ACS Beirut Annual Report of Gifts 2015 - 2016 by ACS Beirut Publications

ANNUAL REPORT OF GIFTS 2015 - 2016

OUR MISSION ACS empowers students to solve problems with creativity and integrity, to lead well-balanced lives, and to serve Lebanon and the world community with understanding and compassion.

If you want to go quickly, go alone.

If you want to go far, go together. - African proverb

ANNUAL REPORT

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FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Nina Joukowsky Köprülü ‘79

FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL Greg L. MacGilpin, Jr.

OF GIFTS 2015 - 2016

College Acceptances Recipients of the ACS Special Achievement Awards Recipients of the United States President’s Award for Educational Excellence

Alumni Donors to ACS by Class Year Senior Class Gift Alumni MAD Challenge

OUR STUDENTS

FINANCIALS

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE? Capital Campaign & Endowment versus Annual Fund

OUR COMMUNITY BY THE NUMBERS ACS Beirut Quick Facts & Figures

SCHOLARSHIPS ACS Named Scholarships

Income Sources & Expenses

CONTRIBUTIONS & GRANTS

ALUMNI

Gifts, Grants & Total Funds Raised ACS Annual Fund Giving by Constituency ACS Annual Fund Progress 2008 - 2016 ACS Annual Contributions by Constituency Number of Donors per Donor Category

ENDOWEMENT ACS Endowed Funds Alumni Donations to the Malcom Kerr Fund

WITH GRATITUDE

Board of Trustees Alumni Association of ACS Board of Governors Administrators Parents’ Committee

What Did Your Contributions Help Us Achieve This Year?

OUR COMMUNITY

YOUR IMPACT

USAID / ASHA Grant Gifts from Corporations & Foundations Gifts In-Kind ACS Volunteers Consecutive Giving Cumulative Giving

DONORS Donor Category Report

The American Community School Beirut truly appreciates the generosity of each supporter. Every effort is made to ensure that the 2015-2016 list of donors to ACS is accurate. If you have made a gift between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016, and your name is not listed or is listed differently than you prefer, please contact the Development & Alumni Relations Office at development@acs.edu.lb. Donors are listed in alphabetical order. Photography: Amer Assi, ACS (Faculty, Staff, Students & Archives)

FROM THE President of the Board of Trustees

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Dear ACS Community,

2015-2016 has been a good year, even by ACS standards, thanks to the dedication, passion and hard work of our faculty and staff. The School has leaped forward with a number of large renovation and green projects, and we have seen a smooth transition of leadership with both Mr. Clark and Mr. MacGilpin ensuring our mission and focus unwavering. International schools are experiencing significant growth around the world. According to independent recent research, the number of English Language medium international schools has grown in excess of 40% worldwide over the past five years, with an even greater percentage of growth in student numbers. ACS is reflective of this trend, with our own students’ numbers displaying steadily rising over same five-year period. Between 2010-2011 and 2015-2016, ACS enrollment has increased by over 100 students. Managing this growth presents challenges to a school as we look to deal with increasing demand while maintaining the standards and striving for improvement. I personally see this growth as very positive and I see it as both vindicating for international education generally, and specifically the international education offered at ACS. I certainly view the happiness, progress and conversations of the children I meet when I visit as further evidence of the benefits of an ACS education. The International Baccalaureate (IB) results for 2015-2016 and the success of alumni being impressive is further confirmation of the confidence current and prospective parents can have in the thoroughness of the program at ACS. A key strength of ACS is our community. This epitomized by the seemingly boundless enthusiasm by our community members to be involved in events and activities around the school. As a non-profit school, the Annual Fund is key to providing a standard of education that tuition fees alone cannot provide. I am delighted to report that the Annual Fund remains a significant part of how we accomplish so much more. We all know that educating our children at ACS is not inexpensive. However, the Annual Fund and Capital Campaign allow us to improve our facilities and programs immeasurably. We look forward to building upon the success of previous Annual Funds and seeing education as the most important choice in our families’ lives. Thank you for being a part of our growth.

Nina Joukowsky Köprülü ‘79 President Board of Trustees

FROM THE Head of School

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Dear ACS Community, It is with gratitude and humility that I write an introduction for this Annual Report. Indeed, we are often successful due to the good works of those before us, and ACS is no exception. There are so many people that make ACS special and, as a new head of school, I continue to take the time to learn and be thankful of what we have accomplished. Our progress on our five-year strategic plan is without pause. Each strategic goal, derived from the various stakeholders at ACS and now led by our leadership team, all flow from the objective of reaching our collective potential here on campus. Please enjoy looking through the 2015-2016 Annual Report that gives our financials, board, college acceptances and our giving program. You will see how your ongoing support through our Annual Fund and Capital Campaign really does make a difference in the lives of ACS Beirut students and enable us to inspire excellence and empower students to lead well-balanced lives. Every morning I am able to listen to children at play at the new Early Years playground, I am able to witness our science students make and measure what they are learning in our new labs and I am able to walk under new photovoltaic panels on the rooves of our high and elementary schools. Ultimately our mission is to empower each student to lead beyond the ACS campus. It is therefore natural to connect ACS alumni with what we are doing today and what we want for tomorrow. After the triennial alumni association meeting in Boston, ACS has remained connected by visiting various cities around the world to gain a better appreciation of how we have impacted lives as well as connect alumni with each other. In addition, when alumni return to campus, we take full advantage of their visit, whether through sharing their university experience or teaching to a class of second graders about the United Nations. They donate to our annual MAD challenge and help fund a major space at the school. In addition, our students continue to excel and receive a world class education that prepares them to study at top U.S. and Lebanon universities. Our International Baccalaureate and our Lebanese Baccalaureate results for 2015-2016 were again impressive. • 100% of ACS IB candidates successfully gained the diploma. • The ACS IB DP average of 33 was comfortably above the world average of 30 points. • 100% of our ACS LB students successfully gained the LB diploma. • The ACS LB Class average of 350 was comfortably above the national average of 339 points. Our diverse and dynamic community at ACS of more than 60 nationalities enables us to provide our students with an unparalleled international educational experience. We are fortunate to have many within our Community who are eager to get involved in activities around the school. We also have an outstanding and accomplished faculty and staff team, for whom curiosity and learning is central to their world. Through the support of our Annual Fund and Capital Campaign, we continue to revamp and reimagine our current campus to match the needs of our students and seek to improve the overall experience at ACS. Ultimately, the identity of a school, or individual, should not be contingent on achievement. It should be comprised of the way the school seeks to fulfill its mission. We seek to have a high level of commitment, collaboration, and care from all who choose us. We strive to help our students achieve, but also to fully engage, to be more excited about learning, to gain hope, to learn more about who they are, and to fulfill their potential in the broadest sense. These are exciting times for ACS; as we move forward with record enrollment, we will continue to challenge our whole community to live out our strategic aim- that every ACS student takes initiative while demonstrating integrity, understanding, and compassion in identifying problems and actively engaging in creating solutions.

Greg L. MacGilpin, Jr. Head of School

CAPITAL FUND & ENDOWMENT vs. ANNUAL FUND

WHATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S THE DIFFERENCE? Think of ACS as a large investment, like buying a house. You have to make payments on your mortgage, but you also need to keep the lights on. In the world of ACS fundraising, the capital fund and endowment are like the long-term investment of mortgage payments, while the annual fund is like the immediate need to pay the utility bills.

CAPITAL FUND & ENDOWMENT

ANNUAL FUND

BE THE DIFFERENCE. WWW.ACS.EDU.LB/GIVE

CLICK TO READ ACS BEIRUT CAPITAL FUND PROGRESS REPORT (JUNE 2016)

OUR COMMUNITY BY THE NUMBERS 1905 SCHOOL ESTABLISHED

259

NUMBER OF FACULTY & STAFF FACULTY 175

STAFF 84

FOREIGN HIRES 50

1097

697

TOTAL ENROLLMENT IN 2015-16

TOTAL NUMBER OF FAMILIES

6:1

16-22

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE

STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIO

STUDENTS DEMOGRAPHICS

53%

516 GIRLS LEBANESE NATIONALS

LEBANESE / U.S. DUAL NATIONALS

DUAL NATIONALS OF LEBANON & 32 OTHER COUNTRIES

U.S. NATIONALS

45 DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES

581 BOYS

GIRLS TO BOYS RATIO

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS OR DIPLOMAS

MEMBERSHIPS

CHARTERED

American College Preparatory Diploma International Baccalaureate Diploma Program Lebanese Baccalaureate Diploma - Life Sciences Track

National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) Near East / South Asian Council of Overseas Schools (NESA) National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Middle East IB Association (MEIBA)

State Regents of New York

ACCREDITATIONS Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA) Schools & Commission on International & Trans-Regional Accreditation (CITA)

REGISTERED Lebanese Ministry of Education

OUR COMMUNITY Nurturing the leaders of tomorrow

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES NINA JOUKOWSKY KÖPRÜLÜ ‘79, President SALWA SINIORA BAASSIRI, Vice President ABDUL HAFIZ MANSOUR, Treasurer BLANCHE G. MANSFIELD, Secretary KARAM M. ATALLAH AMR AZHARI MELINDA HELD BRUNGER ‘69 OMAR CHRISTIDIS ‘00 NIZAR DALLOUL KARIM FALLAHA FAWZI FARAH

CAROLYN HUSSONG GRINSTEIN ‘62 ELIZABETH R. HILPMAN ‘77 YASSINE JABER MARWAN KHEIREDDINE MICHAEL MUHANNA ‘03 MELEK EL NIMER BARBARA A. PORTER ‘71 MOHAMMAD SAFADI MYRNA SARKISSIAN SAMIR TOUBASSY JOHN WATERBURY

TRUSTEES EMERITI SAMUEL D. CONSTAN ‘53 ABDUL HAMID HALLAB ERIC WIDMER

EX-OFFICIO HAMILTON CLARK, Head of School O WILLIAM CRAYS ‘56, President of the AA/ACS BOG O

