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President’s Report
2005–2006
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Cover: Knowledge trove awaits placement in new Riyad Nassar Library, Beirut campus, July 2006.
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ear friends of LAU:
Over the course of the last academic year the university community confronted
great challenges. The war that paralyzed Lebanon in the summer of 2006 was a
true test of character at the institutional level—a test that faculty, staff and
students tackled collectively with success.
LAU is redefining itself as a proactive institution that thinks strategically, a
process that will not be thwarted by events.
By July 2006, implementation of the university’s five-year strategic plan
(2005–2010) was well underway and an institutional self-study toward
accreditation candidacy was in full swing. I am proud to report that LAU
maintained its course on both tracks and met its goals, as you can see in the
pages that follow.
What is more, the administration moved swiftly to offset the hardship many
students experienced in the aftermath of the war. The Board of Trustees
cancelled a planned tuition increase and gave the green light for expanded
financial aid funding. The academic calendar was promptly revised so that
students who had enrolled in summer classes had the opportunity to complete
their studies as planned.
The most rewarding aspect of these trying times was seeing our students and
alumni rise to the occasion and become living examples of LAU’s educational
heritage. Inside and outside of Lebanon, they volunteered in humanitarian
efforts and brought about positive changes in various ways.
And this—the education of the whole person, as expressed in our mission—is one
of those priceless intangibles that our donors make possible with their continued
support.
Support was granted for various purposes, such as student financial aid,
construction, academic program support, and funding of operating expenses.
In this year’s report we take a closer look at individuals within these groups,
intending to illustrate the significance of each and every gift to the life of the
university.
My deepest gratitude goes to all of our contributors for their vision and generosity.
With warm regards,
Joseph G. Jabbra
President
2005–2006
Medical school plans take shape
LAU’s Board of Trustees approved
the establishment of a medical
school following a feasibility study
and a positive assessment by
Harvard Medical International. The
school will be located on the Byblos
campus and its program will be
research-oriented. Modalities of the
school’s affiliation with local
hospitals are under study.
New governance milestone
A faculty senate was formed for the
first time at LAU. The 34-member
body gives faculty in both campuses
the opportunity to become guardians
of academic standards by
participating in LAU’s governance.
The senate has been very effective
since its inception.
Among other administrative changes,
the Council of Deans was
established. Prior to 2005, the
university lacked this important
body, common to all U.S.
institutions of higher learning. Our
efforts have been focused on
accreditation and on the
implementation of the strategic plan.
Faculty Senate
LAU eligible to apply for
accreditation
The New England Association of
Schools and Colleges (NEASC)
Commission on Institutions of
Higher Educations has found LAU
eligible to apply for candidacy for
accreditation. We anticipate hosting
an evaluation team in Spring 2007.
The University worked assiduously
on a self-study and presented it to
NEASC, which accredits such
prestigious universities as Harvard
and Yale.
LAU: the only non-U.S. institution
granted AACP full membership
The American Association of
Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
granted LAU regular institutional
membership by virtue of having
earned accreditation of its graduate
program from the Accreditation
Council for Pharmacy Education
(ACPE).
AACP is an organization of faculty
members and administrators of U.S.
schools and colleges of pharmacy.
Non-U.S.-based schools can only
hold affiliate institutional
membership in the body.
The announcement came shortly
after the School of Pharmacy
appointed a new dean, Dr. Farid
Sadik, in January 2006. Dr. Sadik
came to LAU with over 40 years of
experience in the academic field. In
his last assignment he served as
Dean and Professor at the
University of South Carolina, which
granted him a distinguished
professorship and named him Dean
Emeritus for life.
New Business School Building
inaugurated
LAU celebrated the inauguration of
its New Business School Building in
July, adding a vital facility that
houses labs, classrooms and faculty
offices.
The building provides 6,000 square
meters of much-needed additional
space. It adds to the campus
capacity by making 18 classrooms
available with a total of 900 seats,
two lecture halls of 150 seats each,
40 offices, five meeting and
Council of Deans
New Business School Building
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conference rooms and business
computer centers with about 100
stations.
The building became partially
operational in fall 2005. It
sustained minor damage in August
when Israeli warplanes bombed an
old tower behind it, but it was
quickly repaired.
“We are proud to have built such a
unique and innovative building on
our campus. Its state-of-the-art
facilities will greatly enhance the
experience of our students and
faculty alike.” President Joseph G.
Jabbra told a gathering of
dignitaries and members of the
LAU community at the
inauguration ceremony.
Four honorary doctorates at
commencement 2006
LAU honored four distinguished
guests with doctorate degrees in
humane letters during
commencement ceremonies that
graduated over 1,266 students in
Beirut and Byblos in early July
2006.
Paul Orfalea
At the Beirut ceremony, the
University honored Mr. Paul
Orfalea, an American entrepreneur
and philanthropist of Lebanese
origin who established Kinko’s in
1970. Today he leads the Orfalea
Family Foundation. A second
honorary doctorate was bestowed
upon H.E. Leila El-Solh Hamadeh,
Vice President of Al-Walid Bin
Talal Humanitarian Foundation
and a former Lebanese Industry
Minister.
the world,” Dr. Ferrero-Waldner
told graduates.
Space scientist is new LAU trustee
Lebanese–American space scientist
Charles Elachi joined the LAU
Board of Trustees, bringing years
of experience in academia, science
and space exploration to the
University and adding luster to the
body that oversees LAU’s affairs.
