In October President Waterbury gave a reception in honor of the President's Club in the garden of Marquand House. The Club was established in 1981 to provide the university with a contingency fund for improving student life and facilities on campus.
President Waterbury welcomed the guests and lauded the President's Club contributions in support of AUB student activities. He said volunteer work is one kind of support that educational institutions need.
Club President Laila Baroudi spoke next and reviewed the achievements of the club in support of student activities. She called on everyone to support the club as it strives to do more, pointing out that five friends of AUB and the club have recently each donated $5,000 to name one of the benches on campus as their own. She said this money will support the club in the implementation of projects benefiting students, and called on club members and friends to contribute to the bench campaign.
Among the guests were Provost Peter Heath, vice presidents, deans, and senior administrators. Also present were Ministers Karam Karam and Bshara Mirhij and MPs Adnan Arakji, Nabil Bustani, Anwar El-Khalil, Yassine Jaber, Muhammad Kabbani, Mohammad Safadi, Elie Skaff, and Abdullatif Zein as well as a number of political, economic, academic, and society personalities.

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