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF ACS BOARD OF GOVERNORS (TERM: 2013-2016)

ADMINISTRATORS

WILLIAM CRAYS ’56, President O DANAI EL HAJJ IBRAHIM ‘06, Vice President O PATRICK HINDS ’56, Treasurer MARGARET “MUG” KELBERER ’73, Secretary DANNY ABUKALAM ’09 KARL BARBIR ’66 MARIA BASHSHUR ABUNNASR ’84 O JAY BRUDER ’74 VALERIE ESTES RAGAN ’76 LINDA HANDSCHIN SHEPPARD ’68, The Diaspora Potrezebie Editor

HAMILTON CLARK, Head of School O KARIM ABU HAYDAR, Deputy Head of School ROBERT EVANS, High School Principal O PHIL WENDEL, Middle School Principal DIANN OSTERLUND, Elementary School Principal SAWSAN YASEEN, Early Years Principal HANADI DAYYEH, Curriculum Coordinator REINE YOUSSEF, Director of Development & Alumni Relations NAJWA ZABAD, Director of Admissions JOHNNY TANAS, Business Manager ZIAD EL HDARY, Director of Facilities & Operations

JEFFREY HUTCHINS ’65 KAREEM KOMBARJI ‘09 MAJD MAKSAD ‘00 JAMIE PARKER NELSON ‘75 LYNN ZOVIGHIAN ‘04

EX-OFFICIO GOVERNORS NINA JOUKOWSKY KÖPRÜLÜ ’79, President of the Board of Trustees HAMILTON CLARK, Head of School O REINE YOUSSEF, Director of Development & Alumni Relations

PARENTS’ COMMITTEE (TERM: 2014-2017) MONA AGHA MAKTABI, President ALI HAMADEH, Vice President KARIM CHAMSEDDINE, Finance Committee SERENE MAWLAWI MOUCHBAHANI, Finance Committee AZMI MATTAR, Secretary RANA SHAMIEH ABDUL MALAK GHADA ALAME

CARMA NAIM BARAKAT MAY ABORSHAID BDEIR ZEINAT MOUSSAWI CHARIF TAREK AL KAZZAZ NADA EL HALABI MARROUCHE MIRNA ZIYADEH

Starting 2016-2017: O GREG L. MACGILPIN, JR. is the new Head of School O JAY BRUDER ’74 is the new President of the AA/ACS BOG O ROB ALLISON is the new High School Principal O Former & Current Faculty, Staff & Administration

OUR STUDENTS Lifelong learners

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COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES At ACS we have strong college counseling program, whereby our counselors work hand-in-hand with students to guide them through their future college journey. One or more of our graduates from the past five years have attended each of the following universities.

UNITED STATES ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY, SAN FRANCISCO, CA AMDA - THE AMERICAN MUSICAL & DRAMATIC ACADEMY, NY AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DRAMATIC ARTS, CA AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, DC AMHERST COLLEGE, MA ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY, TX ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, AZ AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, TX BABSON COLLEGE, MA BARD COLLEGE, NY BARNARD COLLEGE, NY BATES COLLEGE, ME BAYLOR UNIVERSITY, TX BENNINGTON COLLEGE, VT BENTLEY UNIVERSITY, MA BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC, MA BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY, NY BOSTON COLLEGE, MA BOSTON UNIVERSITY, MA BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE, VA BROWN UNIVERSITY, RI BRYN MAWR COLLEGE, PA CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, THOUSAND OAKS, CA CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA, CA CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO, CA CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, EAST BAY, CA CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH, CA CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES, CA CARLETON COLLEGE, MN CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, PA CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, OH CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY, CA COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY, SC COLBY COLLEGE, ME COLGATE UNIVERSITY, NY COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY, VA COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, CO

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, NY COLUMBUS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, OH CONNECTICUT COLLEGE, CT CORNELL COLLEGE, IA CORNELL UNIVERSITY, NY DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, NH DAVIDSON COLLEGE, NC DEPAUL UNIVERSITY, IL DREW UNIVERSITY, NJ DREXEL UNIVERSITY, PA DUKE UNIVERSITY, NC EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, MI ECKERD COLLEGE, FL ELMIRA COLLEGE, NY ELON UNIVERSITY, NC EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY DAYTONA BEACH, FL EMERSON COLLEGE, MA EMMANUEL COLLEGE, MA EMORY UNIVERSITY, GA FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY, CT FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY, MADISON, NJ FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY, NJ FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, FL FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, FL FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, FL FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, NY FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE, PA GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY, VA GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, DC GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, GA GRINNELL COLLEGE, IA HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE, MA HARVARD UNIVERSITY, MA HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, HONOLULU HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY, NC HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES, NY HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, NY HOPE COLLEGE, MI

ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, IL INDIANA UNIVERSITY AT BLOOMINGTON, IN JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY, FL JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY, VA KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, OH KENYON COLLEGE, OH LA SALLE UNIVERSITY, PA LAFAYETTE COLLEGE, PA LEHIGH UNIVERSITY, PA LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE, OR LEWIS UNIVERSITY, IL LIM COLLEGE (LABORATORY INSTITUTE OF MERCHANDISING), NY LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY, BROOKLYN, NY LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY, VA LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, LA LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY, CA LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO, IL LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS, LA LYNCHBURG COLLEGE, VA LYNN UNIVERSITY, FL MACALESTER COLLEGE, MN MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE, NY MARIST COLLEGE, NY MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART, MD MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN COLLEGE, NY MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY, VA MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MA METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER, CO MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, MI MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE, VT MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY, TX MINNEAPOLIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, MN MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE, MA MOUNT ST. MARYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES, CA MUSICIANS INSTITUTE NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY, NY NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, NY NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, NC

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NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, MA NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, IL NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, FL OBERLIN COLLEGE, OH OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE, CA OHIO UNIVERSITY, OH ORANGE COAST COLLEGE, CA PACE UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK CITY, NY PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LEHIGH VALLEY, PA PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY PARK, PA PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY, CA POINT LOMA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY, CA POMONA COLLEGE, CA PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY, OR PRATT INSTITUTE, NY PURDUE UNIVERSITY, IN RANDOLPH COLLEGE, VA RANDOLPH-MACON COLLEGE, VA REED COLLEGE, OR RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, NY RICHARD BLAND COLLEGE, VA RICHMOND, THE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY IN LONDON NORTH AMERICA CAMPUS, MA ROANOKE COLLEGE, VA ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, NY ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY, NY RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, CT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY, CA SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY, CA SANTA MONICA COLLEGE, CA SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE, NY SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, GA SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, IL SEATTLE UNIVERSITY, WA SKIDMORE COLLEGE, NY SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY, TX ST. JOHNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S UNIVERSITY - QUEENS CAMPUS, NY ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY, NY ST. OLAF COLLEGE, MN STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY, NY STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY, NY SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY, MA SUNY COLLEGE AT GENESEO, NY SUNY COLLEGE AT OLD WESTBURY, NY SWARTHMORE COLLEGE, PA SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, NY TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, PA TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, TX

TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY, TX TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY, TX THE ART INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA - SAN FRANCISCO, CA THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE, WA THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, DC THE NEW SCHOOL - ALL DIVISIONS, NY THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, OH THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, TUCSON, AZ THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, GA THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, IA THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL, NC THE UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA, FL THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, ARLINGTON, TX THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN, TX THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, DALLAS, TX THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO, TX TRINITY COLLEGE, CT TULANE UNIVERSITY, LA UNION COLLEGE, NY UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, NY UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY, AB UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, CA UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS, CA UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE, CA UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES, CA UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, MERCED, CA UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE, CA UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, CA UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA, CA UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ, CA UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER, CO UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER, CO UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, CT UNIVERSITY OF DENVER, CO UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, FL UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, TX UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO, IL UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, IL UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, KS UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON, VA UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK, MD UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST, MA UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, FL UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, DEARBORN, MI UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, FLINT, MI UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, MI UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, TWIN CITIES, MN

UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN, CT UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS, TX UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, OR UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, PA UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND, WA UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS, CA UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, VA UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, NY UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO, CA UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, CA UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS, TX UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC, CA UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, VT UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA, BC UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, VA UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, BOTHELL, WA UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, WA UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON, WI UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MILWAUKEE, WI UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, UT VASSAR COLLEGE, NY VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY, PA VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY, VA VIRGINIA TECH, VA WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY, NC WASHINGTON COLLEGE, MD WEBSTER UNIVERSITY, MO WELLESLEY COLLEGE, MA WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY CT WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY, INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, VA WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY, VA WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, MI WHEATON COLLEGE, MA WHEELOCK COLLEGE, MA WHITWORTH UNIVERSITY, WA WOODBURY UNIVERSITY, CA WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, MA

UNITED KINGDOM ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY, WALES ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, LONDON ARTS UNIVERSITY BOURNEMOUTH, DORSET ASTON UNIVERSITY, BIRMINGHAM BIRKBECK UNIVERSITY OF LONDON BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY, DORSET

BRUNEL UNIVERSITY, MIDDLESEX CARDIFF UNIVERSITY, WALES CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS COLLEGE OFART & DESIGN, LONDON CITY UNIVERSITY, LONDON COVENTRY UNIVERSITY, COVENTRY DURHAM UNIVERSITY EUROPEAN BUSINESS SCHOOL, LONDON GOLDSMITHS COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY, EDINBURGH SCOTLAND HULT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL IN SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON ISTITUTO MARANGONI, LONDON KING’S COLLEGE LONDON, LONDON KINGSTON UNIVERSITY, SURREY LCA BUSINESS SCHOOL, LONDON LONDON COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION, LONDON LONDON COLLEGE OF FASHION, LONDON LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE, LEICESTERSHIRE LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY, LEICESTERSHIRE MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY MET FILM SCHOOL, LONDON NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY, CITY OF LONDON PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY QUEEN MARY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON REGENT’S UNIVERSITY LONDON RICHMOND THE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE IN LONDON ROEHAMPTON UNIVERSITY, LONDON ROYAL ACADEMY OF DRAMATIC ART, LONDON ROYAL HOLLOWAY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, SURREY SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL AND AFRICAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON THE LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & POLITICAL SCIENCE, LONDON THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN UNIVERSITY OF BATH UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE, SCOTLAND UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND UNIVERSITY OF EXETER

UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW, SCOTLAND UNIVERSITY OF KENT UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH UNIVERSITY OF READING UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING, SCOTLAND UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE, GLASGOW, SCOTLAND UNIVERSITY OF SURREY, SURREY UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX, BRIGHTON UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS LONDON UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK, COVENTRY UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER, LONDON UNIVERSITY OF YORK

JACOBS UNIVERSITY, BREMEN JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY, ROME UNIVERSITY OF NICOSIA, CYPRUS LES ROCHES INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF HOTEL MANAGEMENT, SWITZERLAND LES ROCHES INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF HOTEL MANAGEMENT, MARBELLA SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY, MADRID SCIENCES PO IEP PARIS, FRANCE THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PARIS UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK, ESBJERG WEBSTER UNIVERSITY, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND IÉSEG – ECOLE DE COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT ET GESTION,LILLE, FRANCE

LEBANON CANADA ALBERTA COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN BROCK UNIVERSITY CARLETON UNIVERSITY CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, MONTREAL EMILY CARR UNIVERSITY OF ART + DESIGN, VANCOUVER LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY MCGILL UNIVERSITY ONTARIO COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN (OCAD) RYERSON UNIVERSITY SENECA COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS & TECHNOLOGY SHERIDAN COLLEGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & ADVANCED LEARNING ST. FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO WESTERN UNIVERSITY YORK UNIVERSITY

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF BALAMAND

KUWAIT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF KUWAIT

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH EMIRATES AVIATION COLLEGE, DUBAI MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY DUBAI

MALAYSIA UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM, MALAYSIA

JAPAN EUROPE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ROME, ITALY DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, NETHERLAND FLORENCE DESIGN ACADEMY, ITALY FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY SWITZERLAND GLION INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SWITZERLAND ISTITUTO MARANGONI, PARIS

INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY, TOKYO

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RECIPIENTS OF THE ACS SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS (JUNE 2016)

THE FARAH FAMILY ATHLETIC AND LEADERSHIP AWARD Fayez Barakat This award goes to a student athlete who excelled in the athletic program, demonstrated sportsmanship, leadership, commitment and athletic accomplishment both at school and in the local community. Barakat was a vital part of Hoopful Hands, which was a basketball school created and organized for Syrian and Palestinian refugees. These are kids who come from war zones, broken homes and live in the refugee camps.

THE WALTER PROSSER AWARD Rawad Yared Walter Prosser selflessly served for years on the ACSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Board of Trustees. He was a problemsolver, a well-read and cultured person, a life-long learner and responsible. This award goes to a student who exhibits this spirit. The award recipient must have very high academic standing as well as demonstrate exceptional application of their learning in contribution to school and community. Yared is a role model in nearly every way, whether it is his manners, involvement in school, perseverance, setting goals, independent/life-long learning, making a difference in his community, believing in big causes and striving for them, and taking risks. Yared is an avid reader and looks forward to sharing and discussing what has been learned with students and teachers. He also likes to take challenges, such as running the marathon.

THE BLAIR HARCOURT AWARD Wesley Armstrong This award goes to one senior with academic and athletic distinction who is a talented athlete, exhibits leadership skills and sportsmanship in addition to a courteous and genteel attitude. Even after breaking his wrist at the start of the season, Armstrong pushed forward and led by example. He developed into being a strong, positive vocal leader - always encouraging teammates in a positive, productive manner.

THE FINE ARTS AWARD Rakan Saab This awardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recipient has a G.P.A. of 3.5 or higher in the Fine Arts courses taken at ACS, shows outstanding effort and achievement in one or more of the Fine Arts (e.g., Music, Drama, Visual Art, etc.). The recipient would have participated in extracurricular events based in the Arts and/or used his/her own talents to benefit the school. Saab designed and implemented an Art Education project with several refugee children. The project tried to create a program from which the students could gradually gain technical skills and knowledge of the arts.

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THE CITIZENSHIP AWARD Lea Raad This award goes to a senior with exceptional contribution to the school and the community. Criteria for selection include: • Participation in school and/or community service • Showing a positive attitude toward classmates, school and community • Displaying an understanding and appreciation of civic responsibilities • Possessing strength of character and the courage to do what is right • Promoting citizenship within the school or community through other activities Raad started the ACS Cheer Squad. She has brought joy and happiness to pretty much every student and staff member. She has spent her own money making cookies, buying candy and other treats. She pays attention to all students to see when they are in need.

RECIPIENTS OF THE UNITED STATES PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE This award recognizes academic success in the classroom. Criteria for selection includes: • Grade Point Average • College admissions examination • Recommendations

Layan Elchaar Cayanne Chachati Rawad Yared Nadim Alame Naye Idriss Ibrahim Shawki Jawad Farouki Malini Nair Tala Malli Lama Jaber Azzam

Garbis Chekerdjian Hannah Sobh Georges Michael Abchee Emily Clinton-Gray Lea Jenifer Raad Joe Carl Abu-Mikhael Aliya Beyhum Wesley Armstrong Jana Zeineddine Nour Bou Ali Sarieddine

Rakan Saab Michael Bayoud Aya Saneh Ryan El-Harake Abdel Amir Wansa

FINANCIALS Fundraising is a team-sport

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Clearly, all independent schools face the same challenge: the cost of education surpasses revenues from tuition fees, and the cost of running these schools continues to grow. Hence, the significance of the annual fund. Private independent schools rely on the annual fund to offset a portion of the operating fund of the school. The annual fund helps bridge the gap between revenue from tuition fees and the full cost of education. The annual fund is a financial resource that allows the school to pay the bills and address its immediate needs.

Tuition Fees at selected K-12 International Schools in the Middle East SCHOOL

COUNTRY

MINIMUM US $

MAXIMUM US $

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL RIYADH

SAUDI ARABIA

4,355

11,334

THE AMERICAN CREATIVITY ACADEMY

KUWAIT

7,046

14,400

AMERICAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF ATHENS

GREECE

10, 113

14,691

AMERICAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL BEIRUT

LEBANON

12,770

18,300

AMMAN BACCALAUREATE SCHOOL

JORDAN

7,795

18,918

ISTANBUL INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL

TURKEY

10,100

22,380

CAIRO AMERICAN COLLEGE

EGYPT

23,300

24,000

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF MUSCAT

OMAN

12,439

24,334

THE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF DUBAI

UAE

21,591

30,810

INCOME SOURCES & EXPENSES

$19,534,361

$17,988,020

TOTAL INCOME

TOTAL EXPENSES

INCOME SOURCES

EXPENSES

Tuition & fees ACS Capital Campaign ACS Annual Fund Gifts Grants (ASHA) Endowment & Investment Income Auxiliary Services * Other Income **

$ 15,093,761 $ 892,586 $ 892,307 $ 142,458 $ 13,264 $ 1,130,109 $ 1,369,876

TOTAL

$ 19,534,361

* Development, application & entrance testing fees. ** Other income includes: summer camp, sport activities and travel, Week Without Wall trips.

77.3% 4.6% 4.6% 0.7% 0.1% 5.8% 7.0%

Student Instruction & Support General Admin Other Expenses

TOTAL

$ 14,316,723 $ 1,832,792 $ 1,838,505

80% 10% 10%

$ 17,988,020

The graphs above provide a breakdown of our income sources and expenses for the fiscal year: July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016

CONTRIBUTIONS & GRANTS We couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do it without you

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GIFTS TO THE ACS ANNUAL FUND

AMOUNT IN $

RESTRICTED *

121,197

UNRESTRICTED **

366,560

SUBTOTAL ACS ANNUAL FUND GIFTS

487,757

GIFTS TO THE ACS ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS FUNDS AKRAM SHAKHASHIR SCHOLARSHIP

25,000

ALI JAMMAL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

25,000

BASSAM & SAMAR SHAKHSHIR SCHOLARSHIP

25,000

HANI QADDUMI SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

25,000

THE JAMIL SAUD HABBAS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

25,652

THE KHEIREDDINE FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP

25,000

THE RAMI AND MELEK EL NIMER SCHOLARSHIP

25,000

THE SWANSON SCHOLARSHIP ***

43,000

SUBTOTAL ACS ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP GIFTS

218,652

GIFTS TO ENDOWMENT SUBTOTAL ENDOWED FUNDS

13,875

GRANTS USAID/ASHA LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS

1,159

HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE EQUIPMENT

129,299

IT EQUIPMENT

12,000

SUBTOTAL GRANTS

142,458

TOTAL FUNDS RAISED

862,742

* A gift that is directed at a specific program or purpose

** A gift with no limitations on how it is to be used

*** Goes towards teaching two students

ACS ANNUAL FUND GIVING BY CONSTITUENCY 2015 - 2016: A TAPESTRY OF MANY THREADS

AMOUNT IN $

NUMBER OF DONORS

Trustees

175,861

Parents

181,197

111

Alumni

119,759

154

5,415

Foundations/ Corporations/ Friends of ACS

224,177

TOTAL

706,409

332

Former & Current Faculty

ACS ANNUAL FUND PROGRESS 2008 - 2016: THE SKY IS THE LIMIT

$1,100,000 $1,000,000 $900,000 $800,000 $700,000 $600,000 $500,000 $400,000 $300,000 $200,000 $100,000 $0 2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

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ANNUAL FUND CONTRIBUTIONS BY CONSTITUENCY $1,100,000

Trustees Parents Alumni & Former Faculty Foundations, Corporations & Friends of ACS

$1,000,000 $900,000 $800,000 $700,000 $600,000 $500,000 $400,000 $300,000 $200,000 $100,000 $0

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

NUMBER OF DONORS PER DONOR CATEGORY LEVEL IN $

NUMBER OF CONSTITUENTS

AMOUNT GIVEN IN $

PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL ANNUAL FUND

Leadership Circle

50,000

210,300

29.20

1905 Club

25,000

251,752

34.96

Knights Circle

10,000

102,274

14.20

Cedar Circle

5,000

40,500

5.62

Founderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Circle

2,500

35,200

4.89

Blue & Gold Club

1,000

30,700

4.26

Manara Society

250

33,502

4.65

Potrezebie Club

100

12,794

1.78

Aleph Be Club

3,118

0.43

338

720,139

100%

DONOR CATEGORY

TOTAL

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DONORS Gearing up for success

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GIVING BACK: “WHAT YOU DO SPEAKS MORE LOUDLY THAN WHAT YOU SAY” DONOR CATEGORY REPORT 2015 - 2016 ACS wishes to thank our world-wide community of supporters who generously contributed to the school in 2015 - 2016.

