annual report of gifts - American Community School at Beirut

ANNUAL REPORT OF GIFTS
2010-2011
Message from the President of the Board
Message from the Headmaster
ACS Mission Statement
The Year at a Glance
ACS Annual Fund
Contributions & Grants
Income Sources & Expenses
Donor Category Report 2010-2011
Thank You USAID l MEPI l ASHA
Alumni Donors to ACS by Class Year
Gifts from Corporations & Foundations
Alumni Support to the Malcolm Kerr Endowed Scholarship Fund
Gifts In-Kind
Quoting 2011 Graduates
Senior Awards
Our Volunteers
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ANNUAL REPORT OF GIFTS 2010-2011
Message from the President of the Board
Dear American Community School at Beirut Community Members;
THANK YOU to our donors whose generosity resulted in record-breaking totals for the
ACS Annual Fund. Parents, trustees, alumni, grandparents, faculty, staff, and friends of the
American Community School at Beirut raised over $540,000 this year, well above our goal
of $320,000.
THANK YOU to the Parent Volunteer Group of the Development and Alumni Affairs office
for their tireless work. This group and members of the Board enabled us for the first time to
break through the half million mark.
THANK YOU to our devoted alumni who contributed a record high for the school and the
Malcolm Kerr Fund by participating in growing numbers. The spirited leadership of Patrick
Hinds ‘56 and the Alumni Association Board of Governors was superb.
THANK YOU to the faculty and staff who supported the Annual Fund with an impressive level
of participation. Thank you to all who participated in the Mother’s Luncheon, the Jazz Night,
Fashion Knight, Volleypalooza, the ACS Carnival, and the Brick by Brick fundraising BBQ.
These events held by the school, in addition to benefit events sponsored by the Parents’
Committee in support of the Annual Fund, helped raise this record amount for ACS. Our
generous community at its best!
We are thrilled
to be a part of
such a dynamic,
proud, energetic,
and generous
community.
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THANK YOU TO ALL who helped to make 2010-2011 a remarkable year. We are thrilled to
be a part of such a dynamic, proud, energetic, and generous community. On behalf of the
Board of Trustees and the faculty, staff, and students of the American Community School at
Beirut, we are grateful to all.
With appreciation,
Nina Joukowsky Köprülü '79
President
Board of Trustees
Message from the Headmaster
Dear Alumni, Parents and Friends of ACS,
This year, when ACS graduated its one hundredth class, we reached a very significant
milestone. The generous parents, alumni and friends of the school contributed over
$540,000 to our annual fund drive! We are a superior school thanks to your understanding
of our mission and need for financial support. Thank you.
The significance of these generous contributions cannot be underestimated. As is the case
with all independent schools, our operational budget depends on the gifts of our contributors,
and this year you have re-confirmed your strong commitment to ACS. These gifts will allow
ACS to attract and retain high-quality faculty, administrators and staff in a competitive world
market, to expand the classroom and real-world experiences of our students, to provide
technological support and educational materials for the students, to maintain and renovate
our aging facilities, and to provide opportunities for students of diverse backgrounds. In
addition, our capital budget, which supports the continual development of facilities and
infrastructure, is stronger, thanks to specific parental and organizational gifts and grants.
Your Annual Fund gifts have a huge impact on our learning community. Your understanding
and appreciation of the education that ACS provides each student is reflected in your
donation. We offer sincere thanks to this generous community of parents, alumni and
friends. You make a difference.
Sincerely,
Your Annual
Fund gifts have
a huge impact
on our learning
community.
George H. Damon, Jr.
Headmaster
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The American Community School at Beirut 2010
Annual Report of Gifts 2011
We have started the academic year 2011-12 with near-capacity enrollment of 1061
students. The year has begun with major campus renovations, including an upgrade of
the electrical system that will result in electricity cost reductions of at least 30 per cent, as
well as upgrades that will reduce the demand on the generators. Roof repairs have been
concluded, and we are pleased that last year’s repairs were very well done, with no signs
of leaks. Work on an elevator for the Lower School Building will begin during the school
year, and access points for the wireless system will be increased, while our pilot interactive
whiteboard and tablet PC programs will be expanded. A new website will be launched this
fall to facilitate communication and celebrate student learning.
ACS Mission Statement
ACS Mission Statement
The American Community School at Beirut offers research-based and classroom proven
educational practices through an American educational philosophy. The program instills
in students the highest academic and ethical standards, preparing them for the successful
pursuit of higher education and for responsible effective global citizenship.
Founded in 1905, ACS is an independent, non-profit, non-sectarian, pre-K-12 coeducational
day school. It draws students from both the Lebanese and international communities in
Lebanon and embraces diversity in race, gender, religion, national origin and economic
background. ACS is accredited in the United States and licensed in Lebanon. It offers a rich
and balanced curriculum in both the liberal arts and the sciences. Athletics, the visual and
performing arts, extra-curricular activities and community service are integral components
of an ACS education. In the high school, ACS provides a rigorous college preparatory
course of study including the Lebanese and International Baccalaureate Programs. While
the language of instruction is English, Arabic is taught at all levels.
ACS encourages students to be open-minded and respectful of the social, political and
religious diversity of its community. As it enters its second century, ACS reaffirms its
commitment to developing a lifelong engagement in learning as well as the leadership
qualities and personal integrity needed to contribute positively in an increasingly complex
global society.
