DAVID S. DODGE

David S. Dodge was born was born on November 17, 1922 in Beirut. He was the son of former president Bayard Dodge, the grandson of former president Howard Bliss, and great-grandson of Daniel Bliss, the founder and first president of SPC/AUB.

He received his BA in history from Princeton University in 1945 and his MA in Near Eastern studies (also from Princeton) in 1949. From 1949-1976 he was employed by ARAMCO in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, and its subsidiary TAPLINE in Beirut in several management positions including government relations.

He was elected in 1961 to the Board of Trustees of AUB, served as administrative officer, as well as vice-president for administration, acting president (1981-1982), until he was taken hostage in Lebanon and held for one year. He again joined the Board of Trustees in 1983 and was also chairman of the Daniel Bliss Society.

He also held various other positions, namely president and chairman of the board of the Near East Foundation, served as president and member of the board of directors of the Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation and served in various capacities for his Alma Mater, Princeton.

He was appointed president of AUB on December 20, 1996 where he remained until 1997.