LEADERSHIP CIRCLE $50,000 + BANKMED Thank you Mr. Mohammed A. Hariri MR. KARIM & MRS. LAURA FALLAHA O MR. & MRS. MOHAMMED A. HARIRI MR. MARWAN & MRS. MAYA KHEIREDDINE O

1905 CLUB $25,000 - $49,000 ANONYMOUS MR. FAHAD BUZWAIR & MRS. ALIA ZEIN BUZWAIR MR. RAMI EL NIMER & MRS. MELEK EL NIMER O MR. AMJAD HABBAS HANI QADDUMI SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION (HQSF) JAMMAL TRUST BANK S.A.L. Thank you Mr. Anwar A. Jammal MR. & MRS. AKRAM SHAKHASHIR MR. BASSAM SHAKHSHIR & MRS. SAMAR SHAKHSHIR THE SWANSON & SHEVLIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Thank you Mr. Bob Swanson ’54 & Ms. Cynthia Shevlin

KNIGHTS CIRCLE $10,000 to $24,999 ACTIVITIES ACS (Income from: Fall Fundraising Event, ACS Spring Fest, NHS Volleypalooza, MS Spring Fling) ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF ACS (AA/ACS) MR. WILLIAM G. ‘66 BRUNGER & MELINDA HELD ‘69 BRUNGER O MR. WILLIAM ‘56 O & MRS. NANCY CRAYS MR. SAID & MRS. CHRISTINE DAHER MR. ZIAD DALLOUL MR. ABED & MRS. JENNIFER EL-JAOUNI

CEDAR CIRCLE $5,000 to $9,999 MR. HENRI & MRS. JOUMANA ASSEILY MR. MARKE BAKER ‘73 & MRS. MAUREEN BEURSKENS ‘73 In honor of Fadwa Ghannoum O MR. KARIM & MRS. DINA CHAMSEDDINE

MR. JERRY GRINSTEIN & MRS. LYN HUSSONG ‘62 GRINSTEIN O DR. MARWAN KADDOURA SANITA MEMBER OF INDEVCO GROUP Thank you Mrs. Nayla Frem Sayegh ANONYMOUS VIRGIN MEGASTORE

FOUNDER’S CIRCLE $2,500 to $4,999 MR. & MRS. FADI F. ALAME MS. LAYAL M. BULBUL ‘01 MR. SAMUEL D. CONSTAN ‘53 O & MRS. PHYLLIS CONSTAN MR. KHALED & MRS. MALAKEH EL-KHAYAT MR. SADECK A. FAWAZ ‘02 MS. ELIZABETH R. HILPMAN ‘77 O MR. & MRS. YASSINE JABER O JOUKOWSKY FAMILY FOUNDATION Thank you Mr. Murat Köprülü & Mrs. Nina Joukowsky Köprülü ’79 O MR. JIM & MRS. JUDY MANDAVILLE ‘56 LIPMAN MR. IAD & MRS. ALINE NOUEYHED RAMADA PLAZA HOTEL BEIRUT VINTAGE WINE CELLAR Thank you Mr. Selim & Mrs. Myrna Bocti DR. BURGESS ‘75 & MRS. JENNIFER WILSON

BLUE & GOLD CLUB $1,000 to $2,499 ANONYMOUS MR. BASSAM & MRS. SALWA SINIORA BAASSIRI O MR. WILL BETCHART & MRS. MARGARET MCGUIRE ‘63 BETCHART MS. PATRICIA BUCKLEY MR. WILLIAM K. CHEEK ‘71 MR. OMAR T. CHRISTIDIS ’00 O MR. HAMILTON O & MRS. CECI CLARK MR. HADI A. H. DARWICHE ‘01 MR. YOUSRI AL-AMIR & MRS. HANADI DAYYEH O MR. ZEKI FATTAH & MRS. NEDA JAFAR MR. PATRICK HINDS ‘56 O & MRS. EVELYN HINDS

MR. ANTHONY & MRS. RANIA KARAM MRS. JAMILLA PARKER NELSON ‘75 MR. ROBERT ROGIER ‘65 & MRS. SUZANNE ROGIER LOWERS ‘63 In memory of Dr. & Mrs. Jean F. Rogier MR. GHASSAN & MRS. DIANA SAFADI ANONYMOUS MR. HENRY & MRS. MYRNA SARKISSIAN O MR. PAUL L. SCHMIDBAUER ‘55 SENIOR CLASS GIFT 2016 MR. & MRS. SAMIR I. TOUBASSY O DR. & MRS. JOHN WATERBURY O MR. NASSAR & MRS. MIRIAM YATIM

MANARA SOCIETY $250 to $999 MR. TRAEK & MRS. DIANA ABADI DR. RAMI R. ABADI ‘99 ANONYMOUS MS. YASMIN M. AGHA ‘04 O MR. JAMAL & MRS. FATEN AKAR MR. MOHAMAD & MRS. LAMA AKHRASS MR. MISHAL & MRS. ABEER AL SALEH MRS. GHADA AL-FIKI MR. MHD IYAD & MRS. DIANA ALJAJEH ANONYMOUS MR. MAMOON & MRS. RAWANE ARAFEH MR. & MRS. KARAM M. ATALLAH O MRS. LUCIE AUSTIN ‘76 MR. HASSAN & MRS. SOUAD BAHRI MR. HOUSSAM & MRS. RANA BAHRI ANONYMOUS MR. MALEK AND MRS. CARMA BARAKAT MR. BASSAM & MRS. LAMA BIZRI ANONYMOUS MR. GEORGE & MRS. SHEILA BOURI

O Board of Trustees of ACS O Board of Governors of the Alumni Association O Former & Current Faculty, Staff & Administration O Trustee Emeritus

MR. ZIAD & MRS. ANNA SALAMEH ‘84 O BOUSTANY MR. BILL BROWN ‘56 In memory of Jon Stacey ‘61 MR. JAY BRUDER ‘74 O MR. & MRS. RAMI BSAT MR. & MRS. FOUAD CHALFOUN CHEVRON MATCHING EMPLOYEE FUNDS MR. & MRS. KAMAL CHOUMAN MR. & MRS. FORREST S. CRAWFORD ‘53 MR. & MRS. JOHN P. CRAWFORD ‘47 MS. BETSY MIZE CURRIE ‘74 D&A CO- CURRICULAR STUDENTS ANONYMOUS MRS. LANA DALLOUL MR. & MRS. ZIAD DANNAWI MR. & MRS. MAZEN EL BIZRI MR. MOHAMD KHALED & MRS. HANA EL HABBAL MR. ZIAD & MRS. RUAN HALABI EL-KHALIL MR. TALAL & MRS. ROULA EL KHALIL MR. & MRS. OUSSAMA EL ZAIM MR. & MRS. MOHAMAD EL-ANSARI MR. GHASSAN & MRS. ARIJ EL-HOUT MR. & MRS. MALEK FAWAZ MS. AYA FOUANI ‘18 MRS. RIMA FREIJI DR. HERMANN GENZ & MRS. BETTINA GENZ MR. & MRS. AMER GHANDOUR ‘06 MR. & MRS. ALI HACHEM MR. JIHAD & MRS. DANA HALABI MR. & MRS. ROUCHDI HAMRA MR. & MRS. RADWAN HARIRI MR. ALI HASHEM & MRS. RINDALA BEYDOUN MR. & MRS. WISSAM HAWASSLI MR. RICHARD & MRS. CHIRINE HAYKEL MR. KASSEM & MRS. RIMA HEJEIJ MR. & MRS. W. N. MR. GLENN HUGHES ‘69 & MRS. SHELLEY SEIBERLING ‘71 HUGHES MR. MAHER & MRS. NADINE HUSSEINI MR. & MRS. MARTIN HUTH MR. & MRS. BESHER ISSA MR. ZIAD M. KAMEL ‘98 MR. NAJI & MRS. FATEN SINNO ‘92 KANAFANI DR. & MRS. DOUGLAS S. KERR ‘54 MR. MOATAZ & MRS. AMIRA KHALIL DR. JOHANNES BERNHARD & MRS. MARGARITA ERENETA MR. AMER & MRS. NATALIA LADKI DR. MAX & MRS. JOYA MACHNOUK MR. & MRS. MAHMOUD MAKKI