Equally honored in Byblos were
Dr. Benita Ferrero-Waldner, the
European Commissioner for
External Affairs and European
Neighborhood Policy and Mrs.
Rabab Sayed Sadreddine Al-Sadr,
the chairwoman of the Imam AlSadr Center for Research and
Studies since 1962.
Dr. Elachi is director of the Jet
Propulsion Laboratory and a vice
president of the California
Institute of Technology, where he
teaches electrical engineering and
planetary science. He visited
Lebanon in May 2006, and
enthralled students and faculty in
Beirut and Byblos with a
presentation on the challenges and
excitement of space exploration.
“As world citizens, I count on you
to continue the task you began here
in Lebanon, a country which is
itself a lesson in building bridges
between communities, by working
for better understanding and
respect between all the citizens of
Dr. Elachi thinks technological
advances have set the stage for
change in the Middle East. He
would like to see young people in
the region turn it into a leading
economic and technological
powerhouse.
Leila El-Solh Hamadeh
Benita Ferrero-Waldner
Rabab Al-Sadr
President’s Report 2005-2006 – 3
LAU gives high school students a
taste of international diplomacy
Beirut became the first Middle East
city to host the “Global
Classrooms” program, teaching
teenagers the principles of dialogue
and negotiations, sustainable
development, human rights and
international peace and security.
The UN simulation event, drawing
600 students from 82 public and
private high schools, launched a
five-year partnership agreement
between LAU and the United
Nations Association of the United
States.
LAU students shine on national
and international scenes
Students participating in the
Harvard World Model United
Nations 2006 conference in March
came home from China with seven
diplomacy awards, placing LAU
among the event’s top five
universities.
Student athletes gained
international recognition when they
achieved first places in basketball
Charles Elachi
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and volleyball at the International
Sports Tournament of the
American College of Thessaloniki,
Greece in May 2006.
International Business sophomore
Mervat Abbas grabbed the
Lebanese Thai boxing
Championship title in February
2006. She had also won the 2005
Intercollegiate Challenge and
received LAU’s Female
Sportsmanship Award.
Budding literary reviewer Aya
Kallab, an English Literature major,
participated in the “Young Critics
Programme,” a selective and
intensive 10-day workshop
organized by the British Council
and Visiting Arts.
As part of their final-year project, a
group of LAU architecture students
unveiled a novel set of plans to
residents and authorities of El
Mina, North Lebanon. Their
workable architectural plans were
designed with a goal of boosting
the economic, social, educational
and cultural sectors of El Mina.
Women’s basketball team: First place in
Greece
The plans were based on thorough
research of the area’s needs. LAU
architecture students have
participated in similar projects
with other municipalities in the
past.
When the war broke out, hundreds
of LAU students volunteered in
humanitarian efforts with various
organizations. They created
websites for aid groups; established
media relations and produced
movie clips on the displaced;
provided constructive activities for
children; cleaned the streets of
their communities; and gathered
field data to assess needs. Outside
Lebanon, students and alumni
organized the delivery of aid
packages and assisted people
fleeing the conflict. Some of the
students teamed up with such
efficiency that they took on NGO
status and attracted substantial
funding. Through their work,
volunteers came close to the
personal tragedy affecting
thousands of Lebanese and set an
example of solidarity with fellow
citizens.
Harvard World MUN 2006, China
We make a living by
what we get.
We make a life by
what we give.
Close-up on
Campus Expansion
›› Antoine Frem
President and Vice
Chairman of INDEVCO
2005–2006 Contributors
The Lebanese American University
acknowledges with gratitude the
following contributors who made
generous financial, matching and
in-kind gifts to the University during
the academic year 2005–2006:
Founders’ Society ($25,000 and up)
Alumni Association, Beirut Chapter *
American Schools and Hospitals
Abroad (ASHA)
Walid Attieh
Consolidated Contractors Company
Curtis W. McGraw Foundation
Georges Harik
6 – Lebanese American University
Nafez M. Jundi
Omar and Sima Sawaf
Tarek Juffali Foundation
Abdulaziz A. Al Turki
U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID)
Trireme Society ($10,000 – $24,999)
Albert and Barbara Albert /
Bloomsburg Metal Company
Alumni Association, Saudi Arabia
Eastern Province Chapter *
Burhan and Nariman Abou Ghazaleh
Beidas *
Citigroup
Dar Al-Handasah Consultants (Shair
and Partners)
E.A. Juffali and Brothers
George N. and Claudia Faris
The Ghassan Jdeed Development
Foundation
Wadih S. Jordan
Maha Kaddoura *
NAPCO Group of Companies
(Inclusive Easternpak)
Mohamad A. Nasser
Ousseimi Foundation
Ghassan M. Saab
Robert and Judith Stoddard
James and Floyd Stoltzfus
Sun Microsystems ◊
President’s Circle ($5,000 – $9,999)
Richard A. Abdoo
Hanan Abou Ghazaleh
Alumni Association, Bahrain
Chapter *
Alumni Association, London
Chapter *
American Task Force for Lebanon
Al Baraka Bank Lebanon SAL
Paul F. Boulos * / MWH Soft, Inc.
