friends. Please do what you
can and contribute to your school. Please help us realize the dream for the
sake of our students and Lebanon!
A special thank you to those who have sent in their contributions. This
means a lot to IC.
Best wishes always,
John K. Johnson
President
International College
Board of Trustees
William H. Turner, Chairman
Fouad M. Malouf ’56, Vice Chairman
Donald J. Selinger, Treasurer/Asst. Secretary
Peter H. Gerard, Assistant Treasurer
Richard S. Ward, Secretary
Raymond W. Audi
Mona Bawarshi ‘67
Wael O. Bayazid ‘70
Camille Cotran ’74
Frederik O. Crawford
Said S. Darwazah ‘76
T. M. Deford
Bayard Dodge
Amal A. Ghandour
Marwan M. Ghandour ‘63
James K. Holman
Anthony Jones
Yusuf Kan’an ‘71
Gerrit Keator
Marwan A. Marshi ‘79
Safwan Masri
John G. McCarthy, Jr.
Azmi Mikati
Anwar Al Mulla ‘63
Mirna B. Noujaim
Ian Reed
Aida Reed (Luce)
Matthew A. Reynolds
Talal Shair 83
Issam Shammas 63
Mohamad S. H. Al Soleiman ‘59
Imad Taher ‘58
Trustees Emeriti
Makram N. Alamuddin ‘61
George P. Bent II
Everett Fisher
Edouard Ghorra ‘38
Thomas Hill
Anne R. Hotchkiss
Saeb N. Jaroudi ‘47
William H. Kent
Robert W. Page
Henry W. See
Elie A. Sehnaoui ‘56
Munir H. Shamma’a ‘43
Stanley M. Smith
Khalid Al Turki ‘61
Barry Zorthian
Administration
John K. Johnson – President
Mishka M. Mourani – Senior Vice President
Elie Kurban – Vice President for
Administration
Moufid Beydoun – Vice President,
Alumni & Development
Nimr Ibrahim – Vice President,
Alumni & Development, New York
Diana Abou Lebdeh – Director,
Upper Elementary/Middle, Ain Aar
Antoine Boulad – Director,
French & Cultural Affairs
Hiba Chaaban – Director, Human Resources
Dr. Raouf Ghusayni – Director, E.R.C.
Wadad Hoss - Director, Middle School
Talal Jundi – Chief Financial Officer
Lama Khayr – Director, Pre-School/
Lower Elementary, Ain-Aar
Randa A. Khoury – Director, Pre-School
Youssef Korfali – Director, Secondary School
Julia Kozak - Director, Elementary School
EDITORIAL TEAM:
Editor-in-chief: Moufid Beydoun Editor/Writer: Reem Haddad
Production coordinator: Sana Yamout Design & Layout: Nazha Merabi