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The Year at a Glance
ACS Vital Statistics 2010-2011
School Established
1905
Total Number of Students
1,053 students
Total Number of Families
694 families
Students Demographics
• 27% Lebanese nationals
• 11% Lebanese / U.S. dual nationals
• 14% Lebanese / other nationality
(29 nationalities)
• 20% U.S. nationals
• 28% from 48 other nationalities
Number of Faculty & Staff
Average Class Size
18 - 20
Student to Teacher Ratio
6:1
Academic Programs or Diplomas
• American College Preparatory Diploma
• International Baccalaureate Diploma
• Lebanese Baccalaureate Diploma
Accreditations
• Middle States Association of Colleges
and Schools (MSA)
• Schools and Commission on International
and Trans-Regional Accreditation (CITA)
Memberships
• National Association of Independent
Schools (NAIS)
• European Council of Independent
Schools (ECIS)
• Near East South Asia Council of
Overseas Schools (NESA)
• Council for Advancement and Support of
Education (CASE)
• International Baccalaureate (IB)
Chartered
State Regents of New York
Registered
Lebanese Ministry of Education
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University Acceptances for the Class of 2011
A student at ACS can be assured of receiving an education that is on par with quality international schools. Over the last five years our
graduates have received acceptances from:
Switzerland
•University of Hartford, CT
•College of Holly Cross, MA
•John Cabot University, Italy
•Kings College London (University of
London)
•Lebanese American University, Lebanon
•Lehigh University, PA
•Macalester College, MN
•University of Maryland, College Park, MD
•McGill University, Quebec
•McMaster University, Ontario
•University of Miami, FL
•Middlebury College, VT
•Mount Holyoke College, MA
•Northeastern University, MA
•Northwestern University, IL
•New York University, NY
•University of Notre Dame, IN
•Oberlin College, OH
•Parsons The New School for Design, NY
•Pennsylvania State University, PA
•University of Pennsylvania, PA
•Purdue University, IN
•Queen's University, Ontario
•Reed College, OR
•Rutgers, The State University of New
Jersey at New Brunswick, NJ
•Ryerson University, Ontario
•Sarah Lawrence College, NY
•Sciences Po IEP Paris, France
•Syracuse University, NY
•Texas A&M University, TX
•Tufts University, MA
•University of British Columbia, B.C.
•University College London (University of
London)
•University of Edinburgh, Scotland
•University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA
•University of Surrey, UK
•University of Toronto, Ontario
•University of Vermont, VT
•University of Virginia, VA
•Vassar College, NY
•Weil Cornell Medical College in Qatar
•Wellesley College, MA
•Wentworth Institute of Technology, MA
•Wheaton College, MA
•York University, Ontario
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•Albion College, MI
•American University, DC
•American University of Beirut, Lebanon
•American University of Rome, Italy
•Bard College, NY
•Barnard College, NY
•Boston University, MA
•Bryn Mawr College, PA
•University of California at Berkeley, CA
•University of California at Davis, CA
•Carlton College, MN
•City University, London
•Concordia University, Quebec
•Connecticut College, CT
•Corcoran College of Art & Design, DC
•Dickinson College, PA
•Drexel University, PA
•Elon University, NC
•Emory University, GA
•Florida Institute of Technology, FL
•Franklin College, Switzerland
•George Mason University, VA
•The George Washington University, DC
•Glion Institute of Higher Education,
ACS Annual Fund
WHY Give to the ACS Annual Fund?
BECAUSE:
You Help Fill in the Gap
You Help Us Better Prepare ACS
Tuition only covers 82 percent of our school's annual operating
budget. Gifts to the Annual Fund raise a portion of the additional
18 percent needed to sustain the school’s commitment to each
student.
Your gift helps ACS to acquire and improve: classroom and library
material; IT resources and laboratory equipment; school facilities;
and provides financial aid to students in need of assistance.
You Help Students To Have Exceptional Educational
Experiences
Your gift helps us to attract and retain the best faculty for ACS.
It allows us to significantly increase support for professional
development so teachers may continue the tradition of high quality
mentoring at ACS.
Your gift funds our highest priority: raising our academic standards
and bolstering the quality of education offered to students.
You Help Faculty Pursue New Ideas
Donors don’t give to institutions.
They invest in ideas and people in whom they believe.
G.T. Smith
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Tuition Income
82%
Gap
18%
ACS is recognized as a charitable organization under the IRS public charity code 501(c)(3)
Your gift is tax deductible to the full extent provided by law. ACS Tax ID # 13-1929591.
Contributions & Grants
Total Contributions by Constituency
Contributions and Grants
July
1st,
2010 - June
30th,
2011
$300,000
Gifts to the Annual Fund ($)
Restricted
180,535
Unrestricted
362,268
Total Annual Fund Gifts
542,803
$250,000
$200,000
$150,000
Gifts to Endowment ($)
Catherine Carlin-Bashshur
Scholarship Fund
Malcolm Kerr Endowed Fund
Samuel D. Constan '53
Scholarship Fund
Walter Prosser Award
Total Endowed Funds
500
$100,000
7,890
$50,000
750
$0
100
9,240
2006-2007
2007-2008
Trustees
Friends, Corporations,
Foundations
**Capital Campaign
New ACS Building
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
Fiscal Year
Alumni & Faculty
Parents
134,080
Grants ($)
USAID
543,088
ASHA
358,633
Total
Total Gifts to the Annual Fund
$ 1,587,844
$600,000
$500,000
2010 - 2011
Trustees
76,430
Parents
278,614
Alumni
88,869
Former & Current Faculty
Foundations/Corporations/
Friends of ACS
Total Annual Fund Gifts
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Annual Fund Giving by Constituent
1,908
$400,000
$300,000
$200,000
96,982
$100,000
$
542,803
$0
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2005
2005
2006
2006
2007
2007
2008
2008
2009
2009
2010
2010
2011
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A CROSSCULTURAL SOCIETY
Income Sources & Expenses
Income Sources & Expenses
For the Fiscal Year July 1st, 2010 - June 30th, 2011
Expenses
Tuition Fees*
76%
Student Instruction and Support
73%
Annual Fund Gifts
4%
General Administrative
16%
Grants (USAID/ASHA)
6%
Student Discount, Scholarships & Financial Aid
8%
Auxiliary Services
3%
Auxiliary Services
3%
Other Income
4%
Endownment & Investment Income
7%
*This figure is the gross tuition including Student Discount,
Scolarships & Financial Aid
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The American Community School at Beirut 2010
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Income Sources
Donor Category Report 2010-2011
Donor Category Report 2010-2011
In Alphabetical order
1905 Club
$50,000 and above
• Mr. William G. '66 and Melinda '69
H. Brunger
•Mr. and Mrs. Mohammed A. Hariri
Cedar Circle
$20,000 to $49,999
•Activities ACS ( Mother's
Fundraising Lunch, Jazz Night,
Fashion Knight, SpringTastik Family
Carnival, Yard Sale, Brick by Brick
Family BBQ)
•BankMed
Thank You Mr. Mohammed A.
Hariri
•Mr. William D. Crays '56 and Mrs.
