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SUMMER
2013
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Not too long ago, Vice President of
Alumni & Development
Moufid Bey-
doun ‘64
approached his longtime friend,
Hisham Jaroudi ‘62
, wondering if he
would like to contribute to the then newly
launched Partnership for Excellence
Campaign.
As it turned out, Jaroudi not only wanted
to contribute but was willing to give a
sizeable donation – enough to name a
whole building after him.
“I am towards the end of my career,” he
had said back then, “shouldn’t I at least
give back to the school that started me off
on this road?”
On Thursday May 16, the Hisham Ezzat
Jaroudi Build-
ing was officially
inaugurated.
‘Ezzat’ being the
name of Ja-
roudi’s father – a
hardworking
merchant on
Foch Street who
saved every lira
to send his children to IC.
Present at the inauguration was MP
Mohamed Kabbani (representing former
Prime Minister Saad Hariri) and Acting
Prime Minister Tammam Salam. Other
attendees included several former ministers
and MPs, Lebanese American University
president Dr. Joseph Jabbra, IC President
John Johnson and other school officials.
Jaroudi was in for a treat when his very
own granddaughter, Tamara, accompa-
nied by some members of the IC Choir
performed a song for him.
“I am deeply honored to be among such
a distinguished audience at this inaugural
ceremony of the Hisham Ezzat Jaroudi
Building, a timely donation to my Alma
Mater, to whom I have an immense sense
of obligation to reciprocate for teaching
me how to preserve and cherish the genu-
ine and true values of life,” said Jaroudi in
his speech. “How could I not contribute
when IC has provided quality education
for me, for my children, for my grandchil-
dren and possibly for my great-grandchil-
dren which might also apply to hundreds
if not thousands of other IC graduates.”
Together, Salam, Jaroudi, Johnson and Bey-
doun removed the IC flag covering a part
of the building to reveal the name in bold
letters: “Hisham Ezzat Jaroudi Building”
Jaroudi was also presented with the ‘IC
Partnership for Excellence’ plaque.
IC proudly
announces that it is
the FIRST building in
Lebanon to receive
the prestigious LEED
Gold Certification.
Giving Back
John Johnson, Lina Jaroudi, Hisham Jaroudi ’62, Moufid Beydoun ’64, Tammam Salam