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28
WINTER
2010
Ali Ballouz
and
Rana Ghalayini ‘99
got
married on October 19, 2007.They just
welcomed their Baby boy Laith who was
born on October 30, 2010.
They currently reside in Jeddah KSA
where Ali works in the FMCG Industry
while Rana does some teaching and chil-
dren’s extracurricular activities.
Raja Haidar
has been living in Qatar
since 2006 and works for Qatar Asphalt
Company as a Plant and Construction
Manager. He is currently working on the
MBA dissertation with University of Liv-
erpool by correspondence. He has a son,
Maher (currently attending IC nursery
class) and is expecting a daughter (Noor)
in January.
‘03
Maher Abdel-Sattar
moved to Califor-
nia and earned his Bachelor of Science
in Molecular, Cell, & Developmental
Biology from UCLA. He is currently
completing his graduate studies at UCSF,
the highest ranked school of pharmacy
in the United States. He also works as a
pharmacy intern at McKesson Specialty
Care Solutions where he designs and
recommends the best chemotherapy regi-
mens and cancer treatments to prescrib-
ing oncologists. “I miss my days as an IC
student and I am very proud of my sister,
Rana Abdel-Sattar, who is finishing off
her last year as a TSM student,” he writes.
’05
Lamis Yahya
graduated with a BS in
Clinical Laboratory Science from AUST
and joined the Faculty of Medicine at
AUB as a graduate student, as she is
now working on her thesis dealing with
a very aggressive form of breast cancer.
Moreover, she’s been recently selected to
receive the International Fulbright Sci-
ence and Technology Award sponsored by
the US embassy, in order to complete her
PhD studies in the States. “I will embark
on this exciting journey next summer,”
she writes “and I just felt the urge to im-
mensely thank my Alma Mater for this
wonderful gift.”
Claudia Matta
is pursuing a Masters
degree in Public Health (MPH) with a
concentration in Health Management and
Policy Making at AUB.
She is also the youngest member of the
editorial board in the academic peer-
reviewed Springer Journal titled: Beliefs
and Values.This journal was nominated
for the Best New Journal Award in 2009.
She has her own column which deals with
using Education as a tool in Sustainable
Development. She enjoys exploring the
many ways global education can empower
youth to address sustainable development
challenges even at a very young age. She
owes IC for helping her develop her love
for writing and “giving me the opportu-
nity to sharpen my skills by participating
in many of its clubs and activities,” she
writes. “IC is an Alma Mater I am very
proud to be part of !”
Najla Khatib
an AUB graduate student
in public health, picked up the annual
AUB BCG Promising Leader Award, at
a ceremony held at AUB on June 4, 2010.
The AUB BCG Promising Leader Award
was created last year by the American
University of Beirut and Boston Consult-
ing Group (BCG) to help celebrate and
develop future leaders from AUB.The
award also offers the recipient the op-
portunity for a full-time job interview at
BCG along with an $11,000 cash prize.
Randa Adra
is currently a second-year
student at Cornell Law School, pursuing
a Juris Doctor with a specialization in
International Legal Affairs. She is also a
member of the law school student govern-
ment, as well as the Cornell graduate and
professional student assembly. She plans
to work at a large New York City law firm
for the summer of 2011. “I attribute much
of my success to my unforgettable years at
IC,” she writes. “I look at my former class-
mates and see that so many of them are so
successful and it cannot be a coincidence
that we all went to the same school. Many
of us are still in touch and reminisce over
those years and the great memories we
made. I look forward to visiting as soon as
I get back to Beirut.”
Farah Arakji
graduated in 2009 from
AUB majoring in Landscape Design and
Ecological Management. She then worked
for one year as a Landscape Architect in
a reputable firm in engineering and archi-
tecture in Lebanon. She was then awarded
the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship. She is
currently doing her masters in Sustainable
Urban Planning and Design in Stock-
holm, Sweden at KTH- Royal Institute of
Technology. “It is a two year program,” she
writes, “so I hope to graduate by 2012”.
’06
Michel Boulad
graduated in Hospitality
& Business Administration from Glion
Institute of Higher Education in 2009 (“I
strongly recommend this Swiss Institute
for any Hospitality Enthusiast”, he writes)
and after a full-on experience with Hilton
Worldwide’s Regional Sales Office in
Paris, I joined Beirut’s Le Gray Hotel as
their Sales & Events Coordinator and “it’s
been great !” he continues, “word of advice
to all Secondary Schoolers ... Despite the
fact that I’m extremely happy with my
life now, very little beats those last three
years at IC, we often recall those amaz-
ing & Hilarious moments my IC Alumni
Friends and I. So Enjoy it! And to all my
Teachers at IC: Best Regards and sin-
cere apologizes if I was too mischievous”.
michel.BOULAD@glion.ch
Wassef Dabboucy
is a fifth year archi-
tecture student at AUB. He was the 1st
prize (part-
nership with
Danny Arakji)
winner in the
2010 national
“Sustainable
Architecture
Competition”
sponsored by
the Heinrich
Böll Founda-
tion and directed by MAJAL Academic
Urban Observatory, in partnership with
the Order of Engineers and Architects of
Beirut, Lebanon. In 2009, he participated
in the international sustainability event:
“In a planet of our own”, Mumbai, India.
That same year, he was also the
1st prize winner in “Sustainability Week”
competition, held in BIEL – Project
Lebanon 2009, sponsored by the Order
of Engineers and Architects, Beirut,
Lebanon.