Nancy Crays
•Mr. and Mrs. Ali Dalloul
•Robert Swanson and Cynthia
Shevlin Foundation
Thank You Mr. Bob Swanson '54 and
Ms. Cynthia Shevlin
•Mr. and Mrs. Mohammad Safadi◊
•Mr. Henry and Mrs. Myrna
Sarkissian◊
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•Semaan Foundation
Thank You Mr. Maroun Semaan and
Mrs. Saydeh Semaan Saadeh
•Mr. Jonathan G. Stacey '61* and
Mrs. Lisa Ebert-Stacey '74
Phoenix Society
$5,000 to $19,999
•AA/ACS
•Mr. and Mrs. Abdulkarim Y. Ahmad
•Mr. and Mrs. Walid T. Assaf
•Mr. and Mrs. Saleh A. Assi
•Mr. and Mrs. Sami Atallah
•Dr. Scott '64 and Mrs. Ann Owens '65
Brunger
•Mr. Fahad and Mrs. Alia Zein Buzwair
•Charisma Group
Thank You Mr. and Mrs. Aiman AlZiyoud
•Dr. and Mrs. Nizar Dalloul
•Ms. Nada Debs
•Mr. Jerry and Mrs. Lyn Hussong '62
Grinstein◊
•Carnegie Corporation of New York
Thank You Ms. Elizabeth R.
Hilpman '77◊
•Mr. and Mrs. Mike A. Jammal
•Jammal Trust Bank s.a.l.
Thank You Mr. Anwar and Mr. Mike
Jammal
•John F. Grundhofer Charitable
Foundation
On behalf of Ramzi, Aliya and Zakaria
Elkawa
•Joukowsky Family Foundation
Thank You Mr. Murat and Mrs. Nina
Joukowsky '79 Köprülü◊
•Ms. Elizabeth R. Hilpman '77◊
•Mr. Harry and Mrs. Taline Khachwajian
•Near East South Asia Council of
Overseas Schools
•Dr. Barbara A. Porter '71◊
•Mr. Mohammed and Mrs. Samar AlBunnia Sulh
•Dr. and Mrs. Ayman Tawil
Manara Society
$1,000 to $4,999
•ABC Department Store
Thank You Mrs. Diala Kassem
Simmakiyyeh
•Mr. Bassem and Mrs. Caroline MacIver
Abdulrahim
•Mr. and Mrs. Hadi K. Agha
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•Ms. Carlene Snyder Howland '50
•Mr. Jeff Hutchins '65*
•In Media Plus
Thank You Mr. and Mrs. Ihab
Hammoud
•Mr. Marwan and Mrs. Hanadi Jaber
•Mr. and Mrs. Yassine Jaber◊
•Mr. and Mrs. Tarek I. Kombarji
•Mr. Amer and Mrs. Natalia Ladki
•Mr. Jim and Mrs. Judy Mandaville '56
Lipman
•Mrs. Suzanne Rogier Lowers '63
•Mr. and Mrs. Afeef H. Makkawi
•Mr. and Mrs. Samir H. Mansour
•Mr. Craig Miller '58 and Mrs. Dusty
Miller
•Mr. and Mrs. Mohamad Minato
•Dr. and Mrs. Walid Moneimne
•Amin, Nour and Farah Mortada
•Mr. and Mrs. Walid Musallam
•Mr. Arnold and Mrs. Margit Bliss
Orange '53
•Mr. John Ragan and Dr. Valerie Estes
Ragan '76*
•Mr. Robert Rogier '65
•Mr. Samir and Mrs. Vivian Khoury
Saab•
•Mr. and Mrs. Makram Salha
•Mrs. Barbara C. Sampson◊
•Mr. Paul L. Schmidbauer '55
•Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving
Thank You Mr. Jim and Mrs. Judy
Mandaville '56 Lipman
•Mr. and Mrs. Hassan Shaker
•Mr. Ken and Mrs. Linda Handschin
'68 Sheppard*
•Mr. and Mrs. Mohamad Sobh
•Mr. Maysara Sukkar
•Tinol Paints International Co. sarl
•Mrs. Marilyn Bunyan Wilkens '53
•Mr. David Williams '74*
•Dr. Burgess Wilson '75 and Mrs.
Jennifer Wilson
•Ms. Lise A. Woodard '72
•Mr. Pieter Wybro '67
Blue and Gold Club
$250 to $999
•Mr. and Mrs. Tarek Al Kazzaz
•Mr. Nader and Mrs. Taraneh Almously
•Mr. and Mrs. Karam M. Atallah◊
•Ms. JoAnn Atwood '72*
•Mr. Bassam and Mrs. Salwa Saniora
Baasiri◊
•Mrs. Gail Padgett Balocca '61
•Anonymous
•Mr. Barton (Barry) Bruins '57
•Ms. Muriel Brunger '73
•Dr. Donald Coppock '65
•Mrs. Deedee McMullen Corradini '61◊
•Mr. and Mrs. Forrest S. Crawford '53
•Mr. and Mrs. John P. Crawford '47
•Mr. and Mrs. Ziad Dalloul
•Dr. and Mrs. George H. Damon, Jr.•
•Dr. Peter Dorman '66
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•Mrs. Laila Faris Alamuddin '62•
•Americana
Thank You Mr. and Mrs. Khaled
Ghanem
•Anonymous
•Anonymous
•Dr. Ellyn R. Ashida '71
•Mrs. Lucie Lisle Austin '76
•Mr. and Mrs. Jamil Badran
•Anonymous
•BLOM Bank
•Mr. Ziad and Mrs. Anna Salameh '84
Boustany•
•Anonymous
•Mr. Jay Bruder '74
•Ms. Marianne Buckley '80◊
•Class Gift 2011
•Mr. and Mrs. Samuel D. Constan '53◊
•Corniche 550 Real Estate SAL
Thank You Mr. and Mrs. Fawzi Farah◊
•Ms. Betsy Mize Currie '74
•Mr. Rami and Mrs. Melek El Nimer
•Mr. and Mrs. Hassan M. Elkawa
•Mr. and Mrs. Jamal El-Saoud
•Mr. and Mrs. Hassan Y. Essayli
•Mr. Mazen and Mrs. Mirna Fakhouri
•Mr. Mohamad and Mrs. Maram
Fakhouri
•Mr. and Mrs. Fawzi Farah◊
•Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Thank You Mr. Craig Miller '58 and
Mrs. Dusty Miller
•Mr. Zeki Fattah & Mrs. Neda Jafar
•Mr. and Mrs. Johan Mikael Grahne
•Hallak Opticians
Thank You Mr. and Mrs. Imad Hallak
•Mr. Lars Helgeby '73
•Mr. Mohamad Amin Hijazi
•Mr. Patrick Hinds '56* and Mrs. Evelyn
Hinds
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•Mr. and Mrs. Bassim F. El-Ahmadieh
•Mr. and Mrs. Hussam Farhat
•Mr. and Mrs. Bertrand Fattal
•Fiesta Group
Thank You Mr. Hadi El Khalil
•Mr. Pete Fleury '61
•Mr. Robert W. Foster•
•Dr. and Mrs. Abdul H. Hallab◊
•Mr. and Mrs. Mansour I. Harik◊
•Dr. Ellen Porter Honnet '69
•Mr. Clifford '74 and Mrs. Leslie Hunt
•Anonymous
•Joué Club
•Mr. Naji and Mrs. Faten Sinno '92
Kanafani
•Ms. Charlotte Minette Kaplow '62
•Mr. and Mrs. Einar L. Larson◊
•Mr. Richard C. Lietz '72
•Ms. Lynne Manilla '67
•Mrs. Blanche G. Mansfield◊
•Mr. and Mrs. Abdul H. Mansour◊
•McKee/Crawford R2 Charitable
Foundation
Thank You Mr. and Mrs. Forrest S.