DR. & MRS. HADI MAKTABI MRS. BLANCHE G. MANSFIELD O MR. GHASSAN & MRS. HAYA MARAQA MS. EMMA MGHABGHAB MR. & MRS. MAJED MNEIMNE MR. BERNARD & MRS. SERENE MOUCHBAHANI MR. MICHAEL I. MUHANNA ’03 O MR. AMER MURAD ‘05 MRS. GULSEREN SHARIF NAQI ‘75 NEAR EAST SOUTH ASIA COUNCIL OF OVERSEAS SCHOOLS DR. BARBARA A. PORTER ‘71 O In memory of Amb. Dwight J. Porter & to honor 50 th Anniversary of Arrival in Beirut MR. FRED ROGERS ‘68 MR. GLENN R. ROGERS ‘74 MR. CHRISTOPHER ROSS ‘60 In memory of Wilfred Turmelle O MR. & MRS. AKRAM SAAB MR. & MRS. HASSAN SAKR ANONYMOUS MR. RUDY & MRS. NAYLA SAYEGH LINDA MCCARTHY SCHICK ‘57 & W. GEROW SCHICK MR. & MRS. MOUNIR SEMAAN MR. HUSSAM & MRS. LINA SHARKIA DR. & MRS. IMAD SHEHADI MR. & MRS. MARWAN SHEIKH SAGHA MR. & MRS. OMAR SOUBRA MR. TED VAN DYKE ‘65 ANONYMOUS MR. CHRISTOPHER M. WATERMAN ‘70 MR. SCOTT D. WILLIAMS ‘71 ANONYMOUS MR. & MRS. AMMAR ZEIN MR. & MRS. IBRAHIM ZEIN MS. LYNN ZOVIGHIAN ‘04 O

POTREZEBIE CLUB $100 to $249 MRS. ROLA ABDUL-MALAK MR. & MRS. KARIM ABU-HAYDAR O MR. RABIE & MRS. PATRICIA AHMAD DR. & MRS. BADIH AL DROUBI MR. KENNETH E. ALBRIGHT ‘55 MRS. SHIRINE AL-CHIHABI MS. JOANN ATWOOD ‘72 MR. & MRS. ABDEL ILAH AWADA MR. TARIQ A. AYASS ‘03 MRS. SAMAR AYOUB

DR. KARL K. BARBIR ‘66 MR. & MRS. ADEL BEYHUM ANONYMOUS MR. & MRS. NABIL M. A. BITAR MR. BOB BITOWFT ‘74 MS. MELANIE BRECHTEL ‘72 MS. MURIEL BRUNGER ‘73 In memory of Ted Brunger ‘75 MRS. GEORGIA CLARK ‘58 In memory of Elsa & Wilfred Turmelle ANONYMOUS MR. PETE CANARELA ‘73 MR. & MRS. MEGAN COLLIS DR. RON COWAN ‘54 MR. HASSAN & MRS. RIMA DAGHER MRS. BASSIMA EL HAJJ ANONYMOUS MS. DANAI S. EL HAJJ IBRAHIM ‘06 O O MR. TALAL EL HAJJ ‘01 & MS. NATHALIE MROUE ‘06 EL HAJJ MRS. SAWSAN EL-KHALIL MR. & MRS. MOHAMAD M. FAOUR MR. RAMZI F. FARAH ‘05 MRS. HANIA FARROUKH MR. & MRS. MICHEL FATTAL ANONYMOUS MRS. RANIA FOUANI MR. & MRS. SAMIH GHANDOUR ‘01 ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUS MR. & MRS. MAJED HAMOUDEH MR. & MRS. NABIL HANTES MR. MICHAEL HAYES ‘61 & MRS. PATRICIA RIEGER ‘63 HAYES ANONYMOUS MR. RAED HIJAZI & MRS. MAJDOLENE FADEL ‘95 HIJAZI MRS. MARY ANN HJALMARSON ‘68 MR. KHALIL M. IBRAHIM ‘09 ANONYMOUS MRS. RINA JABER MR. MAHER JAWAD & MRS. OULAYA SAMHOUN JAWAD O ANONYMOUS MR. CHETAN KARANI ‘76 MR. & MRS. ANDREW MICHAEL KEMP MR. KAREEM T. KOMBARJI ‘09 MR. RUSSELL LA MONT ‘65 O MR. HOLGER A. LIEPMAN ‘70 ANONYMOUS MRS. CHIRENE MAKKI

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MR. MAJD MAKSAD ‘00 MRS. MONA MAKTABI MR. & MRS. HASAN A. MOUGHARBEL ‘03 MR. RABIH A. MOURAD ‘03 MR. RYAN NAUGHTON O & MRS. BECKY NAUGHTON O DR. & MRS. ABDEL KARIM NAWFAL MR. MOHAMAD NESR & MRS. FARAH FAWAZ ’97 NESR MR. DONN OSTERLUND & MS. DIANN OSTERLUND O ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUS DR. VALERIE ESTES RAGAN ‘76 & JOHN RAGAN MRS. ELEANOR DECHERD RAHEEM ‘59 DR. RODION RATHBONE ‘69 MR. RAMI R. A. ROUMI ‘96 MR. SAMIR SAAB & MRS. VIVIANE KHOURY SAAB O ANONYMOUS MR. & MRS. FOUAD SAFA MR. YOUSEF G. SAFADI ‘14 MS. LINDA SALEH O MS. HELEN M. SANDALLS ‘62 MR. & MRS. L. PAUL SEVIER ‘70 MS. OLFA MOURAD SHAMMAS ‘97 MR. KEN & MRS. LINDA HANDSCHIN ‘68 SHEPPARD O MR. RICHARD P. SHERIDAN ‘66 MRS. ABIR SHRITAH DR. JACK SOMMER ‘56 & MRS. DIANE RENFER ‘56 SOMMER ANONYMOUS MR. DAVID WILLIAMS ‘74 In memory of Laila Jean Wolle ‘74 ANONYMOUS DR. MOHAMAD W. YASMINE ‘99 DR. REINE YOUSSEF O ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUS MR. SAADDIN G. ZAATARI ‘09 MS. SURA G. ZAATARI ‘07 MS. LYNN M. ZEIDAN ‘08

ALEPH BE CLUB Below $100 ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUS MS. NEVEEN AHMAD ‘13 MS. MAHA AL AZAR O MR. PAUL J. AOUN ‘05 ANONYMOUS MR. ZIYAD A. AYASS ‘06 MS. WALLACE ANN CRUCIGER AYRES ‘60

MS. DYALA J. BADRAN ‘06 MR. HUSSEIN BADRAN ‘05 MS. MARYAM J. BADRAN ‘15 MS. DANA H. BALLOUT ‘05 MS. SALLY A. BALLOUT ‘06 ANONYMOUS MR. TARUN KUMAR & MRS. PREETI BHATIA O ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUS MS. ALEXANDRA G. CHBEIR ‘14 MRS. MARGARET ELBOW CONN ‘69 MS. ZAYNA Z. DALAL ‘07 MS. RHEA DANDASHY ‘15 MS. RANIA EL CHAAR O MR. HASAN EL MASRI O MR. JAD H. ESSAYLI ‘12 MS. YASMEEN F. FARAH ‘13 ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUS MS. FADWA GHANNOUM O ANONYMOUS MS. KARINA GHOUL ‘06 MR. ANTHONY GLOCKLER ‘53 MRS. CAROL GLESSNER HAEUSSNER ‘59 MS. AYA M. HAIDAR ‘13 MS. CAROL HAIDAR ‘06 MS. TAMARA HAKIM ‘09 ANONYMOUS MS. TATIANA HAKIM ‘07 ANONYMOUS MS. ASEEL HAMAD ‘06 ANONYMOUS MR. JAD HAMMOUD ‘97 MR. PHIL HANNA ‘69 MR. GEORGE HERRMANN ‘63 MS. HANADI HUSSEIN O ANONYMOUS MS. LARA KAYS ‘04 MS. WAFA KAYS O MS. MARGARET A. KELBERER ‘73 MS. AMANDA P. KENNEDY ‘07 MR. MARK KENNEDY ‘06 MR. GIORGIO KHACHWAJIAN ‘14 ANONYMOUS MRS. JOANNE MARKARIAN KUBLER ‘68 ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUS MR. SAMER MADBAK O & MRS. SALWA MADBAK O ANONYMOUS

MS. GHIDA H. MARGIE ‘98 MR. CHARLES MARROUCHE ‘15 MS. JOY MARTIN ‘68 ANONYMOUS MS. MAYA MOUHAIDLY O MR. CHRISTOPHER NOBLE ‘60 MS. MARWA NSOULI O MS. NOREEN O’DONNELL ‘73 MR. NAEL OSSEIRAN ‘06 MRS. CAREY OVERTON RANDALL ‘56 MR. RAYAN RASAMNY ‘05 MS. NIVIN RAWDA O MS. NATALIA RITCHIE O DR. KARIN A. RUETZEL ‘75 MS. LINA Z. SAFA O ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUS MS. KARMA S. SLEIMAN ‘06 MS. GHINWA TARABAY ‘05 MS. INGRID THORNTON O MR. BILL TRACY ‘53 MR. BURKE WALKER ‘61 In memory of Mr. Jon Van Dyke ‘61 ANONYMOUS

O Board of Trustees of ACS O Board of Governors of the Alumni Association O Former & Current Faculty, Staff & Administration O Trustee Emeritus

ALUMNI Inspiring future generations

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GENERATIONS UNITE ALUMNI DONORS TO ACS BY CLASS YEAR

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

1947 JOHN P. CRAWFORD

1957

1963

1968

LINDA MCCARTHY SCHICK

ANONYMOUS PATRICIA HAYES GEORGE HERRMANN MARGARET MCGUIRE BETCHART PATRICIA RIEGER HAYES SUZANNE ROGIER LOWERS

MARY ANN HJALMARSON LINDA HANDSCHIN SHEPPARD O JOANNE KUBLER ANONYMOUS JOY MARTIN FRED ROGERS

1965

1969

ANONYMOUS RUSSELL LA MONT O ROBERT ROGIER TED VAN DYKE

ANONYMOUS MELINDA HELD BRUNGER O MARGARET ELBOW CONN PHIL HANNA GLENN HUGHES RODION RATHBONE

1953 SAMUEL D. CONSTAN O FORREST S. CRAWFORD ANTHONY GLOCKLER BILL TRACY

1958 GEORGIA CLARK ANONYMOUS

1959 1954 RON COWAN DOUGLAS S. KERR ROBERT O. SWANSON

1955 KENNETH E. ALBRIGHT PAUL L. SCHMIDBAUER

CAROL GLESSNER HAEUSSNER ELEANOR DECHERD RAHEEM

1960 WALLACE CRUCIGER AYRES CHRISTOPHER NOBLE CHRISTOPHER ROSS

1961 1956 BILL BROWN WILLIAM CRAYS O PATRICK HINDS O JUDY MANDAVILLE LIPMAN CAREY OVERTON RANDALL DIANE RENFER SOMMER JACK SOMMER

