June 2019 – Following the recent election of NDU Alumni Association during, the new board of the association met with Fr. Pierre Najem, NDU President, and the team of the Office of Development & Alumni Affairs.
Fr. Najem welcomed the new board headed by Elie Hanna BS’97, President of the Alumni Association, and emphasized the importance of joining forces with the aim of supporting all NDU alumni who represent today a dynamic network of more than 20,000 members. Fr. Najem highlighted the impact that alumni have on the image of their alma mater, and how they can support it.
Mr. Hanna thanked Fr. Najem for his blessings, and emphasized the need to coordinate with the University as it is a main stakeholder of the Alumni Association. He shared the association board’s ideas for new projects and initiatives, and invited Fr. Najem to become the first Honorary Member of the Alumni Association board.
The members of the new Alumni Association board are:
Elias Hanna BS’97- President
Antoine El Cid BA'94- Vice President
Fadi Massaad BA'95- Secretary
Jad Azar BE'10- Treasurer
MP Dr. Ali Darwish MBA'97- President of the Disciplinary Committee
Benoit Fahed BE'10- President of the Financial and Grants Committee
Nicole Bardawil BA'96, MBA'10- President of the Cultural Committee
Peter Taouk BE'00- President of the Publishing Committee
Jad Ghanem BA'11- President of the Club Committee