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Summer
2014
I want to take the opportunity to
once again thank you all for your
belief in our mission. I have noted
for a while that more and more non-
IC people are reaching out to us.
They want to help us with our con-
struction projects or donate to our
annual fund. Our dinners and events
have always included our wonderful
alumni but now we also have many
attendees who are ‘IC friends’.
Like you, they have realized that we are working for Lebanon. Creating
independent and internationally minded graduates is the key to producing a
safe and strong country.
And so it is that I continue travelling, most of the time accompanied by IC
president John Johnson and at times with our Development Officer, Nadine
Akkaoui, to ask you for your support.
While these are mainly travels to solicit donations for IC, they are proving
to be amazing networking opportunities for our alumni.
Many business deals have suddenly sprung up as a result of our dinners
and events. Only recently, I was told of a wealthy alumnus who decided to
invest in the startup business of a young IC graduate.
Such stories make our efforts all worth it.
We are so proud of our alumni. In this issue we bring you many stories of
successful graduates who are giving back to society in their own way.
There’s the heartwarming story of Milia Ayache ’05 who came back to IC
to give her teacher a most precious gift; there’s Yasmina Sabbah ’06 who
can often be spotted performing in an accapella group around the country;
and there’s the tear-jerking story of John Rebeiz ’68 who lost his son and is
now fighting to save young athletes in Lebanon.
We also boast that the “Man of the Year 2014” chosen by the business
magazine, Arab Ad, is none other than Akram Miknas ’63.
And, of course, we continue the story of our now popular series, “The
Adventures of Alexander MacLachlan.”
And please do read about how the class of 1990 has become “addicts” –
to each other!
Most important, however, is a farewell page for our outgoing president,
John Johnson.
What can I say other than you have not only been a wonderful friend to IC
but also a very dear friend to me. We will all miss you.
The best of luck in your tennis and golf!
Once again, a big thank you to all our alumni and IC friends.
Best regards,
Moufid Beydoun ‘64
Vice President
Alumni & Development
International College
Board of Trustees
William H. Turner, Chairman
Fouad Malouf ‘56, Vice Chairman
Ford Fraker, Vice Chairman
T.M. (Mac) Deford - Treasurer
Donald J. Selinger, Assistant Treasurer
Richard S. Ward, Secretary
Gerrit Keator, Assistant Secretary
Mona Bawarshi ‘67
Wael O. Bayazid ‘70
Jonathan (Jon) A. Conner
Frederik O. Crawford
Walid Daouk ‘77
Bayard Dodge
Farid Fakherddine ‘85 (Ex-Officio)
Peter H. Gerard
Amal A. Ghandour
Marwan Ghandour ‘63
Anthony Jones
Yusuf A. Kan’an ‘71
Charles Neal Maglaque
Marwan A. Marshi ‘79
Safwan Masri
John G. McCarthy, Jr.
Azmi Mikati
Anwar Al Mulla ‘63
Mirna B. Noujaim
Aida (Luce) Reed
Ian Reed
Matthew A. Reynolds
Mu’taz Sawwaf ‘69
Talal K. Shair ‘83
Issam Shammas ‘63
Mohammed S.H. Al-Soleiman ‘59
Imad Taher ‘58
Ahmed Tayeb
Maya (Nassar) Tohme
Trustees Emeriti
Makram N. Alamuddin ‘61
Dr. RaymondW. Audi
Said Darwazah ‘76
Everett Fisher
Thomas W. Hill
Anne R. Hotchkiss
Saeb N. Jaroudi ‘47
William H. Kent
Stanley M. Smith
Khalid Al-Turki ‘61
Administration
John K. Johnson – President
Mishka M. Mourani – Senior Vice President
Peter Gerard – Director of Development, New
York
Moufid Beydoun – Vice President, Alumni &
Development
Diana Abou Lebdeh – Director, Upper
Elementary/Middle, Ain Aar
Hiba Chaaban – Director, Human Resources
Wadad Hoss - Director, Middle School
Talal Jundi, Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer
Lina Mouchantaf – Director, Pre-School/Lower
Elementary, Ain-Aar
Julia Kozak - Director, Elementary School
Ghada Maalouf – Director, Pre School
Mahmoud Chehab – Director, Educational
Resources Center
Paula Mufarrij – Director, Secondary School
Note
from the
Editor
Editor-in-chief: Moufid Beydoun
Editor/Writer: Reem Haddad
Production coordinator: Sana Yamout
Design: Nazha Merabi
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