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Development News
IC is proud to announce that
Camille Cotran ‘74
was elected as a member of the
Board of Trustees.
IC is equally proud to announce that
Yusuf Kan’an
’71
has been elected as a full Board
Member after serving as an ex-officio Board
Member since becoming the president of the IC
Alumni Association four years ago.
Jaroudi ’47,
Trustee Emeriti
.
After a brief speech by
Elias Hanna ’61
, the Head of
the Alumni Chapter in Dubai outlining the purposes
of the meeting, all moved to a buffet dinner, then were
surprised by the unannounced show by Esmeralda. The
evening, all in all, was beautiful, relaxed and casual, as
usual with IC functions. The good news is that there was
an overwhelming response to Elias Hanna’s launching of
the scholarship program in Dubai.
To London
The Board of Trustees held a special dinner to honor Elie
Kurban, the outgoing VP for Administration. The din-
ner was held in Sartoria restaurant on May 28th. Several
board members got huge laughs by putting on a sketch
imitating Kurban in various scenarios. Accompanying
Kurban were his wife, son and daughter-in-law. Kurban
was presented with an award thanking him for 42 years
of service
(see Q&A with Elie Kurban on p. 12).
The next day, a dinner for Board members and alumni
was held at Queen’s Club in London and was attended by
75 people. Board members and IC administrators were
also present. The highlight of the event TV celebrity,
John Snow, who gave a very supportive speech of IC and
its mission.
Twenty one board members met in London on May 29th. Also present were President John Johnson, Mishka Mourani,
VP, Moufid Beydoun, VP Alumni & Development, and Elie Kurban, VP for Administration and Talal Jundi, Chief
Financial Officer. The Board unanimously approved the master plan drawn by the engineers which affectively put IC in
the second phase of the project (getting the needed capital). Board members themselves have pledged more than $10
million to the Capital Campaign. The next meeting is scheduled to be held in Beirut in October.
Yusuf Kan’an, Moufid Beydoun ‘64,
Camille Cotran ‘74
Bill Turner, Chairman of
the Board presents an
appreciation award to Elie
Kurban, outgoing Vice
President for Administration