MICHAEL HAYES ANONYMOUS BURKE WALKER

1966 KARL K. BARBIR WILLIAM G. BRUNGER RICHARD P. SHERIDAN

1967

1970 HOLGER A. LIEPMAN PAUL SEVIER CHRISTOPHER M. WATERMAN

ANONYMOUS

1962 ANONYMOUS LYN HUSSONG GRINSTEIN O HELEN M. SANDALLS O Board of Trustees of ACS O Board of Governors of the Alumni Association O Former & Current Faculty, Staff & Administration O Trustee Emeritus

1971

1983

2003

2007

WILLIAM K. CHEEK BARBARA A. PORTER O SHELLEY SEIBERLING HUGHES SCOTT D. WILLIAMS

ANONYMOUS

TARIQ AYASS ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUS HASAN MOUGHARBEL RABIH MOURAD MICHAEL MUHANNA O ANONYMOUS

ANONYMOUS ZAYNA DALAL TATIANA HAKIM AMANDA KENNEDY SURA ZAATARI

1984 ANONYMOUS ANNA SALAMEH BOUSTANY O

1972 JOANN ATWOOD MELANIE BRECHTEL

1992 FATEN SINNO KANAFANI

2004 1973

1993

MARKE BAKER MAUREEN BEURSKENS MURIEL BRUNGER PETE CANARELA MARGARET A. KELBERER NOREEN O’DONNELL

ANONYMOUS

RAMI ROUMI

YASMIN AGHA O ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUS NOUR FAWAZ HEJEIJ LARA H. KAYS ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUS LYNN ZOVIGHIAN O

1997

2005

ANONYMOUS JAD HAMMOUD FARAH FAWAZ NESR OLFA SHAMMAS

PAUL AOUN HUSSEIN BADRAN DANA BALLOUT RAMZI FARAH ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUS AMER MURAD RAYAN RASAMNY ANONYMOUS GHINWA M. TARABAY

1995 MAJDOLENE FADEL HIJAZI

1996

1974 BOB BITOWFT JOSEPH A. BRUDER O BETSY MIZE CURRIE GLENN R. ROGERS DAVID WILLIAMS ANONYMOUS

GULSEREN NAQI JAMILLA PARKER NELSON KARIN A. RUETZEL BURGESS WILSON

1976 ANONYMOUS LUCIE AUSTIN CHETAN KARANI VALERIE ESTES RAGAN O

ZIAD KAMEL GHIDA MARGIE

1999 RAMI ABADI ANONYMOUS TAREK HAMAM MOHAMAD YASMINE

2000 OMAR CHRISTIDIS O MAJD MAKSAD

1977 ANONYMOUS ELIZABETH R. HILPMAN O

1979 NINA JOUKOWSKY KÖPRÜLÜ O

2001 ANONYMOUS LAYAL BULBUL HADI DARWICHE TALAL EL HAJJ SAMIH GHANDOUR

1981 ANONYMOUS

ANONYMOUS LYNN M. ZEIDAN

2009 ANONYMOUS TAMARA HAKIM KHALIL IBRAHIM KAREEM KOMBARJI SAADDINE ZAATARI

2012

1998 1975

2008

2002 SADECK FAWAZ

2006 ZIYAD AYASS DYALA BADRAN SALLY BALLOUT NATHALIE MROUE EL HAJJ DANAI EL HAJJ IBRAHIM OO AMER GHANDOUR KARINA GHOUL CAROL HAIDAR ASEEL HAMAD MARK KENNEDY NAEL OSSEIRAN KARMA SLEIMAN

ANONYMOUS JAD ESSAYLI

2013 NEVEEN AHMAD ANONYMOUS YASMEEN FARAH AYA HAIDAR

2014 ALEXANDRA CHBEIR ANONYMOUS GIORGIO KHACHWAJIAN YOUSEF SAFADI

2015 MARYAM BADRAN RHEA DANDASHY CHARLES MARROUCHE

O Board of Trustees of ACS O Board of Governors of the Alumni Association O Former & Current Faculty, Staff & Administration O Trustee Emeritus

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SENIOR CLASS GIFT

THANK YOU CLASS OF 2016 FOR THE NEW SECURITY GUARDS BOOTH Launched in 2009, the Senior Class Gift has been a graduating class tradition to make a gift to ACS to leave a legacy in the school. This is a collaboration between the Development and Alumni Relations Office and the seniors. The goal is to have the class select a project to fund and get the majority of them to participate in giving. It has proved to be a great way for seniors to show their appreciation and give back to the school.

The Alumni Mad Challenge is an annual fundraising effort targeting alumni. Going MAD means Making A Donation to ACS to build a legacy of committed alumni. Time and again we turn to our alumni as the backbone of the school and walking examples of what ACS represents. For the past two years, we have reached out to YOU during this time to support ACS. Thanks to your strong support, our alumni participation and donation levels are rising, and we couldn’t be prouder.

2014 – 2015

ALUMNI GAVE $10,000

2015 – 2016

109

ALUMNI GAVE $15,000

Thank you for your generosity and belief in ACS. We continue to build a stronger community and we hope you will continue to support ACS.

SCHOLARSHIPS Empowering future generations

LUNA AL MAASARANI â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;27 (colored markers on oil pastel background)

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ACS NAMED SCHOLARSHIPS As an outstanding regional educational institution, the American Community School Beirut has a leadership responsibility to offer need-based named scholarships to incoming students from all educational, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds. Empowering youth through quality education is a social responsibility and of utmost importance to the future of our region. These scholarships will give the recipients a chance to build themselves a better future, as well as to give back to their communities. Fifty five students (making up 5% out of total student population) received financial aid/scholarship this year. ACS spent a total of $611,617 on scholarships and with your continuous support we hope to increase this amount next year.

ALI JAMMAL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Established in 2007 Established in February 2007 and is designated to provide tuition assistance for a male or female student enrolled in or planning to enroll in the American Community School at Beirut for grade six all the way to grade 12.

THE SWANSON SCHOLARSHIP Established in 2011 Robert O. Swanson ‘54 and Cynthia J. Shevlin pledged the sum of $43,000 annually for seven years starting June 1st, 2011 on behalf of The Swanson and Shevlin Charitable Foundation to The Swanson Scholarship Fund at the American Community School at Beirut. The scholarship will fund the education of two students from 6th grade onward with a 100% plus scholarship each. The scholarship recipients will be considered according to their financial need and merit, in addition to their motivation to move on to higher education after receiving an ACS Diploma.

PALESTINIAN SCHOLARSHIP FUND Established in 2014 AKRAM SHAKHASHIR SCHOLARSHIP BASSAM AND SAMAR SHAKHSHIR SCHOLARSHIP HANI QADDUMI SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION (HQSF) THE JAMIL SAUD HABBAS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP THE RAMI AND MELEK EL NIMER SCHOLARSHIP The Palestinian Scholarships Fund was established in 2014 and made possible through the generosity of friends of the American Community School at Beirut. Seven Palestinian students were awarded full scholarships to attend ACS from grade six through grade twelve. As a community, we share the responsibility to provide quality education to Palestinian refugees’ youth to help them achieve their full potential both individually and as a member of the local and global community. This in turn will enrich our diverse student body, and the diversity of cultures and unique backgrounds represented in our community will expand students’ perspectives about our country, region and the world.

THE KHEIREDDINE FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP Established in 2013 Established in 2013, this scholarship is designated to provide a 100% plus scholarship to attract a new student (male or female) with academic merit who might not otherwise consider applying to the American Community School at Beirut, for enrollment in grade 6 up to grade 12.

GIFTS TO THE ACS ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS FUNDS AMOUNT IN $

AKRAM SHAKHASHIR SCHOLARSHIP

25,000

ALI JAMMAL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

25,000

BASSAM & SAMAR SHAKHSHIR SCHOLARSHIP

25,000

HANI QADDUMI SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION (HQSF)

25,000

THE JAMIL SAUD HABBAS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

25,652

THE KHEIREDDINE FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP

25,000

THE RAMI AND MELEK EL NIMER SCHOLARSHIP

25,000

THE SWANSON SCHOLARSHIP

43,000 TOTAL

218,652

ENDOWMENT Securing ACS sustainability

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ACS ENDOWED FUNDS ACS encourages support for its on-going programs nurturing student excellence and for new strategic projects to advance the school. Unlike tuition and Annual Fund gifts that support operating expenses, the school’s endowment and endowed funds generate a perpetual stream of revenue that helps ensure ACS’s long term financial security by providing funds for tuition aid, faculty salaries, and program initiatives.

BLAIR HARCOURT AWARD 1995

THE SAMUEL D. CONSTAN ‘53 SCHOLARSHIP 2009

Established by the Harcourt Family for a senior student who has demonstrated distinction in academic and athletic areas.

Established in March 2009 and is awarded to a High School student boy or girl who has earned the distinction not necessarily because of objectives accomplished but rather because of a deep curiosity and an interest in learning that might not always be conventional. The Constan Scholar will be a High School student prepared to demonstrate a compelling definition of success.

CATHERINE CARLIN BASHSHUR SCHOLARSHIP 2002 Established by ACS to benefit a student in grade 8 or above who demonstrates positive leadership qualities, dedicates time and resources to the service of others both in and out of the school community, and maintains a minimum of a C+ average.

MALCOLM KERR ENDOWMENT 1992

WALTER PROSSER AWARD 1998 A permanently endowed fund established by the Prosser Family to award the Walter Prosser Graduation Prize to a senior student who has demonstrated academic distinction and commitment to the ACS Community Service Program. The remaining funds provide for financial aid to be applied by the school as needed.