Zouheir and Ghada Daniel Boulos *
The International Foundation
Sami F. Khouri
Ahmad Maaz
Albert Matta
Medgulf
Khaled and Chafika Dayeh Omari *
››Building for the Future
For more than five decades, members of the Frem family
have steered one of the most community-minded private
companies in Lebanon, INDEVCO Group.
Acting on a firm belief in the university’s capacity to be a
catalyst for change, the Frems have been generous supporters of
LAU over the past 22 years. LAU is but one of their
philanthropic undertakings.
Their crowning contribution will be the Frem Civic Center, a
handsome new building that will be situated on the Byblos
campus next to the library and medical school.
The Frems are providing financial support for construction,
but it is impossible to put a price on the kind of activity the
center will allow LAU to spearhead.
“The center will offer courses, seminars and conferences on
ethics, leadership, good citizenship, transparency, tolerance and
democracy, with the ultimate objective of strengthening the
fabric of nation-building in Lebanon,” said LAU trustee Antoine
Frem, who serves as president and vice chairman of INDEVCO
Group.
“It will be dedicated to the memory of our beloved brother,
Georges Frem,” he said, referring to the late founder and
chairman of the family business.
Under his leadership, the company and its foundation took
initiatives in education, environmental issues, community
services and humanitarian efforts. “Private companies can, in
some areas, contribute more effectively than government
institutions,” reads the statement penned by Georges Frem in
1974, which still inspires the company’s vision and values.
Speaking for the family, Antoine Frem says it is a duty to
help create quality educational opportunities for Lebanese
youth. “We believe in supporting educational institutions in
Lebanon,” he said.
“This university provides our young generation with a first-
Henry and Elda Mirna Mansourian
Sarkissian *
Wafa G. Yammine *
Wilbert F. Newton
Todd E. Petzel
The Late Hazel L. Westby
President’s Council ($2,000 – $4,999)
Banque Audi SAL
Al Baraka Islamic Bank
BLC Bank
Ronald G. Cruikshank
Fawzi F. Dagher *
Fransabank SAL
Salim J. Hachach
International Advertising Association
John H. Kelly
Latifa H. Kosta *
L. & J.G. Stickley, Inc.
Bassam Lahoud ◊
President’s Forum ($1,000 – $1,999)
Diraar Y. Alghanim
Hani and Raja Arnaout Ali *
Alumni Association, Toronto
Chapter *
Michael Ameen
Jamil H. Badran
BLOM Bank
Adele Dacken
Dar Al-Handasah Nazih Taleb
and Partners
DHL SNAS
Tarek A. Fawaz *
Rendering of envisioned Frem Civic Center
class education,” he said of LAU.
Frem family donations to LAU over the years have endowed
scholarship funds and backed several academic projects and
outreach activities.
Antoine Frem serves on the external advisory boards of the
Human Resource Institute (HRI) and the Institute of Family &
Entrepreneurial Business (IFEB). Both have received annual
contributions from the Frem family.
“One of the main things that makes this university different
is its hosting of leading institutes. IFEB, for example, was the
first such body to be established in the Middle East and its
creation is a reflection of the university’s awareness of the
business community’s needs,” Frem said.
The LAU trustee believes the success of IFEB will increase
LAU’s visibility in the Middle East, where family businesses
predominate. “Family businesses look for academic institutions
such as LAU to help them perpetuate their businesses,” Frem
said.
Antoine Frem has a longstanding relationship with LAU. He
joined the Board of Trustees in 1991 after serving on the Board
of Overseers for seven years. He also chaired the Board of
Trustees for two years, from 2000 to 2002.
Samuel A. Halaby
Hikma – Liban
Amal K. Kurban
Bishara M. Lawrence
Levant Distributors Company SARL
Ghassan Mahassni
Malik’s Bookshop
Mersaco SAL
Maureen Mitchell
Modern Arab Construction Company
Walid and Victoria Fattouh Nasr *
Michel and Aida Nasser
Ghada Qaddumi *
Sama S. Qaddumi *
Tarek S. Qaddumi *
Jacqueline Rizik
David Rockefeller
Imad and Ghia Saidi Saad *
Abdallah Sfeir
Philip B. Stoltzfus
Edward and Amal Vitale
Westminster Presbyterian Church,
Albany, New York
Dean’s List ($500 – $999)
Algomod Technologies
Corporation
Fuad G. Ashkar
Nuha E. Azar *
Nabil A. AlBanna *
Mary Makdissi El-Yousef *
Irma K. Ghosn
ISACA – Lebanon Chapter
Irmgard F. Karle
President’s Report 2005-2006 – 7
Close-up on
Academic Program Support
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Ottoman kilim (early 20th century)
Wool and linen embroidered with colored
silk and gold thread
Al Khal Printers SAL◊
Imad A. Khalil *
Joan S. Leavitt
Fredrick C. Milkie
Issam and Aida Salman Naaman *
Lama M. Nasr
Dan H. and Alice Nicolson
James F. Sams
Samira Hitti Traboulsi *
University Associates ($200 – $499)
Marwan B. Abboud *
Theodore and Diana Domian
Abdo *
Aradi Develpoment L.L.C.
