Dinners and Events

London

Dinner in London

The Partnership for Excellence Campaign and Alumni Outreach continues. In September, Vice President for Alumni and Development, Mr. Moufid Beydoun ’64, managed to reunite with many old acquaintances and meet new IC alumni and friends. In September, it was a great pleasure to meet up again with Mr. Mohamed Ahmar ’80 and his wife, Hania Ahmar ’92 and Mr. Elie Kawkabani ’84 in Los Angeles and work out the details of a reunion to be held in February 2012. Mr Beydoun also met with Dr. Ray Irani ’50. In Florida, he met with many alumni over a dinner organized by Dr. Alex Bazijian ’59 and Dr. Ziad al Khatib ’80. In an effort to establish an alumni chapter, Mr Beydoun made his way to Canada and met many alumni residing in Montreal including Mr. Suleiman Zaroubi ’64, with Mr. Salim Hijal ’62, Mr. Saad Hijal ‘67 and Mr. Jalal Bekdash ’63 and Mr. Khaled Hajjar ’84. In October, IC president John Johnson, Senior Vice President Mishka Mourani, Mr. Beydoun and Director of Annual Fund and Alumni Affairs, Ghandi Fala traveled to Greece where they met Mr. Moujally Gebara ’75 who had hosted a dinner attended by over 70 alumni and friends. Other meetings were also held with Mr. Said Khoury ’40 and his son, Samer. In October, Mrs. Mona Bawarshi ’67 held a reception at her Beirut residence in honor of former IC president, Dr. Arthur Charles and was attended by over 50 guests. Meanwhile, two board meetings have been held to go over IC’s campaign and future plans. The board convened in London in June and recently in October in Beirut. Several events were held for the occasion including a dinner at the home of Mr. Yusuf Kanaan ’71. A special surprise, however, awaited IC’s Chairman of the Board, Mr. William Turner. A dinner was held on November 3rd at the Bristol Hotel to thank him for a solid 35 years of service.

Left: L to R: John Johnson, Donald Selinger, Ford Fraker Below: Mazen Masri ’78, Anwar Almulla ’63

Florida

L to R: Imad Bazzi ‘85, Omar Marchi ‘84, Alex Bazijian ‘69, Moufid Beydoun ‘64 (standing) Florida dinner L to R standing: Alex Zakaria ‘54, Rashid Fawaz ‘55, Andrée Zakaria, Ziad Mneimneh ‘76, Chirine Mneimneh, Diana Tamim, Wael Tamim ‘86, Omar Marchi ‘84, Alex Bazijian ‘69, Marianne Bazijian. sitting: Moufid Beydoun ‘64, Ziad Khatib ‘80, Salma Bazzi, Imad Bazzi ‘85, Randa Khatib.

Greece

Above: L to R: Rania Soufan, Said Khoury ‘40, Mary Johnson, , John Johnson Back row: Moujally Gebara ’75

Left: IC dinner in Greece

Below: Mishka Mourani, Moufid Beydoun 64, Samir Sabbagh, Moujally Gebara ’75, Ghandi Fala

Board members, several IC alumni and friends including Prime Minister Najib Mikati gathered at a dinner hosted by Yusuf Kan’an’ 71 at his home. Front row L to R: William Turner, PM Najib Mikati, Wajih Bizri ’71, Talal Shair ‘83 Back row: Rula Kan’an, Lara Batato, Dana Kan’an ‘11, Afif Kan’an ‘08, Yusuf Kan’an ’71, Dr. Melhem Samara ’64, Moufid Beydoun ’64, Dr. Youssef Comair, Mahmoud Abdul Baki ‘56, Mounir Doueidy ‘71