Established by the Alumni Association to provide financial aid for students in the Upper School who have demonstrated academic, athletic, and/or leadership promise.

THE MANARA SCHOLARSHIP 2000 Established by Kenneth D. Wantling (ACS ‘56) and Virginia Moore Wantling (ACS ‘56) in honor of four outstanding teachers Phyllis Albright, Albert Koundakjian, Frederick Royal, and George I. Za’rour. Income from the fund is to provide scholarship assistance to High School students demonstrating high academic achievement.

ACS ENDOWED FUNDS (as of June 30, 2016) AMOUNT IN $

BLAIR HARCOURT AWARD

19,414

CATHERINE CARLIN BASHSHUR SCHOLARSHIP

588,526

MALCOLM KERR ENDOWMENT

312,403

THE MANARA SCHOLARSHIP

151,181

THE SAMUEL D. CONSTAN ‘53 SCHOLARSHIP

13,236

WALTER PROSSER AWARD

77,378 TOTAL

$1,162,137

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ALUMNI DONATIONS TO THE MALCOLM KERR FUND Special thanks to the ACS Alumni Association and their Board of Governors headed by William Crays â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;56.

1943

1959

1968

1977

ELISABETH WEST-FITZHUGH

ELEANNOR DECHERD RAHEEM

LINDA HANDSCHIN SHEPPARD O MARY NEW HJALMARSON DEBORAH SHEPPARD BURRIS

RICHARD SHERIDAN MELINE SOGHANALIAN HANSEN BENJAMIN WAGNER

1960 1946 MURIEL CARLETON SIDALL

PATRICIA HIGGINS BATCHELER DONALD HUSSONG

1948

1961

ALLEN WEST

JIHUA LIU DIANE SHOWALTER HOOLEY

1949

1969 ELEN PORTER HONNET JOHN PRUGH DONALD SCHLATTMAN

1978 JOE SAAD JAMES SAMS

1971

1980

BRUCE DODD

1962

BARBARA DEINES MARTIN

JUDITH LANE LANDIS BRYNLEY LEE

1950

CAROLYN HUSSONG GRINSTEIN O CAROL VANDENBORRE SERVENTI

1972

JOAN BLISS-WILSON ANNE CARLETON-WRIGHT

1963

1953 MONROE PASTERNAK

DAVID COOK SUZANNE ROGIER LOWERS SUSAN SCOTT MILES

DIANA COBBLE LITT SUSAN FIELDS POTTER RICHARD LIETZ CYNTHIA SOGHIKIAN WOLFE

1981 LARRY SLADE

1982 CHRISTOPHER REGIER

1973 1954

1964

ALICE CRAWFORD NICOLSON PETER KUNIHOLM

MARTHA BASSETT DUHAMEL RUSSELL BRODEUR SCOTT BRUNGER LYNN DAVIS

1955 DAVID M. HUTCHINSON KATHY WHITE HITESMAN

1965

1956

RICHARD BRADSHAW JAMES ENNIS

1966 BARTON BRUINS PAT HILLS FINLAYSON BARBARA KNAPP PURNELL RALPH LOCHER HARRY PURNELL

1958 SALLY PARMELEE YOUNG ROGER SAMPLE

2000

1974

FACULTY

GAIL JACOBY ORSER SELMA (SAM) SONNTAG ELIZABETH VAN DEN BERG-TOPERZER

ELIZABETH HAIRFIELD DEANNA HANSON LARRY HARRIS WALTER JACOBY STEPHANIE SAGEBIEL MALEY JOHN & ANNE NELSON DOROTHY WILCOX JOYCE ZOBEL

1975

WILLIAM CRAYS O

1957

DELINDA CURTISS HANLEY EDDY TAMURA SUSAN JACOBY

KARL BARBIR MARGARET NELSON PRIMEAUX LESLEY PIERCE NEMIROF HENNING VENT

1967 MAROLYN MULLER RUSSELL GAIL PADGETT BALOCCA JO PARKS WUNDERLICH

PATRICIA FALCONER ROLAND SANDRA SOGHIKIAN HILGER

EILEEN KNIGHT

1976 LUCIE LISLE AUSTIN VALERIE ESTES-RAGAN O ROBERT R SIDERIUS JR.

FRIENDS MRS. LINDSAY WEST

O Board of Trustees of ACS O Board of Governors of the Alumni Association O Former & Current Faculty, Staff & Administration O Trustee Emeritus

WITH GRATITUDE A continuous generous support

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Special thanks to American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) for its continuous generous support to ACS and funding of Campus improvements, technology upgrades, and program development.

ASHA granted ACS $500,000 for the period 2014 - 2016 to enhance science learning by providing a technology enriched teaching/ learning environment. The earned amount in 2015 - 2016 is $142,458 spent as follows:

High School Science Equipment $129,299

Library acquisitions $1,159

IT Equipment $12,000

TOTAL $142,458

SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTNERS GIFTS FROM CORPORATIONS & FOUNDATIONS BANKMED CHEVRON MATCHING EMPLOYEE FUNDS FIDELITY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION HANI QADDUMI SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION (HQSF) JAMMAL TRUST BANK S.A.L.

JOUKOWSKY FAMILY FOUNDATION MCKEE/CRAWFORD R2 CHARITABLE FOUNDATION NEAR EAST SOUTH ASIA COUNCIL OF OVERSEAS SCHOOLS PHOENICIA HOTEL RAMADA PLAZA HOTEL BEIRUT

SANITA MEMBER OF INDEVCO GROUP SCHWAB FUND FOR CHARITABLE GIVING THE SWANSON & SHEVLIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION VINTAGE WINE CELLAR VIRGIN MEGASTORE

GIFTS IN-KIND ACS ANNUAL FUNDRAISING DINNER December 4, 2015

SPRING FEST May 21, 2016

AGHA SARKISSIAN AROMA GARDEN BLESSINGS EAT DIET CLUB GADGITECH GENESIS GSPA HADI MAKTABI RARE CARPETS & ANTIQUES 1911 HEINEKEN JAWAD CARPETS KAREN CHEKERDJIAN MALIK’S MURIEL AZARIAN NEST PAOLOBONGIA JEWELRY SERIAL MAKTABI ST ELMO’S TSU

AC HOLDING AL BAAYNO ARTHUR MURAY DANCE CLASS BEIRUT BY BIKE BUTTERCUP CAT & MOUTH CREPAWAY DEEK DUKE DIABCO FABIRANO FOOD STYLE GENESIS GOURMET ROYAL GSPA HEINEKEN HILTON KIDZMONDO

SPONSORSHIPS SANITA VINTAGE

ALUMNI NETWORKING EVENTS Thank you for hosting the alumni networking events: MOHAMMAD & HUNADA HARIRI – LONDON ZIAD KAMEL ’98 (STEREO ARCADE) – DUBAI

LA MAISON DE PERLE MAISON & OBJET MAYA M MEET THE FISH MINI CAMP NABATCO NAHREEZ CAFÉ PANDAPLAST PHOENICIA HOTEL Q-ZAR LAZER RAMADA PLAZA SOCARTE SPORTING

“THE DARK KNIGHT RISES” FASHION SHOW February 27, 2016 TAKKOUSH TANMIA TAO SPA TEKA THE BLOCK YOUTH CLUB TINOL PAINTS TSU VINTAGE WINE CELLAR

KNIGHT CHELLA November 20, 2015 DEEK DUKE JUICE BUZZ ROADSTERS BEIRUT BY BIKE

MAIN SPONSORS BANKMED TERRANET

WARDROBE SPONSORS COOKIE DOUGH GAP INÈS L’ATELEIR.C THE LITTLE ROOM JACK & JONES VERO MODA LUCKY 7 PINK AUBERGINE SUPERDRY

RAFFLE SPONSORS BEIRUT BY BIKE GUSTAV ESTETICA ANGELA HAIR LEADER BY NABIL HALLAK OPTICIANS JUICE BUZZ KICK-FLIP LA MAISON DU BONHEUR ROADSTERS SUCCO U ENERGY YEH YORGURT

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VOLUNTEERS: THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY HEARTFELT GRATITUDE FROM ACS TO OUR VOLUNTEERS IN 2015 - 2016

PARENTS

STUDENTS

CARMA BARAKAT LAMIS BALLAN MYRNA BOCTI SAWSAN EL KHALIL CHIRINE HAYKEL MAJDOLENE FADEL HIJAZI ’95 NADINE HUSSEINI MAYA KHEIREDDINE NAYLA SAYEGH

LEA AKIL ‘16 RAYANA AZAR ‘17 AYA DALLOUL ‘17 LAYAN EL CHAAR ‘16 SAMIA EL HARAKE ‘17 RAMSEY HAGE ‘17 OMAR HUSSEINI ‘16 MICAH IRIOLA ‘18

SAMER MARROUCHE ‘18 NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY MEMBERS RIWA SAAB ‘18 ALMA SADDI ‘18 LIANA SAFA ‘19 STUDENT COUNCIL MEMBERS

ALUMNI YASMIN AGHA ‘04 O YARA ALMOUSLY ‘08 TANIA ARAJ ‘03 CLARA ASSI ‘15 MAYA ATAYA ‘15 ZIYAD AYASS ‘06 TAMARA AZOURY ‘13 AHMAD BAASIRI ‘01 O MARYAM BADRAN ‘15 MARIA BASHSHUR ABUNNASR ’84 OO REEM CHAMSEDDINE ‘13 RHEA DANDASHY ‘15 TALAL EL HAJJ ‘01 ZEINA EL ZEIN ‘12

RANIA ESTETIE ‘01 SADECK FAWAZ ‘02 AMER GHANDOUR ‘06 SAMIH GHANDOUR ‘01 CIAN GRAY ‘15 RAMI HAJJAR ‘15 ASEEL HAMAD ‘06 AHMAD HARIRI ‘01 MARYAM HOBALLAH ‘08 DANA KHATTAB RAHAL ‘02 ZIAD KAMEL ‘98 MARK KENNEDY ‘06 TANIA KOMBARJI ‘15 KAREEM LADKI ‘14

HUSSEIN MOHAMAD ‘14 NATHALIE MROUE EL HAJJ ‘06 MIKEY MUHANNA ’03 O AMER MURAD ‘05 MALEK RASAMNY ’05 ADIB SAMARA ‘00 DEYA SCHRAY ‘15 TAMARA SLEIMAN ‘08 GHIA ZAATARI ‘03 WISSAM ZABADNE ‘15 GHIA ZAATARI ‘03 SURA ZAATARI ‘03

O Board of Trustees of ACS O Board of Governors of the Alumni Association O Former & Current Faculty, Staff & Administration O Trustee Emeritus

EXTRAORDINARY COMMITMENT CONSECUTIVE GIVING (1999 - 2016) Consecutive gifts—no matter the size—are crucial to the success of ACS. Donors who make gifts year after year provide a powerful foundation from which ACS can support critical aspects of the student experience.

