Dr. Haigazian was a highly respected educator who received his Ph.D. from Yale University and returned to Turkey to serve his Armenian compatriots.

When the genocide of the Armenians began, Dr. Haigazian had the opportunity to escape to the United States, but he chose to stay and continue his ministry.

On December 28, 1996, the Ministry of Culture and Higher Education of Lebanon issued decree number 9657, which authorized the institution to change its name to Haigazian University.

Empowered by its newly acquired authorization from the Ministry of Culture and Higher Education to offer graduate programs, since 1995, the institution has started four Masters programs: Educational Administration and Supervision, General Psychology, Clinical Psychology, and Masters in Business Administration.

In 1987, due to the Lebanese war, the university moved to the Christian Medical Center in the Ashrafieh district, and classes continued as usual.

On March 27, 1996, the Board of Managers decided that the university should return to its original campus on Rue Mexique, Kantari.

On October 6, 1997, classes resumed in the renovated and revitalized Kantari campus to the delight of students and the community at large.

Early in July 2001, began the construction of a fourth building on the Mugar property which has a media center, a board room, and faculty offices.

After the law for forced exile of the Armenians passed in the Ottoman Parliament, Dr. Haigazian had the opportunity to escape to the United States, but he chose to stay and continue his ministry.

Although these realities of education and service were brought to an end, the dream continued in the minds of Dr. Haigazian's descendants and others.

The Mehagian family (Mary Mehagian and Florence Mehagian-Guertmenian) of Phoenix, Arizona, relatives of Dr. Haigazian, donated capital through the Armenian Missionary Association of America (AMAA)[2] and worked hand in hand with Stephen Philibosian to get Haigazian College started.

From 1966 to 1968, Dr. Joseph Spradley, chair of the division of sciences, served as acting president while on a 3-year leave of absence from Wheaton College in Illinois.

During the years 1968 to 1971, Dr. Gilbert Bilezikian, also from Wheaton College, held the presidency; then Dr. Markarian returned to the post until his retirement in June 1982.

In 1987, due to the war, the university moved to the Christian Medical Center in the Achrafieh district of Beirut, and classes continued as usual.

On March 27, 1996, the Board of Managers decided that the university should return to its original campus on Rue Mexique, Kantari.

In July 2001, construction began on a fourth building on the Mugar property which has a media center, a board room, and faculty offices.

Empowered by its newly acquired authorization from the Ministry of Culture and Higher Education to offer graduate programs, since 1995, the institution has started four M.A.

The society developed into the wider Lebanese space program and it produced the first rockets of the Arab World, which were capable of suborbital flight.

With further improvements of the solid fuel system, a similar rocket called HCRS-3 was Launched all the way up to 2 000 m. The Lebanese President, Fouad Chehab, as a result of these experiments, met with the members of HCRS and granted financial assistance for the project (10 thousand LL for 1961 and 15 thousand LL for 1962).

Due to the successes of the HCRS new members joined and a new group was formed in 1962, it was called the Lebanese Rocket Society (LRS).

One has to realize that nowadays, after the Lebanese civil wars, the idea of a rocket is not very pleasing, but in the 1960s when both the U.S.and the U.S.S.R. were trying to reach the Moon, Haigazian College was also on track.