David Stuart Dodge

Age: 86

Summary: former president of the American University in Beirut who was abducted on campus by pro-Iranian Shiite Muslim extremists in 1982 during Lebanon's civil war and held until his release in Iran a year later, who was among more than 90 foreigners abducted during Lebanon's 15-year civil war.

Cause of Death: Cancer

Born: November 17, 1922

Died: January 20, 2009

Location: Princeton, New Jersey