15+ ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF ACS ACTIVITIES ACS MR. SAMUEL D. CONSTAN ‘53 & MRS. PHYLLIS CONSTAN MR. & MRS. JOHN P. CRAWFORD ‘47 JOUKOWSKY FAMILY FOUNDATION MR. JIM & MRS. JUDY MANDAVILLE ‘56 LIPMAN BLANCHE G. MANSFIELD O DR. BARBARA A. PORTER ‘71 O MRS. BARBARA C. SAMPSON O

O Board of Trustees of ACS O Former Board of Trustees of ACS O Board of Governors of the Alumni Association O Former Head of School O Former & Current Faculty, Staff & Administration O Trustee Emeritus O Deceased

10+ MR. & MRS. ABDULKARIM Y. AHMAD MR. BASSAM & MRS. SALWA SINIORA BAASSIRI O BANKMED MR. & MRS. RAMI BSAT MS. MARIANNE BUCKLEY ‘80 O MR. & MRS. FORREST S. CRAWFORD ‘53 MRS. LANA DALLOUL MR. RAMI & MRS. MELEK EL NIMER O DR. & MRS. ABDUL H. HALLAB O MR. MANSOUR I. HARIK O MR. & MRS. MOHAMMED A. HARIRI MR. MICHAEL ‘61 & MRS. PATRICIA RIEGER ‘63 HAYES MS. ELIZABETH R. HILPMAN ‘77 O ANONYMOUS JAMMAL TRUST BANK S.A.L. ROBERT ROGIER ‘65 & SUZANNE ROGIER LOWERS ‘63 DUSTY & CRAIG L. MILLER ‘58 MRS. CAREY OVERTON RANDALL ‘56 MR. BILL TRACY ‘53 MICHEL ZOVIGHIAN

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5+ MR. WILLIAM G. ‘66 & MELINDA HELD ‘69 BRUNGER O MS. MAYSA BOUBESS O DR. & MRS. AMINE ABBOUD MRS. NADA ABI SAMRA O MR. & MRS. HADI K. AGHA MR. & MRS. WALID ALAMEDDINE MR. & MRS. NADER ALMOUSLY ANONYMOUS MR. & MRS. WALID S. ASSAF MR. & MRS. KARAM M. ATALLAH O MRS. LUCIE AUSTIN ‘76 MR. & MRS. JAMIL BADRAN MRS. CATHERINE CARLIN BASHSHUR OO MR. & MRS. GHASSAN BASMA MR. ROGER BATY ‘55 & MRS. PHEBE BATY MR. & MRS. NABIL K. BOUSTANI MR. ZIAD & MRS. ANNA SALAMEH ‘84 BOUSTANY O MR. JAY BRUDER ‘74 O MR. BARTON (BARRY) BRUINS ‘57 MS. MURIEL BRUNGER ‘73 MR. FAHAD BUZWAIR & MRS. ALIA ZEIN BUZWAIR DR. DONALD COPPOCK ‘65 MS. DEEDEE MCMULLEN CORRADINI ‘61 OO ANONYMOUS MR. ZIAD DALLOUL MS. HOLLY DERBYSHIRE O MR. DAVID S. DODGE ‘40 O MR. MICHEL DUFOUR MS. KELLY FOX DYTYNIAK ‘75 MR. & MRS. FAWZI FARAH O MR. & MRS. ABBAS FAWAZ MRS. PAT HILLS FINLAYSON ‘57

MRS. ELISABETH WEST FITZHUGH ‘43 MR. PETE FLEURY ‘61 DR. NABIL & DR. GHADA FULEIHAN MS. FADWA GHANNOUM O MR. JERRY & MRS. LYN HUSSONG ‘62 GRINSTEIN O ANONYMOUS MR. & MRS. BILAL HALABY MR. GEORGE HERRMANN ‘63 MR. RAED HIJAZI & MRS. MAJDOLENE FADEL ‘95 HIJAZI MR. PATRICK O & MRS. EVELYN HINDS ‘56 DR. ELLEN PORTER HONNET ‘69 MR. GLENN ‘69 & MRS. SHELLEY SEIBERLING ‘71 HUGHES MS. DANAI EL HAJJ IBRAHIM ‘06 OO MRS. NANCY STOWE INUI ‘64 MR. & MRS. YASSINE JABER O MR. MIKE JAMMAL ANONYMOUS MR. IMAD JIZI MS. MARY KALBFLEISCH O MR. NAJI & MRS. FATEN SINNO ‘92 KANAFANI MS. CHARLOTTE MINETTE KAPLOW ‘62 MR. HARRY & MRS. TALINE KHACHWAJIAN MR. JAAFAR KOBEISSY MR. & MRS. TAREK I. KOMBARJI MR. RUSSELL LA MONT ‘65 O MR. AMER & MRS. NATALIA LADKI MR. & MRS. IMAD MAKKI DR. & MRS. WALID MONEIMNE MR. & MRS. WALID MUSALLAM DR. JOHN L. NELSON ‘59 & MRS. ANNE NELSON O MR. IAD & MRS. ALINE NOUEYHED MRS. ELEANOR DECHERD RAHEEM ‘59

MR. KENT H. REDFORD ‘73 MRS. NANCY BRADFIELD RICE ‘53 O MOHAMMAD SAFADI O ANONYMOUS MR. JAMES K. SAMS ‘78 MS. HELEN M. SANDALLS ‘62 MR. DON SCHLATTMAN ‘69 MR. PAUL L. SCHMIDBAUER ‘55 SEMAAN FOUNDATION SENIOR CLASS GIFT MR. HASSAN & MRS. LINA SHAKER MR. & MRS. MOHAMAD A. SIBLINI MR. LEONARD SMITH ‘67 DR. JACK ‘56 & MRS. DIANE RENFER ‘56 SOMMER THE SWANSON & SHEVLIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION MR. & MRS. SAMIR I. TOUBASSY O MRS. MARTHA GARMAN VANGEEM ‘72 MR. & MRS. FAISAL WAHAB DR. & MRS. JOHN WATERBURY O DR. DAVID ‘51 & MRS. LINDSAY WEST MR. ALLEN WEST ‘48 MRS. MARILYN BUNYAN WILKENS ‘53 MR. DAVID WILLIAMS ‘74 MR. SCOTT D. WILLIAMS ‘71 DR. BURGESS & MRS. JENNIFER WILSON ‘75 MS. LISE A. WOODARD 1972 MR. BRUCE R. WORTHINGTON ‘67 MR. NASSAR & MRS. MIRIAM YATIM MS. LYNN ZOVIGHIAN ‘04 O

CUMULATIVE GIVING (1999 - 2016)

$500,000 +

$250,000 +

$100,000 +

$50,000 +

ANONYMOUS EVOLVENCE CAPITAL JOUKOWSKY FAMILY FOUNDATION MR. & MRS. MOHAMMAD SAFADI O

ACS ACTIVITIES ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUS BANKMED MR. & MRS. MOHAMMED A. HARIRI THE SWANSON & SHEVLIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF ACS MR. WILLIAM G. ‘66 & MRS. MELINDA HELD ‘69 BRUNGER O MR. WILLIAM ‘56 O & MRS. NANCY CRAYS MR. ZIAD DALLOUL MR. RAMI EL NIMER & MRS. MELEK EL NIMER O MR. & MRS. KARIM H. FALLAHA O MR. KASSEM & MRS. RIMA M. HEJEIJ JAMMAL TRUST BANK S.A.L. MR. HENRY & MRS. MYRNA SARKISSIAN O SEMAAN FOUNDATION STATE OF KUWAIT

ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUS MR. SAMUEL D. CONSTAN ‘53 & MRS. PHYLLIS CONSTAN MRS. LANA DALLOUL MR. & MRS. FAWZI FARAH O MR. JERRY & MRS. LYN HUSSONG ‘62 GRINSTEIN O MR. AMJAD HABBAS HANI QADDUMI SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION MR. RICHARD & MRS. CHIRINE HAYKEL MS. ELIZABETH R. HILPMAN ‘77 O MR. & MRS. MIKE JAMMAL MR. HARRY & MRS. TALINE KHACHWAJIAN MR. JIM & MRS. JUDY MANDAVILLE ‘56 LIPMAN MR. & MRS. AKRAM SHAKHASHIR MR. BASSAM & MRS. SAMAR SHAKHSHIR

www.acs.edu.lb Local and Regional Residents please mail checks to ACS Beirut Office: The American Community School Beirut c/o: The Development & Alumni Relations Office P.O.Box 11-8129, Riad El Solh 1107-2260, Beirut, Lebanon Location: 67 Nigeria Street, Jal El-Bahr 2035-8003 Tel: 961 (1) 374 370 - Fax: 961 (1) 366 050 U.S. and International Residents please mail checks to ACS New York Office: The American Community School Beirut c/o: The Development & Alumni Affairs Office 3 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 8th Floor New York, NY 10017-2303, U.S.A. Tel: 212 583 7634 - Fax: 212 583 7635