Crawford '53
•Members Give Powered by JUSTGIVE
Thank You Mr. Robert Rogier '65
and Mrs. Suzanne Rogier '63
Lowers
•Dr. John L. Nelson '59 and Mrs. Anne
Nelson•
•Mr. and Mrs. Wissam Nesr
•Mr. and Mrs. Najib R. Rayes
•Mr. and Mrs. Kamal Sadder
•Mr. Mark Schutte '71
•Mr. Lance Schwulst '83
•Dr. Jack '56 and Mrs. Diane Renfer
'56 Sommer
•Ms. Elizabeth (Betsy) Van Den Berg '74
•Mrs. Martha Garman Van Geem '72
•Mr. and Mrs. Faisal Wahab
•Anonymous
•Mr. Allen West '48
•Mr. David A. West '51
•Ms. Melissa Reynolds Williamson '85
Potrezebie Club
$1 to $249
•Dr. and Mrs. Amine Abboud
•Mr. and Mrs. Mohamad Jamil Abdul
Malak
•Mr. and Mrs. Ahmad Abi Nassif
•Mr. and Mrs. Adib S. Abou Arraj
•Mr. Ramzi Abou-Hassan
•Dr. and Mrs. Labib Abouzahr
•Mr. and Mrs. Mouin Abouzahr
•Ms. Nayla Abouzahr '12
•Mr. and Mrs. Basem Abu Ayash
•Mr. and Mrs. Akram Abu Hamdan
•Mr. and Mrs. Karim Abu-Haydar•
•Mr. and Mrs. Jean Accad
•Mr. Gautham• and Mrs. Lina Halabi
Akula•
•Mr. and Mrs. Fouad Alaywan
•Dr. Mahmoud and Mrs. Aliya Khalidi
'81 Al-Hindi
•Mr. Paul and Mrs. Esther Allen•
•Mr. and Mrs. Abdulla A. Alzahem
•Mr. and Mrs. Aiman H. Al-Ziyoud
•Mr. and Mrs. Bengt K. G. Anderson
•Mr. and Mrs. Abdel Ilah Awada
•Mr. and Mrs. Youssef Ayoub
•Ms. Wallace Ann Cruciger Ayres '60
•Mr. Richard Azoury
•Mr. and Mrs. Nagib Badreddine
•Mr. Roger Baty '55 and Mrs. Phebe
Baty
•Mr. and Mrs. Mazen Beaini
•Mr. and Mrs. Ibrahim Bedeir•
•Mr. Paul R. Bisson•
•Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas F. Boke '63•
•Anonymous
•Mr. and Mrs. Rami Bsat
•The Buckley Family’s gift in Memory
of Mr. Elton Bresenham
- Ms. Isabelle Buckley '79
- Mrs. Lou Buckley
- Ms. Marianne Buckley '80◊
- Ms. Pat Buckley
- Ms. Suzy Buckley
•Mr. and Mrs. Habib Chaer
•Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Chalhoub
•Mr. and Mrs. Abdul Karim Chamseddine
•Ms. Reem M. Chamseddine '13
•Mr. and Mrs. Maurice F. Collis
•Mrs. Carol Leuzinger Cothern '65
•Mr. and Mrs. Hassan S. Dagher
•Ms. Lamya L. Deeb '79
•Development & Alumni Affairs office
•Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Doran•
•Ms. Kelly Fox Dytyniak '75
•Ms. Danai El Hajj Ibrahim '06•
•Ms. Aliya T. Elkawa '16
•Mr. and Mrs. Nabil Elkotn
•Dr. Donald Holm '57 and Mrs. Carolyn
Holm '57 Emmerson
•Mr. Jad Essayli '12
•Mr. and Mrs. Rassekh Fadlallah
•Ms. Yasmeen F. Farah '13
•Mr. and Mrs. Karim Fattal
•Anonymous
•Mrs. Pat Hills Finlayson '57
•Mrs. Elisabeth West FitzHugh '43
•Mrs. Carol Dib Furer•
•Mr. Robert Geary•
•Ms. Fadwa Ghannoum•
•Mr. and Mrs. Tamer Ghazaleh
•Mr. and Mrs. Ihab Ghorayeb
•Mr. William F. Graham Jr. '62
•Anonymous
•Mr. and Mrs. Bilal Halaby
•Mr. and Mrs. Khalid A. Hammoud
•Mr. and Mrs. Majed Hamoudeh
•Mr. Phil Hanna '69
•Anonymous
•Mr. Michael Hayes '61 and Mrs. Patricia
Rieger '63 Hayes
•Mr. and Mrs. Amer Hazimeh
•Mr. George Herrmann '63
•Mr. and Mrs. Raed Hijazi
•Anonymous
•Mr. Stephen Hughes '70
•Mrs. Kristen L. Hunt '72
•Ms. Adele Hutchison•
•Mrs. Nancy Stowe Inui '64
•Mr. and Mrs. Fady Jamaleddine
•Mr. and Mrs. Bassem Jarrar
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•Anonymous
•Mr. Malek Jisr '90
•Mr. and Mrs. Walid Kantari
•Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Michael Kemp
•Dr. and Mrs. Ghassan K. Khatib
•Mrs. Eileen V. Knight•
•Mrs. Margaret F. Kraushaar '39
•Mr. Nadim and Mrs. Gheia Ladki
•Mrs. Linda Rutan Lynch '63
•Dr. and Mrs. Max Machnouk
•Ms. Joan Porter MacIver '71
•Ms. Jeanne C. Majdalany•
•Ms. Holly Mak '70
•Mr. and Mrs. Imad Makki
•Ms. Joy Martin '68
•Ms. Linda A. Martin '73
•Mr. Azmi Mattar '88 and Mrs. Karina
Mattar
•Ms. Judith McKinley '64
•Ms. Tanya Parker Mills '73
•Mr. James S. Moose III '58
•Mr. and Mrs. Ali Mouhanna
•Anonymous
•Mrs. Alia Nizameddin
•Ms. Janette Harris '68
•Mr. Steve Peters '72
•Mr. John I. Prugh '69
•Mrs. Eleanor Decherd Raheem '59
•Mrs. Carey Overton Randall '56
•Mr. Kent H. Redford '73
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•Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Reeves '70
•Mrs. Lynn McIntyre Riley '65
•Mr. James L. Robb '60
•Mrs. Georgia Clark '58
•Ms. Zeina Saliba ‘16
•Mr. Roger Sample '58
•Ms. Helen M. Sandalls '62
•Mr. Don Schlattman '69
•Ms. Carol Vandenborre Serventi '62
•Mrs. Muriel Carleton Siddall '46
In Memory of Mrs. Patience Sutton
Hajj '46
•Dr. Landry T. Slade•
•Mr. Leonard Smith
•Mrs. Martha Smith
•Dr. Sam Sonntag '74
•Ms. Suzanne M. Haight '75
•Mr. Jeff Stallings•
•Mr. and Mrs. Mohamad Tabbara
•Mr. Bill Tracy '53
In Memory of Mr. James Akins•
•Anonymous
•Anonymous
•Mr. Ghazi Wahab
•Drs. David and Daisy Warren•
•Mr. James Waugh '77
•Mrs. Hilary Bell White '73
•Anonymous
