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Beyond Bliss Streetc l a s s n o t e s1960sMBA at Texas Tech UniversityBliss Studebaker (MS ’67)Teddy D. Abdo (BBA ’61) isand his PhD in 1972 from the(since deceased, see obitu-University of Georgia.ary, page 67) and husbandAdbullah is the author ofJoel hosted by Barbara anddozens of accounting booksHarry Purnell (former ACSand numerous researchstudents). Khalifah present-papers published in revieweded the Studebakers withjournals. He has supervisedNorth Carolina WAAAUBmore than 100 PhD disserta-Chapter-designed T-shirts intions. Adbullah has four chil-recognition of their enduringdren and lives in Amman,friendship and their stead-gram at OSB. In 1979 heJordan.[khalid_99_jo(at)fast and generous supportearned an MBA at INSEADa board member and formeryahoo.com]of AUB. [rkhalifah(at)alumni.and in 1992 he completedchairman of Meirc Trainingprinceton.edu]the Advanced Managementand Consulting. In 1965 heAfter spending parts ofProgram at the Harvardearned an MBA, majoring in2008-09 in Princeton, NewWasi Naz (BS ’62) hasBusinessSchool. Dimechkielabor and management,Jersey helping NephroGenexretired after 30 years in thehas three children: Talal, who isfrom the University of Iowa.Inc. launch a new clinicalpharmaceutical quality andan investment banker living inAbdo and his spouse Dianatrial, Raja Gabriel Khalifahcompliance field, though heNew York; Kenza, who worksDomian Abdo have two mar-(BS ’62) returned home tois still working as a consult-for Médecins Sans Frontièresried children and four grand-ant. He writes, “Most of myin Africa and South America,children. They live in Toronto,old friends may rememberand Karim, who is currentlyCanada.me from my involvement withenrolled in a master’s program.Khalid Adbullah (BBA ’61)the Folk Dance Club while atAUB. After moving to Canada1970sI lost touch with many of mySamir M. Hanash (BS ’68,old classmates and friends.MD ’72) is program headI am anxious to renew con-of Molecular Diagnostics attact, especially with my oldthe Fred Hutchinson Cancerfriends Raja Asaad (BA ’62)Research Center in Seattle,and Madeleine Tashjian.”Washington.[shanash(at)Cary, North Carolina with his[Va3naz(at)rac.ca]fhcrc.org]wife Lilla and is now semiretiredas a consultant toNephroGenex. This April, heLooking for old friendsand classmates!Nizam Peerwani (BS ’72,MD ’76) has been appointedis dean, College of Bankingand Lilla traveled back tochair of the Texas Forensicand Financial Sciences, atNew Jersey to attend theMary Arevian Bakalian (BSScience Commission. Hethe University of Bankingdedication of a stunning’69, MPH ’79) is a clini-completed his residen-and Financial Sciences innew chemistry building atcal associate professor atcy in pathology at BaylorAmman, Jordan. Formerly,Princeton University (wherethe Hariri School of Nursing.University Medical Centerhe served as minister ofKhalifah and his son Peter[mb00(at)aub.edu.lb]in Dallas and is board cer-planning for Jordan, presi-both earned doctoraltified in clinical, anatomic,dent of a private university,degrees in chemistry). WhileRiad Dimechkie (BA ’69)and forensic pathology. Heand professor at several uni-there, they attended a smallis a senior lecturer and theis an advocate of child safetyversities. He received hisprivate dinner for Alicedirector of the EMBA pro-and human rights and serves56 MainGate Fall 2011 | www.aub.edu.lb/maingate