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NOTEWORTHY<br />
Denhas Make Generous Gift to Brother Rice<br />
It is with great appreciation for the living example of their parents that John (Class of ‘87), Jeff (Class of ‘89), and Chris (Class of<br />
‘90) have made a magnanimous $500,000 gift to Brother Rice High School in honor of their parents, Mike and Nedal Denha. This is<br />
evidence of the commitment of the Denha Family to the community and their investment in the future of Brother Rice High School.<br />
The Denha Family at the<br />
2022 Chaldean American<br />
Chamber of Commerce<br />
Awards Dinner, where Mike<br />
was honored as Businessperson<br />
of the Year.<br />
Dr. Sabah<br />
Abro named<br />
Chair at<br />
Lawrence<br />
Technological<br />
University<br />
Dr. Sabah Abro<br />
A search committee established to hire a<br />
chairperson for the department of Engineering<br />
Technology in the College of Engineering<br />
at Lawrence Technological University has concluded<br />
the search. After going through over<br />
a dozen applicants from all over the United<br />
States, Dr. Sabah Abro was offered and accepted<br />
the position.<br />
Dr. Abro has five degrees and certifications<br />
from five different countries: a bachelor’s<br />
degree from Baghdad University; a master’s<br />
degree from the United Nations Institute in<br />
Kuwait; a master’s from University of Wales<br />
in the UK; and a Ph.D. from The Catholic University<br />
of Louvain in Belgium. He also has a<br />
Master Black Belt certification in Six Sigma<br />
Engineering Quality from the US.<br />
Dr. Abro has taught in positions at several<br />
universities in the Middle East and the United<br />
States. He has been working full time at LTU<br />
since 2000.<br />
Savvy Sliders in Texas<br />
Happy Asker and Steve<br />
Kherkher open the first<br />
Savvy Sliders in San Antonio,<br />
Texas on June 22.<br />
Savvy Sliders’ founder and CEO Happy Asker started with a dream and a strong vision to reimagine what a<br />
slider should be. In 2018, he opened his first Savvy Sliders location in Commerce Township, Michigan. Today,<br />
Savvy Sliders has 35 locations in Metro Detroit with 30 more in development in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee,<br />
Florida, and Texas. The growth of the company has made it the fastest growing slider brand in America.<br />
A recent San Antonio opening—the brand’s first location in the Lone Star State—witnessed the highest-volume<br />
debut in the company’s five-year history.<br />
12 CHALDEAN NEWS <strong>AUGUST</strong> <strong>2023</strong>
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