David S. Dodge
| David S. Dodge | |
|---|---|
| Born |
David Stuart Dodge November 17, 1922 Beirut, Lebanon |
| Died |
January 20, 2009 (aged 86) Princeton, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | President of the American University of Beirut |
| Known for | Hostage |
David Stuart Dodge (November 17, 1922 – January 20, 2009) was the Vice-President for Administration (1979–83), Acting President (1981–82) and President (1996–97) of the American University of Beirut (AUB).
Dodge came from a prominent American family, closely involved with Lebanon for well over a century:
[His] family has led AUB for generations. Born in Beirut in 1922, Mr. Dodge was the son of former AUB President Bayard Dodge, the grandson of former President Howard Bliss, and the great-grandson of Daniel Bliss, who founded AUB in 1866.
He was also the grandson of Cleveland Hoadley Dodge, founder of the Near East Foundation.
He received his high school education at Deerfield Academy and BA at Princeton University (1945). For his masters, also at Princeton, he studied Arabic and Middle East Studies.
Dodge served in the OSS during World War II. After the war, he found employment at Aramco in the late 1940s and worked for the Trans-Arabian Pipeline Company; the Tapline (TAPCO) from 1952 to 1977. He returned to the States and served as president of the Near East Foundation from 1977 to 1979.
In 1961, Mr. Dodge had joined the Board of Trustees of AUB. In 1979, he returned to Beirut and joined the faculty of AUB. He served as acting president of AUB from 1981 to 1982, when his service was interrupted violently. Following his ordeal, Mr. Dodge moved to Princeton, New Jersey, where he worked briefly as recording secretary of Princeton University. That same year (1983), he rejoined the board of AUB. He served as president of AUB from 1996 to 1997 from its offices in New York City.
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