•Mr. Bruce Worthington '67
•Mrs. Anne Carleton Wright '50
•Mr. Elie and Mrs. Suheir Yared•
•Anonymous
•Mr. and Mrs. Ibrahim Zeidan
•Dr. and Mrs. Fuad N. Ziyadeh
•Mrs. Joyce T. Zobel•
ACS Scholarship Funds
•Ali Jammal Memorial Scholarship
•Carolyn Widmer Scholarship
•Catherine Carlin Bashshur
Scholarship
•Malcolm Kerr Scholarship
•Manara Scholarship
•Maroun Semaan Scholarship
•The Samuel D. Constan ’53
Scholarship
•The Swanson Scholarship
◊ : Board of Trustees
* : Board of Governors
• : Former and Current Faculty,
Staff & Administration
Donors are listed in alphabetical order.
Gifts in this report were made during the 2010-2011
fiscal year (July 1, 2010-June 30, 2011). If we have
incorrectly listed or omitted any names, we sincerely
apologize.
If you wish to specify how to be listed
in the Annual Report, kindly contact the
Development and Alumni Affairs Office at:
[email protected]
Thank You, USAID l Thank You, MEPI l Thank You, ASHA
Special thanks to the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the Middle East Partnership
Initiative (MEPI), and American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) for their continuous generous
support to ACS and funding of Campus improvements, technology upgrades, program development
and financial aid.
MEPI
USAID
• $243,088 for Scholarships
• $300,000 for Financial Aid
ASHA
• $338,708 for IT Equipment & Furniture
• $19,925 for Library Equipment
USAID / ASHA Giving
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$800,000
$600,000
$400,000
$200,000
$0
2004
2005
2005
2006
2006
2007
2007
2008
2008
2009
2009
2010
2010
2011
Fiscal Year
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Alumni Donors to ACS by Class Year
Alumni Donors to ACS by Class Year
Alumni donors are listed in alphabetical order.
1939
1954
Margaret F. Kraushaar
Robert O. Swanson
1943
1955
Elisabeth West FitzHugh
Roger M. Baty
Paul L. Schmidbauer
1946
Muriel Carleton Siddall
1947
John P. Crawford
1948
Allen C. West
1950
Anonymous
Anne Carleton Wright
Carlene Snyder Howl
1951
David A. West
1953
Margit Bliss Orange
Marilyn Bunyan Wilkens
Sam Constan◊
Forrest S. Crawford
Bill Tracy
1956
William D. Crays*
Patrick Hinds*
Judy Mandaville Lipman
Carey Overton Randall
Diane Renfer Sommer
Jack Sommer
1957
Barton (Barry) Bruins
Donald Emmerson
Pat Hills Finlayson
Carolyn Holm Emmerson
1958
Georgia Clark
Craig L. Miller
James S. Moose III
Roger Sample
Anonymous
1959
Eleanor Decherd Raheem
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John L. Nelson•
Anonymous
Anonymous
1960
Wallace Ann Cruciger Ayres
James L. Robb
1961
Deedee McMullen Corradini◊
Pete Fleury
Michael Hayes
Anonymous
Anonymous
Jon Stacey◊
1962
Laila Faris Alamuddin•
Bill Graham
Lyn Hussong Grinstein◊
Charlotte Minette Kaplow
Helen M. Sandalls
Carol Vandenborre Serventi
1963
Nick Boke•
George Herrmann
Patricia Rieger Hayes
Suzanne Rogier Lowers
Linda Rutan Lynch
1964
Scott Brunger
Nancy Stowe Inui
Judith McKinley
1965
Anonymous
Donald Coppock
Jeff Hutchins*
Carol Leuzinger Cothern
Ann Owens Brunger
Lynn McIntyre Riley
Robert Rogier
1966
Bill Brunger
Peter Dorman
1967
Lynne Manilla
Gail Padgett Balocca
Leonard Smith
Bruce Worthington
Pieter Wybro
1968
Linda Handschin Sheppard*
Joy Martin
Janette Harris
Alumni Donors to ACS by Class Year l Gifts from Corporations & Foundations
Phil Hanna
Melinda Held Brunger
Ellen Porter Honnet
John I. Prugh
Don Schlattman
1970
Stephen Hughes
Holly Mak
Robert L. Reeves
1971
Ellyn R. Ashida
Anonymous
Barbara A. Porter◊
Joan Porter MacIver
Mark Schutte
1972
JoAnn Atwood*
Anonymous
Kristen L. Hunt
Richard C. Lietz
Steve Peters
Martha Garman Van Geem
Lise A. Woodard
1976
Valerie Estes Ragan*
Lucie Lisle Austin
1977
Anonymous
Elizabeth R. Hilpman◊
Anonymous
James Waugh
1979
Isabelle Buckley
Lamya L. Deeb
Nina Joukowsky Köprülü◊
1980
Marianne Buckley◊
1981
Anonymous
Aliya Khalidi Al-Hindi
1983
Lance Schwulst
1984
Anna Salameh Boustany•
1985
Carol Dib Furer
Robert Foster
Robert Geary
Eileen V. Knight
Jeanne C. Majdalany
Anne Nelson
John L. Nelson ‘59
Melissa Reynolds Williamson
Event Sponsors
1988
ABC Department Store
Americana
BankMed
Blom Bank
Hallak Opticians
1974
Faten Sinno Kanafani
Jay Bruder*
Lisa Ebert Stacey
Clifford Hunt
Betsy Mize Currie
Sam Sonntag
David Williams*
Elizabeth (Betsy) Van Den Berg
2006
1975
Kelly Fox Dytyniak
Suzanne Haight
Burgess Wilson
Malek Jisr
For Refurbishing the
Guards’ Locker Room
BankMed
Blom Bank
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Corniche 550 Real Estate SAL
Corporate Finance House
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Jammal Trust Bank s.a.l.
