Alumni & Friends
Class Notes
Class Notes - Fall 2022Sharon Wilterdink Moses (former student 1967–68) writes, “I came to AUB for my junior year shortly after the 1967 war. My year at AUB opened my eyes to the world beyond the US and continues to inform my life. In Washington, DC, I held...
AUB North American Alumni Conference: An Ode to AUB
AUB North American Alumni Conference: An Ode to AUB Fall 2022The October 2022 alumni weekend in Boston, Massachusetts, became an ode sung in many different voices to the excellence of AUB. Over the three days, more than 200 guests attended from 16 states plus Canada....
For Our Students, for Our Patients
For Our Students, for Our Patients Fall 2022More than 200 people gathered at the Rockefeller Center’s Rainbow Room in New York City on November 17, 2022, for a celebration of AUB’s enduring mission. In his welcoming remarks, Chairman of the Board of Trustees Philip S....
The AUB4Beirut Run 2022
The AUB4Beirut Run 2022 Fall 2022The third annual AUB4Beirut Run took place in 16 countries and raised more than $80,000 for AUB initiatives, including student scholarships and patients seeking care at the AUB Medical Center. We're especially proud of the 33 alumni...
A Global Celebration
A Global Celebration Fall 2022The American University of Beirut organized its third Giving Day on December 5, 2022. It was a global celebration. There was also a lot happening on campus: Giving Day booths outside Assembly Hall and at the Halim and Aida Daniel Academic...
WAAAUB Events and Announcements
WAAAUB Events and Announcements - Fall 2022 Recently Elected Chapter Presidents Mustafa Saadi, Atlanta Chapter President President: Mustafa Saadi (BE ’96, MEM ’98) Vice President: Lea Matar (BS ’10) Treasurer: Cynthia Arzrouni Elchami (BA ’99)...
In Memoriam
In Memoriam - Fall 2022 Adil A Iliya (BA ’44, MD ’48) passed away on March 12, 2022. He was 98 years old. Dr. Iliya was born in Lebanon on April 24, 1923. After earning his MD degree at AUB, he completed his surgical training at St. Paul Hospital in Dallas,...
North American Alumni Reunion: Together Again
Alumni & Friends North American Alumni Reunion: Together Again by MainGate Staff Spring 2022Alumni and friends gathered in Huntington Beach, California, on February 18–20, 2022. The sunsets were incredible. What everyone remembers most, however, is the joy...
In Memoriam – Spring 2022
In Memoriam - Spring 2022 Adil A Iliya (BA ’44, MD ’48) passed away on March 12, 2022. He was 98 years old. Dr. Iliya was born in Lebanon on April 24, 1923. After earning his MD degree at AUB, he completed his surgical training at St. Paul Hospital in...
Class Notes – Spring 2022
Class Notes - Fall 2022Sharon Wilterdink Moses (former student 1967–68) writes, “I came to AUB for my junior year shortly after the 1967 war. My year at AUB opened my eyes to the world beyond the US and continues to inform my life. In Washington, DC, I held...
WAAAUB Events and Announcements – Spring 2022
WAAAUB Events and Announcements - Spring 2022 Recently Elected Chapter Presidents Maya El Hajjar, Austrailia Chapter President President: Maya El Hajjar (BBA ’09) Vice President: Lama Makkouk (BA ’04) Treasurer: Hussam Ghazzawi (BS ’02) Secretary:...
Competing on the world stage
Alumni & Friends Competing on the world stage by MainGate Staff Spring 2022Whether virtually or in person, AUB students are overcoming all obstacles and showing their mettle at international competitions, both academic and athletic. VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAMThe...
BOLDLY AUB: We did it, but we’re not done yet! – Spring 2022
Alumni & Friends BOLDLY AUB: We did it, but we’re not done yet! by MainGate Staff Spring - 2022The impact of BOLDLY AUB: The Campaign to Lead, Innovate, and Serve can be seen throughout campus: in the thousands of students who are receiving financial...