Sam Assam
Rose M. Clark *
8 – Lebanese American University
Nadia F. Daoud *
Thomas T. and Terry Dodge
Irene D. Faffler
Jim L. Finlay
Mona B. Gedeon *
Janet Hitti Hitti *
Frieda Howling
Fady Y. Kamal *
Salim and Huda Khalil Kheireddine *
Emile Maalouf
Jerome and Doris Mukabaa
Marksohn *
Maroun S. Maroun
Hala Y. Masri *
Anne A. Meyer
Walid and Danice Najjar
Artemis N. Nazarian
Samir and Laure Milki Obeid *
Chafica Tamimi Ojjeh *
Frank and Mary Hanania Regier *
Fadlou A. and Alison Shehadi
James P. Simon
St. Stephens Glastonbury Society
William A. and Janet Stoltzfus
Betty A. Urquhart
John Wholihan
Century Club ($100 - $199)
A.S. Abdullah
Maria B. Agulian *
Iman F. Ajouz *
Mike H. Albayya
Layla K. Audi *
Helen M. Badawi *
Lucinda A. Brown
Corinne J. Chakhtoura *
CMBS/Realty One Trust
Pauline Emily Coffman *
Richard E. Conn
Nouhad A. Daou *
Mona Kafena Debaz *
Tobias Delbruck
Dr. Raymond Jallow Family
Foundation
Garold L. Faber
Rand F. Fakih *
Ronney and Souad Farah
Ghaida Firestone
First Presbyterian Church / Globe
Helen B. Flack
Margaret Flory
››Islamic Art Minor Enriches
Architecture Curriculum
A few years ago LAU launched a unique, multidisciplinary
course of study in Islamic art, architecture and design, to be
offered as an optional minor for students majoring in architecture
or interior architecture.
The academic program was supplemented by an institute to
promote academic study and foster public interest in this
fascinating field.
Funding for the program and institute was graciously provided
by a group of Lebanese and Saudi
businessmen, following an initiative by Mr.
Mutaz Sawwaf from the Mimar Trading
Group in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
“I believe our local institutions should
teach Islamic culture to our students, rather
than sending them abroad to collect such
knowledge,” said Sawwaf referring to Middle
Mutaz Sawwaf
Eastern universities.
In December 2003, Sawwaf teamed up with Nafez Jundi,
General Manager of Saudi Diyar Consultants in Jeddah; Saudi
architect Mohammed Harasani and businessman Walid Attieh
from the Attieh Group in Jeddah.
The group pledged $600,000 to initiate the program, covering
operating costs over five years and endowing scholarships for
needy and deserving students. The group also donated a valuable
collection of reference books.
Echoing the views of his associates, Sawwaf said LAU graduates
were on a par with those of top universities in the region, and
expressed no doubt the University would continue to advance in
that regard.
The rationale behind the program is three-fold: to respond to a
dearth of regional academic programs dealing with the material
Wadih and Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad *
Lina A. Hajj Abdoun *
Harvard Business School Publishing
Lewis M. Herro
Richard H. Hittle
Michele Ann Holcomb *
Suad Hoss Hoss *
Ahmad and Nisrine Machaka Houri *
Arpine Halebian Hovnanian *
Hasib S. Humaydan
James M. Jabara
Wendy Johnson
Carol J. Johnson-Miller *
Lubna Jones
Yvonne Agini Kabban *
Peter and Suad Khallouf Katul *
Michael Kazanjian
Ninar H. Keyrouz *
Sawsan S. Khanafer *
Mahmoud M. Khattab *
Hilda J. Khouri *
Adib and Mona Habayeb Khoury *
Nabil Khoury
Christian G. Kozma *
Craig and Phyllis Chadbourne
Lichtenwalner*
Littlefield Presbyterian Church,
Dearborn, Michigan
Marilyn Loos
Judith M. Lundin
Hish Majzoub
John Makhoul
Sabah Khoury Makhoul *
Leona H. Mattoni
Inauguration of the program in October 2003
heritage of Islam, to explore a magnificent artistic tradition,
and to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and
practical application.
The program aims to provide students with a meaningful
understanding of the artistic and architectural heritage of
Islamic civilization across time and space. It consists of 18
credits that architecture or interior architecture students can
take over an academic year, in addition to major requirements.
“We don’t want our students to reproduce old designs. We
want them to be experimental and innovative while preserving
our region’s architectural identity,” said Abdullah Kahil,
instructor and director of the institute.
As a specialized course of study, it deals with both practical
design and historical knowledge. Particular attention is given to
the application of theoretical knowledge. The dynamic and
interdisciplinary approach to the study of Islam’s material
heritage fosters critical thinking.
“The institute is now in the process of establishing close links
with international and regional research centers to cooperate on
conducting research and holding joint conferences and
symposiums,” said Kahil.
“It also aims at mapping regional resources with the aim of
bridging the gap between history and contemporary
architecture and design practices,” he added.
