Third generation Aramco brat Cem Karan received his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in Computer Sciences this month. His proud parents, Aramco retiree Ned and Carole Karan, and Cem's also-proud wife were able to watch and listen to his defense of his thesis on robotics on Zoom video.
Lawrence (Larry) and Marianne Brooks, teachers in Dhahran from 1981 to 1991, will be celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary on the 8th of May. The Brooks currently reside in Arizona.
Mark your calendars! The 5th KSA Reunion will be held March 1-14, 2023. The Office of the KSA Organizing Committee will be launched on March 1, 2022. Registration will commence on October 1, 2022. More information will be forthcoming prior to October 1st, 2022 to enable qualified participants to register...
Changing school for the Grade 11/Year 12 is a popular choice for teenagers and their families, particularly for expat children when joining a boarding school is a step towards independence, gaining confidence and a stepping-stone to university.
Mir Abbas Sagheer and wife Zakia Khanum wish to share their happiness about their oldest son Dr. Emad Mir Abbas successfully completing his 3 year MD program in Internal Medicine this September.
The Saudi Aramco Retiree Golf Group held its first event this year at The Woodlands Resort in The Woodlands, Texas October 19-23, 2020. The event was originally scheduled for April 19-23, 2020 but the virus squashed those plans...
Jay and Karen Holland announce the marriage of their daughter Heather to Christopher Armstrong on November 22, 2020, in Wimberley, Texas. The couple will be residing in Austin Texas.
Hello Brats and Aramco Tribe, HPA ohana, and friends of Melinda Hagen! My beloved chosen sister and best buddy for over 30 years needs our help. Melinda recently received a life-changing diagnosis.
On September 23rd, 2020, Pat and Al Denyer celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Thanks to Covid-19 they spent an uneventful day together enjoying telephone calls from their three children who live in Maryland, California, and The Hague in the Netherlands.
Al and Pat Denyer announce the marriage of their grandson Bryce Jordan Abilez to Caley Merrill on August 22, 2020, in Thousand Oaks, California. Bryce is a recent graduate of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.
Summer Jackson, Ph.D. student at MIT Sloan and organizational ethnographer, studies the policies and practices associated with building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce in fast-growth companies. Her work was recently highlighted in MIT News...
As my last official act for the now-cancelled 2020/21 reunion, I am seeking volunteers to lead the next reunion, which will hopefully be held in 2022.
Al and Pat Denyer announce the birth of their second great-grandson on June 8, 2020. Lucas James Herron was born to Kayla and Grant Herron of Arlington, Virginia.
Lauren K. Garretson graduates Case Western Reserve School of Law in Cleveland Ohio, Juris Doctor with intent to join the law firm of Ulmer, LLP, with offices located in several cities in Ohio, as well as New York and Washington DC.
Ex-Aramco employee Athar Mustafa Khan has a lot to be proud of when it comes to his youngest daughter Maryam. She recently graduated from Lehigh University with a Masters Degree in BioEngineering while simultaneously...
Two Aramco Brats have published a prequel novel to the movie Sweet Home Alabama. Doug and Chris Eboch attended Aramco schools in Ras Tanura and Dhahran from 1974 to 1980. Doug later went to the University of Southern California...
On November 10th, 2019, Nicholas Baret Horvath wed Krystin Annelle Rodriquez in the garden of Agave Estates in Katy, Texas. Many Aramco friends from around the world were in attendance, making it an exceptional Aramco reunion.
Aramco annuitants Kim and Dave Shaner announce the arrival of their seventh grandchild, Archer Dearborne Shaner, born April 16, 2020, weighing 7lb. 3oz. and measuring 20 inches long.
Congratulations to Rob Neff (DH class of 2000) who recently graduated from the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing with an MSN (masters) degree this May 2020.
It’s been 8 years of writing, rewriting, recording interviews, transcribing interviews, throwing out thousands of words and finally publishing, however, I am happy to announce that Life in the Camel Lane: Embrace the Adventure is finally launching.