Nido Qubein is no less than an American success story. Arriving in this country with what he describes as “no money and no connections,” he taught himself English by listing vocabulary words on three-by-five cards and learning a set each day. His self-study program worked well enough for him to graduate from High Point (NC) University and go on to own and run several successful businesses. When the board of trustees of his alma mater later tapped him to become the university’s new president, he rose to that challenge as well, taking the helm in January 2005.