Ernest and Adele Haddad McCarus *
Marguerite Boueri Mcleod *
Elise Mills
Zuhayr A. Moghrabi
James R. Moore
Amal Khoury Nublat *
Pagnamenta Torriani Architects
Planners
Lee and Virginia Poole
Paul and Suad Salibi Qaqundah *
Markley and Jeanne Roberts
John and Valerie Roper
Theodore and Jane Cornelius Settle *
Gilbert D. Soufan *
Will and Mary Lutz Spence *
Martha Storie
James and Samia Khalaf Sullivan *
Dima H. Tahtah *
Benjamin and Carol Weir
Robert F. Wesser
Hiba M. Yazbeck *
Lina Zeine *
Friends (up to $99)
Robert A. Abi Saab *
Wassim M. Al Dayaa *
Victor I. Arrington
Georges R. Assaf *
Wafa and Nancy Assaf
Nathaniel and Mary Bercovitz
Edward C. Bernier
Margaret Bianchi
Miles Binkley
David and Nadine Birney
President’s Report 2005-2006 – 9
Close-up on
Unrestricted Giving
›› Yusuf Kanaan
CCC Area General
Manager / Lebanon
Suzette G. Blair*
Shaker Brackett
Nayla Bahou Burns *
Leo Chade
Tania Chamilian
Joe and Margaret Clayton
Donald and Judith Armstrong
Coleman *
Terrell Covington
Samuel Cross
Charbel J. Cury
Wafa Sheaib Dada *
Mary D. Dinno *
Elizabeth E. Duncan Estate
Dorothy Ellinwood
Floyd W. and Margaret Ewalt
Suzanne Freij Farraj *
10 – Lebanese American University
Berj and Hermine Vartanian
Fermanian *
Thomas and Judith Gielow
Grace D. Guthrie
Edwin E. Habib
Jerrier A. Haddad
Noreen N. Hafez *
Pearl Hoffman
Edward and Lesley Marrash
Hopkins *
Donald Howard
John and Grace Salibian Hyslop *
Ghada Itani *
Siran Bezirganian Jizmejian *
Samir F. Kadi
Chucrallah K. Karam *
Karen M. Kassouf
Michael K. Kendrick
Maryhelen Scanlon Kennedy *
Lamia Haddad Khairallah *
Catherine Kano Kikoski *
Robert L. Kimbrough
Joan L. Lierheimer
Robert C. Lodwick
Jerry Ludeke
Alberta S. Magzanian *
Kaloust and Sossy Ajamian
Mahdasian *
David L. Maxwell
John L. Mccreight
Anahid Melikian
Richard C. Michaels
Sara E. Millison
Leila Katul Mishalany *
Laura M. Moore *
Yoko Mori
Miyada Musharbash
Nora H. Najarian *
Erma Khoury Nettles *
George and Nancy Plerhoples
Clara Porter
Bahaa S. Richani *
Karina Rodriguez *
William J. Rumsey
Louis M. Saab
Alva Salem *
Samar W. Sheaib *
Carol Shiels Roark
Jean M. Stern
Richard K. Stewart
Robert S. Stewart
››The BCW Connection
Consolidated Construction Company has faith in LAU. Since
1992, the company has made numerous financial contributions
with no restrictions on usage, and has no plans to stop.
The links between both institutions go back half a century,
to the time LAU was known as Beirut College for Women,
according to Yusuf Kanaan, CCC Area General Manager for
Lebanon.
The generation of businessmen and engineers that founded
the company married women who had attended BCW,
according to Kanaan.
Widad Khoury, the wife of co-founder and president Said
Khoury, earned a bachelor’s degree from BCW in 1953. “The
wives of many other CCC engineers are also graduates of BCW
and BUC,” said Kanaan. (BUC, or Beirut University College,
was LAU’s name until 1994.)
Kanaan’s mother, Amal, and sister, Asma, are also alumnae,
graduating in 1952 and 1976 respectively.
CCC’s headquarters is in Athens, where a tight group of
friends closely tied to the company run an active LAU alumni
chapter that brings yearly funding for scholarship grants.
“We are interested in supporting higher education
everywhere in the world. It is part of our culture,” Kanaan
said. CCC supports many universities in Lebanon and outside,
as well as charity organizations all over the world.
Its annual donations to LAU are in the form of unrestricted
aid amounting to more than $250,000 since 1992. “We don’t
interfere with LAU on the spending of our annual donations.
We think it is being spent in the right way,” said Kanaan. “We
are committed to this annual donation,” he added.
Kanaan thinks highly of LAU graduates as CCC employs a
good number of them in its various branches. “LAU graduates
are doing very well and we are hiring many, especially
engineering and business graduates,” he added.
Phillip H. Stoddard
Caesar P. and Patricia Tabet
Robert W. Thabit
Mathew and Salpi Barsumian
Tokatlian *
Jane Towner
Caline E. Trad *
Sherrill M. Weary
* Alumni and Alumni Chapters
◊
Gift in kind
Said Khoury and Hasib Sabbagh
“I think LAU is a very
well-established university.
It is offering very good
programs that are similar to
those offered in other
American universities,” he
said. Kannan praised plans
to launch a medical school
among other initiatives.
The company recently
donated $4 million towards
the reconstruction of
runways and fuel tanks
destroyed at Beirut
International Airport
during the war in summer.
CCC had originally handled
the project of the airport’s
expansion and rehabilitation.
CCC is a multinational construction company, with over
120,000 employees from different nationalities operating in 32
countries worldwide. “CCC is a school by itself. This is what
differentiates it from others,” Kanaan said.
As a leading diversified company, it carries out construction,
engineering, procurement, development and investment
activities internationally, particularly in the Middle East and
Persian Gulf regions.
Three entrepreneurs—Hassib Sabbagh (chairman), Said
Khoury (president), and the late Kamel Abdul Rahman—
founded CCC in Lebanon in 1952. It was one of the first Arab
construction companies and it executed its first project in
Yemen.
The company ranked 17th worldwide and 2nd in the
Middle East in the 2003 “Engineering News Record Top 225
International Contractors Survey.”