John F. Grundhofer Charitable Foundation
Joukowsky Family Foundation
McKee/Crawford R2 Charitable Foundation
Members Give Powered by JUSTGIVE
Near East South Asia Council of Overseas Schools
Robert Swanson and Cynthia Shevlin Foundation
Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving
Semaan Foundation
ACS Social Committee
Hilary Bell White
Muriel Brunger
Lars Helgeby
Linda A. Martin
Tanya Parker Mills
Kent H. Redford
1990
Thanks to the Class of 2011
Gifts from Corporations & Foundations
1973
Azmi Mattar
Jeff Stallings
Joyce Zobel
Charisma Group
Fiesta Group
In Media Plus
Joué Club
Tinol Paints International Co. sarl
1992
Danai El Hajj Ibrahim
Former Faculty
Gautham Akula
Lina Halabi Akula
Paul Allen
Esther Allen
Paul R. Bisson
Margit Bliss Orange ‘53
Anonymous
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1969
Aliya El Kawa, Gr.7
Lynn Chaer, Gr.12
Samuel Marktanner, Gr.3
Edward Madbak, Gr.6
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Jad Dalloul, Gr.2
A CREATIVE SCHOOL
Alumni Support to the Malcolm Kerr Endowed Scholarship Fund
Alumni Donations to the Alumni Association of ACS (AA/ACS)
(July 1st, 2010 - June 30th, 2011)
1957
Barton Bruins
Pat Hills Finlayson
Barbara Knapp Purnell
Harry Purnell
1943
Elisabeth West FitzHugh
1946
Muriel Carleton Siddall
1958
C. Harold Hutchinson
Georgia Clark Sadler
Betsy Nelson Pelling
Roger Sample
1948
1959
1947
Allen C. West
1949
Marilyn Sutton Loos
1950
Joan Bliss Wilson
Betsy Decherd Lane
Eleanor Decherd Raheem
Evangeline Haring Rocha
1960
Pat Higgins Batcheler
Donald Hussong
1961
David West
Peter Fleury
Jih Hua (John) Liu
Jonathan G. Stacey*
1953
1962
1951
Margit Bliss Orange
Samuel D. Constan◊
Anthony Glockler
Anonymous
1954
David K. Engen
Peter Ian Kuniholm
1955
Ken Albright
Kathy White Hitesman
1956
William D. Crays*
Anonymous
Norman Gray
Kenneth Lebsock
H. Henning Vent
Rick Sheridan
Takashi Okubo
Betsy VanDenBerg Topezer
1967
1975
Anonymous
Patricia Falconer Roland
1968
Joy Martin
Mary Ann New Hjalmarson
Anonymous
1969
Ellen Porter Honnet
1970
Anne Bruder
Stephen Hughes
Patty Morgan
Rebecca O'Neil Kersten
Viki Sonntag
Russell Wahl
1971
Gail Padgett Balocca
Mary Ruth Saylor McGurk
John Locher
Michele Moloney Kitts
Mark E. Schutte
Gary Stockinger
1963
1972
David S. Cook
Susan Scott Miles
1964
Martha Bassett DuHamel
1965
Anonymous
James G. Ennis
Jeffrey Hutchins*
Carol Leuzinger Cothern
Robert Rogier
Lynne Tietjen Gill
1966
Karl Barbir*
JoAnn Atwood*
Mark E. Lathrop
Anonymous
Susan Weir
(F.Y. 2009-2010 & 2010-2011)
Anonymous
1976
Valerie Estes Ragan*
Lucie Lisle Austin
1977
Karen Hajj
Elizabeth R. Hilpman◊
Gregory Soghikian
1980
Brynley Lee
1981
Lawrence Slade
1985
Melissa Reynolds Williamson
Former Faculty
Thomas Lockwood
Mary Anne Onoff Trapanese
Jeff Stallings
Tom Tirrell
Joyce T.Zobel
Past Parents
1973
Walter and Joan Jacoby
David J.Allen
Susan Jacoby
Margaret Kelberer
Eddy Tamura
Matching Gift Corporation
Saint-Gobain Corporation
Foundation
Thank You Mr. John Locher '71
1974
Lisa Ebert Stacey
Nadine Hajj Birney
Donna Harms Hansen
Gail Jacoby Orser
◊ : Board of Trustees
* : Board of Governors
• : Former and Current Faculty,
Staff & Administration
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William A. Stoltzfus
Gifts In-Kind
Connect 101 Make it Happen
Mother’s Fundraising Lunch
December 9th, 2010
Talaco
Kharzé Zarka
Genesis Health and Fitness
SPRINGTASTIK 2011
May 21, 2011
Radio One
Thank You Mr. Abdo Kahaleh
The Daily Star
Thank You Mr. and Mrs. Nadim Ladki
Kohinoor Royal Jewels
Thank You Mr. and Mrs. Adel Makki
Connect 102 Jazzin’ it Up
March 9th, 2011
Jawad Carpets
Thank You Mr. Maher and Mrs. Oulaya
Samhoun Jawad•
Cablevision Subscriptions
M. Couture
Thank You Mrs. Mirna Chaar
Phoenicia Intercontinental Beirut
Thank You Mr. Daniel Weihrauch
Kurban Travel
Thank You Mr. & Mrs. Mitri Kurban
Yabani
Nawas Tourist Co.