Graduating with Flying Colors – Spring 2022
Alumni & Friends Graduating with flying colors by MainGate Staff Spring 2022Over the course of three days—June 9, 10, and 11, 2022—the American University of Beirut held its 153rd Commencement Ceremony to celebrate the graduation of 2,579 students. For the first...
American University of Beirut Mediterraneo
AUB Mediterraneo Campus rendering.Features American University of Beirut Mediterraneo By MainGate Staff Spring 2022For the first time in its history, AUB is opening a twin campus outside of Lebanon, in Pafos, Cyprus, slated to accept students as early as fall 2023. At...
Aiducation – Spring 2022
Features Aiducation - Mohamad Dbaibo by MainGate Staff Spring 2022Mohamad Dbaibo grew up in Saudi Arabia, but he knew AUB well as the university that his father “loved very much.” “He always spoke highly of AUB’s quality education and wanted nothing more than...
In Memoriam – Fall 2021
In Memoriam - Fall 2021 Antoine Zahlan, PhD (BA ’51, MA ’52). A brilliant scientist, scholar, mentor, and AUB professor (1956–1976), who also served as chairman of the Physics Department, Zahlan passed away on August 31, 2020, at the age of 92. In 1948, he...
Class Notes – Fall 2021
Class Notes - Fall 2021Munzer A. Afifi (BA ’51) writes, “After graduation, I taught for two years at the Friends Boys School in Ramallah, Palestine where I had been a student. I came to the US in 1953, studied at Michigan State, served in the US Army for two...
Global Event Kicks off Centennial Celebration of Coeducation at AUB
Features Global Event Kicks off Centennial Celebration of Coeducation at AUB by MainGate Staff Fall 2021A worldwide audience tuned in on March 6, 2021, for AUB4Women: Celebrating 100 years of coeducation at AUB. The online event, which was hosted by AUB trustee...
The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development A Long-Time Supporter of AUB
Features The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development A Long-Time Supporter of AUB by MainGate Staff Fall 2021The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) was established in 1974 to provide financial support for economic and social development...
North American Alumni Face Off in the WAAAUB North American Trivia Tournament
Alumni & Friends North American Alumni Face Off in the WAAAUB North American Trivia Tournament by MainGate Staff Fall 2021It got tense at times as teams from the Central and North Florida, Greater Los Angeles, and Upstate New York Chapters competed against...
WAAAUB Events and Announcements – Fall 2021
WAAAUB Events and Announcements - Fall 2021 Recently Elected Chapter Presidents Nagi Khouri, Baltimore Chapter President President: Nagi Khouri (BA ’67, MD ’71); Vice President: Karen Hajj (former student); Treasurer: Jane Farha (former student);...
Forbes 30 Under 30 MENA Region
Forbes 30 Under 30 - MENA Region: The AUBites Nadim Habr (BE ’12) is the founder and chief executive officer of Designhubz, a company that works with online retailers to create an immersive and interactive online shopping experience using web-based 3D and...
The AUB4Beirut Run
AUB Connects The AUB4Beirut Run By MainGate Staff Fall 2020/Winter 2021More than 250 alumni and friends in 12 countries took part in the AUB4Beirut Run on September 18-20. A pandemic-safe, outdoor event that included hiking, biking and walking. The “run” raised more...
Class Notes – Fall 2020/Winter 2021
Class Notes - Fall 2020/ Winter 2021Adel Afifi (BS ’51, MD ’57) writes, “After a busy and rich 53 years in teaching, clinical practice, research, and administration spent mainly at AUB and the University of Iowa, I retired in July 2007, as professor emeritus...
The Long View: Dr. Eugene J. Gangarosa: Making our global village a better place
Dr. and Mrs. Gangarosa at FHS’s 60th Anniversary celebration in 2014. Features The Long View: Dr. Eugene J. Gangarosa: Making our global village a better place by MainGate Staff Fall 2020/Winter 2021Dr. Eugene J. Gangarosa has been working to make our global...