The Lebanese American University
has made every effort to create an
accurate listing of all contributors.
If your name has been inadvertently
omitted, or incorrectly spelled,
please accept our apologies.
If you have any queries, please
contact Mrs. Amal Abdel Massih in
the Advancement Office by fax at
+9611786472 or by email on
aafares@lau.edu.lb. Thank you.
President’s Report 2005-2006 – 11
Close-up on
Student Financial Aid
›› Abdel Mohsen and Leila Mekdadi Qattan
The A.M. Qattan Foundation
The Endowed Scholarship Program 2005–2006
The following funds were established to provide ongoing financial aid to
needy and deserving students:
The Albert Abela Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Hanan Abou Ghazaleh Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Nariman Abou Ghazaleh Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Paul Youssef Abou Khater Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The LAU Alumni Association – Abu Dhabi Chapter Endowed
Scholarship Fund
The LAU Alumni Association – Beirut Chapter Endowed Scholarship Fund
The LAU Alumni Association – Damascus Chapter Endowed
Scholarship Fund
The LAU Alumni Association – Kuwait Chapter Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Anglo Lebanese Cultural Foundation Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Fred and Emily G. Arrigg Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Ramzi Asfour Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
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The Marwan Toufic Assaf Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Hazem F. Aswad Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Walid Attieh Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Edmond and Taline Avakian Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Mohamad Abdul Rahman Bahar Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Adelaide Bahu Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Samih Barbir and Mounira Barbir Naamani Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Leila Kurban Barkett Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Elias and Ferial Baz Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Salim and Laudy Baz Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Ikram Shakhashir Beidas Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Frank and Margaret Bitar Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Robert and Mabel Bitar Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Boodai Group of Co. Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Badie Boulos Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Ghada Daniel Boulos Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Alex Fauti Bouri Endowed Scholarship Fund
››A Lifelong Commitment to
Arab Youth
They live in refugee camps as perpetual foreigners, with no
right to return to their homeland and slim chances of integration
into Lebanese society. Their financial situation ranges from
difficult to dire, with no improvement in sight.
Given that context, higher education is often out of the
question for young Palestinan refugees in Lebanon.
But for five bright young school students from the camps, that
grim outlook has changed thanks to the generosity of Abdel
Mohsen and Leila Mekdadi Qattan.
They donated $60,000 for deserving Palestinian students
through the A.M. Qattan Foundation towards the President’s
Fund that LAU established in the fall of 2005.
Mr. and Mrs. Qattan believe that investing in the children and
youth of Palestine and the Arab world is their most valuable
bequest. “Education is the main weapon we have to be able to
survive,” Mr. Qattan stressed.
Mr. Qattan believes in sharing his prosperity with society.
“They planted and we harvested, we plant and they shall harvest,”
he said quoting his former Palestinian tutor Khalil Sakakini.
More than half of the Palestinian refugees residing in Lebanon
are confined to 12 camps, where children grow up under very
tough conditions. They get assistance from a variety of sources
including the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which
provides basic education and health services.
Haitham Othman is a 19year-old Palestinian student
from the Mar Elias camp in
Beirut. He graduated from
UNRWA’s Al-Jaleel high
school in Bir Hassan in
Fairuz Al-Hajj Hassan Greater Beirut.
Haitham Othman
The Nicolas Choueiri Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Fahed Nayef Dabbous Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Ramzi and Saeda Dalloul Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Dar As-Siyassah Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Darwish Engineering Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Rushdi Dayeh Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Elizabeth Elser Duncan Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Edward Y. Elias Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Emirates Computer Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Eva Kotite Farha and Peter Farha Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Issam Michael Faris Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Sheikh Abdallah Fouad Endowed Scholarship Fund
The James and Arthur Gabriel Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Mahmoud Alghanim Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Youssef A. Alghanim and Sons Endowed Scholarship Funds
The Frances M. Gray Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Samuel Habib Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
Othman chose to major in business and plans to pursue
graduate studies outside Lebanon. He feels compelled to work
hard and get high grades.
“His kind assistance opened new doors for me in life,” he
said of Mr. Qattan. “Graduating from LAU will give me many
opportunities. I hope he will continue to provide help to other
students,” he said.
Fairuz Al Hajj Hassan comes from Al-Rashidiyyeh camp in
the southern city of Tyre. To this 18-year-old, LAU was a new
world. She quickly dove into her pharmacy studies with a strong
determination to complete a Pharm.D. degree. She believes this
may secure her a good job, to supplement her father’s income
and help to support her family.
“I never imagined I would join a university like LAU. It never
occurred to me due to my family’s financial restrictions,” she
said. “I didn’t think I’d get an opportunity like this in my entire
life,” she added.
Al Hajj Hassan said she could not thank the Qattans enough,
and wished the foundation would continue to assist Palestinian
students. “There are many excelling students in the camps who
have great potentials but no means to continue their university
education,” she pointed out.
LAU placed the students on the mandatory work-study
program whereby students work a few hours a week to reduce
their tuition. The Qattan Foundation grant covers the remaining
amount.
Othman, Al Hajj Hassan, Hussein Ali Merhi, Tareq AlQorfaly and Ramzi Badran were selected as grant recipients on
condition of passing their school exams and LAU’s entrance
exams.
Leila Mekdadi Qattan graduated from Beirut College for
Women in 1954. The Qattans began their career as teachers.
