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‘81
Dr. Nicholas Chbat
, a Senior scientist at Phillips Medical
Research, New York, was selected to receive the highest award
presented by the IEEE organization which is the largest soci-
ety representing Engineers all over the world (over one million
members). It was a very tough competition with hundreds of
international nominees. He was selected along with a Harvard
professor to receive the highest technical Award of this orga-
nization for his research work in Bio Robotics engineering. He
travelled to Osaka, Japan to receive the Award. Dr Chbat will
not only be the first Lebanese but the first Arab to receive this
prestigious award.
‘83
Rula Freiji-Mouawad
lives in Chapel Hill North Carolina with
her husband Dani Mouawad whom she met 14 years ago in
a rural town hospital in Louisiana. They both worked in un-
derserved areas to obtain green cards and eventually the US
citizenship. They are establishing an ecological medical healing
center where they will practice integrative medicine, pediatrics
and pediatric infectious diseases. (www.imevpc.com). They have
four children: Dalia 12, Rania 10, Michael 8 and Raphael 6 who
attend the Emerson Waldorf school.
“I hope one day we can move back and continue their educa-
tion at IC then AUB,” she writes.
“My days of high school at the precious International College
are coming back to highlight in my memory now that my eldest
daughter is a tween. I share with her the fantastic learning
pearls I gained there, the funny memories, the creative moments
we all shared and I hope to show her around this summer. IC
equipped me with the necessary tools to become a fulfilled
person, happy in continuously searching for knowledge and self-
improvement.”
‘84
Imad Rubeiz
received a BA in psychology, TD in Social Studies,
and an MA in Educational Psychology (all from AUB), then a BD
in Theology from (UoB).
He has since been working in education (University instructor),
counseling/psychotherapy, orientation, and school principal for
four years (two in KSA and two in UAE). He is back with his
family (a wife and a 9.5 year old son) since December 2010 and
currently occupies a high position at UoB – this is in addition to
being an instructor in the same university.
“IC has always marked my life. The activities in which I used to
be involved have told me how to use authority, and how to lead.
Two of these activities were being a Head Usher (during end
of Middle School; I can’t remember exactly when) and being a
Scout and eventually a Scout Leader (Beirut 1; my scout ID was
actually numbered 1). IC has indeed marked my life,” he writes.
Firas A. Hamdan
, M.D has a double Specialty as a Plastic
Surgery and Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery. He is
American Board Certified and World Board Certified. He is the
founding Member and Member of the Board of trustees of the
World Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (WAOCS) - Switzerland in
2009. He started his professional career in Florida, USA and has
since then moved to Lebanon to Establish the Cosmetic Surgery
Clinic in Beirut at the Gefinor Center (ww.cscbeirut.net). He has
branched out to
Dubai, Kuwait
and Riyadh where
he has a strong
and leading
presence on the
cosmetic surgery
field.
Dr Hamdan is
specialized in
Body Lipo-sculpt-
ing (laser, RF,
Vaser Hi Def and
4D) as well as the
most innova-
tive advances in
facial and body
cosmetic invasive
and non-inva-
sive procedures.
He is a sought
after speaker for
International con-
ferences on body
sculpting, as
well as a trainer
for other plastic
surgeons in the Middle East for many leading companies. Most
recently, he was named in the Esquire Magazine Best Dressed
2013 issue.
‘88
Sam Khodr
reports that after last year’s contract to deliver
NOURA UNIVERSITY in January, his company PIS www.pisleb.
com has been selected to purchase and install the carpet and
wall covering for an expansive 26-hotel project currently under
construction in Makkah (Mecca), Saudi Arabia. The purchasing
for the multi-billion dollar project has beendeveloped by Jabal
Omar Development Company (JODC). The first five hotels, a
637-room Conrad, a 797-room Hilton Convention Hotel, a 562-
room Hilton Suites, a 744-room Hyatt Regency and a 455-room
Marriott, 3,195 rooms in all, are expected to open in 2013.
‘93
Bachir EL-Smadi
was married to Abeer Lotfy (Egyptian) but the
couple later divorced. He has repatriated to Toronto, Ontario,