StandingOUTstanding – Joana Dabaj
AUB Connects Joana Dabaj: Making small changes, having a big impact by MainGate Staff Fall 2020/Winter 2021 In 2014, you co-founded a design studio called CatalyticAction. What prompted you to do this instead of, for example, getting a job with an existing...
A fintech wiz and she’s just getting started
Features A fintech wiz and she’s just getting started... By Alison Freeland Fall 2020/Winter 2021Nadine Mezher (BBA ’01) could recognize the problem—financial investing in the MENA region was out of reach for the young, the non-wealthy, and most of all, for women. She...
In Memoriam – Fall 2020/Winter 2021
In Memoriam Fall 2020/Winter 2021 Ali Ghandour was born in Beirut in 1931 and passed away there on August 29 at the age of 89. Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 1979, Ghandour was made emeritus in 2008. His sharp intellect, business acumen, generous...
Father and son Murad and Jamil Baroody, legends in pharmacy and diplomacy
A white sandstone tombstone from Beirut. The deceased, two Christian priests, combined their pastoral mission with the function of notaries (νομικοί). As such, they were probably responsible for writing private documents in accordance with the law under the authority...
Professors @Work
Professors @WorkMainGate asked AUB’s newly appointed Director of Global Engagement Rami Khouri about his new series of interviews with AUB professors. “In October 2020, AUB launched Professors@ Work, a 20-minute podcast audio interview where I speak with...
WAAAUB By the Numbers
Alumni & Friends WAAAUB By the Numbers by MainGate Staff Spring/Summer 2020 Number of AUB alumni: 70,000 Living in: 115 countries; on six continents Number of WAAAUB chapters or branches: 65 Oldest alumni chapter: AUB Alumni Association (AAA), established...
In Memoriam
In Memoriam Spring/Summer 2020 Nasri Salti (BBA ’44) was born in Haifa, Palestine in 1924, and passed away on May 15, 2020 at the age of 96 in Toronto, Canada. He had a long, successful career manufacturing soap, olive oil and tobacco products throughout the...
WAAAUB Around the Globe
WAAAUB Around the Globe During the pandemic, AUB alumni around the world stayed connected in instructive and inventive ways. Here is a sampling of discussions, webinars, and online classes with strong alumni participation in a wide range of topics including: the...
WAAAUB Elections and Appointments
WAAAUB Elections and Appointments Spring/Summer 2020 Abu Dhabi Chapter President: Wael Abdul Malak (BA ’94, MBA ’99, MMB ’03; Vice President: Ghassan Abdel Rahman (BEN ’88, EMBA ’06); Treasurer: Roger El Feghali (BEN ’94); Secretary: Joseph Atallah (BBA ’87);...
Mobilizing AUB’s worldwide community of ambassadors
Haya Imam, WAAAUB Advisory Board Vice ChairAlumni & Friends Mobilizing AUB's worldwide community of ambassadors By MainGate Staff Spring/Summer 2020“We need the help of the Advisory Board and all alumni—especially today,” President Fadlo R. Khuri remarked during...
A Lifetime of Service
Alumni & Friends A Lifetime of Service: Karim Nasser By MainGate Staff Spring/Summer 2020 The prairie land of Saskatchewan seems to stretch forever. “You can see for a hundred miles,” says Dr. Karim “Kay” Nasser. “You can’t imagine how long you can see.” Nasser...
StandingOutStanding with Noura Ali-Ramahi
Alumni & Friends Taking risks and giving back by MainGate Staff Spring/Summer 2020Noura Ali-Ramahi Born in Lebanon in 1976 and grew up there (1976) Moved to Dubai (1989) Graduated from AUB (1997) Hosted her first exhibition: A Picture and a Thousand...