They were involved in philanthropic work for over 30 years
before setting up the foundation in 1994. The UK-registered
charity has offices in London, Ramallah and Gaza.
The Aida Haddad and Daughters Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Bertha and Michael Nakhleh Haddad Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Toufic Khalil Haddad Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The George William Hajjar Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Dany Hamchaoui Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Mohamed Harasani Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Rafik Bahauddin Al-Hariri Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Taha Hassiba Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Ray Irani Education Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Ahmad and Suad El-Juffali Endowed Scholarship Fund
The E.A. El-Juffali Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Nafez Jundi Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Jamile Dagher-Jureidini Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Albert and William Kanaan Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Fawzi Kawash Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Suad Wakim Kesler Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The AbdelRahman Ismail El-Khalil Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
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The Jamil Fouad El Khazen Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Nasr Khnaisser Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Mohamad and Naziha Knio Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Selina Korban Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Latifa Kosta Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Emile and Rima Lamah Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Selim Lawi Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Bishara M. Lorenzo Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Gabriel Maliha Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Joseph and Carmen Maroun Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Salwa Tuma Mayassi Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Mc-Swiney-Mead Corporation Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Michel Merhej Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Elias and Leila Mezzawi Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Mimar Group Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Hassib Mroueh Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
HH Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Tony Nagib Najjar Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Khalid and Sossy Nasr Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Marwan Walid Nasr Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Milia and Helen Nassar Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Riyad F. Nassar Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Salwa C. Nassar Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Aida and Michel Nasser Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Argent Maksoud Nasser Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Mohamad Nasser Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Naim Nasser Endowed Scholarship Fund
The National Paper Products Company Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Edith Newton Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Layla and Musa Nimah Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Khaled and Chafica Omari Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Suliman S. Olayan Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Rhoda Orme Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Hussam Qanadilo Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Hamad Rafeh Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Kamil Shaheen Al Rayyes Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Donald Rynne Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Karim Fayez Saab Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Mahmoud Khalil Saab Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Ghia Saidi Saad Endowed Scholarship Fund
The George Saadeh Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabbah Endowed
Scholarship Fund
The Diana Tamari Sabbagh Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Mohamad Safadi Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Ghassan Ibrahim Shaker Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Abdul Aziz Shakhashir EndowedScholarship Fund
The Adma Nakhoul Shakhashiri Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Antoine Shebaya Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Walid Jamil Shehadeh Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Simon Siksek Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Ethel Stoltzfus Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The William Stoltzfus Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Nehmeh and Therese Tohmeh Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Kevork Toroyan Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Abdulaziz Al-Turki Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Joe and Wafa Yammine Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Hanneh Salim Zakhem Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
Annual Scholarship Grants
The following grants were established to support the financial
aid program for needy and deserving students during the
academic year 2005–2006:
The Ahmad Abou Ghazaleh Memorial Annual Scholarship Grant
The AlBaraka Islamic Bank Annual Scholarship Grant
The Alumni Association Beirut Chapter Annual Scholarship Grant
The Alumni Association London Chapter Annual Scholarship Grant
The Alumni Association Saudi Arabia Eastern Province Chapter Annual
Scholarship Grant
The Alumni Association Toronto Chapter Annual Scholarship Grant
The Alumni Emergency Fund for Financial Aid
The Armenian Students Annual Scholarship Grant
The Citigroup Annual Scholarship Grant
The Salim Hachach Annual Scholarship Grant
The Joseph J. Jacobs Memorial Annual Scholarship Grant
The Tarek Juffali Annual Scholarship Grant
The Nafez Jundi Annual Scholarship Grant
The Elie Kai Memorial Annual Scholarship Grant
The LAU Alumni Annual Scholarship Grant
The LAU Faculty and Staff Annual Scholarship Grant
The LAU School of Business Annual Scholarship Grant
The Modern Arab Construction Company Annual Scholarship Grant
The Ousseimi Foundation Annual Scholarship Grant
The Ghada Qaddumi Annual Scholarship Grant
The Sama Qaddumi Annual Scholarship Grant
The Tarek Qaddumi Annual Scholarship Grant
The Henry and Elda Mirna Sarkissian Annual Scholarship Grant
The William and Zelma Schechter Memorial Annual Scholarship Grant
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Scholarship Grant
The Edward & Amal Vitale Annual Scholarship Grant
The President’s Fund Scholarship Grants
The following grants were established to support the financial aid
program for needy and deserving students under the President's Fund:
The George Faris Scholarship Grant
The Georges Harik Annual Scholarship Grant
The Ghassan Jdeed Memorial Scholarship Grant
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The Maha Kaddoura Annual Scholarship Grant
The A.M. Qattan Foundation Annual Scholarship Grant
The Omar and Sima Sawaf Graduate Scholarship Grant
Board Leadership
Board of Trustees
Dr. George Faris, Chairman
Chairman, Faris Group, Inc.
Mr. Jamil Iskandar, Vice Chairman
Chairman & General Manager, DRHTC, SAL
Mr. Joseph Maroun, Secretary
Owner, Caravan Trading Company
Mr. Richard Abdoo
Retired Chairman & Chief Executive Officer,
Wisconsin Energy Corporation
Mrs. Taline Avakian
Owner, Avakian Jewelry
Mr. Ronald Cruikshank
Retired Senior Corporate Counsel,
Omnicom Group, Inc.
Dr. Charles Elachi
Director, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Vice President, California Institute of Technology
Mr. Antoine Frem
President & Chief Executive Officer, INDEVCO
Mr. Arthur Gabriel
Secretary Treasurer, Gabriel Brothers
Mr. William Haddad
Managing Director, MACE Contractors Ltd.