Thank You Mr. Yassin Siklawi
Alwan Stationery & Library
Thank You Mr. Mohamad Alwan
Lebanese Adventure
Thank You Mr. André Bechara•
Celebrating the Seniors Night
March 11, 2011
Mrs. Lina Assaf
Mrs. Maya Barbir
Mrs. Randa Hadj Hammou
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Early Learning Center
Thank You Mr. and Mrs. Bassem Abdulrahim
Hard Rock Café
Thank You Mr. Chady Bared
Fabriano
Thank You Mr. Rony Nahas
Gifts In-Kind
Connect 103
ACS Fundraising Family BBQ
for the Deir El Qamar Outdoor
Education Center
“Brick by Brick”
June 18th, 2011
Nina Jewellery Line
Thank You Mrs. Nina Abou Fakher
Joué Club
Kampai Restaurant
Four Points by Sheraton Le Verdun
Thank You Mr. Thomas Flindt
XtremeZones
Thank You Mr. and Mrs. Hassan Dagher
Middle East Airlines
Thank You Mr. Mohamed El Hout
House of Mist
Thank You Ms. Tala Makki ‘07
Queeny Boutique - Cairo
Thank You Mrs. Ghada Farhat
Soil
Thank You Ms. Roula Khani '05
Kohinoor Royal Jewels
Thank You Mr. and Mrs. Adel Makki
Early Learning Center
Thank You Mr. and Mrs. Bassem
Abdulrahim
Tamer Holding Company
Thank You Ms. Ghinwa Tarabay '05
M. Couture
Thank You Mrs. Mirna Chaar
Advanced Soccer Academy
Thank You Mr. Raed Saddik•
Pasha Hair and Beauty
SEALCO
Thank You Mr. and Mrs. Hassan Shaker
Alwan Stationery & Library
Thank You Mr. Mohamad Alwan
Sophie’s Choice
Thank You Mrs. Dina Azar
Mayssoun Hilal – Artistic Make-up
Fiesta Group
Thank You Mr. Hadi El Khalil
Phoenicia Intercontinental Beirut
Thank You Mr. Daniel Weihrauch
Burger Nation
Thank You Mr. and Mrs. Karim Hajjali
A special heartfelt
thanks to the
Parents Volunteer
Committee for
organizing and
generously donating
raffle items for all our
fundraising events:
Mrs. Rima Dagher
Mrs. Joumana Dalloul
Mrs. Lana Dalloul
Mrs. Karen Elkawa
Mrs. Lili Farah
Mrs. Tima Fouladfard
Beauty Corner
Thank You Mrs. Zeinat Shreif
Hard Rock Café
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Thank You Mr. and Mrs. Ramzi Sinno
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A COMMITMENT TO SUCCESS
Senior Awards
Blair Harcourt
Fine Arts
Walter Prosser
Citizenship
Mohamad Souhail
Halaby
Omar Haddad
Jeneen Hadj-Hammou
Yasmine Hallab
Mohamed Akil
Ghassan Awdi
Samer Batlouni
Mohamad Chehab
Rasha Dogmoch
Youssef Ftouni
Dany Haddad
Mohamad Souhail
Halaby
Yasmine Hallab
Nader Hoballah
Garo Moughalian
Zeyd Tabbara
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Our Volunteers
Special Thanks from ACS to our Volunteers in 2010-2011
in alphabetical order
Alumni
Serene Abbas '02
Omar Abdel Khalek '04
Amanda Abdul Hadi '11
Yasmin Agha '04
Fares Albanna '09
Dyala Badran '06
Rola Badran '02
Makram Dalal '07
Zalfa Farah '09
Yasmina Farha '05
Baaker Fawaz '10
Karim Ghandour '09
Nour Al Hadid '09
Jeneen Hadj-Hammou '11
Yasmine Hallab '11
Ramsey Hassen '05
Sergio Kays '08
Issa Kandil '
06
Ramzi Khaled '08
Khalil Khattab '05
Assaad Khourcid '06
Moeen Khourshid '06
Tanya Ghandour '11
Tala Makki '07
Fatima Merhi '03
Raneem Mourad '02
Manal Nimeh '07
Leen Sadder '05
Danny Salman '06
Jack Seikaly '11
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Farah Sleiman '04
Zeyd Tabbara '11
Ilijia Trojanovic '08
Karen Zaatari '04
Saad Zaatari '09
Mishaal Zahran '07
Zeina El-Zein '11
Students
Lynn Abbas '13
Bilal Abdallah '13
Tatiana MacIver Abdulrahim '12
Ghassan Abou Fakhr '14
Nayla Abouzahr '12
Neveen Ahmad '13
Ali Assi '17
Amanda Assi '23
Bassel Assi '22
Clara Assi '15
Fares Assi '22
Jana Assi '17
Sarah Atallah '12
Tamara Azoury '13
Jad Batlouni '13
Reem Chamseddine '13
Sarah Chouman '13
Meera Dagher '11
Nazek Dalloul '14
Tamara Dalloul '14
Mark Deroca '14
Iva Dim '14
Kinda Elafifi '13
Jad Essayli '12
Lynn Ezzededine '14
Yasmeen Farah '13
Alex Fouladfard '21
Andrew Fouladfard '19
Rovan Gelacio '15
Omar Ghandour '12
Rayaan Grahne '14
Aya Haidar '13
Maya Hajj Hasan '12
Jamie Hakim '13
Hadi El-Hibri '12
Marya Al Hindi '14
Dayana Houry '12
Gheeda Jalloul '12
Dania Jarmakani '12
Rhea Jaroudi '14
Nadine Kassem ‘13
Giorgio Khachwajian '14
Tamer Khatib '13
Anthony Khoury '13
Karina Makarem '13
Maya Makarem '12
Tamara Makki '14
Shahnaz Maktabi '13
Kristelle Manassian '13
Pinar Mansour '14
Rayan El Masri '12
Yamen Mouhauna '13
Tatiana Nassour '19
Julia Raie '13
Francesca Rami '13
Abir Sheato '14
Sulla Sommers '14
Adriana Smith '14
Jad El Tal '14
Eva Toubia '14
Hassan Al Wazzan '12
Sandra Yahya '14
Thank You
NHS students
Nora Chehouri '12
Themis Elian '12
Sammy El-Rayes '12
Jeneen Hadj-Hammou '11
Ryan Hage '12
Lea Hamdan '11
Alice Hewitt '12
Mark Hoover '12
Asaad Jaber '11 Scherazade Khan '12
Klaudia Kucel '12
Nilah Maclean '12
Mohamed Moneimne '12
Rami Mosrie '11
Garo Moughalian'11
Carla Sertin '12
Man-Yun Yau '12
Our Volunteers
A Big THANK YOU to the talented fashion professionals for
providing the wardrobe for the ACS Fashion Knight 2011
Dana Abou Jamra Al Khazen '99
Yasmin Agha '04
Racil Chalhoub
Nora Habbal '08
Tala Habbal '00
Lama Jammal '99
Faten Sinno Kanafani '92
Tala Makki '07
Karen Zaatari '04
ABC Department Store
Thank You Mrs. Diala Kassem Sammakieh
Parents
Faculty & Staff
ACS Social Committee
ACS Parents’ Committee
Karim Abu Haydar
Marie Assir
Wissam Aswad
Barbara Bashour
Andre Bechara
Geri Branch
Wissam Chedid
Fabio Corvaglia
George H. Damon, Jr.