Class Notes
Class Notes Spring/Summer 2020 Mona Bu-Azza Bawarshi (BBA ’70, MBA ’77) is the CEO of Gezairi Transport, a company that her father founded, and vice president of RDCL World. An active philanthropist, Mona is a proud member of the Board of Trustees of the...
Alumni Profile with Nemr
Features Uniting people around common truths By Alison Freeland Spring/Summer 2020“I’m Lebanese, so I’m resourceful,” says Nemr Abou Nassar (BBA ’05), an international stand-up comic who goes by his first name alone. “When people ask me what they need to do to be in...
Legends and Legacies – the Kurani family
Esther Kurani, co-founder of the AUB Folk Dance Festival, and Habib Kurani, AUB's first registrar and grandchild of Habib Amin Kurani.Alumni & Friends Legends & Legacies - about the Kurani family By MainGate Staff Spring/Summer 2020Five generations of the...
Legends and Legacies – Stephen B. L. Penrose Jr.
Stephen B. L. Penrose Jr. (AUB President from 1948 to 1954) works at his desk. Features | Profiles Stephen B. L. Penrose Jr. (AUB President, 1948–54) By Barbara Rosica Fall 2019/Winter 2020 tephen Beasley Linnard Penrose Jr. was born...
WAAAUB Events and Announcements
WAAAUB Events and Announcements 2019 Recently Elected Chapter Presidents Adi Hajj-Ahmad, President Northern California Chapter Northern California Chapter President: Adi Hajj-Ahmad (BEN ’11) Vice President: Sandra Skaff (BS ’00) Treasurer: Rana Akel...
WAAAUB Elections
WAAAUB Elections - Fall 2019 Ghassan Abou-Alfa (BS ’88, MD ’92) is professor of medicine, attending physician at Memorial Sloan Kettering, chair of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Hepatobiliary Task Force, and president of the International Society...
StandingOUTStanding – Moe Hamzeh
Features | Profiles A conversation with Moe Hamzeh reveals that sometimes dreams really do come true by Susanne Lane Fall 2019/Winter 2020 Did you imagine when you were a geology student that you would end up having a career in music? Moe Hamzeh: Not really. I...
Sahtein: Soybean Whole Wheat Spaghetti
Features | Health & Wellness Sahtein: Soybean Whole Wheat Spaghetti by Sara Farhat Jarrar (BS '06, MS '10) Fall 2019/Winter 2020 This is my favorite high-protein vegan spaghetti dish, loaded with soybeans, vegetables, and whole wheat spaghetti. It offers...
In Memoriam
In Memoriam - Fall 2019/Winter 2020 Antoine Hanna Sayegh, PhD (BS ’53). Born in Jaffa, Palestine, in 1932, Sayegh passed away on September 6, 2019. After earning his BS degree in chemistry, he received an MS and PhD at Oregon State University in soil and farm...
Class Notes
Class Notes - Fall 2019/ Winter 2020Ann Potter McGurk (former student, 1954–56) writes, “After spending two years at AUB (1954–56), I returned to the US, where I graduated from Marietta College in Ohio. My husband Terrence McGurk and I got married right after I...
AUB on the Move
AUB on the Move: Leadership Around the World1. Presentation by President Fadlo Khuri Lifting the Quality of Education and Health Across the MENA Region AUB delegation invited to University of Michigan October 9 – 12, 2019 2. Presentation by President Fadlo KhuriVoices...
Alumni Profile – Adele Khodr
Features | Profiles Adele Khodr (BA ’81, MA ’85): Facing the challenge with resilience, tenacity, and compassion by Alison Freeland Fall 2019/Winter 2020“We in UNICEF have the best mandate,” says Adele Khodr. She should know, having worked for UNICEF for...
Alumni Honorees – Alexander Geha
Features | Profiles Dr. Alexander Geha's Lifetime of Service Fall 2019/Winter 2020 A celebrated cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Alexander S. Geha (BS ’55, MD ’59) has been affiliated with the University of Vermont (1967–69), Washington University in St. Louis (1969–75),...