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IN MEMORIAM
In Loving Memory: Raymond Audi
We regret to inform you that the very successful and honorable co-founder of Bank Audi, and IC’s very own Trustee Emeritus, Mr. Raymond Audi passed away on July 15, 2022. Mr. Audi was not only a successful businessman, but he also served as Minister of the Displaced in the Lebanese government. Alongside his father and brothers, Mr. Audi founded the Audi Bank in 1962. Two more branches opened in Europe in the 1970s. In 1993, Audi was elected as the president of the Association of Banks in Lebanon. He was awarded the Euromoney’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and an honorary doctorate degree from the Lebanese American University. Mr. Audi had a drive for preservation of heritage and craftsmanship, and in turn, founded the Audi Foundation in 2000. The beautiful reconstructed family Audi house and the Soap Museum in Saida are fruits of his efforts through the Audi Foundation. His strong passion for his roots and national culture played a big role in restoration projects across the country. He was also a very generous man, and founded several scholarships and also supported various reputable organizations for charity and helping the less fortunate. Mr. Audi was married, and is survived by his three children: Paul, Pierre, and Shireen. We send our condolences to the Audi family. We will fondly remember him and the legacy he has left for culture and tradition in Lebanon.
Nicola Najib Khuri ‘49
(May 27, 1933 - August 4, 2022)
We regret to inform you that AUB Trustee Emeritus Nicola Najib Khuri passed away at the age of 89 in New York City, NY. Mr. Khuri was an IC graduate from the class of 1949, and an AUB graduate in the year of 1952. He completed his masters and PhD from Princeton University in 1957. He joined AUB as an assistant professor, then as an associate professor from the years of 1961-1964. In 1964, he became an associate professor at Rockefeller University, and in 1968, he became a professor. In 1969, he was elected as AUB trustee.
Mr. Khuri was recognized for his impactful contributions as a researcher and educator. He made headway in the studies of theoretical physics, and was made the head of Rockefeller University’s Laboratory of Theoretical Physics. Mr. Khuri believed in AUB’s significance to the Middle East region, and he returned back as an educator, and eventually was elected as a trustee in 1969. In 2009, he was elected as a trustee emeritus, and in the same year he was awarded the highest honor by AUB: the University Medal. He was also the longest serving trustee in all of AUB’s history. Mr. Khuri made countless contributions towards the success of AUB’s research by founding the AUB Center for Advanced Mathematical Sciences (CAMS). This center was pivotal towards preventing bankruptcy during the Civil War era for the university. In the years following the end of the war, Khuri was the chair of the BOT Academic Affairs Committee, and his work was a catalyst for turning AUB into a top, leading research institution.
Mr. Khuri is survived by his sister Selwa Najib, brother Antoine Najib, daughter Suzanne Odette Khuri, son Najib Nicola, and grandchildren Nicholas, Grace and Gloria. Current AUB president, Dr. Fadlo R. Khuri is his nephew. IC faculty and staff send their deepest condolences to the Khuri family.
In Loving Memory of A Former Teacher: Allen L. Miller
We regret to inform you that former IC teacher, Allen L. Miller, passed away on November 25, 2022. Mr. Miller taught at IC in the early 1960s. He began his journey as a Teaching Fellow after graduating in 1960, and was here at IC for a year. He returned to the United States to get married and stayed until 1962. He came back to IC in 1966, and stayed almost till 1970. In the words of his daughter, Wendy Miller Skinner, his time at IC was truly life changing for him. Mr. Miller was quoted as saying: “I was there from 1960 63, living in Thompson Hall and teaching English along with a handful of activities. I returned in 1966 to succeed Hung Bliss as chairman of the English Department and after a couple of years, take over the Teaching Fellows Program. I left in 1972. I was back a couple of times in the 1990’s with Tom Weaver, a dear friend.”
On behalf of IC faculty and staff, we send our deepest condolences to the Miller family in Maine.
We regret to inform you that Ambassador Ahmad O. El-Hajj ‘48 passed away in September 2022. IC faculty and staff send their deepest condolences to the El-Hajj family.
We regret to inform you that Mr. Adnan D. Taher ‘67 passed away in September 2022. IC faculty and staff send their deepest condolences to the Taher family.
We regret to inform you that Mr. Fawzi Omar Captan ‘78 passed away in October 2022. IC faculty and staff send their deepest condolences to the Captan family.
We regret to inform you that Mr. Mazen Abdel Ghani Solh ‘87 passed away in October 2022. IC faculty and staff send their deepest condolences to the Solh family.
We regret to inform you that Mr. Karim Jawad ‘92 passed away in June 2022. IC faculty and staff send their deepest condolences to the Jawad family.
We regret to inform you that Mr. Ezzat Daouk ‘94 passed away in July 2022. IC faculty and staff send their deepest condolences to the Daouk family.