Mr. Wadih (Bill) Jordan
President, Near East Pharma
Mr. Walid Katibah
Engineer, Office of Engineer Walid Katibah
H.E. Amb. John Kelly
President, John Kelly Consulting, Inc.
Former U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon
Rev. David Maxwell
Editor, Geneva Press
Dr. Mary Mikhael
President, Near East School of Theology
Ms. Maureen Mitchell
Managing Director, Bear Stearns
Mr. Richard Orfalea
Retired Corporate Banker
Mr. Todd Petzel
Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer,
Azimuth Asset Management LLP
Mr. Fred Rogers
Vice President & Treasurer, Carleton College
H.E. Minister Mohamad Safadi
Minister of Transportation
Chairman, Safadi Group Holding
Sheikh Abul Aziz Al Turki
President, Rawabi Holding
Mr. Zuhair Boulos
Engineer
Dr. John T. Wholihan
Dean, College of Business Administration
H.E. Amb. Gilbert Chaghoury
Ambassador
Emeritus Trustees
Mr. Raphael Debbane
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Debbane Freres, SAL
Mr. Jose Abizaid
Retired Executive
Mrs. Eva Farha
LAU Alumna
Dr. Amal Kurban
Professor of Dermatology,
Vice Chairman for Academic & Clinical
Affairs,
Boston University, School of Medicine
and Medical Center
Mr. Enan Galaly
Senior Advisor,
International Association of
University Presidents
Mr. Wilbert F. Newton
Retired Executive
Ex-Officio Trustees
Dr. Paul F. Boulos
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer,
MWH Soft, Inc.
Rev. Joseph Kassab
General Secretary, National Evangelical
Synod of Syria & Lebanon
Rev. Dr. Victor Makari
Coordinator for the Middle East and Europe,
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Dr. Joseph G. Jabbra
President, Lebanese American University
Dr. Camille Issa
Senate Chair, LAU Faculty Representative
Board of International Advisors
Dr. Paul F. Boulos, Chairman
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer,
MWH Soft, Inc.
Dr. Nadim Daouk, Vice Chairman
President, INFOEL
Mrs. Youmna Salame, Secretary
LAU Alumna
Mr. Raymond Audi
Chairman & General Manager,
Bank Audi SAL, Audi Saradar Group
Dr. François Bassil
Chairman and General Manager,
Byblos Bank, SAL
Dr. Boutros Boutros Ghali
Retired Ambassador
Sheikh Fouad el Khazen
Chairman, Banque de L’Industrie et du Travail
Mr. Samer Khoury
Executive Vice President,
Consolidated Contractors Company
Rev. George Mourad
Representative,
National Evangelical Synod of Syria & Lebanon
Mr. Charles Muller
Representative,
National Evangelical Synod of Syria & Lebanon
Mr. Akram Saab
Engineer
Mr. Omar Sawaf
Founder, Merchant/Investment Bank
Mr. Philip Stoltzfus
Chief Executive Officer,
Thayer Brook Partners, LLP
Mr. Peter Tanous
President, Lynx Investment Advisory, LLC
Mr. Jacob H. Yahiayan
Managing Director,
Continental Advisory Services
Ex-Officio Members
Rev. Joseph Kassab
General Secretary,
National Evangelical Synod of Syria & Lebanon
Dr. Joseph G. Jabbra
President, Lebanese American University
Dr. Camille Issa
Senate Chair, LAU Faculty Representative
President’s Report 2005-2006 – 15
Expenses
Revenues
Strategic Planning
1,924
Student Association
Contingency & Transfers
Financial Aid
639
7,500
11,434
Physical Plant
6,358
Auxiliary Enterprises
Fund Raising
385
1,787
Research & Development
Academic Support
73,786
Funds in thousand U.S. dollars
2002
5,568
1,461
2003
5,630
1,448
2004
5,870
1,574
2005
6,137
1,632
2006
6,303
1,647
6,000
Student Enrollment Headcount
5,000
Number of Students on Financial Aid
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Financial Aid Budget
10,000
9,000
8,000
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
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’04 — ’05
’03 — ’04
’02 — ’03
’01 — ’02
0
650
Student Association
639
Other Educational Student Income
9,682
Total
Student Enrollment Headcount
Number of Students on Financial Aid
4,219
Interest Income
190
2,696
Tuition
63,392
Total
73,786
23,159
Administration
Student Information
2,000
Auxiliary Income
967
9,951
Education
Endowment Income
Fund Raising
Beirut Development Office
Samir F. Kadi
Director of Development – Middle East & Europe
Tel. +961 1 786456 Ext. 1323
Fax +961 1 803658
skadi@lau.edu.lb
New York Office
Richard Rumsey
Vice President for University Advancement
Tel (212) 870-2592
Fax (212) 870-2762
richard.rumsey@lau.edu.lb
Beirut Campus
P.O. Box 13-5053
Chouran Beirut: 1102 2801
Lebanon
Tel (01) 786456/64
Fax (01) 867098
Byblos Campus
P.O. Box 36
Byblos, Lebanon
Tel (09) 547254/263
Fax (09) 944851
New York Office
475 Riverside Drive
Suite 1846
New York, NY 10115-0065
USA
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