Françoise Doran
Tim Doran
Rami Eid ‘04
Ramona Freisen
Hanadi Hussein
Adele Hutchison
Samer Houssami
Robert Iyer
Samira El Jorr
Marianne Karam
Parents of Seniors Volunteers
Nicole Abu Haydar
Lina Assaf
Maya Barbir
Randa Hadj Hammou
Joyce Ayoub Trojanovic
Wafa Kays
Johnny Khawand
Sana Kouatly
Nada Halawi
Jim McLean
Mahdi Moughnieh
Mahmoud Naamani & the
Cafeteria staff
Tarek Nawfal
Nada Nimeh
Thomas Moore
Chris Moore
Wade Morris
Byron Rath
Oulaya Samhoun
Hoda Shatah
Marie Therese Tutunji
Physcial Plant Staff
Cleantec staff
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Rima Dagher
Joumana Dalloul
Lana Dalloul
Karen Elkawa
Lili Farah
Tima Fouladfard
Friends of ACS
Patricia Buckley
A Special Thank you to Firas Maksad ’98 for representing ACS during the American Schools and
Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) Lobby Day on March 30th 2011 in Washington, D.C.
Thank you to ACS Parent Mrs. Rana Salam for re-designing ACS Matters.
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A CARING SCHOOL
Nina Joukowsky Köprülü '79, President
Abdul Hamid Hallab, Vice President
Barbara C. Sampson, Treasurer
Blanche G. Mansfield, Secretary
Karam M. Atallah
Muhammad Baasiri Salwa Saniora Baasiri
Marianne Buckley '80
Deedee McMullen Corradini '61
Fawzi Farah
Carolyn Hussong Grinstein '62
Mansour I. Harik
Elizabeth R. Hilpman '77°
Yassine Jaber
Abdul Hafiz Mansour
Barbara A. Porter '71
Mohammad Safadi
Myrna Sarkissian
Paul Salem
Samir Toubassy°
John Waterbury
Trustees Emeriti
Samuel D. Constan '53
Einar L. Larson
Eric Widmer
Ex-Officio
George H. Damon, Jr., Headmaster
Patrick Hinds '56, President of the
AA/ACS BOG
° Board Term Started in June 2011
Alumni Association of
ACS–Board of Governors
Patrick Hinds '56, President
Lynn Zovighian '04, Vice President
William Crays '56, Treasurer
JoAnn Atwood '72, Secretary
Karl Barbir ’66
Jay Bruder '74
Valerie Estes Ragan '76
Linda Handschin Sheppard ’68
Karen Hunt ’75
Jeffrey Hutchins '65
Fadi Kanaan '98
Margaret “Mug” Kelberer '73
Heidi Misslbeck '74
Jonathan Stacey '61, The Diaspora
Potrezebie Editor
David Williams '74
Ex-Officio Governors
With voting rights
Nina Joukowsky Köprülü '79, President of
the Board of Trustees
George H. Damon, Jr., Headmaster
Ex-Officio Governor
Without voting rights
Fadwa Ghannoum, Director of
Development & Alumni Affairs
Administrators
George H. Damon, Jr., Headmaster
David Warren, Deputy Headmaster
Lee Koran, Curriculum Coordinator
Fabio Corvaglia, High School Principal
Karim Abu Haydar, Middle School Principal
Geraldine Branch*, Elementary School Principal
Adele Hutchison, Early Years Principal
Ibrahim Bedeir, Director of Buildings
and Grounds
Fadwa Ghannoum, Director of
Development & Alumni Affairs
Johnny Tanas, Business Manager
Najwa Zabad, Director of Admissions
Parents’ Committee
Assad Taha, President
Maha Naamani Halaby, Vice President
Iman Dandan Sobh, Treasurer
Hala Dimechkie Makdasi, Secretary
Nada Radwan Alzahem
Nasser Bakkar
Ziad Boustany
Tima El Abed Fouladfard
Gheia Mahfouz Ladki
Dima Labban Mansour
Walid Moneimne
Colin Andrew Smith
Rula Mneimneh Tawil
Fidaa Chehayeb Wahab
*Mrs. Branch retired as of June 2011 and Ms.
Sandra Hite is the Elementary School Principal
as of July 2011.
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Board of Trustees
ACS enrolls students without regard to race, creed, national origin, gender, or religious
belief.
ACS is a 501 (c) (3) charitable institution. The tax ID number is 13-1929591. Gifts are tax
deductible to the full extent provided by law.
ACS / ANNUAL REPORT OF GIFTS / 2010-2011
The American Community School at Beirut is a private, not-for-profit, non-sectarian,
coeducational pre-school through secondary school governed by an independent and
self-perpetuating Board of Trustees.
The American Community School at Beirut:
P.O.Box 11-8129, Riad El Solh
1107-2260, Beirut, Lebanon
Location: 67 Nigeria Street, Jal el-Bahr
2035-8003, Beirut, Lebanon
Tel.: 961 [1] 374 370
Fax: 961 [1] 366 050
www.acs.edu.lb
ACS New York Office:
A.C.S., 3 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 8th Fl.
New York, NY 10017-2303, U.S.A.
Tel.: (212) 583-7634
Fax: (212) 583-7635