On behalf of the American University of Beirut Board of Trustees, Dr. Thomas Q. Morris recently announced that vice chair Philip S. Khoury, PhD, will succeed him as chair of the Board of Trustees. “Philip’s experience in the Middle East and his demonstrated dedication to  AUB make him uniquely qualified to lead the University through its next stage of success,” said Dr. Morris. Philip Khoury will assume the new position July 1, 2009.
“Dr. Morris’s tenure has been defined by a series of major advancements at the University,” said Khoury. “AUB’s first university-wide fundraising campaign, the Campaign for Excellence, was the largest educational fundraising initiative in the Arab Middle East and surpassed its $140 million goal by more than $31 million. We’ve built and inaugurated several top-notch facilities on campus and at the AUB Medical Center, launched eight new PhD programs, and received full accreditation for AUBMC from the Joint Commission International.