Thank You
On March 13, 2025, the Lebanese American University held its Centennial Gala at the New York Public Library. The gala, co-chaired by H.H. Sheikha Intisar AlSabah and Mr. Peter Tanous, was a celebration of LAU’s 100-year legacy of service to Lebanon and its people. Empowered by the generosity and support of the LAU community, we boldly move forward into our second century, forever guided by our motto, “to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.”
With gratitude to:
SPONSORS
UNDERWRITER
- Farouk Abi Rafeh
- Tom Abraham
- Ray and Carmen Debbane
- Nijad and Zeina Fares
- Moise Khairallah
- Drs. Francois and Micheline Nader
- H.H. Sheikha Intisar Al Sabah
CHAMPION
- Mike and Hania Ahmar
- Salah Jacques Hawila
- Ghassan and Manal Saab
- Kamal and Yasmine Shouhayib
PATRON
- Firas Abi-Nassif
- Anonymous
- Philip Stoltzfus and Terrie Alafat
- Peter and Ann Tanous
- Edmund Villani
BENEFACTOR
- Alfred Basbous Foundation
- Dr. Robert and Ann Woolfrey Harrington
- Col. Don and Nancy Mafrige
- Fouad and May Makhzoumi
SUPPORTER
- Sallama Bu Haidar Al Sayegh
- American Task Force on Lebanon
- Nina Antonios
- Paul and Helene Bartillucci
- Chatila Jewellers
- Dr. Peter and Eva Farha
- Interaudi Bank
- Elie Saab
- Drs. H. John and Najwa Shammas
FRIEND
- K&L Gates LLP
- Tony and Maya Frem
- Hon. Edward Gabriel
- Jay Ghazal
- Faye Samaha Golub
- Drs. Joseph and Nancy Jabbra
- Adib and Gloria Kassis
- Michel and Andrea Khalaf
- Fadila Kibsgaard
- James Luikart
- Goldman Sachs
- Dr. Phillip and Waddad Salem
- Akram and Reem Saigh
- Cynthia Stevenson
- Charbel and Aida Tagher
- Chady and Hiba Yazbeck Wehbe
DONORS
- Dr. Chaouki and Catherine Abdallah
- Diana Abdo
- Lina Abdo
- John and Sonia Abi Habib
- Rana Marie Abi Habib
- Roger and Liliane Abi Habib
- Elie Abi Khalil
- Nidal Alley
- Lina Altirs
- Patricia Antonios
- Bank of America
- Joseph E. Aoun
- Aminy Audi
- Joseph Audi
- Drs. Rashid and Rola Baddoura
- Khalil Barrage
- Kathy Bayat
- Eber Blanco
- Joe Bou Eid
- Paul Chmiel
- Barclay Collins
- Michal Dusza
- Rania Edlebi
- Neemat Elrashidi
- Chantal Farah
- Mia Fares
- Mirna Fayyad
- Edward Gabriel
- Sara Ganim
- Carl Geagea
- Lara George
- Dima Ghossaini
- Joe Grathwohl
- Karim Hadchiti
- Mirella Hajjar
- Michael Hamilton
- Samuel Harrington
- Robert Harrington
- Randolph Hiller
- Winfred and Christan Host
- Cynthia Jarvis
- Kamal Jbeili
- Zeina Khayat
- Sami Khoueiri
- Linda Kozloff-Turner
- John Makhoul
- Madhavan Manju
- Sarout May
- Leighanne McGill Jacobs
- Vatche Minassian
- Rima Moawad
- Cherilyn Murer
- Ruba Nemer
- Patrick O’Connell
- Thomas and Donna Oliva
- Todd Petzel
- Canara Price
- Renda Rafeh
- Nada and Christian Rizk
- Jacob Shakarchy
- Dorothy Shea
- Edward Shiner
- Cora Sternberg
- Denise Sumner
- Justin Tessier
- Jacques and Randa Tohme
- Michael Urich
- Virginia Vogt
- Janine & Toufic Wakim
- Mary Warbase
- Rev. Curtis White
- Lana Yaghi
- Ghassan Yazbeck
- Ghina Yazbeck
- Rima Zaitoon
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