Page 22 - Alumni Newsletter Winter 2012-2013

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22
WINTER
2012
IC Luncheon
Over 150 people attended the IC lun-
cheon held on November 5th at the Four
Season’s Hotel.The guest speaker was
Saad Naaman Azhari ‘80
, Chairman and
General Manager of BLOM Bank who
addressed IC alumni, parents and gradu-
ates and talked about his IC experience.
“IC has always been to me – and I am sure
to many others – an oasis of wider cultural
experience, character building, and good
citizenship,” he said. “The IC spirit made
me a better banker and has helped me to
maintain BLOM Bank as a leading bank.”
IC’s President John Johnson and Senior
Vice President Mishka Mourani awarded
Mr. Azhari with the Partnership for
Excellence Campaign Plaque.
For his part, VP Alumni & Development
Moufid Beydoun ‘64
stressed that the new
facilities under construction are not financed
by a tuition increase but are solely financed
by fundraising efforts. He added that the
number of students will not increase.